Alabama State Hornets at Liberty Flames
· St. Pete Shootout
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
55 - 73
55 - 73
Liberty wins opener over Alabama State at St. Pete Shootout
Saturday, Liberty plays Austin Peay for the tournament title and Alabama State takes on Campbell for third place.
Darius McGhee made three 3-pointers and he and Scottie James scored 11 points each for the Flames, who are 10-3 for the first time since 1991.
Reginald Gee scored 12 points and Jacoby Ross, with three 3-pointers, and Leon Daniels added 10 points each for the Hornets (2-8), who have lost six straight.
Alabama State led 5-2 before an 11-0 Flames run. Liberty outscored Alabama State 35-18 in the first half behind 63 percent shooting, including 64 percent from the arc (7 of 11). Liberty shot 53 percent in the second half when the Hornets didn't get closer than 11 and trailed by as many as 23.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 55 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Ed Jones made Free Throw. | 55 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Ed Jones made Free Throw. | 54 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Foul on Brendan Newton. | 53 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Lovell Cabbil Jr. made Layup. | 53 - 73 |
Statistics
 ALST |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-45 | FG | 21-35 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 60 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 9-17 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 10-21 | FT | 22-25 |
| 48 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: McArthur Gymnasium
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Attendance: 158 | Capacity:
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
Attendance: 158 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
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 |