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
2024-25 Big South Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Asheville | 4-1 | - | 13-6 |
| High Point | 4-2 | 0.5 | 16-5 |
| Longwood | 3-2 | 1 | 14-6 |
| Radford | 3-2 | 1 | 13-7 |
| Winthrop | 3-3 | 1.5 | 13-8 |
| Gardner-Webb | 3-3 | 1.5 | 8-11 |
| Charleston Southern | 2-3 | 2 | 6-14 |
| Presbyterian | 1-4 | 3 | 8-12 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 1-4 | 3 | 5-15 |
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP | 4-1 | - | 14-4 |
| Middle Tennessee | 4-1 | - | 13-5 |
| New Mexico State | 4-1 | - | 11-7 |
| Kennesaw State | 3-2 | 1 | 11-7 |
| Jacksonville State | 3-2 | 1 | 11-7 |
| Liberty | 3-3 | 1.5 | 15-4 |
| Western Kentucky | 2-3 | 2 | 11-7 |
| Louisiana Tech | 2-4 | 2.5 | 13-6 |
| Sam Houston | 1-5 | 3.5 | 8-11 |
| Florida International | 1-5 | 3.5 | 7-12 |
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