VCU Rams at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
64 - 59
64 - 59
VCU hangs on to beat Liberty 64-59
Alie-Cox grabbed an offensive rebound when Doug Brooks missed the front end of a 1-and-1 opportunity with 21 seconds left and was fouled on the putback. He made both free throws to push the lead to 62-57 a second later. He pushed the lead back to five and capped the scoring with another pair from the foul line with 4 seconds left.
VCU (2-0) trailed most of the first half but closed on an 8-1 run to lead 34-31. Ahmed Hamdy-Mohamed's layup with 6:08 left capped an 11-2 run and made it 54-42 for the Rams.
Liberty (1-1) countered with a 15-6 run that ended at 60-57 on John Dawson's 3 with 24 seconds left. Dawson led the Flames with 14 points and A.C. Reid scored 11.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:01 | VCU Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Josiah Talbert missed Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Mo Alie-Cox made Free Throw. | 64 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Mo Alie-Cox made Free Throw. | 63 - 59 |
Statistics
 VCU |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-47 | FG | 17-44 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 7-20 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 15-23 | FT | 18-25 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 12 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 24 | Fouls | 22 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Vines Convocation Center
Location: Lynchburg, VA
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Location: Lynchburg, VA
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2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |
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 |