Liberty Flames at Georgia State Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
77 - 74
Liberty edges Georgia State 77-74 in overtime
Trailing 74-71 with under a minute to play in the extra period, Liberty (6-3) tied it up with Pacheco-Ortiz's first 3-pointer of the night and then got a key defensive rebound with 27 seconds left after Georgia State's Malik Benlevi missed a 3 at the other end. Pacheco-Ortiz ran down the clock from deep above the key, dribbled to the right, stutter-stepping to shake off the coverage and then fired the winning buzzer-beater from outside the arc.
Lovell Cabbil added 16 points, Ryan Kemrite had 15 and both got five 3-pointers for Liberty, which had lost by a point in triple-overtime Saturday against UNC Greensboro. The Flames finished 14 for 26 (54 percent) from long range Monday.
Georgia State (5-3) was led by D'Marcus Simonds, who got a career-high 35 points, including a layup at the end of regulation to force overtime. Benlevi had 13 points and Devin Mitchell 12 for the Panthers, who shot 51 percent from the field.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 74 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz made Three Point Jumper. | 77 - 74 |
| 3rd 0:27 | Liberty Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 74 |
| 3rd 0:27 | Malik Benlevi missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 74 |
| 3rd 0:43 | Liberty Timeout | 74 - 74 |
Statistics
 LIB |
 GAST |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-61 | FG | 27-53 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 14-26 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 54 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 9-13 | FT | 11-18 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 1,074 | 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 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |