Longwood scores final 14 points to beat Liberty 58-51
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Isaiah Walton had 22 points and Longwood scored the game's final 14 points to overtake Liberty 58-51 on Friday night.
Walton and Charles Glover scored five points each and Spencer Franklin four in the game-ending rally for the Lancers (5-13, 2/3 Big South).
Lovell Cabbil opened the second half with a basket that put Liberty up by 10 before Walton scored nine points in a 14-4 run to tie. Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz's jumper with 3:08 to go gave Liberty a 51-44 lead, but the Flames (12-6, 3-2) missed their final five shots while the Lancers hit their final four.
Cabbil scored 10 points for the Flames, who made just 4 of 18 from the arc in having a three-game win streak snapped.
Liberty built a 12-point lead in the first half before Longwood cut it to 28-20 at the break.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ty Meixsell
- Anthony Franklin
- Travis Motal
2023-24 Big South Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
High Point | 13-3 | - | 27-9 |
UNC Asheville | 12-4 | 1 | 22-12 |
Gardner-Webb | 11-5 | 2 | 17-16 |
Winthrop | 8-8 | 5 | 17-15 |
Longwood | 6-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
Presbyterian | 6-10 | 7 | 14-19 |
Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 7 | 10-20 |
Radford | 5-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 8 | 10-20 |
2023-24 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Sam Houston | 13-3 | - | 21-12 |
Louisiana Tech | 12-4 | 1 | 22-10 |
Western Kentucky | 8-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
Liberty | 7-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
UTEP | 7-9 | 6 | 18-16 |
Middle Tennessee | 7-9 | 6 | 14-19 |
New Mexico State | 7-9 | 6 | 13-19 |
Jacksonville State | 6-10 | 7 | 14-18 |
Florida International | 5-11 | 8 | 11-22 |