Liberty (4-0) vs. Navy (2-1)
Lynchburg, VA – Vines Center
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 7 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN+
Radio: Alan York will have the Liberty radio network call on 107.5 FM in Lynchburg or also streaming online.
Last Meeting: Liberty won, 76-58, on November 28, 2018.
Series History: Liberty leads the all-time series, 2-1.

Projected LU Starters:

11 Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz (Sr., 6-1, 175) – 7.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.0 apg
2 Darius McGhee (So., 5-9, 150) – 10.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.0 apg
10 Elijah Cuffee (Jr., 6-4, 200) – 6.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 3.0 apg
1 Caleb Homesley (R-Sr., 6-6, 200) – 10.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.0 apg
31 Scottie James (R-Sr., 6-7, 230) – 11.0 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 1.1 apg

Projected Navy Starters:

1 John Carter Jr (So., 6-3, 202) – 10.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 0.6 apg
20 Greg Summers (So., 6-3, 195) – 10.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.1 apg
22 Cam Davis (Jr., 6-0, 184) – 11.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.4 apg
33 Luke Loehr (Jr., 6-7, 221) – 7.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.3 apg
40 Evan Wieck (Sr., 6-8, 240) – 10.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.3 apg

QUICK FACTS

  • Of the 160 minutes Liberty has played this season, the Flames have trailed for just three minutes and nine seconds.
  • Liberty is trying to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 1991 and only the second time in the program’s Division I history.
  • The Flames are ranked #13 in the country in scoring defense, allowing 52.8 points per game.
  • Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz is 10 victories away from becoming Liberty’s all-time winningest player in school history, surpassing Lovell Cabbil who set the record last year with 85 wins.
  • Liberty is favored by 15.5 points.

PREVIEW

Liberty returns home after a brief one game road trip where the Flames dominated East Carolina. On Tuesday night, Ritchie McKay and his Flames welcome the Navy Midshipmen into the Vines Center. Navy is 1-2 on the season after dropping their season opener at George Mason in overtime, 68-55. The Midshipmen then won their first two home contests, defeating the same ECU team Liberty just beat, 62-57,  and Washington College, 87-56.

The Flames defeated Navy in Annapolis last season behind 18 point on 5 made three-pointers by Darius McGhee. He was one of four Flames to reach double figures as he was joined by Keenan Gumbs, Scottie James, and Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz.

The Midshipmen feature a balanced offensive attack led by four double figure scorers. 6’0″ guard Cam Davis leads the team in scoring at 11.7 points per game. Navy is led by 9th year head coach Ed Dechellis. They are coming off a 12-19 record and 8-10 mark in Patriot League play.

KENPOM PREDICTION

Liberty 68, Navy 52