UMass Lowell River Hawks @ Liberty Flames
Liberty rallies to beat UMass Lowell 84-77
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Ryan Kemrite scored 21 points and made 11 of 12 free throws, Caleb Homesley added 19 points with five assists and Liberty rallied to beat UMass Lowell 84-77 on Monday in an Indiana Classic on-campus game.
Trailing 36-32 at halftime, Liberty rallied to a 64-60 lead on A.C. Reid's back-to-back 3-pointers with 8:59 left to play. Matt Harris's free throw put the River Hawks back up 71-70 with 3:55 left, but Homesley's layup sparked a 12-3 run that put the game out of reach.
John Dawson scored 15 points and Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz added 11 for Liberty (2-2), which made 22 of 28 free throws (79 percent).
Jahad Thomas' layup put the River Hawks up 28-26, Reid hit a 3 with two seconds left in the first half and UMass Lowell led 36-32 at halftime.
Harris scored 19 points, Tyler Livingston scored 13 and Ryan Jones added 12 for UMass Lowell (1-4).
Game Information
Lynchburg, VA
Referee:Ray Bullock
Referee:Michael Luckie
Referee:Mike Pearson
2025-26 Standings
| America East ConferenceAmerica East Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMBC | 14-2 | - | 24-9 |
| Vermont | 12-4 | 2 | 22-12 |
| NJIT | 10-6 | 4 | 16-17 |
| UMass Lowell | 9-7 | 5 | 15-18 |
| UAlbany | 7-9 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Maine | 6-10 | 8 | 8-24 |
| New Hampshire | 5-11 | 9 | 9-21 |
| Bryant | 5-11 | 9 | 9-22 |
| Binghamton | 4-12 | 10 | 8-23 |
| 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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