Scores

Final

Liberty 68

(8-17, 4-7 Big South)

Gardner-Webb 71

(14-11, 6-5 Big South)

Coverage: ESPN3

7:00 PM ET, February 9, 2013

Paul Porter Arena, Boiling Springs, NC

1 2 T
LIB 24 4468
WEBB 30 4171

Top Performers

Liberty: J. Sanders 27 Pts, 7 Reb, 7 Ast, 3 Stl

Gardner-Webb: T. Newsome 26 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast

Gardner-Webb 71, Liberty 68

Associated Press

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- Tashan Newsome scored 26 points, including 17 in the second half, to lead Gardner-Webb to a 71-68 victory over Liberty in a Big South Conference game Saturday night.

The senior guard's layup with 3:37 remaining put the Runnin' Bulldogs ahead to stay, 57-55, as they broke a streak of six consecutive losses against the Flames (8-17, 4-7).

Newsome made 8 of 14 shots and 10 of 13 free throws for Gardner-Webb, which also got 16 points from Donta Harper.

John Caleb Sanders scored 25 of his 27 points for Liberty in the second half, when the Flames rallied from a 30-24 halftime deficit to take a 47-45 lead with 9:17 left. He had made four consecutive free throws to tie the game at 55 before Newsome's go-ahead bucket.

Sanders made 8 of 16 shots and 10 of 10 free throws.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
LIB
WEBB
Points 68 71
FG Made-Attempted 23-53 (.434) 22-57 (.386)
3P Made-Attempted 4-17 (.235) 3-14 (.214)
FT Made-Attempted 18-20 (.900) 24-33 (.727)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 22 (0/0) 15 (0/0)
Largest Lead 6 12

Game Leaders

 
LIB
WEBB
PointsJ. Sanders 27T. Newsome 26
ReboundsJ. Sanders 7D. Harper 9
AssistsJ. Sanders 7T. Strange 3
StealsJ. Sanders 3T. Strange 3
Team Stats: Liberty | Gardner-Webb

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Feb 9, 2013 @WEBB 71, LIB 68Recap
Mar 9, 2013 LIB 65, @WEBB 62Recap

Next 5 Games

LIB
WEBB
02/13 @CAMP 7:00pm
02/16 HP 6:00pm
02/19 @LONG 7:00pm
02/23 PEAY 4:00pm
02/26 VMI 7:00pm
 02/13 @UNCA 7:00pm
02/16 @CCAR 7:00pm
02/19 WIN 7:00pm
02/23 @COFC 4:00pm
02/27 CHSO 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Liberty | Gardner-Webb

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 »