Flames Basketball completes three-peat, defeats North Alabama in ASUN Championship

For the third straight season, the Liberty University men’s basketball team has been crowned the ASUN Tournament Champions, as the Flames defeated North Alabama 79-75 in the ASUN Championship game, Sunday afternoon at UNF Arena.

Liberty clinches the auto-bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 23-5 overall record. Liberty’s Darius McGhee was named the ASUN Tournament MVP and was also named to the ASUN All-Tournament Team along with Chris Parker and Kyle Rode.

With the win, Liberty extends its winning streak to 12 games, which is the third-longest streak in the country.

Liberty is the second team in ASUN history to win three straight ASUN Tournament titles.

The Flames will now turn their attention to the NCAA Tournament. Selection Sunday is set for March 14 at 6 p.m. and can be seen on CBS.

> Read more on the championship game at LibertyFlames.com.