High Point Panthers @ Liberty Flames
Liberty upsets High Point 69-67 behind Reid, Dawson
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- A.C Reid scored 15 points, John Dawson added 11 and the winning basket at the buzzer, and Liberty upset High Point 69-67 on Saturday to end a four-game skid at home against the Panthers dating to the 2010-11 season.
High Point, who came in tied for first in the Big South, trailed eighth-place Liberty 32-27 at halftime, but rallied to a 40-36 lead until Ryan Kemrite's 3-pointer put the Flames back on top 51-50 with 7:46 to play.
John Brown gave High Point a 63-62 lead with a 3-point play, but Liberty scored on five straight possessions and led 67-65 on Dawson's layup with 44 seconds left.
Adam Weary tied it at 67 with a layup, then Dawson hit his game-winning runner.
Ezra Talbert added 14 for the Flames (7-15, 4-5), who shot 13 of 27 from long distance, led by Reid's five 3s.
Brown led High Point (13-7, 6-3) with 22.
Game Information
Lynchburg, VA
Referee:Steve Coleman
Referee:Brian Saxon
Referee:Greg Evans
2025-26 Standings
| Big South ConferenceBig South Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
| Conference USAConference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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