Liberty Hosts North Florida in ASUN Home Opener
1/10/2022 10:12:01 AM | Men's Basketball
Liberty will play its first ASUN contest at Liberty Arena this season as the Flames welcome North Florida to town. Liberty is currently riding a 42-game winning streak at home, which is the second longest home winning streak in Division I.
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Liberty vs. North Florida
Game Date: Tuesday, Jan. 11
Game Time: 7 p.m. (ET)
Live Video: ESPN+
Play-by-Play Broadcaster: Matt Warner
Color Analyst: Paul Nazigian
Sideline Reporter: Emily Austen
Live Audio: LFSN Radio (107.5 FM | 101.1 FM)
Play-by-Play Broadcaster: Alan York
Liberty Notables
- Liberty has 92 wins the last three seasons, which ranks the third most in the country.
- Since Liberty joined the ASUN Conference in 2018, four of the seven games between North Florida and Liberty have been decided by five points or less.
- Darius McGhee has made more three-pointers (63) than 15 schools in the country this season.
- McGhee has made 287 career three-pointers, which ranks No. 15 among active players in Division I.
- McGhee ranks No. 3 in the country in 3FG Made (63), total points (344) and ranks in No. 7 in points per game (21.5).
- McGhee has won 92 career games, which is 12 wins away from tying the program record, set by Elijah Cuffee.
- Liberty ranks No. 23 in the country in scoring defense, allowing 60.0 points per game.
- Keegan McDowell is shooting 44.6 percent from the three-point range, which ranks No. 19 in Division I.
- Liberty is the only team in the country in the last three seasons to win its regular season title and conference tournament title.
- Liberty is the second team ever in the ASUN Conference history to win three straight ASUN Tournament titles (Belmont won from 06-08).
- Liberty is trying to become the first team since Gonzaga (2013-18) to win four straight regular season titles and conference tournament titles.
- Liberty is one of eight programs in the country to win 20+ games in each of the last five seasons.