Liberty advances to ASun title game beating Stetson
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Caleb Homesley scored 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting with eight rebounds and Liberty advanced the Atlantic Sun Conference championship beating Stetson 66-62 in the semifinals on Thursday.
No. 3-seed Lipscomb travels to play top seed Liberty in the championship game on Sunday. The Bisons (16-15) have won eight of their last nine, one of which included a 77-71 win over the Flames on Feb. 29.
Rob Perry made a 3-pointer with 72 seconds left and brought the Hatters within 58-56. But Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz made all eight of his free-throw attempts in a 38-second span to clinch the win for Liberty (29-4). Pachecho-Ortiz finished with 13 points and Darius McGhee scored 11.
Christiaan Jones led Stetson (16-17) with 15 points, Jahlil Rawley 14, and Mahamadou Diawara 11.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Jose Carrion
- Vladimir Voyard-Tadal
- Todd Austin
2024-25 ASUN Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
North Florida | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Austin Peay | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Eastern Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Jacksonville | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
North Alabama | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
Lipscomb | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
Queens University | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
Central Arkansas | 0-0 | - | 2-4 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 0-0 | - | 2-5 |
Bellarmine | 0-0 | - | 1-5 |
Stetson | 0-0 | - | 1-6 |
West Georgia | 0-0 | - | 0-6 |
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Liberty | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
Kennesaw State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
New Mexico State | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Sam Houston | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
UTEP | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Western Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Jacksonville State | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
Florida International | 0-0 | - | 2-5 |