McGhee scores 22 to carry Liberty past Northern Iowa 76-74
AP
Dec 22, 2021
HONOLULU (AP) Darius McGhee had 22 points as Liberty Flames edged past Northern Iowa Panthers 76-74 in the Diamond Head Classic on Wednesday.
Keegan McDowell and Shiloh Robinson each had 15 points for Liberty (8-4). Micaiah Abii had 11 points. McGhee moved to No. 18 on the program's scoring list.
McDowell made 1 of 2 free throws with five seconds left.
Noah Carter tied a season high with 20 points for the Panthers (4-6). Nate Heise added 15 points and AJ Green had 13 points.
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1st Half
LIB
Flames
39
UNI
Panthers
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Shiloh Robinson vs. Nate Heise (Flames gains possession)
19:37
Darius McGhee misses two point jump shot
19:35
Nate Heise defensive rebound
19:22
Tywhon Pickford misses three point jump shot
19:20
Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
19:04
Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
19:02
Tytan Anderson defensive rebound
18:50
AJ Green turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Rode steals)
18:45
Tywhon Pickford shooting foul (Shiloh Robinson draws the foul)
18:45
+1
Shiloh Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-0
18:45
Shiloh Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:45
Cole Henry defensive rebound
18:30
+3
Tywhon Pickford makes three point jump shot (Nate Heise assists)
1-3
18:10
Shiloh Robinson turnover (bad pass)
17:58
Shiloh Robinson shooting foul (Nate Heise draws the foul)
17:58
Nate Heise misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:58
+1
Nate Heise makes regular free throw 2 of 2
1-4
17:34
+2
Blake Preston makes two point layup
3-4
17:21
Tywhon Pickford misses two point layup
17:19
Blake Preston defensive rebound
17:05
Keegan McDowell misses three point jump shot
17:03
Cole Henry defensive rebound
16:40
Cole Henry misses two point hook shot
16:38
Blake Preston defensive rebound
16:19
Blake Preston misses two point hook shot
16:17
Cole Henry defensive rebound
15:53
+3
Tywhon Pickford makes three point jump shot (AJ Green assists)
3-7
15:29
Keegan McDowell misses three point jump shot
15:27
Tywhon Pickford defensive rebound
15:21
Joseph Venzant personal foul (AJ Green draws the foul)
15:21
TV timeout
15:01
Noah Carter misses three point jump shot
14:59
Austin Phyfe offensive rebound
14:47
+2
Austin Phyfe makes two point layup
3-9
14:38
Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
14:36
Tytan Anderson defensive rebound
14:17
Kyle Rode shooting foul (Noah Carter draws the foul)
14:17
+1
Noah Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-10
14:17
+1
Noah Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
3-11
14:08
+3
Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Darius McGhee assists)
6-11
13:56
+3
Noah Carter makes three point jump shot (Nate Heise assists)
6-14
13:39
+3
Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Shiloh Robinson assists)
9-14
13:19
Isiah Warfield shooting foul (Noah Carter draws the foul)
13:19
+1
Noah Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-15
13:19
Noah Carter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:19
Kyle Rode defensive rebound
13:04
Darius McGhee misses two point jump shot
13:02
Austin Phyfe defensive rebound
12:44
+2
Austin Phyfe makes two point hook shot
9-17
12:18
Darius McGhee turnover (bad pass)
12:06
+2
Noah Carter makes two point layup
9-19
12:06
Brody Peebles shooting foul (Noah Carter draws the foul)
12:06
+1
Noah Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 1
9-20
11:39
+2
Shiloh Robinson makes two point layup
11-20
11:24
+2
Noah Carter makes two point jump shot
11-22
11:05
+3
Shiloh Robinson makes three point jump shot (Joseph Venzant assists)
14-22
10:48
Bowen Born misses two point jump shot
10:46
Darius McGhee defensive rebound
10:36
+3
Keegan McDowell makes three point jump shot (Darius McGhee assists)
17-22
10:19
AJ Green misses two point jump shot
10:17
Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
10:08
+2
Darius McGhee makes two point layup
19-22
9:47
Noah Carter misses two point jump shot
9:45
Flames defensive rebound
9:45
TV timeout
9:32
+2
Micaiah Abii makes two point dunk
21-22
9:18
Cole Henry misses two point layup
9:16
Micaiah Abii defensive rebound
8:49
+2
Shiloh Robinson makes two point dunk (Joseph Venzant assists)
23-22
8:32
Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
8:30
Tywhon Pickford offensive rebound
8:25
+2
Tywhon Pickford makes two point layup
23-24
8:04
Keegan McDowell misses three point jump shot
8:02
Tywhon Pickford defensive rebound
7:52
Cole Henry turnover (bad pass)
7:52
TV timeout
7:22
Shiloh Robinson misses three point jump shot
7:20
Nate Heise defensive rebound
6:51
+2
Tytan Anderson makes two point layup
23-26
6:21
+3
Micaiah Abii makes three point jump shot (Darius McGhee assists)
26-26
5:57
+2
AJ Green makes two point jump shot
26-28
5:33
+2
Darius McGhee makes two point hook shot
28-28
5:22
Shiloh Robinson personal foul (AJ Green draws the foul)
5:04
AJ Green misses two point jump shot
5:02
Blake Preston defensive rebound
4:40
+3
Darius McGhee makes three point jump shot (Kyle Rode assists)
31-28
4:20
Tywhon Pickford misses three point jump shot
4:18
Panthers offensive rebound
4:11
Blake Preston blocks Tywhon Pickford's two point layup
4:09
Kyle Rode defensive rebound
4:04
Bowen Born personal foul (Brody Peebles draws the foul)
3:44
Joseph Venzant misses three point jump shot
3:42
Bowen Born defensive rebound
3:37
Noah Carter misses three point jump shot
3:35
Blake Preston defensive rebound
3:16
Kyle Rode misses two point layup
3:14
Cole Henry defensive rebound
3:03
Joseph Venzant personal foul (AJ Green draws the foul)
3:03
TV timeout
3:03
+1
AJ Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2
31-29
3:03
AJ Green misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:03
Kyle Rode defensive rebound
2:48
+2
Micaiah Abii makes two point layup
33-29
2:34
Nate Heise turnover (bad pass)
2:15
+3
Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Isiah Warfield assists)
36-29
1:55
AJ Green misses three point jump shot
1:53
Flames defensive rebound
1:26
+3
Darius McGhee makes three point jump shot
39-29
1:21
Panthers 30 second timeout
1:01
+2
Nate Heise makes two point jump shot
39-31
0:51
Flames 30 second timeout
0:41
Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
0:39
Tytan Anderson defensive rebound
0:25
AJ Green turnover (bad pass)
0:01
Micaiah Abii turnover (bad pass)
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
LIB
Flames
37
UNI
Panthers
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:31
+2
AJ Green makes two point jump shot
39-33
19:11
Keegan McDowell misses three point jump shot
19:09
Nate Heise defensive rebound
18:54
AJ Green misses three point jump shot
18:52
Darius McGhee defensive rebound
18:47
Darius McGhee turnover (bad pass)
18:23
Kyle Rode personal foul (Tywhon Pickford draws the foul)
18:05
Cole Henry turnover (bad pass)
18:03
Noah Carter blocks Shiloh Robinson's two point jump shot
18:01
Shiloh Robinson offensive rebound
17:53
Noah Carter blocks Shiloh Robinson's two point jump shot
17:51
Noah Carter defensive rebound
17:40
AJ Green turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Rode steals)
17:38
Nate Heise blocks Darius McGhee's two point layup
17:36
Panthers defensive rebound
16:54
Austin Phyfe misses two point jump shot
16:52
Blake Preston defensive rebound
16:35
Darius McGhee turnover (lost ball) (Nate Heise steals)
