Liberty hosts North Alabama after Lane's 27-point showing

Published Jan. 11, 2023 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

North Alabama Lions (9-8, 1-3 ASUN) at Liberty Flames (12-5, 3-1 ASUN)

Lynchburg, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: North Alabama plays the Liberty Flames after Jacari Lane scored 27 points in North Alabama's 95-85 overtime loss to the Stetson Hatters.

The Flames have gone 9-1 at home. Liberty ranks ninth in college basketball shooting 39.7% from deep, led by Brody Peebles shooting 50.7% from 3-point range.

The Lions are 1-3 against ASUN opponents. North Alabama has a 3-6 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Flames and Lions face off Thursday for the first time in ASUN play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Darius McGhee is shooting 46.1% from beyond the arc with 4.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Flames, while averaging 21.1 points and 1.5 steals. Peebles is averaging 12.1 points over the last 10 games for Liberty.

Daniel Ortiz is averaging 11.9 points for the Lions. KJ Johnson is averaging 11.3 points over the last 10 games for North Alabama.

LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 8-2, averaging 77.6 points, 29.5 rebounds, 17.8 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 56.4 points per game.

Lions: 5-5, averaging 70.7 points, 31.3 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 5.7 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.