Navy Midshipmen at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
48 - 55
McGhee scores 13 to carry Liberty past Navy 55-48
The Midshipmen trailed by just three, 47-44 with less than two minutes left. Baxter-Bell pulled down a defensive rebound with :59 remaining and, after drawing a foul seconds later, drained two shots from the line. Elijah Cuffee stole the inbounds pass and added two more free throws with :41 left to make it 51-44.
Baxter-Bell blocked a Cam Davis layup with :26 left
Darius McGhee had 13 points to lead Liberty and Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz had 12 points for the Flames, who earned their fifth straight win to start the season. Cuffee added 10 points and Scottie James had nine rebounds.
Davis had 16 points for the Midshipmen (2-2). Greg Summers added 10 points and nine rebounds. John Carter Jr. had 10 points and nine rebounds.
Liberty takes on Morgan State on Friday. Navy faces Lipscomb at home on Friday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 48 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 48 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz Defensive Rebound. | 48 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Cam Davis missed Three Point Jumper. | 48 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Myo Baxter-Bell made Free Throw. | 48 - 55 |
Statistics
 NAVY |
 LIB |
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|---|---|---|
| 14-44 | FG | 17-49 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 4-24 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 16-22 | FT | 14-17 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 6 | Assists | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 4,010 | Capacity:
2025-26 Patriot League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 17-1 | - | 26-8 |
| Colgate | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-17 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Loyola Maryland | 8-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Lafayette | 8-10 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Bucknell | 6-12 | 11 | 10-23 |
| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Holy Cross | 5-13 | 12 | 11-22 |
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 |