Liberty Flames at Winthrop Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 74
58 - 74
Winthrop has no trouble with Liberty in 74-58 win
The Eagles have won three straight following a three-game losing streak in Big South Conference play. After starting the season 3-1, the Flames (5-15, 2-5) have won just two of 14 since.
Cooks hit 8 of 13 field goals including three 3-pointers. Jimmy Gavin finished with 19 points and Keon Johnson had 12 for Winthrop (12-6, 4-3), which shot 52 percent from the field.
Liberty scored the first five points of the game but Winthrop took over from there, putting together an 11-0 run and built a 31-22 lead at the break.
Bjorn Broman's 3-pointer for the Eagles extended the lead to double figures (40-28), and a Gavin layup pushed it to a game-high 19 (71-52) with 1:45 to play.
John Dawson led Liberty with 15 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Hansel Atencia made Free Throw. | 58 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Hansel Atencia made Free Throw. | 57 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Foul on Hunter Sadlon. | 56 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Adam Pickett made Layup. | 56 - 74 |
Statistics
 LIB |
 WIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-53 | FG | 26-50 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 8-9 | FT | 14-21 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 8 | Assists | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Winthrop Coliseum
Location: Rock Hill, SC
Attendance: 1,877 | Capacity:
Location: Rock Hill, SC
Attendance: 1,877 | 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 | 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 |
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 |