Radford Highlanders at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
54 - 57
Reid's 3 at buzzer lifts Liberty over Radford 57-54
The Flames rallied to a 37-36 lead in the second half after holding the Highlanders scoreless for four minutes, but Radford pulled ahead 49-47 on Christian Bradford's layup with 5:40 to go. Pacheco-Ortiz tied it with a free throw then put Liberty up 52-49 with a layup.
Radford closed to 52-51 on Ed Polite Jr.'s layup, but Reid hit two from the line for a three-point Liberty lead with 11 seconds left. Justin Cousin's 3-pointer tied it a 54, then, after a Liberty timeout, Reid hit his 3, banking it in from just left of the top of the key.
John Dawson scored 12 points for the Flames (15-10, 10-2 Big South), who were outrebounded 37-24, but made 12 of 14 free throws to the Highlanders' 4 of 5.
Cousin and Caleb Tanner scored 11 apiece and Polite and Randy Phillips had 10 each for the Highlanders (9-15, 4-8), who have lost five straight.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:01 | A.C. Reid made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz. | 54 - 57 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Liberty Timeout | 54 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Radford Timeout | 54 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Justin Cousin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christian Bradford. | 54 - 54 |
Statistics
 RAD |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-50 | FG | 20-50 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 5-24 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 4-5 | FT | 12-14 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 8 | Assists | 9 |
| 0 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 4 |
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 |