Scores

Final

Presbyterian 63

(8-6, 2-2 Big South)

Liberty 56

(5-11, 0-4 Big South)

7:00 PM ET, January 2, 2012

Vines Center, Lynchburg, VA

1 2 T
PRE 35 2863
LIB 35 2156

Top Performers

Presbyterian: E. Washington 14 Pts, 3 Reb, 8 Ast, 1 Stl

Liberty: J. Sanders 10 Pts, 12 Reb, 9 Ast, 1 Stl

Presbyterian 63, Liberty 56

Associated Press

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Al'Lonzo Coleman scored 18 points and Presbyterian defeated Liberty 63-56 on Monday night.

Coleman, the Big South Co-Player of the Week, averaged 19.5 points in the Blue Hose's previous four games. Presbyterian won three straight before falling to Virginia Military Institute 78-70 on Saturday.

Coleman was helped against the Flames by Eric Washington's 14 points and eight assists and Josh Johnson's 11 points.

Presbyterian trailed 54-53 before it grabbed three straight offensive rebounds, including two by Coleman, who tipped in the last one to put the Blue Hose up for good, 55-54 with 2:22 remaining.

Presbyterian (8-6, 2-2) dished out 15 assists, while turning it over only four times.

David Minaya led the Flames (5-11, 0-4) with 15 points and Jesse Sanders had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Tavares Speaks added 12 points for Liberty, which started conference play with four straight losses for the first time since 1998-99.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
PRE
LIB
Points 63 56
FG Made-Attempted 24-54 (.444) 24-46 (.522)
3P Made-Attempted 5-20 (.250) 2-6 (.333)
FT Made-Attempted 10-16 (.625) 6-10 (.600)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 9 (0/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 7 6

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 2, 2012 PRE 63, @LIB 56Recap
Feb 11, 2012 LIB 77, @PRE 64Recap