Liberty (13-10, 8-2) begins a short home stand with their next 2 games at home and 4 of their next 5 in the Vines Center as they host Presbyterian (5-16, 1-9) tonight at 7pm.
1. The Blue Hose picked up their first conference win on Saturday.
They knocked off Longwood, 71-62, at home.
2. That win ended a streak of 10 straight losses.
Presbyterian opened league play with 9 straight losses, by an average of 18.1 points per game.
3. The Flames have moved up to the top 25 nationally in scoring defense.
Liberty is holding its opponents to 63.3 points per game this season, that number drops to 60.2 points per game during conference play.
4. Meanwhile, the Blue Hose are the worst scoring offense in the Big South.
They are scoring 63.1 points per game on the season and only 58.5 points per game in conference play.
5. PC knocked off the Flames, 79-73, in Lynchburg a season ago.
DeSean Murray had 28 points and 12 rebounds in the win.
6. PC hasn’t had a winning overall record since moving to Division I prior to the 2007-2008 season.
They’ve also never had a winning record in Big South play.
7. KenPom gives the Flames a 96% chance at the win.
The predicted score is Liberty 71, Presbyterian 52.
