Winthrop Eagles at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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77 - 88
77 - 88
Liberty wins 5th straight, beats Winthrop 88-77
John Dawson had 20 points, five assists and a team-high seven rebounds for Liberty (10-15, 7-5 Big South). Evan Maxwell added 20 points.
Xavier Cooks was 10 of 17 from the floor and finished with 26 points to lead Winthrop (16-7, 8-4), which had its seven-game win streak snapped. Keon Johnson chipped in 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
The Flames started on a 26-14 run and led 44-26 at halftime. Reid was 6 of 6 from the floor and Maxwell scored eight points during the half.
Winthrop pulled to 74-68 with four minutes remaining. An 8-0 spurt, capped by Dawson's 3-pointer stretched the Flames lead to 82-68 with two minutes left.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:15 | John Dawson Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Keon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper. | 77 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Lovell Cabbil made Free Throw. | 77 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Lovell Cabbil made Free Throw. | 77 - 87 |
Statistics
 WIN |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-58 | FG | 27-55 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 7-27 | 3PT | 11-28 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 20-27 | FT | 23-25 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 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 | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 24 | Fouls | 23 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Vines Convocation Center
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 1,953 | Capacity:
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 1,953 | 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 |