Liberty Flames at UNC Asheville Bulldogs
· BIG SOUTH MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
69 - 64
Liberty upsets UNC Asheville 69-64, faces Radford in finals
Lovell Cabbil scored 14 points and made all five of his free throws for the Flames (20-13), who face No. 2 seed Radford in Sunday's championship game.
Liberty rallied from 13 down in the first half and James' free throw amid a 15-0 run tied it at 56. Caleb Homesley hit a 3-pointer in the run and Liberty led 66-56 on Cabbil's free throw with 33 seconds left. The Bulldogs closed to 67-64 on Raekwon Miller's 3, but Cabbill's two free throws iced it and Jonathan Baehre's jumper with three seconds left missed.
The Flames outscored the Bulldogs 28-14 in the paint and held them to 34.6 percent shooting from the field to win 20-plus games in back-to-back seasons for the first time.
Miller and Macio Teague scored 19 points apiece and Ahmad Thomas added 11 for the Bulldogs (21-12).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Lovell Cabbil Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Jonathan Baehre missed Jumper. | 69 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Lovell Cabbil made Free Throw. | 69 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Lovell Cabbil made Free Throw. | 68 - 64 |
Statistics
 LIB |
 UNCA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-44 | FG | 18-52 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 6-18 | 3PT | 9-21 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 21-25 | FT | 19-26 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 10 | Assists | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 14 |
| 23 | Fouls | 20 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 2,318 | 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 |