Georgia State Panthers at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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52 - 78
52 - 78
Cuffee, Homesley with 19 each, Liberty wallops Georgia State
The Flames have won four straight since a nine-point loss to Vanderbilt. The score was a season-low for Georgia State, which had put up 91 and 80 points in back-to-back wins prior to Saturday. Georgia State was ranked 20th in the most recent mid-majors poll.
Georgie Pacheco hit consecutive 3-pointers and Liberty's lead grew from three points to nine before the second half was a minute old. The Flames outscored Georgia State 21-8 to start the second half while the Panthers were shooting 2 of 9.
D'Marcus Simonds scored 22 points for Georgia State, nobody else scored more than nine. Simonds was 8-for-18 in the first half, 1-for-3 in the second and committed five of his six turnovers in the second half.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 52 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 52 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Nelson Phillips made Free Throw. | 52 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Georgia State Offensive Rebound. | 51 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Nelson Phillips missed Free Throw. | 51 - 78 |
Statistics
 GAST |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-50 | FG | 27-52 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 2-16 | 3PT | 13-25 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 10-19 | FT | 11-14 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 21 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 7 | Assists | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 27 |
Game Information
Venue: Vines Convocation Center
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 2,966 | Capacity:
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 2,966 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |