December 2 at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Network
634 - Georgia State at Liberty
December 1 at Vines Center in Lynchburg, VA
ESPN +
633 - Gonzaga at Creighton
December 1 at CHI Health Center in Omaha, NE
FOX
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Games 633-635: Weekend trio
635 - Columbia women at Boston College
December 2 at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Network
634 - Georgia State at Liberty
December 1 at Vines Center in Lynchburg, VA
ESPN +
633 - Gonzaga at Creighton
December 1 at CHI Health Center in Omaha, NE
December 2 at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Network
634 - Georgia State at Liberty
December 1 at Vines Center in Lynchburg, VA
ESPN +
633 - Gonzaga at Creighton
December 1 at CHI Health Center in Omaha, NE
Game 436 - Liberty at Georgia State
December 4 at GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, GA
Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz hadn't even attempted a three-point shot before overtime of Monday's game, so naturally he hit both of his long range attempts in the extra session, including the game-winner at the buzzer in Liberty's 77-74 victory.
The way the second half unfolded, it was inevitable that the visitors would win it on a three. During an 11-minute stretch in the second, Liberty hit 8-of-9 from behind the arc (Lovell Cabbil hit four of his five and Ryan Kemrite three of his five during the stretch), turning a 16-point deficit into a five-point lead with 2:41 to go.
The hosts had no answer for the long-range shot and unfortunately it ended up being the difference.
Georgia State rallied thanks to D'Marcus Simonds, who had six of his career-high 35 points down the stretch of regulation, including a lay-in with 37 seconds left that were the last points of regulation & tied the game at 68-68.
Simonds hit that career high on a 13-for-24 shooting night, but turned the ball over eight times and I thought was bailed out by some shaky officiating on what could've been a couple more turnovers.
Overtime saw Simonds hit a huge three to give GSU a 74-71 lead with just over two minutes to play. But GSU failed to score again and Ortiz nailed a tying 3-pointer with 45 seconds left, and on the final possession, stopped his dribble and leaned in and knocked down Liberty's 14th trey (on 26 attempts) to send his team home to Lynchburg with a win.
21 assists on 27 made baskets by Liberty, which came into the night 216th nationally in three-point field goal percentage.
Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz hadn't even attempted a three-point shot before overtime of Monday's game, so naturally he hit both of his long range attempts in the extra session, including the game-winner at the buzzer in Liberty's 77-74 victory.
The way the second half unfolded, it was inevitable that the visitors would win it on a three. During an 11-minute stretch in the second, Liberty hit 8-of-9 from behind the arc (Lovell Cabbil hit four of his five and Ryan Kemrite three of his five during the stretch), turning a 16-point deficit into a five-point lead with 2:41 to go.
The hosts had no answer for the long-range shot and unfortunately it ended up being the difference.
Georgia State rallied thanks to D'Marcus Simonds, who had six of his career-high 35 points down the stretch of regulation, including a lay-in with 37 seconds left that were the last points of regulation & tied the game at 68-68.
Simonds hit that career high on a 13-for-24 shooting night, but turned the ball over eight times and I thought was bailed out by some shaky officiating on what could've been a couple more turnovers.
Overtime saw Simonds hit a huge three to give GSU a 74-71 lead with just over two minutes to play. But GSU failed to score again and Ortiz nailed a tying 3-pointer with 45 seconds left, and on the final possession, stopped his dribble and leaned in and knocked down Liberty's 14th trey (on 26 attempts) to send his team home to Lynchburg with a win.
21 assists on 27 made baskets by Liberty, which came into the night 216th nationally in three-point field goal percentage.
Game 45 - Lamar at Liberty
December 12 at Vines Center in Lynchburg, VA
Nick Garth came into the day as Lamar's leading scorer, but missed both of his field goal attempts & had just two points at halftime of Saturday's game.
That all changed in the second half as the freshman guard from Houston scored 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting without a turnover as the Cardinals won going away 73-58.
Garth didn't actually get going offensively until eight minutes had passed in the second, but hit consecutive lay-ups about a minute apart, the last becoming a three-point play at the 10:39 mark and hit a pretty fade along the baseline, part of a 2 1/2-minute span late in the game where he scored nine straight Cardinals' points.
"He’s a good player, you leave him open, he’s got confidence," Liberty coach Ritchie McKay said of Garth. "He did a good job for their team offensively tonight."
Liberty was just dreadful in the first half, hitting only three field goals and tying the team record for fewest points in a half (14) at the Vines Center. The Flames, who lost their seventh consecutive game, picked it up considerably in the second half (16-of-24 from the field), but Lamar was nearly as good over the final 20 minutes (19-of-31).
"It was very frustrating as a player," freshman Lovell Cabbil, who scored 14 points for the hosts, said of the first half. "Second half we just talked to each other more."
Nick Garth came into the day as Lamar's leading scorer, but missed both of his field goal attempts & had just two points at halftime of Saturday's game.
That all changed in the second half as the freshman guard from Houston scored 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting without a turnover as the Cardinals won going away 73-58.
Garth didn't actually get going offensively until eight minutes had passed in the second, but hit consecutive lay-ups about a minute apart, the last becoming a three-point play at the 10:39 mark and hit a pretty fade along the baseline, part of a 2 1/2-minute span late in the game where he scored nine straight Cardinals' points.
"He’s a good player, you leave him open, he’s got confidence," Liberty coach Ritchie McKay said of Garth. "He did a good job for their team offensively tonight."
Liberty was just dreadful in the first half, hitting only three field goals and tying the team record for fewest points in a half (14) at the Vines Center. The Flames, who lost their seventh consecutive game, picked it up considerably in the second half (16-of-24 from the field), but Lamar was nearly as good over the final 20 minutes (19-of-31).
"It was very frustrating as a player," freshman Lovell Cabbil, who scored 14 points for the hosts, said of the first half. "Second half we just talked to each other more."
Game 38 - Liberty at Radford
December 3 at Dedmon Center in Radford, VA
Liberty Flames Sports Network
Radford showed it could win without shooting well from the field (32 percent) or from three-point range (19 percent). The Highlanders were excellent on the offensive glass, grabbing 18 offensive rebounds, which led to 20 second-chance points. Rashun Davis (16 points and five assists) & new Scoochie Smith All Star Ed Polite (10 points and eight rebounds) led the way.
* I spend a lot of time on this site and many others making fun of announcers, and I think it's justified - a majority of sports announcers stink.
But the duo of Matt Warner and Paul Nazigian do a nice job, especially Warner, who is a really solid play-by-play man.
Of course, Nazigian did say "keep going back to the buffet 'til they cut you off", so we can't let him get away with that.
Liberty Flames Sports Network
Radford showed it could win without shooting well from the field (32 percent) or from three-point range (19 percent). The Highlanders were excellent on the offensive glass, grabbing 18 offensive rebounds, which led to 20 second-chance points. Rashun Davis (16 points and five assists) & new Scoochie Smith All Star Ed Polite (10 points and eight rebounds) led the way.
* I spend a lot of time on this site and many others making fun of announcers, and I think it's justified - a majority of sports announcers stink.
But the duo of Matt Warner and Paul Nazigian do a nice job, especially Warner, who is a really solid play-by-play man.
Of course, Nazigian did say "keep going back to the buffet 'til they cut you off", so we can't let him get away with that.
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