Lane, Allen lead Longwood to 79-77 win over Campbell

Dec 29, 2016, 10:09 pm

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Khris Lane scored a career-high 30 points on 13-of-16 shooting and Darrion Allen tipped in his own miss with six seconds left to give Longwood a 79-77 win over Campbell in the Big South Conference opener for both teams on Thursday night.

Allen finished with 19 points, Isaiah Walton scored 16 with a career-best seven assists and JaShaun Smith added 11 points.

Lane scored eight points during a 12-0 run that gave Longwood (4-8) a 67-58 lead with 5:58 left. Chris Clemons answered with seven points during a 14-3 spurt that gave Campbell a two-point lead with 2:14 to go. Smith and Clemons traded layups before Allen made two free throws to make it 74-all with 1:13 remaining. Clemons hit 1 of 2 foul shots and then Walton hit a 3 to give the Lancers a 77-75 lead with 44 seconds left. Clemons tied it with a jumper before Allen's tip-in.

Clemons led Campbell (7-6) with 24 points.

The game featured 14 ties and 13 lead changes.