Radford Highlanders @ Liberty Flames
Reid's 3 at buzzer lifts Liberty over Radford 57-54
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz scored 15 points, A.C. Reid hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and Liberty beat Radford 57-54 on Saturday night to win its fourth straight.
The Flames rallied to a 37-36 lead in the second half after holding the Highlanders scoreless for four minutes, but Radford pulled ahead 49-47 on Christian Bradford's layup with 5:40 to go. Pacheco-Ortiz tied it with a free throw then put Liberty up 52-49 with a layup.
Radford closed to 52-51 on Ed Polite Jr.'s layup, but Reid hit two from the line for a three-point Liberty lead with 11 seconds left. Justin Cousin's 3-pointer tied it a 54, then, after a Liberty timeout, Reid hit his 3, banking it in from just left of the top of the key.
John Dawson scored 12 points for the Flames (15-10, 10-2 Big South), who were outrebounded 37-24, but made 12 of 14 free throws to the Highlanders' 4 of 5.
Cousin and Caleb Tanner scored 11 apiece and Polite and Randy Phillips had 10 each for the Highlanders (9-15, 4-8), who have lost five straight.
Game Information
Lynchburg, VA
Referee:Justin Porterfield
Referee:Isaac Barnett
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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