11/6/2026 2:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Game Day Coverage
- Liberty vs. Boyce (Liberty Arena)
- Tipoff: Monday at 2:02 p.m. ET
- TV: ESPN+
- Radio: LFSN Radio
- Live Stats
- Liberty (0-1) will play its 2026-27 home opener on Saturday afternoon against Boyce (0-0). The Flames are 13-0 all-time in home openers under head coach Ritchie McKay.
- Liberty has 203 wins over the last eight-plus seasons, seventh most in the nation during that span.
- The Flames dropped their season opener 72-57 to High Point in a midnight game at the Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon. Sophomore Zander Carter scored a career-best 21 points in the contest while matching a career high with six boards and totaling a career-best four steals. Freshman Eli Sancomb added 10 points, six rebounds and four assists in his Flames debut.
- Carter's previous career high in scoring was 10 points in the first round of the 2026 NIT (March 17, 2026) at George Mason. Carter was 9-of-14 from the field and 3-of-5 from long distance.
- Liberty (11) is one of three teams in the nation with 11 or more total titles in the last eight seasons (others: Gonzaga 12, Colgate 11). The Flames' 11 titles include one CUSA Tournament crown, two CUSA regular season titles, three ASUN Tournament crowns, four ASUN regular season titles and an ASUN Division title.
- Liberty returns six players and welcomes nine newcomers to the roster. The Flames graduated eight seniors. All five Flames starters in the opener against High Point made their first career starts at Liberty.
- Liberty and Boyce last squared off on New Year's Day of 2024, the same say the Flames football team played in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl against the Oregon Ducks. The Flames prevailed 88-46 in their final non-conference game of the 2023-24 season. Boyce is located in Louisville, Ky., 470 miles from Liberty.
- This will be Liberty's third all-time game on Nov. 7 and second straight year playing on this date. A year ago, the Flames bested Charleston 90-75 at the Field of 68 Media Network Tip-Off event at Liberty Arena. Liberty hit 10 second half three-pointers and scored 51 points over the final 20 minutes. Colin Porter tallied a game-high 23 points, the second highest scoring output of his career. Meanwhile, Brett Decker Jr. eclipsed the 20-point mark for the second game in a row with 21 points this evening. Kaden Metheny poured in 18 points, 13 of which came in the second stanza. Zach Cleveland flirted with a triple-double, finishing the evening with 12 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for his second straight double-double. The Flames' other game on this date was the 2023-24 season opener, a 104-38 home triumph over Regent.
- The Flames are currently No. 152 in the KenPom rankings.
- Liberty is 13-0 in home openers under Coach McKay. The Flames topped Kentucky Christian 98-57 in last year's home opener.
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