NCAAB Game Recap - Liberty at Rice
Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:00 PM EST

UMass
46
UVA
58
F
CSBak
49
Gonz
77
F
FlaAM
51
Seton
87
F
Miss
86
Mem
87
F
FlGlf
48
VCU
78
F
(N/A)
44
InWor
68
F
Morg
57
WIMil
62
F
S UT
80
ChaSo
45
F
Buck
46
Syr
97
F
DeP
72
BC
67
F
ArkLR
58
NCSU
74
F
UNCW
66
FIU
63
F
E IL
63
BethC
66
F
GrgWas
78
Evans
70
F
RobM
62
Marq
66
F
YSU
66
USC-Up
61
F
E WA
90
HiPt
74
F
(N/A)
41
Toled
100
F
UNH
71
JMU
78
F
StFPA
65
FSU
80
F
DelSt
66
ETSU
98
F
(N/A)
60
CenMI
106
F
Charl
71
UCF
72
F
Gram
58
OrSt
80
F
StBon
57
Canis
61
F
AzSt
80
StJon
67
F
GrCan
58
Ford
70
F
NIU
68
SIU-E
64
F
ORU
59
WichSt
68
F
Troy
60
Samf
72
F
Stony
87
Merrim
84
F(OT)
E KY
51
Clev
65
F
How
69
Ball
100
F
(N/A)
69
UCSB
88
F
UCDav
62
Portl
72
F
Army
73
Bingha
88
F
Albany
72
SacHr
65
F
Penn
81
Prov
75
F
Yale
56
PSU
58
F
Manh
69
Elon
64
F
(N/A)
59
TXAMC
69
F
NJIT
63
Brown
79
F
Lib
71
Rice
59
F
IlSt
69
W Ky
83
F
Belm
55
StLou
60
F
Mercer
72
IL-C
68
F
Rider
87
Colum
63
F
Denv
49
UCRiv
73
F
UtVal
68
NDSU
62
F
Iona
75
KennSt
52
F
Presb
64
Quin
73
F
Bois
82
Pacif
76
F(3OT)
TXSo
98
NoKY
96
F(2OT)
Citad
79
Maris
75
F
Corn
66
Copp
68
F(OT)
PVAM
78
CenAR
72
F(OT)
Vermt
81
CenCT
49
F
(N/A)
62
W IL
113
F
UMKC
74
ECU
68
F
Leh
66
StMar
77
F
SHSU
81
USF
90
F
Hamp
71
Ill
120
F
SeLA
60
APSU
81
F
JSU
49
Purd
81
F
Stetsn
63
Monm
55
F
PorSt
91
SJSU
76
F
Sac
77
Pepp
72
F
(N/A)
50
Ida
100
F
SMU
72
UNLV
68
F
GASt
69
CBU
60
F

Liberty 71, Rice 59

Nov 23, 2019, 5:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Liberty

35

36

71

Rice

20

39

59

Liberty beats Rice 71-59; best start in program history
Sat Nov 23, 2019 7:50 PM

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) Kyle Rode and Myo Baxter-Bell scored 14 points each, Scottie James had a double-double and Liberty won its seventh straight game to open the season - its best start in program history - beating Rice 71-59 in the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase on Saturday.

James scored 13 points with 12 rebounds and Darius McGhee added 12 points. The double-double was the second for James this season and 23rd of his career.

Robert Martin had 19 points for the Owls (5-3).

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Leaders

Liberty PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
M. Baxter-Bell 14 0 0 4 2 0
K. Rode 14 0 3 5 2 1
Rice PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
R. Martin 16 0 3 5 0 0
D. Peterson 8 0 0 5 1 0

Team Comparison

Lib Rice
Points For 71 59
Field Goals 26/55-47% 20/57-35%
Three Pointers 7/23-30% 9/32-28%
Free Throws 12/18-67% 10/14-71%
Offensive Rebounds 6 8
Defensive Rebounds 28 27
Rebounds 38 36
Blocks 3 1
Steals 6 3
Turnovers 10 13
Personal Fouls 10 17
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - Lib Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Nov 23 Lib 71 @ Rice 59 M. Baxter-Bell 14 R. Martin 16

Game Information

Stadium: Kendall G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium, Nassau, Bahamas
Attendance: 300
Game Time: