ncaab Game Recap< BACK

Recap - Liberty Defeats East Carolina 77-57

The battle between Liberty and East Carolina didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as East Carolina was handed a 77-57 defeat on Saturday at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.

Caleb Homesley had 25 points for Liberty and Darius McGhee chipped in with 15 points. Caleb Homesley had 4 assists for them, while Caleb Homesley was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.

East Carolina got a 26-point performance from Jayden Gardner, who was supported by 13 points from Brandon Suggs. J.J. Miles had 3 assists in a losing cause for East Carolina, while Jayden Gardner grabbed 11 rebounds.

Liberty was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Liberty had a 34-29 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.

Next game, Liberty takes its act home to face Navy looking for another win. For East Carolina, they head home to face Evansville.