Liberty cruises to 93-40 win over Trevecca Nazarene
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Scottie James scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Caleb Homesley grabbed 12 rebounds, scored 10 points and made six assists and Liberty beat Division II Trevecca Nazarene 93-40 on Tuesday night.
Lovell Cabbil Jr. scored 13 points and Keegan McDowell and Elijah Cuffee added 11 apiece for the Flames (2-0), who outscored the Trojans 38-12 in the paint and scored 25 points off of 20 turnovers.
Liberty trailed briefly, but Cuffee's 3-pointer put them up for good, 5-2, and they led 44-19 at halftime behind Cabbil's seven points. James' put back with 15:21 left in the second half capped a 16-0 run for a 66-25 lead and the Flames cruised.
Austin Wills scored eight points and Deion Johnson had eight rebounds for the Trojans, who shot 27 percent from the field.
Game Information
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Jacksonville State | 7-2 | - | 15-7 |
Middle Tennessee | 6-3 | 1 | 15-7 |
Liberty | 5-4 | 2 | 17-5 |
Louisiana Tech | 5-4 | 2 | 16-6 |
UTEP | 5-4 | 2 | 15-7 |
Western Kentucky | 5-4 | 2 | 14-8 |
Kennesaw State | 5-4 | 2 | 13-9 |
New Mexico State | 5-4 | 2 | 12-10 |
Sam Houston | 1-8 | 6 | 8-14 |
Florida International | 1-8 | 6 | 7-15 |