LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - Brandon Britt scored 21 points and William & Mary overcame a 15-point halftime deficit to topple Liberty 71-59 Saturday in a nonconference affair.
Liberty (0-2) led 38-23 at the half, closing out the frame on an 8-0 run capped by a last-second jumper from Davon Marshall.
The Tribe (2-0) blitzed out of the break with a 12-1 scoring run bolstered by six points from Britt and a 3-pointer from Tim Rusthoven.
William & Mary took a 43-41 lead with 12:13 to play on a 3-pointer by Britt, marking its first lead since midway through the first half.
The Flames trailed 59-56 with 2:40 left, but Britt scored six consecutive points to put the Tribe up nine with 1:32 left.
Britt was 6 of 8 from the field and 8 of 13 on free throws.
Tavares Speaks led Liberty with 15 points on 6-of-13 shooting.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| William & Mary (2-0) « | 23 | 48 | 71 |
| Liberty (0-2) | 38 | 21 | 59 |
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| William & Mary Tribe | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Gaillard, F | 32 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| T. Rusthoven, F | 21 | 4-8 | 5-7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| M. Rum, G | 35 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Thornton, G | 29 | 3-8 | 5-5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| B. Britt, G | 27 | 6-8 | 8-13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Tarpey | 26 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| F. Heldring | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| T. Schalk | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Boatner | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21-44 | 25-36 | 33 | 11 | 15 | 71 | |
| 47.7% | 69.4% | ||||||
| Liberty Flames | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Ogukwe, F | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| D. Marshall, G | 34 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| J. Sanders, G | 31 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| T. Speaks, G | 30 | 6-13 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| J. Jourdan, G | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Coronado | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| A. Smith | 16 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| C. Roberts | 15 | 3-4 | 3-6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| C. Donley | 12 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| K. Assinesi | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| L. Taylor | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23-58 | 7-13 | 34 | 13 | 26 | 59 | |
| 39.7% | 53.8% | ||||||
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