Liberty looks for its first 3-game, regular season win streak since 2012 as they face the Runnin’ Bulldogs tonight. Here’s what you need to know:
1. Gardner-Webb is 10-11 overall and 5-4 in Big South play this season.
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They are currently on a 3-game losing streak with losses to Asheville, Winthrop, and Radford.
2. Tyrell Nelson is one of the top forwards in the conference.
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He is 6th in the Big South in scoring (15.4 ppg), 1st in rebounding (8.3 rpg), and 2nd in field goal percentage shooting (56.8%).
3. Harold McBride is 2nd on the team in scoring averaging 12 points per game.
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He’s also shooting 40% from 3 and has attempted 109 3-pointers on the season.
4. Liberty is 6-1 this season when holding its opponents to 62 points or less.
The only loss came way back in December at Radford. Obviously, this means the Flames are 1-14 when its opponents score more than 62 points. Gardner-Webb is averaging 75.5 points per game. The Runnin’ Bulldogs are 0-5 this season when failing to score more than 62 points, including losses in their last 2 games.
5. In the teams’ lone meeting last season, the Runnin’ Bulldogs beat the Flames, 77-67.
Jerome Hill led GWU with 22 points and 13 rebounds, while Theo Johnson’s 15 points paced LU.
6. Liberty leads the all-time series 8-6.
Gardner-Webb has won 2 straight and 3 of the past 4 meetings.
7. McKay was 2-1 against GWU in his first stint with the Flames.
The Runnin’ Bulldogs beat the Flames in double overtime on their home court in 2009, but were defeated by McKay’s squad 2 other times that season.
