Billups scores 20 as Longwood takes down North Carolina Central 80-75 in OT

Alphonzo Billups III’s 20 points helped Longwood defeat North Carolina Central 80-75 in overtime on SaturdayFARMVILLE, Va. -- Alphonzo Billups III’s 20 points helped Longwood defeat North Carolina Central 80-75 in overtime on Saturday.Billups also contributed five rebounds and three steals for the Lancers (2-1). Jaylen Benard scored 15 points while going 5 of 9 and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line, and added nine rebounds. Lazar Milosevic had 11 points and went 4 of 7 from the field.Darius Kane led the way for the Eagles (0-2) with 22 points, five assists and three steals. NC Central also got 20 points from Tyler Mason, and Trey Brown finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and two steals.NC Central: at VMI on Wednesday.Popular ReadsLongwood: host Saint Mary's (MD) on Tuesday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Sponsored Content by Taboola