Scores

Final OT

UNC-Asheville 81

(10-10, 5-5 Big South)

Liberty 83

(15-7, 9-1 Big South)

Coverage: ESFC/ESPN3

7:00 PM ET, January 27, 2011

Vines Center, Lynchburg, VA

1 2 OT T
UNCA 32 43 681
LIB 39 36 883

Top Performers

UNC-Asheville: M. Dickey 20 Pts, 7 Reb, 9 Ast, 1 Stl

Liberty: J. Sanders 20 Pts, 4 Reb, 7 Ast, 1 Stl

Liberty 83, N.C.-Asheville 81

Associated Press

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- John Brown's putback as time expired gave Liberty an 83-81 overtime victory against North Carolina-Asheville on Thursday night.

Brown tipped in David Minaya's missed 3-point attempt with 2 seconds left as the entire Liberty team swarmed the junior guard in celebration.

The Flames (15-7, 9-1 Big South Conference) have won four straight and eight of their last nine contests.

Jesse Sanders led Liberty with 20 points. Minaya added 19 and Brown had 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Evan Gordon nailed a 3-pointer with 19 seconds left in regulation, tying the score at 75 and sending the game into overtime. Gordon finished with 17 points for the Flames.

Matt Dickey scored 20 points, D.J. Cunningham added 16, Jaron Lane had 12 and John Williams 11 for the Bulldogs (10-10, 5-5), who shot 90 percent from the free-throw line (18 of 20).

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UNCA
LIB
Points 81 83
FG Made-Attempted 28-52 (.538) 31-66 (.470)
3P Made-Attempted 7-15 (.467) 11-25 (.440)
FT Made-Attempted 18-20 (.900) 10-14 (.714)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (0/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 7

Game Leaders

 
UNCA
LIB
PointsM. Dickey 20J. Sanders 20
ReboundsD. Cunningham 9J. Brown 12
AssistsM. Dickey 9J. Sanders 7
StealsJ. Primm 2E. Gordon 3
BlocksD. Cunningham 3D. Minaya 1
Team Stats: UNC-Asheville | Liberty

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 2, 2011 LIB 59, @UNCA 55Recap
» Jan 27, 2011 @LIB 83, UNCA 81Recap

Next 5 Games

UNCA
LIB
01/29 @VMI 1:00pm
02/03 PRE 7:00pm
02/05 WIN 2:00pm
02/12 @WEBB 8:00pm
02/15 @CHSO 7:30pm
 01/29 WEBB 7:00pm
02/03 @CCAR 8:00pm
02/05 @CHSO 4:30pm
02/10 RAD 7:00pm
02/12 HP 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: UNC-Asheville | Liberty

Big South Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Coastal Carolina16-228-5
UNC-Asheville11-719-13
Liberty13-519-13
Virginia Military10-818-13
Charleston Southern9-916-16
Winthrop9-913-17
Presbyterian7-1113-18
High Point7-1112-19
Gardner-Webb6-1211-21
Radford2-165-24
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