Longwood Lancers at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
78 - 72
78 - 72
Longwood holds off Liberty, 78-72
Shaquille Johnson finished with 18 points, including hitting all seven of his free throws, and Quincy Taylor added 14 points for Longwood (8-20, 4-11 Big South), which snapped a four-game losing streak.
The Lancers finished with 15 total assists on their 25 field goals. All five starters had at least one assist.
Longwood held a 39-26 lead at halftime, taking a double figure lead on two Johnson free throws. The Lancers led by as many as 20 in the second half before Liberty ended the game on a late push, cutting the final deficit to six on a 3-pointer by Ryan Kemrite.
Andrew Smith had 21 points and 12 rebounds for Liberty (7-21, 1-14).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Liberty Timeout | 78 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Ryan Kemrite made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Dembley. | 78 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Quincy Taylor Turnover. | 78 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Quincy Taylor Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 69 |
Statistics
 LONG |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-51 | FG | 24-56 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 10-21 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 18-25 | FT | 20-24 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Vines Convocation Center
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 844 | Capacity:
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 844 | 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 | 6 | 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 |