Homesley carries Liberty past East Carolina 77-57
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) Caleb Homesley had 25 points as Liberty routed East Carolina 77-57 on Saturday to remain unbeaten.
Homesley hit 6 of 8 3-pointers.
Darius McGhee had 15 points for Liberty (4-0), playing its first road game.
Jayden Gardner had 26 points on 10 of 15 shooting for the Pirates (1-3). Brandon Suggs added 13 points. Tristen Newton had 10 points.
The Flames led by six at halftime but pushed the lead to 41-28 in less than three minutes when Scottie James scored six of his nine points and McGhee hit a 3-pointer for a comfortable margin the rest of the way.
Liberty plays Navy at home on Tuesday. East Carolina plays Evansville on Friday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 0.0 | | End of period | ||
| 18:56 | | Personal foul on Charles Coleman | ||
| 18:39 |  | Offensive foul on Elijah Cuffee | ||
| 18:15 | | Shooting foul on Scottie James | ||
| 15:58 | | Bad pass turnover on Caleb Homesley, stolen by Tristen Newton | ||
| 15:46 | | Brandon Suggs missed driving layup | ||
| 13:44 | | Shooting foul on Elijah Cuffee | ||
| 13:05 | | Personal foul on Myo Baxter-Bell | ||
| 12:48 | | Bitumba Baruti missed layup, blocked by Shiloh Robinson | ||
| 12:26 | | Myo Baxter-Bell missed dunk, blocked by Jayden Gardner | ||
| 12:09 | | Offensive foul on Jayden Gardner | ||
| 11:51 | | Shooting foul on J.J. Miles | ||
| 11:51 | | +1 | Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz made free throw | 18-9 |
| 9:09 | | Defensive rebound by Jayden Gardner | ||
| 9:31 | | +2 | Jayden Gardner made driving layup, assist by J.J. Miles | 21-14 |
| 9:09 | | Kyle Rode missed 3-pt. jump shot | ||
| 9:09 | | Defensive rebound by Jayden Gardner | ||
| 8:57 | | +3 | Brandon Suggs made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by J.J. Miles | 21-17 |
| 8:51 | | Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz missed jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Defensive rebound by J.J. Miles | ||
| 8:13 | | Jayden Gardner missed jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Defensive rebound by Elijah Cuffee | ||
| 8:10 | | Darius McGhee missed 3-pt. jump shot | ||
| 8:09 | | Defensive rebound by Jayden Gardner | ||
| 8:03 | | Personal foul on Elijah Cuffee | ||
| 7:49 | | Jayden Gardner missed layup | ||
| 7:47 | | Offensive rebound by Jayden Gardner | ||
| 7:39 | | Tristen Newton missed 3-pt. jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Defensive rebound by Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz | ||
| 7:19 | | Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz missed 3-pt. jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Defensive rebound by Seth LeDay | ||
| 7:08 | | +3 | Miles James made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Seth LeDay | 21-20 |
| 6:48 | | Caleb Homesley missed 3-pt. jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Defensive rebound by Seth LeDay | ||
| 6:35 | | Personal foul on Kyle Rode | ||
| 6:21 | | Offensive foul on Miles James | ||
| 6:21 | | Turnover on Miles James | ||
| 3:45 | | +2 | Bitumba Baruti made dunk, assist by Jayden Gardner | 24-22 |
| 3:04 | | Personal foul on Bitumba Baruti | ||
| 2:43 | | Personal foul on Brandon Suggs | ||
| 2:36 | | Lost ball turnover on Myo Baxter-Bell, stolen by Brandon Suggs | ||
| 2:04 | | +2 | Caleb Homesley made layup | 29-22 |
| 1:54 | | Brandon Suggs missed 3-pt. jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | Defensive rebound by Myo Baxter-Bell | ||
| 1:27 | | Lost ball turnover on Myo Baxter-Bell, stolen by Bitumba Baruti | ||
| 1:19 | | Bad pass turnover on Bitumba Baruti | ||
| 1:08 | | Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz missed layup | ||
| 1:06 | | Offensive rebound by Myo Baxter-Bell | ||
| 1:02 | | Myo Baxter-Bell missed layup, blocked by Bitumba Baruti | ||
| 1:00 | | Defensive rebound by Tristen Newton | ||
| 53.0 | | Personal foul on Darius McGhee | ||
| 53.0 | | +1 | Brandon Suggs made free throw | 29-23 |
| 53.0 | | +1 | Brandon Suggs made 2nd of 2 free throws | 29-24 |
| 39.0 | | Caleb Homesley missed jump shot | ||
| 37.0 | | Defensive rebound by Tristen Newton | ||
| 37.0 | | Jumpball received by East Carolina | ||
| 19.0 | | J.J. Miles missed jump shot | ||
| 19.0 | | Offensive rebound by Jayden Gardner | ||
| 19.0 | | +2 | Jayden Gardner made layup | 29-26 |
| 19.0 | | Shooting foul on Shiloh Robinson | ||
| 19.0 | | Jayden Gardner missed free throw | ||
| 19.0 | | Defensive rebound by Caleb Homesley |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Defensive rebound by Caleb Homesley | 19.0 |
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Jayden Gardner missed free throw | 19.0 |
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Shooting foul on Shiloh Robinson | 19.0 |
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+ 2 | Jayden Gardner made layup | 19.0 |
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Offensive rebound by Jayden Gardner | 19.0 |
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J.J. Miles missed jump shot | 19.0 |
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Defensive rebound by Tristen Newton | 37.0 |
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Caleb Homesley missed jump shot | 39.0 |
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+ 1 | Brandon Suggs made 2nd of 2 free throws | 53.0 |
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+ 1 | Brandon Suggs made free throw | 53.0 |
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Personal foul on Darius McGhee | 53.0 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
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68.6 PPG | 36.1 RPG | 13.1 APG |
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68.1 PPG | 38.4 RPG | 13.7 APG |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
