MBB Game Day Central: Winthrop

Gameday Central Links:

Game Time: 7 p.m.

Live Video: ESPN3, Big South Network, MASN, LFSN, WFFP, The Walk

Play-by-Play Broadcaster: Matt Warner

Analyst Broadcaster: Paul Nazigian

Sideline Reporter: Bobbie Bohlig

Radio Coverage:

Liberty Flames Sports Radio Network-Radio

98.5 FM, 101.1FM & 610 AM

Play-by-Play Broadcaster: Alan York

Series History: Winthrop leads 40-17

Liberty Notables

Liberty ranks No. 18 in scoring defense in the country allowing 63.5 points per game.
Liberty currently ranks 3rd in the country in free throw percentage shooting 79.1 percent as a team.
Ryan Kemrite is three three-pointers away from tying Larry Blair's school record of 227 career three-pointers made.
The Flames look for their first regular season sweep over Winthrop since the 2003-04 season.
Keegan McDowell was named Big South Freshman of the Week, averaging 16.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg and 2.0 apg.
29 made field goals by Liberty at PC is the most against a DI opponent since Jan. 26, 2017 (31 @ LWU).
Liberty is the last team to defeat Winthrop before its six-game winning streak.
Liberty had not scored 80+ points in back-to-back games since Feb. 6, 2016 (vs. HPU, @ WU).
Liberty has not scored 80+ points in three straight games since Nov. 29, 2008 (@ UVA, vs. Coker, vs. W&M)
Scottie James ranks 58th in the country in rebounds per game (8.8).
Scottie James is the only player in school history to post six double-doubles in his sophomore season during Liberty's DI era.
Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz ranks 36th in the country in free-throw percentage at 88.3%.
Liberty is second on the NCAA's most improved rebounding teams with a +6.5 difference this season.

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