Scores

Final

Fair Dickinson 79

(5-7, 2-6 away)

Longwood 71

(3-11, 2-3 home)

2:00 PM ET, December 31, 2012

Willett Hall, Farmville, VA

1 2 T
FDU 39 4079
LONG 35 3671

Top Performers

Fairleigh Dickinson: K. Rochford 32 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk

Longwood: M. Kessens 17 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl

Fairleigh Dickinson 79, Longwood 71

Associated Press

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Kinu Rochford scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as hot-shooting Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Longwood 79-71 Monday to end a three-game skid.

The Knights (5-7) shot 61.4 percent from the field (27 of 44) and made 22 of 25 free throws. The Lancers (3-11), had many more field goal attempts but went only 29 of 68 and were 9 of 17 from the foul line.

Rochford, coming off a 30-point, 16-rebound performance in Fairleigh Dickinson's 96-67 loss to Virginia Commonwealth, made 12 of 13 field goals and 8 of 11 free throws.

Melquan Bolding added 22 points and nine rebounds for the Knights, who scored the last four points of the first half to lead 39-35 at the break, then opened the second half on an 11-5 run to pull away.

Michael Kessens had 17 points and Tristan Carey 16 to lead Longwood, which has lost four straight.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
FDU
LONG
Points 79 71
FG Made-Attempted 27-44 (.614) 29-68 (.426)
3P Made-Attempted 3-9 (.333) 4-18 (.222)
FT Made-Attempted 22-25 (.880) 9-17 (.529)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (0/0) 21 (0/0)
Largest Lead 15 6

Game Leaders

 
FDU
LONG
PointsK. Rochford 32M. Kessens 17
ReboundsK. Rochford 11M. Kessens 6
AssistsS. Sanders Jr. 6N. Brown 4
StealsS. Sanders Jr. 2N. Brown 5
BlocksK. Rochford 1T. Carey 1
Team Stats: Fairleigh Dickinson | Longwood

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

FDU
LONG
01/03 @MSM 7:00pm
01/05 @WAG 4:00pm
01/10 RMU 7:00pm
01/12 SFPA 7:00pm
01/14 NJIT 7:00pm
 01/05 CCAR 2:00pm
01/09 CAMP 7:00pm
01/12 CHSO 2:00pm
01/16 @RAD 7:00pm
01/19 @UNCA 4:30pm
Complete Schedule: Fairleigh Dickinson | Longwood