Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs. Liberty Flames

Feb 11, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
EKU	32	41	73
LIB	35	48	83

Game Recap

McGhee scores 28, Liberty downs Eastern Kentucky 83-73. Darius McGhee's 28 points helped Liberty defeat Eastern Kentucky 83-73 on Saturday night.

Player Stats

EASTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Devontae Blanton	36	7-18	2-4	10-11	6	7	0	0	3	2	26
50Isaiah Cozart	17	3-4	0-0	1-1	4	0	0	1	0	2	7
24Michael Moreno	28	3-8	1-6	0-0	7	1	0	0	0	1	7
1Tayshawn Comer	32	5-12	2-4	0-0	1	2	1	0	3	4	12
2Leland Walker	27	0-4	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	3	1	0
14John Ukomadu	13	2-4	0-1	0-1	4	0	1	2	0	3	4
12Michael Wardy	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Dardan Kapiti	17	4-6	0-0	1-3	1	0	2	0	1	3	9
11Jackson Holt	6	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
0Turner Buttry	18	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3
3DaShawn Jackson	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	27-6045.0%	7-1936.8%	12-1675.0%	25	11	6	3	12	20	73

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Kyle Rode	37	7-11	1-3	2-2	8	3	3	0	2	1	17
32Blake Preston	25	4-5	0-0	0-0	9	4	0	0	0	1	8
0Colin Porter	30	1-6	1-3	8-8	3	4	3	1	4	1	11
23Joseph Venzant	13	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	0	0	3	0
2Darius McGhee	35	10-21	4-12	4-5	3	0	3	1	2	3	28
25Zach Cleveland	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	0	2
33Shiloh Robinson	19	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0
1Brody Peebles	15	4-6	2-2	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	12
3Isiah Warfield	21	1-4	0-2	3-4	2	1	1	1	2	3	5


TOTAL	-	28-5947.5%	8-2334.8%	19-2190.5%	34	13	12	3	12	16	83

Play-by-Play

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1st halfEKULIB

(19:47) Michael Moreno missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:43) Darius McGhee Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:22) Blake Preston made Layup.
02
(19:06) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
(19:02) Isaiah Cozart Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:01) Isaiah Cozart made Layup.
22
(18:37) Darius McGhee missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:32) Michael Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(18:21) Leland Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:15) Blake Preston Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:57) Kyle Rode made Jumper.
24
(17:43) Isaiah Cozart missed Layup.
(17:40) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(17:19) Darius McGhee missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:15) Joseph Venzant Offensive Rebound.
(17:10) Foul on Michael Moreno.
+2 (16:52) Darius McGhee made Layup.
26
+2 (16:45) Tayshawn Comer made Layup.
46
(16:25) Joseph Venzant missed Layup.
(16:21) Michael Moreno Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:10) Devontae Blanton made Layup.
66
+2 (15:56) Darius McGhee made Layup.
68
+3 (15:40) Tayshawn Comer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leland Walker.
98
+3 (15:20) Darius McGhee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Blake Preston.
911
(15:00) Michael Moreno missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:55) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:52) Blake Preston made Dunk. Assisted by Colin Porter.
913
(14:31) Devontae Blanton Turnover.
(14:31) Joseph Venzant Steal.
(14:19) Colin Porter Turnover.
(13:58) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
(13:55) Darius McGhee Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:40) Darius McGhee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Rode.
916
+3 (13:17) Turner Buttry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Moreno.
1216
(12:59) Foul on Dardan Kapiti.
+1 (12:59) Brody Peebles made Free Throw.
1217
+1 (12:59) Brody Peebles made Free Throw.
1218
+2 (12:34) Tayshawn Comer made Jumper.
1418
(12:15) Brody Peebles missed Layup.
(12:15) John Ukomadu Block.
(12:04) Devontae Blanton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:03) Tayshawn Comer made Layup.
1618
(11:52) Darius McGhee missed Layup.
(11:49) John Ukomadu Defensive Rebound.
(11:35) Dardan Kapiti missed Jumper.
(11:31) Isiah Warfield Defensive Rebound.
(11:20) Darius McGhee missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:15) Devontae Blanton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:04) Dardan Kapiti made Layup. Assisted by Devontae Blanton.
1818
(10:46) Isiah Warfield missed Layup.
(10:43) Devontae Blanton Defensive Rebound.
(10:40) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
(10:35) Kyle Rode Defensive Rebound.
(10:16) Brody Peebles missed Layup.
(10:14) Dardan Kapiti Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:50) Dardan Kapiti made Jumper.
2018
(9:40) Foul on Dardan Kapiti.
(9:38) Foul on Isaiah Cozart.
(9:30) Colin Porter missed Jumper.
(9:25) Leland Walker Defensive Rebound.
(9:22) Turner Buttry missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:18) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(8:53) Isiah Warfield Turnover.
(8:34) Leland Walker missed Layup.
(8:31) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(8:25) Zach Cleveland missed Layup.
(8:21) Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
(8:20) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
(8:20) Leland Walker Steal.
(8:17) Foul on Colin Porter.
(8:13) Michael Moreno missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:12) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
(7:57) Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:54) Leland Walker Defensive Rebound.
(7:52) Foul on Joseph Venzant.
+2 (7:43) Devontae Blanton made Layup.
2218
(7:30) Darius McGhee Turnover.
(7:30) DaShawn Jackson Steal.
+2 (7:25) DaShawn Jackson made Layup.
2418
(6:55) Foul on Isaiah Cozart.
(6:55) Darius McGhee missed Free Throw.
(6:55) Liberty Offensive Rebound.
+1 (6:55) Darius McGhee made Free Throw.
2419
(6:34) Devontae Blanton Turnover.
(6:34) Joseph Venzant Steal.
(6:30) Joseph Venzant missed Layup.
(6:25) Kyle Rode Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:24) Kyle Rode made Layup.
2421
(6:10) Foul on Joseph Venzant.
(6:10) Dardan Kapiti missed Free Throw.
(6:10) Eastern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
+1 (6:10) Dardan Kapiti made Free Throw.
2521
(5:51) Isiah Warfield missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:44) Blake Preston Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:42) Kyle Rode made Layup. Assisted by Blake Preston.
2523
(5:31) Tayshawn Comer missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:25) Kyle Rode Defensive Rebound.
(5:19) Darius McGhee missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:14) Kyle Rode Offensive Rebound.
(5:14) Kyle Rode Turnover.
(4:55) Devontae Blanton Turnover.
(4:55) Kyle Rode Steal.
(4:43) Kyle Rode Turnover.
(4:43) Dardan Kapiti Steal.
+2 (4:38) Dardan Kapiti made Layup.
2723
(4:22) Colin Porter missed Layup.
(4:19) Kyle Rode Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:11) Kyle Rode made Layup.
2725
(3:41) Leland Walker missed Jumper.
(3:35) Blake Preston Defensive Rebound.
(3:27) Darius McGhee missed Layup.
(3:26) Blake Preston Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:26) Blake Preston made Dunk.
2727
+3 (3:21) Jackson Holt made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tayshawn Comer.
3027
+2 (3:03) Darius McGhee made Layup.
3029
(3:03) Foul on Dardan Kapiti.
+1 (3:03) Darius McGhee made Free Throw.
3030
(2:38) Tayshawn Comer missed Jumper.
(2:30) Blake Preston Defensive Rebound.
(2:28) Colin Porter Turnover.
(2:03) Devontae Blanton missed Layup.
(1:59) Michael Moreno Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:59) Michael Moreno made Jumper.
3230
+3 (1:43) Kyle Rode made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brody Peebles.
3233
(1:29) Michael Moreno missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:25) Shiloh Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(1:06) Kyle Rode missed Jumper.
(1:02) Michael Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(0:53) Foul on Darius McGhee.
(0:44) Devontae Blanton missed Jumper.
(0:38) Darius McGhee Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:28) Darius McGhee made Layup.
3235
(0:00) Tayshawn Comer missed Jumper.
(0:00) Isiah Warfield Block.
(0:00) Liberty Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

EKU

LIB

73Points83

27-60(45.0%)Field Goal(%)28-59(47.5%)

7-19(36.8%)3-Point(%)8-23(34.8%)

12-16(75.0%)Free Throw(%)19-21(90.5%)

28(9)Rebounds(Offensive)38(12)

11Assists13

6Steals12

3Blocks3

12Turnovers12

20(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

6Largest Lead15

Game Details

Saturday, February 11, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Liberty Arena · Lynchburg, VA

attendance: 3,961 (99.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: LIB -13.5

over/under: 141.5