Liberty Flames at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
64 - 66
64 - 66
Coastal Carolina defeats Liberty 66-64
Andrew Smith had tied the game for Liberty on a dunk with 26 seconds left. After a timeout, Gillis took the inbounds pass and kept possession before making his drive to the hoop.
Coastal Carolina trailed 60-55 with 3:39 left before rallying to take the lead 64-62 on Elijah Wilson's jump shot with 52 seconds remaining.
The victory gave CCU (12-9, 5-2 Big South) sole possession of first place in the conference's South Division after Radford defeated Winthrop Wednesday night.
Gillis finished with 18 points. Josh Cameron and Wilson scored 13 points each and Badou Diagne 11 for the Chanticleers.
Andrew Smith scored 11 points and Tomasz Gielo and Davon Marshall had 10 each for the Flames (9-13, 3-4).
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Statistics
 LIB |
 CCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-52 | FG | 22-47 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 13-16 | FT | 15-22 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 12 | Assists | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: The HTC Center
Location: Conway, SC
Attendance: 2,471 | Capacity:
Location: Conway, SC
Attendance: 2,471 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |