Box Score

FARMVILLE, Va. – Brandon Giles scored 17 points to lead five Longwood players in double figures as the host Lancers beat Norfolk State 80-67 on Tuesday night at Willett Hall.

Longwood (1-1) out-rebounded NSU 39-24 and scored 16 second-chance points, topping the Spartans (1-1) for the second straight year.

Ryan Bogan and Dana Smith had 15 points apiece for Longwood. Kirk Williams chipped in 14 and Lamar Barrett 13.

Tony Murphy (Paterson, N.J.) had 20 points to lead NSU. It was his fifth straight game with at least 20 points, dating to last year's MEAC Tournament.

Murphy hit a foul line jumper and Rashid Cann (Greensboro, N.C.) a 3-pointer to give the Spartans the early 5-0 lead. But the Lancers scored the next 13 points over the ensuing four minutes to take a lead they would not relinquish.

NSU got within two points on three occasions in the second half. Murphy hit back-to-back 3-pointers, the second to begin a four-point play, to bring NSU within 45-43 with 12:53 remaining. The teams traded baskets the next two times down the floor, with Larry Vickers (Virginia Beach, Va.) scoring the next two field goals for the Spartans on slam dunks.

But Giles was fouled on a 3-point attempt after the second Vickers dunk, and made all three free throws to give Longwood a 52-47 lead. The Lancers led by at least that many the rest of the game.

Michael Deloach (Rocky Mount, N.C.) had 11 points off the bench for the Spartans. Vickers contributed 10 points. Corey Lyons (Bronx, N.Y.), who scored 19 points in the season-opening win at Richmond, was held two points on 1-of-7 shooting.

The Spartans' next game is at 7 p.m. Friday at Central Florida.