Liberty Flames at Winthrop Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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61 - 74
61 - 74
Winthrop beats Liberty 74-61 behind Smith's 21 points
Winthrop (13-10, 8-4 Big South) has won two in a row and remains tied for third in conference.
Keon Johnson scored 12 for the Eagles with Xavier Cooks adding 10 points and five blocked shots. Winthrop shot 48 percent (23 of 48) and was 10 of 25 from 3-point range.
Liberty (6-18, 0-11) suffered through a scoreless stretch of more than 11 minutes in the first half and has an 11-game losing streak for the first time since the 1980-81 season. The Flames are 0-11 in conference for the first time.
Theo Johnson scored 14 and David Andoh 13 for the Flames, who shot 36 percent (21 of 59) and made just 3 of 12 from 3-point range.
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Statistics
 LIB |
 WIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-59 | FG | 23-48 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 3-12 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 16-20 | FT | 18-22 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 4 | Assists | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Winthrop Coliseum
Location: Rock Hill, SC
Attendance: 1,053 | Capacity:
Location: Rock Hill, SC
Attendance: 1,053 | 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 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 |