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FINAL
Mar 14, 2023

Box Score

12T
VILL253257
LIB323062

Game Recap

McGhee scores 26, leads Liberty over Villanova 62-57 in NIT. Darius McGhee sank five 3-pointers and scored 26 points to lead Liberty to a 62-57 victory over Villanova on Tuesday night in the first round of the NIT.

Player Stats

Villanova Wildcats logoVILLANOVAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
43Eric Dixon335-151-51-2131002112
34Brandon Slater358-132-50-091200118
2Mark Armstrong356-110-20-153411212
15Jordan Longino312-80-24-44101148
14Caleb Daniels392-150-90-04121344
1Brendan Hausen151-21-20-01110023
4Chris Arcidiacono120-10-10-01000110
TOTAL-24-6536.9%4-2615.4%5-771.4%3789381557
Liberty Flames logoLIBERTYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
22Kyle Rode302-92-30-02200216
32Blake Preston132-30-00-04000134
0Colin Porter322-92-58-1372201114
23Joseph Venzant201-21-20-03000013
2Darius McGhee379-205-133-414414226
25Zach Cleveland283-60-10-012510226
33Shiloh Robinson221-20-11-23101323
1Brody Peebles30-00-00-01000000
3Isiah Warfield150-10-10-03000020
TOTAL-20-5238.5%10-2638.5%12-1963.2%361472131462

Play-by-Play

1st halfVILLLIB
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (19:42) Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (19:39) Blake Preston Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +3 (19:21) Darius McGhee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Rode.
    03
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (18:54) Mark Armstrong missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (18:51) Blake Preston Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (18:31) Joseph Venzant missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (18:27) Brandon Slater Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (18:10) Jordan Longino made Layup.
    23
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (17:52) Colin Porter missed Layup.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (17:52) Caleb Daniels Block.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (17:52) Liberty Offensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (17:46) Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (17:42) Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +3 (17:26) Eric Dixon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Armstrong.
    53
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (17:06) Darius McGhee missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (17:02) Jordan Longino Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (16:50) Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (16:47) Joseph Venzant Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (16:38) Kyle Rode Turnover.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (16:38) Brandon Slater Steal.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (16:23) Brandon Slater missed Layup.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (16:20) Blake Preston Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (15:54) Darius McGhee missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (15:54) Liberty Offensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (15:54) Liberty Turnover.
  • (15:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (15:40) Brandon Slater missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (15:37) Shiloh Robinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +2 (15:16) Zach Cleveland made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter.
    55
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (14:51) Brandon Slater missed Layup.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (14:48) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (14:40) Colin Porter missed Layup.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (14:37) Isiah Warfield Offensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (14:35) Darius McGhee missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (14:32) Chris Arcidiacono Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (14:21) Caleb Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (14:18) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +2 (14:11) Darius McGhee made Layup.
    57
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (13:50) Jordan Longino missed Layup.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (13:47) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (13:30) Foul on Chris Arcidiacono.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (13:30) Shiloh Robinson missed Free Throw.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (13:30) Liberty Offensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +1 (13:30) Shiloh Robinson made Free Throw.
    58
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (13:12) Caleb Daniels made Layup.
    78
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (12:49) Shiloh Robinson Turnover.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (12:49) Mark Armstrong Steal.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (12:39) Eric Dixon missed Dunk.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (12:33) Eric Dixon Offensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (12:33) Eric Dixon made Layup.
    98
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (12:20) Darius McGhee missed Layup.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (12:17) Caleb Daniels Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (12:17) Caleb Daniels Turnover.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (12:17) Zach Cleveland Steal.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (12:11) Darius McGhee missed Layup.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (12:08) Mark Armstrong Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (12:00) Caleb Daniels missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (11:58) Eric Dixon Offensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (11:58) Foul on Blake Preston.
  • (11:58) Official TV Timeout
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (11:50) Eric Dixon missed Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (11:38) Brody Peebles Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (11:35) Darius McGhee Turnover.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (11:35) Caleb Daniels Steal.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (11:32) Foul on Isiah Warfield.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (11:20) Jordan Longino missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (11:17) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +2 (11:03) Blake Preston made Layup.
    910
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (10:49) Foul on Blake Preston.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (10:44) Caleb Daniels missed Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (10:40) Darius McGhee Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (10:36) Zach Cleveland missed Layup.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (10:36) Mark Armstrong Block.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (10:36) Liberty Offensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +2 (10:30) Shiloh Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
    912
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (10:04) Eric Dixon missed Layup.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (10:01) Eric Dixon Offensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (9:57) Eric Dixon missed Layup.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (9:54) Brandon Slater Offensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (9:49) Foul on Shiloh Robinson.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +1 (9:49) Jordan Longino made Free Throw.
    1012
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +1 (9:49) Jordan Longino made Free Throw.
    1112
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +2 (9:37) Darius McGhee made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
    1114
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (9:18) Mark Armstrong made Layup.
    1314
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +3 (8:58) Kyle Rode made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius McGhee.
    1317
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (8:34) Jordan Longino made Jumper.
    1517
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (8:21) Darius McGhee missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (8:18) Brandon Slater Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (8:03) Brandon Slater made Jumper. Assisted by Mark Armstrong.
    1717
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (7:44) Shiloh Robinson Turnover.
  • (7:44) Official TV Timeout
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (7:25) Brandon Slater made Layup.
    1917
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +3 (7:07) Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shiloh Robinson.
    1920
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (6:48) Brandon Slater missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (6:44) Joseph Venzant Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +3 (6:27) Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius McGhee.
    1923
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (6:03) Mark Armstrong missed Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (5:59) Kyle Rode Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (5:45) Kyle Rode missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (5:42) Caleb Daniels Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (5:25) Eric Dixon made Layup.
    2123
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (5:14) Foul on Mark Armstrong.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (4:55) Kyle Rode missed Layup.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (4:52) Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (4:41) Foul on Kyle Rode.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +2 (4:38) Eric Dixon made Dunk. Assisted by Brandon Slater.
    2323
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +2 (4:22) Darius McGhee made Layup.
    2325
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (4:00) Eric Dixon missed Layup.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (4:00) Shiloh Robinson Block.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (3:54) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (3:45) Colin Porter missed Layup.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (3:41) Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +2 (3:37) Zach Cleveland made Layup.
    2327
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (3:23) Eric Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (3:19) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (3:08) Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (3:04) Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (2:54) Chris Arcidiacono Turnover.
  • (2:54) Official TV Timeout
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (2:44) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (2:44) Mark Armstrong Steal.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (2:36) Mark Armstrong missed Layup.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (2:36) Darius McGhee Block.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (2:32) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (2:24) Kyle Rode missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (2:19) Eric Dixon Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (1:59) Caleb Daniels missed Layup.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (1:56) Shiloh Robinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +3 (1:51) Darius McGhee made Three Point Jumper.
    2330
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (1:22) Foul on Zach Cleveland.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (1:10) Jordan Longino missed Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (1:07) Shiloh Robinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (0:53) Darius McGhee missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (0:52) Mark Armstrong Defensive Rebound.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (0:52) Foul on Caleb Daniels.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (0:40) Foul on Jordan Longino.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +1 (0:40) Colin Porter made Free Throw.
    2331
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +1 (0:40) Colin Porter made Free Throw.
    2332
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (0:38) Villanova Timeout
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (0:20) Foul on Isiah Warfield.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +1 (0:20) Jordan Longino made Free Throw.
    2432
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    +1 (0:20) Jordan Longino made Free Throw.
    2532
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (0:03) Darius McGhee missed Jumper.
  • Villanova Wildcats logo
    (0:00) Brandon Slater Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

57Points62
24-65(36.9%)Field Goal(%)20-52(38.5%)
4-26(15.4%)3-Point(%)10-26(38.5%)
5-7(71.4%)Free Throw(%)12-19(63.2%)
38(10)Rebounds(Offensive)39(7)
8Assists14
9Steals7
3Blocks2
8Turnovers14
15(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)
2Largest Lead8

Game Details

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 · 9:00 PM
Liberty Arena · Lynchburg, VA
attendance: 3,252 (81.3%)
tv: ESPN2
spread: LIB -4.5
over/under: 136.5