Missouri Tigers at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Liberty tames Missouri in 66-45 beat down behind McGhee
Darius McGhee scored 20 points and Shiloh Robinson scored a career-high 15 and Liberty beat the Tigers 66-45 in a game that was never close.
Liberty blitzed Missouri with a 20-5 start in the first 9:45 and pushed the lead to 33-7 on McGhee's layup with 4:37 before halftime. Liberty lead 35-14 at the break as the Tigers shot 3 for 21.
Missouri never got within 15 points in the second half.
Keegan McDowell added 12 points for the Flames (4-3).
Kobe Brown scored 14 points with 10 rebounds for Missouri (4-4) and Amari Davis scored 13.
Liberty moved its record to 5-5 against the SEC since the 2018-19 season. Missouri was the first Power Five school Liberty faced at home since 2009 when it hosted Clemson; a 79-39 loss.
Missouri beat Liberty 69-60 on Dec. 9, 2020 at Columbia, Missouri after the Flames beat South Carolina and Mississippi State of the SEC at neutral sites last season.
Liberty now has defeated eight Power Five opponents under coach Ritchie McKay, including Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament in 2019.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 45 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 45 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Kaleb Brown Turnover. | 45 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Foul on Kaleb Brown. | 45 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Yaya Keita Defensive Rebound. | 45 - 66 |
Statistics
 MIZ |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14-49 | FG | 24-50 |
| 29 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 3-19 | 3PT | 11-27 |
| 16 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 14-17 | FT | 7-14 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 6 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 1 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 26 |
Game Information
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 4,005 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 25-6 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 23-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 22-10 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 21-11 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 21-12 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 19-14 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 14-19 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 25-7 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-10 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 19-13 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |