Liberty Flames (22-7, 13-3 ASUN) at Queens Royals (17-12, 7-9 ASUN)
Charlotte, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Liberty takes on the Queens Royals after Darius McGhee scored 27 points in Liberty's 79-55 victory against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks.
The Royals are 8-4 in home games. Queens scores 79.6 points and has outscored opponents by 4.3 points per game.
The Flames are 13-3 in conference matchups. Liberty ranks sixth in the ASUN with 23.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Blake Preston averaging 3.5.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Chris Ashby averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Royals, scoring 7.6 points while shooting 40.4% from beyond the arc. Kenny Dye is shooting 46.2% and averaging 18.3 points over the last 10 games for Queens.
McGhee is scoring 22.0 points per game and averaging 3.2 rebounds for the Flames. Kyle Rode is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Liberty.
LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 4-6, averaging 76.1 points, 31.2 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 6.2 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.8 points per game.
Flames: 8-2, averaging 74.6 points, 32.4 rebounds, 14.2 assists, 5.6 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
