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>
81 - 66
81 - 66
Kemrite with 21 points, Liberty downs Presbyterian 81-66
Kemrite made five 3-pointers for the Flames (13-10, 4-6 Big South) who had a 32-21 rebounding edge over Presbyterian. Keegan McDowell added 19 points with five rebounds and Elijah Cuffee chipped in 12 points.
Liberty jumped to a 15-2 start, stretched their lead to 24-7 with 6:07 left in the half, and built it into a 35-20 advantage at the break.
Presbyterian got as close as trailing 38-27 early in the second half but the Flames took off again after that with McDowell and Cuffee combining for back-to-back 3-pointers followed by five more 3s by Kemrite to extend Liberty's lead to 75-57 with 3:33 left.
Reggie Dillard scored 37 points, over half of the total for the Blue Hose (9-14, 2-8) who have lost seven of their last eight.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Ezra Talbert Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Romeo Crouch missed Three Point Jumper. | 81 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:15 | JC Younger Offensive Rebound. | 81 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Reggie Dillard missed Three Point Jumper. | 81 - 66 |
Statistics
 LIB |
 PRES |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-47 | FG | 22-54 |
| 62 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 11-21 | 3PT | 13-30 |
| 52 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 12-17 | FT | 9-11 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 21 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 12 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 22 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Templeton Center
Location: Clinton, SC
Attendance: 493 | Capacity:
Location: Clinton, SC
Attendance: 493 | 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 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 |