LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - Anthony Hubbard scored 16 points and Morgan State broke open a close game late in the second half to defeat winless Liberty 67-62 Thursday night and snap a three-game skid.
The game was tied 10 times and the Bears led 35-33 at halftime.
Trailing 52-51 with 7:02 left, Morgan State (2-3) reeled off eight straight points, starting with four by Ian Chiles, and held the Flames without a field goal until only 1:02 remained.
The Bears, who came in shooting only 55.3 percent (52 of 94) from the free throw line, made 8 of 12 foul shots in the final 2 minutes and finished 17 of 27 (63 percent). However, they made only 2 of 15 3-pointers.
Chiles added 12 points and DeWayne Jackson 11 for Morgan State. The Bears had a 42-28 rebounding advantage, led by Justin Black with 12.
Casey Roberts scored 15 points to pace Liberty (0-7).
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Morgan State (2-3) « | 35 | 32 | 67 |
| Liberty (0-7) | 33 | 29 | 62 |
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| Morgan State Bears | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Jackson, F | 34 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| T. Heath, F | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| I. Chiles, C | 27 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| A. Hubbard, G | 34 | 5-12 | 6-10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| B. Bozeman, G | 30 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Black | 35 | 2-10 | 5-8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| S. Duncan | 17 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| T. Bailey | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| R. Simpson | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 24-56 | 17-27 | 42 | 17 | 15 | 67 | |
| 42.9% | 63% | ||||||
| Liberty Flames | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Coronado, F | 27 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| T. Speaks, G | 33 | 4-11 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| D. Marshall, G | 29 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| J. Sanders, G | 29 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| C. Roberts, G | 27 | 4-9 | 5-7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Gielo | 18 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| S. Ogukwe | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| A. Smith | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| C. Donley | 8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| K. Assinesi | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23-53 | 9-13 | 28 | 13 | 20 | 62 | |
| 43.4% | 69.2% | ||||||
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