Bellarmine Knights at Liberty Flames
· ASUN Championship - Quarterfinal
McGhee leads Liberty over Bellarmine in ASUN quarterfinal
McGhee added six assists and three steals for the Flames (25-7). Colin Porter scored 11 points and Kyle Rode recorded nine points.
Alec Pfriem finished with 13 points for the Knights (15-18). Garrett Tipton added 12 points and Peter Suder also had 10 points and two steals.
Liberty took the lead with 15:12 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. McGhee led his team in scoring with 26 points in the first half to help put them up 48-31 at the break. Liberty pulled away with an 11-0 run in the second half to extend a 16-point lead to 27 points. They outscored Bellarmine by three points in the final half, as Porter led the way with a team-high eight second-half points.
Liberty will host Eastern Kentucky in a semifinal game on Thursday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 56 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Sam DeVault made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Garrett Tipton. | 56 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Jonathan Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephen Burggraf. | 53 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Alec Pfriem made Layup. | 53 - 73 |
Statistics
 BELL |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-49 | FG | 28-50 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 13-29 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 5-6 | FT | 7-14 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 7 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fouls | 8 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 27 |
Game Information
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 3,407 | Capacity:
2025-26 ASUN Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
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 |