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Liberty tames Missouri in 66-45 beat down behind McGhee
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) No Southeastern Conference team had ever visited Liberty Arena until Missouri on Thursday night. There may reluctance on the part of SEC members to return.
Darius McGhee scored 20 points and Shiloh Robinson scored a career-high 15 and Liberty beat the Tigers 66-45 in a game that was never close.
Liberty blitzed Missouri with a 20-5 start in the first 9:45 and pushed the lead to 33-7 on McGhee's layup with 4:37 before halftime. Liberty lead 35-14 at the break as the Tigers shot 3 for 21.
Missouri never got within 15 points in the second half.
Keegan McDowell added 12 points for the Flames (4-3).
Kobe Brown scored 14 points with 10 rebounds for Missouri (4-4) and Amari Davis scored 13.
Liberty moved its record to 5-5 against the SEC since the 2018-19 season. Missouri was the first Power Five school Liberty faced at home since 2009 when it hosted Clemson; a 79-39 loss.
Missouri beat Liberty 69-60 on Dec. 9, 2020 at Columbia, Missouri after the Flames beat South Carolina and Mississippi State of the SEC at neutral sites last season.
Liberty now has defeated eight Power Five opponents under coach Ritchie McKay, including Mississippi State in the NCAA Tournament in 2019.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Ronnie DeGray III vs. Shiloh Robinson (Keegan McDowell gains possession) | Â |
| 19:45 | | +3 | Darius McGhee makes three point jump shot | 0-3 |
| 19:29 |  | Â | Kobe Brown misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:27 | | Â | Kobe Brown offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:22 | | Â | Kobe Brown turnover (bad pass) (Darius McGhee steals) | Â |
| 19:15 | | Â | Darius McGhee misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:13 | | Â | Tigers defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:56 | | Â | Kobe Brown turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Rode steals) | Â |
| 18:39 | | Â | Darius McGhee misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:37 | | Â | Kobe Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:21 | | Â | DaJuan Gordon misses two point layup | Â |
| 18:19 | | Â | Keegan McDowell defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:00 | | +3 | Keegan McDowell makes three point jump shot (Kyle Rode assists) | 0-6 |
| 17:51 | | Â | Kyle Rode shooting foul (Amari Davis draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:51 | | +1 | Amari Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-6 |
| 17:51 | | +1 | Amari Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-6 |
| 17:32 | | Â | Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:30 | | Â | Joseph Venzant offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:24 | | Â | Flames 30 second timeout | Â |
| 17:03 | | Â | Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:01 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:03 | | Â | Amari Davis personal foul (Shiloh Robinson draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:03 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 17:03 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 17:03 | | Â | Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:49 | | Â | Joseph Venzant shooting foul (Kobe Brown draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:49 | | +1 | Kobe Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-6 |
| 16:49 | | Â | Kobe Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 16:49 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:29 | | Â | Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:27 | | Â | Joseph Venzant offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:17 | | +3 | Keegan McDowell makes three point jump shot (Shiloh Robinson assists) | 3-9 |
| 16:03 | | Â | DaJuan Gordon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:01 | | Â | Joseph Venzant defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:38 | | Â | Kyle Rode turnover (bad pass) (DaJuan Gordon steals) | Â |
| 15:29 | | Â | Amari Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:27 | | Â | Kyle Rode defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:18 | | +2 | Shiloh Robinson makes two point layup (Darius McGhee assists) | 3-11 |
| 15:04 | | Â | Kyle Rode personal foul | Â |
| 15:04 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:45 | | Â | Ronnie DeGray III misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:43 | | Â | Javon Pickett offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:37 | | Â | Javon Pickett misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:35 | | Â | Blake Preston defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:19 | | +2 | Shiloh Robinson makes two point alley-oop layup (Darius McGhee assists) | 3-13 |
| 14:11 | | Â | Javon Pickett turnover (lost ball) (Shiloh Robinson steals) | Â |
| 13:58 | | Â | Javon Pickett personal foul (Darius McGhee draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:38 | | Â | Flames turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 13:27 | | Â | Jordan Wilmore turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 13:14 | | +3 | Brody Peebles makes three point jump shot (Blake Preston assists) | 3-16 |
| 12:59 | | Â | Kobe Brown turnover (bad pass) (Blake Preston steals) | Â |
| 12:43 | | Â | Brody Peebles turnover (bad pass) (Jarron Coleman steals) | Â |
| 12:43 | | Â | Jarron Coleman turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 12:21 | | Â | Keegan McDowell misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:19 | | Â | Kobe Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:06 | | Â | DaJuan Gordon misses two point layup | Â |
| 12:04 | | Â | Kobe Brown offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:59 | | +2 | Kobe Brown makes two point layup | 5-16 |
| 11:36 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:34 | | Â | Anton Brookshire defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | Jarron Coleman offensive foul (Keegan McDowell draws the foul) | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | Jarron Coleman turnover | Â |
| 11:25 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:12 | | +2 | Blake Preston makes two point layup (Isiah Warfield assists) | 5-18 |
| 11:00 | | Â | Kobe Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:58 | | Â | DJ Moore defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:42 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Brown steals) | Â |
| 10:33 | | Â | Ronnie DeGray III misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:31 | | Â | Flames defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:15 | | +2 | DJ Moore makes two point layup | 5-20 |
| 9:55 | | Â | Jarron Coleman offensive foul (Isiah Warfield draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:55 | | Â | Jarron Coleman turnover | Â |
| 9:33 | | Â | Isiah Warfield misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:31 | | Â | Javon Pickett defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:08 | | Â | Javon Pickett turnover (lost ball) (DJ Moore steals) | Â |
| 8:49 | | Â | Darius McGhee misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:47 | | Â | DaJuan Gordon defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:33 | | Â | Kobe Brown misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 8:31 | | Â | Yaya Keita offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:27 | | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:22 | | Â | Isiah Warfield shooting foul (DaJuan Gordon draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:22 | | +1 | DaJuan Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-20 |
| 8:22 | | +1 | DaJuan Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-20 |
| 7:54 | | +3 | Darius McGhee makes three point jump shot | 7-23 |
| 7:36 | | Â | DaJuan Gordon misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:34 | | Â | Ronnie DeGray III offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:34 | | Â | Jump ball. Ronnie DeGray III vs. Micaiah Abii (Ronnie DeGray III gains possession) | Â |
| 7:31 | | Â | Javon Pickett misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:29 | | Â | Joseph Venzant defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Shiloh Robinson misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:10 | | Â | Joseph Venzant offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:54 | | Â | Amari Davis personal foul | Â |
| 6:46 | | +2 | Shiloh Robinson makes two point hook shot | 7-25 |
| 6:46 | | Â | Ronnie DeGray III shooting foul (Shiloh Robinson draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:31 | | Â | Anton Brookshire turnover (bad pass) (Darius McGhee steals) | Â |
| 6:24 | | Â | Keegan McDowell offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:19 | | +2 | Keegan McDowell makes two point layup | 7-28 |
| 6:19 | | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 6:02 | | Â | Brody Peebles blocks Sean Durugordon's two point layup | Â |
| 6:00 | | Â | Joseph Venzant defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:40 | | Â | Darius McGhee turnover (lost ball) (Ronnie DeGray III steals) | Â |
| 5:36 | | Â | Kobe Brown turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 5:18 | | +3 | Darius McGhee makes three point jump shot (Brody Peebles assists) | 7-31 |
| 5:03 | | Â | Jarron Coleman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:01 | | Â | Sean Durugordon offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:59 | | Â | DaJuan Gordon offensive foul (Keegan McDowell draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:59 | | Â | DaJuan Gordon turnover | Â |
| 4:37 | | +2 | Darius McGhee makes two point layup | 7-33 |
| 4:18 | | Â | Jarron Coleman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:16 | | Â | Keegan McDowell defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:56 | | Â | Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:54 | | Â | Tigers defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:54 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:44 | | +2 | Kobe Brown makes two point hook shot (Ronnie DeGray III assists) | 9-33 |
| 3:15 | | Â | Brody Peebles turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 3:06 | | Â | Joseph Venzant personal foul | Â |
| 2:59 | | Â | Amari Davis turnover (bad pass) (Darius McGhee steals) | Â |
| 2:33 | | Â | Keegan McDowell turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Brown steals) | Â |
| 2:25 | | Â | Kobe Brown turnover (bad pass) (Darius McGhee steals) | Â |
| 2:19 | | Â | Keegan McDowell misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:17 | | Â | Kobe Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:12 | | Â | Amari Davis misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:10 | | Â | Blake Preston defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:53 | | Â | Keegan McDowell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:51 | | Â | Ronnie DeGray III defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:40 | | +2 | Kobe Brown makes two point layup | 11-33 |
| 1:23 | | Â | Keegan McDowell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:21 | | Â | Jarron Coleman defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:03 | | Â | Blake Preston blocks Ronnie DeGray III's two point layup | Â |
| 1:01 | | Â | Blake Preston defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Jarron Coleman shooting foul (Isiah Warfield draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Isiah Warfield misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Kobe Brown defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:40 | | Â | Ronnie DeGray III personal foul (Blake Preston draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:40 | | Â | Blake Preston personal foul (Ronnie DeGray III draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:32 | | Â | Amari Davis misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:30 | | Â | Blake Preston defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Kobe Brown shooting foul (Keegan McDowell draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Keegan McDowell misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | DJ Moore shooting foul (Amari Davis draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:03 | | +1 | Keegan McDowell makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 11-34 |
| 0:03 | | +1 | Keegan McDowell makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 11-35 |
| 0:01 | | Â | DJ Moore shooting foul (Amari Davis draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:01 | | +1 | Amari Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 12-35 |
| 0:01 | | +1 | Amari Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 13-35 |
| 0:01 | | +1 | Amari Davis makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 14-35 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |