Liberty Flames at UNC Asheville Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
56 - 73
56 - 73
Hughes, Thomas lead UNC Asheville past Liberty, 73-56
Kevin Vannatta added 13 points for UNC Asheville, which secured a first-round bye in next week's Big South Conference tournament.
A jumper by Vannatta capped a 10-2 run that put the Bulldogs (19-10, 12-5) up 19-7 with 12 minutes left in the first half.
Two free throws by Evan Maxwell cut the Liberty (12-18, 9-8) deficit to three just more than five minutes later, but Asheville scored 16 of the final 19 points of the half to take 35-19 lead into the break.
It was the Flames' third-lowest scoring half of the season.
A.C. Reid led Liberty with 11 points. Lovell Cabbil scored 10.
UNC Asheville held a 42-31 edge on the glass and limited the Flames to 37.7 percent (20-of-53) shooting.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Trae Bryant Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Calvin Hoffman missed Three Point Jumper. | 56 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Alec Wnuk made Layup. | 56 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Raekwon Miller Steal. | 56 - 71 |
Statistics
 LIB |
 UNCA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-53 | FG | 24-56 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 11-13 | FT | 22-29 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 3 | Assists | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Venue: Kimmel Arena
Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 1,645 | Capacity:
Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 1,645 | 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 |