NCAAB Game Recap - Liberty at Grand Canyon
Sun Dec 8, 2019 6:35 PM EST

UNC
47
UVA
56
F
Gonz
83
Wash
76
F
Rut
65
MSU
77
F
Seton
66
IaSt
76
F
Clem
53
FSU
72
F
Dayt
78
StMar
68
F
Hou
76
SouthCar
56
F
TNWes
51
Chat
99
F
Colg
82
Niag
93
F(OT)
Tul
62
StLou
86
F
USC-Up
72
Furm
84
F
CenMI
55
Valpa
77
F
WichSt
80
OkSt
61
F
Marsh
72
Toled
82
F
USA
57
Rich
75
F
TNTec
54
Ohio
81
F
SacHr
79
Hartfo
62
F
W&M
62
Fairf
58
F
Coker
50
Charl
76
F
South
57
Akr
72
F
Tex
60
TAMU
50
F
SJSU
57
SDSU
59
F
(N/A)
50
N AL
78
F
Hask
55
ORU
95
F
(N/A)
39
MD-ES
85
F
NWSt
59
LSU
109
F
Buff
74
DeP
69
F
Trev
72
Lipsco
96
F
Denv
62
UCLA
81
F
NebOm
65
NoAZ
73
F
NW
44
Purd
58
F
LaTec
68
SHSU
71
F
UND
82
E WA
98
F
Lib
70
GrCan
61
F
E KY
57
NoKY
76
F

Dec 8, 2019, 6:35 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Liberty

32

38

70

Grand Canyon

28

33

61

Homesley, Baxter-Bell help Liberty beat Grand Canyon 70-61
Sun Dec 8, 2019 9:34 PM

PHOENIX (AP) Caleb Homesley had 13 of his 17 points in the second half, Myo Baxter-Bell scored 15, and Liberty used a 15-0 second-half run to pull away for a 70-61 win over Grand Canyon on Sunday night in the Jerry Colangelo Classic at Talking Stick Resort Arena.

Elijah Cuffee added 11 points and Darius McGhee scored 10 for Liberty. The Flames (11-0) are off the best start to a season in program history and Ritchie McKay's 300 career wins are the most by a Liberty coach since moving to Division in 1988.

Baxter-Bell made a layup that gave the Flames the lead for good with 9:55 left in the game and sparked the decisive run. Homesley followed with a dunk before Baxter-Bell added two free throws and a layup. After Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz made a 3-pointer, Baxter-Bell hit two more foul shots and McGhee capped the spurt with a jumper that made it 61-49 with four minutes to go.

Carlos Johnson hit a 3 to give Grand Canyon (4-7) a 49-48 lead with to 10:13 to play but the Antelopes didn't score again until Isiah Brown made a layup with 3:44 remaining.

Brown led GCU with 16 points, Alessandro Lever added 14, Lorenzo Jenkins scored 13 and Johnson finished with 11.

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Leaders

Liberty PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
C. Homesley 17 0 0 5 1 1
M. Baxter-Bell 15 0 0 5 1 0
Grand Canyon PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
I. Brown 16 0 1 8 2 1
A. Lever 14 0 1 5 0 0

Team Comparison

Lib GrCan
Points For 70 61
Field Goals 22/48-46% 23/53-43%
Three Pointers 8/19-42% 5/21-24%
Free Throws 18/28-64% 10/14-71%
Offensive Rebounds 7 8
Defensive Rebounds 25 24
Rebounds 34 33
Blocks 1 3
Steals 3 2
Turnovers 9 11
Personal Fouls 15 21
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

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

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sun Dec 8 Lib 70 @ GrCan 61 C. Homesley 17 I. Brown 16

Game Information

Stadium: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 5,406
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