Liberty 83, N.C.-Asheville 54
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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NORTH CAROLINA-ASHEVILLE |
LIBERTY |
| Points |
54 |
83 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
19-58 (.328) |
33-58 (.569) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
8-21 (.381) |
8-19 (.421) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
8-18 (.444) |
9-11 (.818) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
13 (0/0) |
18 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
4 |
29 |
| Next 5 Games |
| NORTH CAROLINA-ASHEVILLE (ET) |
LIBERTY (ET) |
| 02/13 @HP 7:00pm | | 02/16 VMI 7:00pm | | 02/20 @RAD 7:00pm | | 02/23 CHSO 4:30pm | | 02/27 CCAR 7:00pm |
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| 02/12 WIN 7:00pm | | 02/16 @CCAR 2:00pm | | 02/18 @CHSO 7:30pm | | 02/22 @LONG 7:00pm | | 02/26 VMI 7:00pm |
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Associated Press
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- Anthony Smith led five Liberty players in double figures with 18 points and the Flames used a big second half to coast past the University of North Carolina-Asheville 83-54 on Saturday night, handing the Big South-leading Bulldogs their first league loss.
Vincent James gave UNC Asheville a 39-38 lead on a layup with 17:16 left in the game before the Flames went on a 13-2 run to take control. Liberty outscored the Bulldogs 52-25 in the second half.
Alex McLean added 13 points and 10 rebounds while
B.J. Jenkins scored 13 for Liberty (13-11, 5-4), which remained unbeaten in 11 games at home.
TeeJay Bannister added 12 points and
Jeremy Anderson scored 10.
Reid Augst led UNC Asheville (18-5, 7-1) with 12 points and
Sean Smith had 11. Leading scorer
Bryan Smithson was limited to six points, more than 11 under his average, on 2-of-11 shooting. He was held to single digits for only the third time this season.
UNC Asheville's 7-foot-7
Kenny George, the nation's tallest player, didn't play.
North Carolina-Asheville 54, 
Liberty 83