Liberty Flames at Jacksonville Dolphins
· NCAA Men's Basketball
69 - 59
Homesley, Cabbil Jr. help Liberty hold off Jacksonville
Homesley sank 7 of 10 shots, including 3 of 6 from 3-point distance, for the Flames (18-4, 7-0 Atlantic Sun Conference). Cabbil added four rebounds, four assists and three steals to help Liberty notch its eighth straight win. Liberty entered play tied with Lipscomb atop the conference standings.
The Dolphins (9-13, 2-5) led 26-23 at halftime and 42-32 with 11:16 remaining after a layup by Jalyn Hinton. But Homesley buried a 3-pointer to ignite a 13-2 run that was capped by Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz's 3 and Liberty moved in front 45-44 with 7:23 left. Jacksonville regained the lead 51-50 on a Tyreese Davis layup, but Cabbil sank a 3 and added three free throws and Elijah Cuffee added a 3-pointer for a 61-53 lead and the Flames beat the Dolphins for a second time this season.
JD Notae was the only Dolphin to reach double figures with 15 points. Notae made just 1 of 5 from beyond the arc as the Dolphins shot just 23.5 percent from distance.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Lovell Cabbil Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Tanner Rubio missed Three Point Jumper. | 69 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Elijah Cuffee made Free Throw. | 69 - 59 |
Statistics
 LIB |
 JAX |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-49 | FG | 26-54 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 4-17 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 10-12 | FT | 3-5 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 14 | Assists | 5 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 718 | 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 Atlantic Sun Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | +1 | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | +1 | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 7 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |