NCAAB Game Recap - South Carolina State at Liberty
Tue Dec 11, 2018 6:00 PM EST

Vill
75
Penn
78
F
ChaSo
69
Furm
77
F
(N/A)
47
USM
81
F
SCSt
55
Lib
79
F
GaSo
88
UCF
95
F
UMassL
69
StFNY
75
F
LoyMD
71
MD
94
F
Albany
63
Yale
71
F
Tows
80
UMBC
76
F(2OT)
Miles
47
ArkLR
67
F
MsVl
80
LaTec
96
F
(N/A)
56
JackSt
77
F
Gram
67
ULM
72
F
Savan
72
SDSt
139
F
(N/A)
46
WIGB
112
F
PVAM
90
UL
122
F
NJIT
53
Ford
50
F
Denv
90
Wyo
87
F(OT)
JWCO
52
N CO
118
F
Colora
78
NM
75
F
NFla
71
Minn
80
F
(N/A)
56
Sac
81
F

Dec 11, 2018, 6:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

South Carolina State

19

36

55

Liberty

35

44

79

Liberty downs SC State 79-55 for best start since 1991
Tue Dec 11, 2018 8:07 PM

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz scored 18 points with six 3-pointers, Scottie James added 14 points with eight rebounds, and Liberty never trailed in beating South Carolina State 79-55 on Tuesday night.

Lovell Cabbil had 15 points, Caleb Homesley 13 and Elijah Cuffee 11 for the Flames, who are 8-2 for the first time since 1991.

Liberty outshot the Bulldogs 56 percent to 39 percent, scored 24 points off of 15 turnovers and made 28 field goals on 25 assists, led by Cabbil's five.

Pacheco-Ortiz made three straight 3s and Liberty led by 16 points on his fourth 3-pointer. Pacheco-Ortiz scored 12 points in the half and the Flames led 35-19 at halftime.

James' alley-oop dunk put Liberty up 52-30 with 11:57 left and the Flames led by as many as 30 points from there.

Damani Applewhite scored 16 points and Janai Raynor Powell added 10 for the Bulldogs (2-10), who are winless against Division I opponents.

Leaders

South Carolina State PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. Applewhite 16 0 2 4 0 1
O. Fields 13 0 0 2 0 0
Liberty PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
G. Pacheco-Ortiz 18 0 3 0 0 1
L. Cabbil Jr. 15 0 4 5 2 1

Team Comparison

SCSt Lib
Points For 55 79
Field Goals 20/51-39% 28/50-56%
Three Pointers 4/15-27% 13/24-54%
Free Throws 11/14-79% 10/16-62%
Offensive Rebounds 8 5
Defensive Rebounds 19 24
Rebounds 31 33
Blocks 5 4
Steals 4 9
Turnovers 15 11
Personal Fouls 17 16
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Lib Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Tue Dec 11 SCSt 55 @ Lib 79 D. Applewhite 16 G. Pacheco-Ortiz 18

Game Information

Stadium: Vines Center, Lynchburg, Virginia
Attendance: 1,684
Game Time: