Liberty Flames at Northwestern Wildcats
· Cancun Challenge - Riviera Division
Northwestern moves to 5-0, beats Liberty 66-52 in Cancun
Northwestern (5-0) will face unbeaten No. 13 Auburn in the Riviera Division title game on Wednesday. It will be the first meeting between the teams.
Audige and Berry were a combined 12-of-22 shooting from the floor and had five of Northwestern's six 3-pointers. Senior Boo Buie, who scored a season-high 28 points and connected on a career-best seven 3-pointers in the Wildcats' 60-52 win against Purdue Fort Wayne, had just five points on 1-of-8 shooting against the Flames.
Darius McGhee scored 13 of his 23 points in the first half for Liberty (2-3). Kyle Rode added 11 points and the pair combined for seven 3's.
Audige and Buie each hit a 3-pointer to bookend an 11-2 run that stretched the Wildcats’ lead to 57-45 with 5:45 remaining. McGhee’s 3-pointer cut the Liberty deficit to 57-50 but they didn’t get closer.
Liberty led 29-28 at the break and had its last lead with 14:04 to play.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 52 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Ty Berry Steal. | 52 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Zach Cleveland Turnover. | 52 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Northwestern Turnover. | 52 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Brooks Barnhizer Offensive Rebound. | 52 - 66 |
Statistics
 LIB |
 NU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-50 | FG | 22-51 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 9-30 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 9-9 | FT | 16-21 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Assists | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 12 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Cancun, Mexico
Attendance: 321 | 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 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 33-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-6 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 26-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 29-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 23-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |