Scores

Final

CSU 79

(12-6, 7-0 Big South)

Liberty 75

(6-15, 2-5 Big South)

Coverage: ESPN3

8:00 PM ET, January 26, 2013

Vines Center, Lynchburg, VA

1 2 T
CHSO 41 3879
LIB 38 3775

Top Performers

Charleston Southern: S. Nimley 23 Pts, 10 Reb, 5 Ast, 2 Stl

Liberty: D. Marshall 23 Pts, 3 Reb, 4 Ast

Charleston Southern 79, Liberty 75

Associated Press

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Saah Nimley scored 23 points with 10 rebounds and Charleston Southern held off Liberty 79-75 Saturday night to win its eighth consecutive game and remain the only undefeated team in Big South Conference play.

The Buccaneers (12-6, 7-0), whose winning streak is the longest since they won nine straight in 1994-95, are also off to their best conference start since winning their first 10 in 1986-87.

Charleston Southern led 74-66 with 6:21 to go, but John Caleb Saunders' layup tied it at 74 with 4 minutes left. The Buccaneers then hit 5 of 7 free throws while limiting the Flames to a JR Coronado foul shot with 1:31 remaining.

Arlon Harper added 19 points and Mathiang Muo and Jeremy Sexton scored 14 apiece for Charleston Southern. Allie Fullah had 10 rebounds and five blocks.

Davon Marshall's 23 points led Liberty (6-15, 2-5), which has lost three of its past four.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
CHSO
LIB
Points 79 75
FG Made-Attempted 30-68 (.441) 24-64 (.375)
3P Made-Attempted 10-25 (.400) 11-27 (.407)
FT Made-Attempted 9-16 (.563) 16-19 (.842)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (1/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 4 0

Game Leaders

 
CHSO
LIB
PointsS. Nimley 23D. Marshall 23
ReboundsS. Nimley 10J. Coronado 13
AssistsS. Nimley 5J. Sanders 4
StealsS. Nimley 2J. Sanders 1
BlocksA. Fullah 5A. Smith 3
Team Stats: Charleston Southern | Liberty

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 26, 2013 CHSO 79, @LIB 75Recap
Mar 10, 2013 LIB 87, @CHSO 76Recap

Next 5 Games

CHSO
LIB
01/30 WEBB 7:30pm
02/06 @CCAR 7:00pm
02/09 CAMP 5:30pm
02/13 @WIN 7:00pm
02/16 @UNCA 2:00pm
 01/29 CAMP 7:00pm
02/02 @WIN 7:00pm
02/05 RAD 7:00pm
02/09 @WEBB 7:00pm
02/13 @CAMP 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Charleston Southern | Liberty

Big South Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Gardner-Webb11-521-12
Charleston Southern12-419-12
High Point12-417-13
UNC-Asheville10-616-16
Coastal Carolina9-714-15
Virginia Military8-814-17
Winthrop6-1014-17
Liberty6-1015-20
Radford7-913-19
Campbell7-913-20
Presbyterian4-128-24
Longwood4-128-25
View expanded standings »