Charleston Southern Buccaneers at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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74 - 62
74 - 62
Charleston Southern beats Liberty 74-62
Liberty cut the deficit to two on James Johnson's layup with 14:26 left, but a 9-2 run put Charleston Southern back up 53-44 and the Buccaneers held off Liberty down the stretch.
Nimley was just 4 of 14 from the floor, and missed all eight 3-point attempts, but made up for it at the line where he made 10 of 12. The Bucs made 22 of 24 free throws and had 10 steals. Arlon Harper had 14 points, Will Saunders 13 and Cedrick Bowen 12.
Andrew Smith led Liberty (6-17, 0-10) with 14 points while David Andoh added 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Saah Nimley Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:07 | A.C. Reid missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Arlon Harper made Free Throw. | 74 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Arlon Harper made Free Throw. | 73 - 62 |
Statistics
 CHSO |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-54 | FG | 21-43 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 6-27 | 3PT | 7-15 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 22-24 | FT | 13-18 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Vines Convocation Center
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 2,191 | Capacity:
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 2,191 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
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 |