Presbyterian Blue Hose at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
51 - 71
Liberty beats Presbyterian, takes over top spot in Big South
Ryan Kemrite hit three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points while John Dawson scored nine with five assists for Liberty (13-2, 8-2), which is a half-game up on UNC-Asheville and Winthrop.
The Flames made just one of their first 14 shots as Presbyterian (5-17, 1-10) took an 11-3 lead on a jumper by Darius Moore nearly midway through the half. Kemrite scored nine points, including a pair of 3s, during a 22-2 run that put Liberty in front, 25-13, for good.
The Flames took a nine-point lead into the break and back-to-back layups by Baxter-Bell to open the second half pushed the lead into double digits for good with 18:23 to play.
Reggie Dillard and Ed Drew scored 12 points apiece for Presbyterian.
Liberty had a season-high 17 steals and scored 37 points off 26 Blue Hose turnovers.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Liberty Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Darius Moore missed Jumper. | 51 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Presbyterian Offensive Rebound. | 51 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Darius Moore missed Three Point Jumper. | 51 - 71 |
Statistics
 PRES |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-36 | FG | 26-54 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 10-30 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 14-18 | FT | 9-14 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 20 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 9 | Assists | 20 |
| 1 | Steals | 17 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 26 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 37 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Lynchburg, VA
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 |