Liberty University Athletics issued the following announcement on Dec. 31
Liberty extended its home winning streak to 42 games on Friday afternoon at Liberty Arena, defeating Boyce College 91-60. Liberty improves to 9-6 on the season led by Darius McGhee scoring a game-high 21 points.
First Half
After getting off to a slow start to the game, Liberty got in a rhythm ending the first half shooting 56 percent in the half. Liberty was led by Darius McGhee (16 points) and Shiloh Robinson (10 points) combining to score 26 of Liberty’s 48 points in the first half. The Flames were able to control the paint, outscoring Boyce College 24-8 inside the paint in the first half as the Flames went into the break with a 48-29 lead.
Second Half
Brody Peebles (eight points) and Kyle Rode (11 points) got hot in the second half, scoring 19 of Liberty’s 32 points in the first 12 minutes of the second half. The Flames continued to be exceptional on offense, shooting 51 percent (17-33) in the second half, recording 11 assists on 17 made shots. Seven different players would score for the Flames in the latter half as Liberty cruised to the 91-60 victory.
Key Stats & Notes
- Darius McGhee has recorded his seventh straight 20-point game and his 22nd career 20-point game.
- McGhee moved to No. 35 on Liberty’s all-time rebounding list with 408 career rebounds, passing Mike Baker.
- McGhee moved to No. 33 on Liberty’s all-time assists list with 202 career assists, passing Eric Pothoven.
- Liberty had six players score in double figures led by McGhee’s 21 points.
- Kyle Rode tied his season-high record with 7 assists.
- Blake Preston grabbed 11 rebounds, tying his career high.
“I think Boyce did a good job of trying to execute their stuff and they were tough-minded. That was a good game for us because we needed to play hard in order to win the game. It is a long trip back from Hawaii and I am not into excuses, but I do know when you travel back the time difference is five hours and some of our guys traveled 14 to 18 hours back; we started defending a little bit better and got a couple of easy baskets.”
Up Next
Liberty will hit the road to begin conference play as the Flames travel to Florida to take on Stetson. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 4, and can be seen on ESPN+.
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