Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
55 - 66
55 - 66
James sends Liberty past Maryland-Eastern Shore 66-55
James made 10 of 13 shots and seven of his rebounds came on offense.
Darius McGhee had 19 points for the Flames (2-0). Caleb Homesley, the Altantic Sun Conference's preseason player of the year, was held to three points but added six assists.
Da'Shawn Phillip had 11 points off the bench to lead the Hawks (0-2). Reserve Bruce Guy scored 10. UMES plays its first six games on the road. New head coach Jason Crafton is still looking for his first victory.
Liberty is coming off a school-record 29-win season that included a win over No. 5 seed Mississippi State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 55 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Liberty Timeout | 55 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Da'Shawn Phillip made Layup. | 55 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Da'Shawn Phillip Offensive Rebound. | 53 - 66 |
Statistics
 UMES |
 LIB |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-49 | FG | 26-50 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 8-24 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 9-13 | FT | 6-10 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 5 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Vines Convocation Center
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 3,090 | Capacity:
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 3,090 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard | 11-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Morgan State | 10-4 | 1 | 14-16 |
| Norfolk State | 8-6 | 3 | 15-17 |
| North Carolina Central | 8-6 | 3 | 14-18 |
| South Carolina State | 7-7 | 4 | 10-22 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5-9 | 6 | 9-23 |
| Coppin State | 5-9 | 6 | 7-24 |
| Delaware State | 2-12 | 9 | 8-23 |
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 |