The Liberty/ Longwood basketball game from Tuesday night made some national news as several sports websites/writers picked up on the 2nd half scoring onslaught.
Longwood’s Tristan Carey had 40 points tonight. He had 31 over the weekend. That’s 71 points and 22 rebounds in two games. He’s 6-foot-4.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) February 20, 2013
Longwood – Liberty was 91-78 with two minutes remaining. The two teams would combine for 34 points in the final two minutes.
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) February 20, 2013
55 combined points in final 3:55. Wow. 34 in final two minutes. RT @mikeminyard: Box score with 3:55 left in game: twitter.com/MikeMinyard/st…
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) February 20, 2013
Longwood and Liberty both went over 100 in regulation tonight. First time in D-I since 11/11/11 (VMI/The Citadel).
— Ken Pomeroy (@kenpomeroy) February 20, 2013
Longwood and Liberty combined to score 55 points in the final 4 minutes. Here’s how. sbn.to/Zf5zJm
— SB Nation (@sbnation) February 20, 2013
Liberty scored 101 pts in regulation loss to Longwood. Most points scored in regulation loss since Texas State scored 102on Mar. 2, 2011.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 20, 2013
Be sure to check out the sbnation.com story which detailed the 55 points scored in the final 4 minutes.
Liberty scored 33, while Longwood scored 22. In the final two minutes, 34 points were scored. It ended 102-101, Longwood.
So how did Liberty get all those points in such a hurry? They hit seven three-pointers, made all four of their free throws and did not turn the ball over. Their team strategy was to run down the court, make a pass or two and chuck up the first semi-clean look they got. Everything just happened to go in.
Longwood went 15-for-22 from the free throw line in the final 3:55. In the first 36 minutes of regulation, they had gone to the line just 19 times. Despite Liberty’s hot shooting, the Lancers somehow never coughed up the lead down the stretch.
It was a night to remember for two teams with a combined record of 15-41.
