Liberty Flames at LSU Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Days scores 26, LSU finishes strong to beat Liberty 74-58
Liberty led for the final 7:22 of the first half and held a 26-25 lead at intermission. Day hit a 3-pointer to start the second half to put LSU in front, but the Flames took the lead again on back-to-back 3-pointers from Brody Peebles.
Brandon Murray hit a 3 to put the Tigers in front for good at 53-52 and spark a 24-6 run to close the game out.
Days hit 5 of 10 from 3-point range and collected three steals for LSU (3-0). Efton Reid added 13 points and Xavier Pinson added 10 points and dished seven assists while Eric Gaines added 10 points and collected five steals.
Darius McGhee led Liberty (1-1) with 22 points, six rebounds and four assists. Peebles hit 3 of 5 from long range and finished with 12 points.
An NCAA Tournament team a year ago, the Flames have won the Atlantic Sun regular season and tournament titles the past three seasons and posted 20 or more wins in each of the past five.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Xavier Pinson made Layup. | 58 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Darius Days Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Darius McGhee missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 72 |
Statistics
 LIB |
 LSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-50 | FG | 27-59 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 8-26 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 12-17 | FT | 12-14 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 16 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Attendance: 8,940 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 25-7 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| 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 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 26-6 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 24-8 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-9 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 25-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 22-11 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-11 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 19-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-19 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |