Top-seeded Liberty beats NJIT 55-49 in ASUN quarterfinal | |
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Caleb Homesley scored 14 points, Scottie James added 11 points and 10 rebounds as top-seeded Liberty beat eighth-seeded NJIT 55-49 in an Atlantic Sun Conference tournament quarterfinal on Tuesday night. The Flames (28-4) will face No. 4 seed Stetson (16-16) in a semifinal on Thursday. Liberty split the series with the Hatters, losing at Stetson 48-43 in January but winning in a rout at home, 77-49 on Feb. 22. Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz added 13 points for Liberty. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | Z. Cooks | 19.7 | |||
| Rebounds: | S. Diakite | 8.5 | |||
| Assists: | Z. Cooks | 2.2 | |||
| FG%: | Z. Cooks | 40.5% | |||
| FT%: | Z. Cooks | 77.8% | |||
| 3P%: | Z. Cooks | 30.5% | |||
| Steals: | Z. Cooks | 1.8 | |||
| Blocks: | S. Diakite | 2.0 | |||
| AP Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 5 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 8 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 22-9 | |
| 10 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | Kansas | 28-3 | |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 31-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 29-2 | |
| 4 | Baylor | 26-4 | |
| 5 | Florida State | 26-5 | |
| 6 | San Diego State | 30-2 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 25-6 | |
| 8 | Duke | 25-6 | |
| 9 | Creighton | 24-7 | |
| 9 | Villanova | 24-7 | |
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| Atlantic Sun Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Liberty | 13-3 | 30-4 |
| North Florida | 13-3 | 21-12 |
| Lipscomb | 9-7 | 16-16 |
| Stetson | 9-7 | 16-17 |
| North Alabama | 8-8 | 13-17 |
| Jacksonville | 7-9 | 14-18 |
| FGCU | 7-9 | 10-22 |
| NJIT | 6-10 | 9-21 |
| Kennesaw State | 0-16 | 1-28 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 63.5 (333) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 9.3 (234) | ||||
| Assists: | 10.6 (331) | ||||
| FG%: | 40.3% (334) | ||||
| FT%: | 68.1% (271) | ||||
| 3P%: | 30.2% (319) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 67.7 (130) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 23.9 (298) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.5 (181) | ||||
| FG%: | 44.0% (244) | ||||
| FT%: | 72.4% (272) | ||||
| 3P%: | 34.0% (247) | ||||
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