Scores

Final

Virginia Military 83

(12-16, 7-8 Big South)

Liberty 66

(10-20, 5-10 Big South)

Coverage: ESPN3

7:00 PM ET, February 26, 2013

Vines Center, Lynchburg, VA

1 2 T
VMI 45 3883
LIB 36 3066

Top Performers

Virginia Military: S. Okoye 32 Pts, 11 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Liberty: T. Speaks 19 Pts, 3 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl

VMI 83, Liberty 66

Associated Press

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Stan Okoye scored 32 points with 11 rebounds as Virginia Military Institute pulled away from Liberty 83-66 Tuesday night to snap a six-game losing streak.

The Keydets (12-16, 7-8 Big South Conference), who also defeated the Flames 82-69 on Jan. 9, accomplished the first regular-season sweep by either team since the Flames won twice in 2006-07.

The win also gave VMI coach Duggar Baucom his 116th victory, tying him with Bart Bellairs (1995-2005) for the most in school history.

Okoye was 11-of-18 shooting, hitting 6 of 9 3-pointers as the Keydets went 13 of 34 from long range.

Rodney Glasgow contributed 18 points and Brian Brown 10 for VMI, which closed the first half on a 16-9 run to lead 45-36. Liberty (10-20, 5-10) could get no closer than seven after the break.

John Caleb Sanders scored 20 points, surpassing 900 for his Flames career, and Tavares Speaks added 19.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
VMI
LIB
Points 83 66
FG Made-Attempted 31-68 (.456) 22-62 (.355)
3P Made-Attempted 13-34 (.382) 4-19 (.211)
FT Made-Attempted 8-11 (.727) 18-26 (.692)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 12 (0/0)
Largest Lead 24 4

Game Leaders

 
VMI
LIB
PointsS. Okoye 32J. Sanders 20
ReboundsS. Okoye 11A. Smith 8
AssistsN. Gore 6T. Speaks 4
StealsD. Covington 2J. Coronado 2
BlocksD. Covington 7J. Coronado 1
Team Stats: Virginia Military | Liberty

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 9, 2013 @VMI 82, LIB 69Recap
» Feb 26, 2013 VMI 83, @LIB 66Recap

Next 5 Games

VMI
LIB
03/02 LONG 1:00pm
03/07 LONG 2:25pm
03/09 @CHSO 12:00pm
 03/02 @RAD 4:30pm
03/05 @CCAR 8:00pm
03/07 @HP 8:30pm
03/09 @WEBB 2:30pm
03/10 @CHSO 12:00pm
Complete Schedule: Virginia Military | Liberty

Big South Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Charleston Southern12-419-12
High Point12-417-13
Gardner-Webb11-521-12
UNC-Asheville10-616-16
Coastal Carolina9-714-15
Virginia Military8-814-17
Radford7-913-19
Campbell7-913-20
Winthrop6-1014-17
Liberty6-1015-20
Presbyterian4-128-24
Longwood4-128-25
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