Liberty Flames at Presbyterian Blue Hose
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
77 - 61
77 - 61
Kemrite scores 16, Liberty beats Presbyterian in BSC opener
Brock Gardner had 11 points for Liberty, which tied a season high with 12 3-pointers.
The Flames (6-8) missed six of their first seven shots and trailed 7-2 but shot 61 percent the rest of the way and scored the next 15 points to take the lead for good. Gardner scored eight, including two 3-pointers, during the run and Presbyterian went scoreless for six minutes, 26 seconds. Liberty led 31-23 at the break and made 17 of 26 (65 percent) from the field, including seven 3s.
J.C. Younger led Presbyterian (4-8) with a career-high 21 points. The Blue Hose shot just 17 percent (3 of 18) from behind the arc.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Ray Chen Offensive Rebound. | 77 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:32 | Ryan Hiepler missed Three Point Jumper. | 77 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Liberty Timeout | 77 - 61 |
| 2nd 1:00 | Ed Drew made Layup. Assisted by Jaron Withers. | 77 - 61 |
Statistics
 LIB |
 PRES |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-53 | FG | 22-50 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 12-26 | 3PT | 3-18 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 7-8 | FT | 14-17 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 15 | Assists | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Templeton Center
Location: Clinton, SC
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Location: Clinton, SC
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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 |