Liberty Flames at Grand Canyon Lopes
· AIR FORCE RESERVE JERRY COLANGELO CLASSIC
70 - 61
Homesley, Baxter-Bell help Liberty beat Grand Canyon 70-61
Elijah Cuffee added 11 points and Darius McGhee scored 10 for Liberty. The Flames (11-0) are off the best start to a season in program history and Ritchie McKay's 300 career wins are the most by a Liberty coach since moving to Division in 1988.
Baxter-Bell made a layup that gave the Flames the lead for good with 9:55 left in the game and sparked the decisive run. Homesley followed with a dunk before Baxter-Bell added two free throws and a layup. After Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz made a 3-pointer, Baxter-Bell hit two more foul shots and McGhee capped the spurt with a jumper that made it 61-49 with four minutes to go.
Carlos Johnson hit a 3 to give Grand Canyon (4-7) a 49-48 lead with to 10:13 to play but the Antelopes didn't score again until Isiah Brown made a layup with 3:44 remaining.
Brown led GCU with 16 points, Alessandro Lever added 14, Lorenzo Jenkins scored 13 and Johnson finished with 11.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Isiah Brown made Layup. | 70 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz made Free Throw. | 70 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz made Free Throw. | 69 - 59 |
Statistics
 LIB |
 GCU |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-48 | FG | 23-53 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 8-19 | 3PT | 5-21 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 18-28 | FT | 10-14 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fouls | 21 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 5,406 | 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 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 15-5 | - | 29-7 |
| San Diego State | 14-6 | 1 | 22-11 |
| New Mexico | 13-7 | 2 | 26-11 |
| Grand Canyon | 13-7 | 2 | 20-12 |
| Nevada | 12-8 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Boise State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Colorado State | 11-9 | 4 | 21-13 |
| UNLV | 11-9 | 4 | 18-17 |
| Wyoming | 9-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Fresno State | 7-13 | 8 | 13-19 |
| San José State | 3-17 | 12 | 9-24 |
| Air Force | 0-20 | 15 | 3-29 |