A 17-3 run over the final five minutes in the first half sparked the High Point men's basketball team to an 80-68 road victory over Longwood University on Saturday afternoon at Willett Hall.

The Panthers (3-3) snapped a two-game road losing skid as a quartet of HPU players tallied double-digit points, led by a season-best 29 points from senior Arizona Reid. Longwood fell to 2-7 on the year after suffering their sixth consecutive loss.

Fellow senior Mike Jefferson posted his first double-double of the season scoring 13 points and handing out a season-best 11 assists while sophomore Tim Burns finished with 10 points for the second straight game. Sophomore center Cruz Daniels had one of the best games of his career with 11 points, eight rebounds, two assists, three blocked shots and a steal.

"Overall it was a good team effort that I'm very proud of," said HPU head coach Bart Lundy. "We tried some different things on defense tonight. I thought we definitely got better with this game. It is always a good thing for team's to get road wins because they are sometimes very difficult to come by. We just need to continue working hard and trying to improve every day."

High Point grabbed an 18-9 lead midway through the first half following a 13-1 run that included five points from Reid and two dunks from Daniels. The Lancers rallied back over the next five minutes and eventually knotted the game at 26 with 5:02 left in the first period.

The Panthers scored the next 11 points while forcing Longwood into two turnovers and an 0-5 shooting stretch with a mixture of defensive looks. LU's Kevin Swecker dropped in a jumper with 1:16 remaining to end the HPU run, but High Point got back-to-back treys from David Campbell and Burns to close the half with a 43-29 lead.

HPU controlled the play for most of the second half as Longwood got no closer than nine points (47-38) during the final 20 minutes. Campbell and Burns combined for back-to-back treys again midway through the second half pushing the Panthers to an 18-point advantage, that grew to as large as 20 (66-46) with 8:36 left in the game. The Lancers made a final charge in the closing minutes but were unable to diminish a double-digit deficit.

Kirk Williams led Longwood with 18 points including 12 in the second half with Ryan Bogan adding 16 in the loss. Brandon Giles posted team highs with six rebounds and six assists.

With the win, High Point improves to 11-5 all-time versus Longwood and 5-4 in games played in Farmville. The Panthers and Lancers will meet again on Jan. 24 in High Point.

High Point's next game comes on Wednesday when the Panthers close their current three-game road swing at Dayton at 8 p.m.