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Days scores 26, LSU finishes strong to beat Liberty 74-58

AP
Nov 15, 2021

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Darius Days scored 26 points and LSU pulled away in the second half to win its third straight, knocking off Liberty 74-58 on Monday night.

Liberty led for the final 7:22 of the first half and held a 26-25 lead at intermission. Day hit a 3-pointer to start the second half to put LSU in front, but the Flames took the lead again on back-to-back 3-pointers from Brody Peebles.

Brandon Murray hit a 3 to put the Tigers in front for good at 53-52 and spark a 24-6 run to close the game out.

Days hit 5 of 10 from 3-point range and collected three steals for LSU (3-0). Efton Reid added 13 points and Xavier Pinson added 10 points and dished seven assists while Eric Gaines added 10 points and collected five steals.

Darius McGhee led Liberty (1-1) with 22 points, six rebounds and four assists. Peebles hit 3 of 5 from long range and finished with 12 points.

An NCAA Tournament team a year ago, the Flames have won the Atlantic Sun regular season and tournament titles the past three seasons and posted 20 or more wins in each of the past five.

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1st Half
LIB
Flames
26
LSU
Tigers
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Shiloh Robinson vs. Mwani Wilkinson (Xavier Pinson gains possession)
19:35		Efton Reid misses two point jump shot
19:33		Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound
19:29		Brandon Murray misses three point jump shot
19:06		Flames defensive rebound
19:06		Efton Reid personal foul
19:06	+2	Blake Preston makes two point dunk (Kyle Rode assists)	2-0
18:49		Darius Days misses two point jump shot
18:35		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
18:35		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
18:33		Darius Days defensive rebound
18:27		Darius Days misses three point jump shot
18:25		Darius McGhee defensive rebound
18:11		Shiloh Robinson misses three point jump shot
18:09		Xavier Pinson defensive rebound
17:58		Xavier Pinson misses two point layup
17:56		Drake Dobbs defensive rebound
17:56		Mwani Wilkinson personal foul
17:40		Kyle Rode turnover (traveling)
17:25	+2	Efton Reid makes two point jump shot	2-2
16:58	+2	Darius McGhee makes two point layup	4-2
16:52		Mwani Wilkinson turnover (Kyle Rode steals)
16:33		Darius Days blocks Darius McGhee's three point jump shot
16:31		Shiloh Robinson offensive rebound
16:23		Efton Reid shooting foul (Shiloh Robinson draws the foul)
16:23	+1	Shiloh Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-2
16:23		Shiloh Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:23		Darius Days defensive rebound
16:09		Mwani Wilkinson misses two point jump shot
16:07		Darius McGhee defensive rebound
15:44		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
15:42		Darius Days defensive rebound
15:30	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Xavier Pinson assists)	5-5
15:13		Drake Dobbs turnover (Darius Days steals)
15:09	+2	Darius Days makes two point dunk	5-7
14:47		Keegan McDowell misses three point jump shot
14:45		Drake Dobbs offensive rebound
14:35		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
14:33		Shiloh Robinson offensive rebound
14:06		Drake Dobbs misses two point jump shot
14:06		Tari Eason defensive rebound
14:06		Xavier Pinson misses three point jump shot
14:04		Mwani Wilkinson offensive rebound
13:45		Darius Days misses three point jump shot
13:43		Darius McGhee defensive rebound
13:31		Darius McGhee turnover (Xavier Pinson steals)
13:17	+2	Xavier Pinson makes two point dunk	5-9
13:13		Darius Days personal foul
13:13		TV timeout
13:05		Keegan McDowell turnover (Tari Eason steals)
12:50	+2	Tari Eason makes two point dunk	5-11
12:37	+3	Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Darius McGhee assists)	8-11
12:14	+2	Tari Eason makes two point layup	8-13
11:53	+2	Keegan McDowell makes two point jump shot	10-13
11:35		Alex Fudge misses two point layup
11:33		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
11:22		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
11:22		Joseph Venzant offensive rebound
11:22		TV timeout
11:10		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
11:08		Tigers defensive rebound
10:52		Tari Eason misses three point jump shot
10:50		Darius McGhee defensive rebound
10:38		Joseph Venzant misses three point jump shot
10:36		Blake Preston offensive rebound
10:36		Blake Preston offensive foul
10:36		Blake Preston turnover
10:17		Darius McGhee personal foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
10:04		Blake Preston shooting foul (Darius Days draws the foul)
10:04	+1	Darius Days makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-14
10:04		Darius Days misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:04		Keegan McDowell defensive rebound
9:44		Tari Eason personal foul
9:35	+2	Darius McGhee makes two point layup	12-14
9:23	+3	Mwani Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	12-17
9:02		Tari Eason shooting foul (Darius McGhee draws the foul)
9:02	+1	Darius McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 3	13-17
9:02		Darius McGhee misses regular free throw 2 of 3
8:42		Xavier Pinson misses three point jump shot
9:02	+1	Darius McGhee makes regular free throw 3 of 3	14-17
8:42		Xavier Pinson misses three point jump shot
8:40		Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound
8:22	+2	Darius McGhee makes two point jump shot	16-17
8:15	+2	Efton Reid makes two point dunk (Xavier Pinson assists)	16-19
8:01	+3	Darius McGhee makes three point jump shot	19-19
7:41		Darius Days turnover (Keegan McDowell steals)
7:37		TV timeout
7:35		Eric Gaines blocks Brody Peebles's two point layup
7:33		Flames offensive rebound
7:27	+2	Shiloh Robinson makes two point layup (Brody Peebles assists)	21-19
6:57		Darius Days misses three point jump shot
6:55		Brody Peebles defensive rebound
6:38		Darius McGhee turnover (bad pass) (Mwani Wilkinson steals)
6:26		Kyle Rode shooting foul (Mwani Wilkinson draws the foul)
6:26	+1	Mwani Wilkinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-20
6:26		Mwani Wilkinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:26		Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound
6:03		Kyle Rode misses two point layup
6:01		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
5:53		Darius Days misses three point jump shot
5:51		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
5:29	+3	Keegan McDowell makes three point jump shot (Darius McGhee assists)	24-20
5:29		Eric Gaines personal foul (Shiloh Robinson draws the foul)
5:29		Shiloh Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:21		Darius Days defensive rebound
5:05		Mwani Wilkinson misses two point layup
5:03		Keegan McDowell defensive rebound
4:42		Keegan McDowell misses three point jump shot
4:40		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
4:38	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point layup (Alex Fudge assists)	24-22
4:38		Joseph Venzant shooting foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
4:38	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-23
4:15		Keegan McDowell turnover (traveling)
4:05		Brandon Murray misses three point jump shot
4:03		Keegan McDowell defensive rebound
3:44		Shiloh Robinson misses two point layup
3:42		Brandon Murray defensive rebound
3:32		Eric Gaines turnover (Joseph Venzant steals)
3:25		Kyle Rode misses two point jump shot
3:23		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
3:17		Eric Gaines turnover (Joseph Venzant steals)
3:08		Brody Peebles turnover (Alex Fudge steals)
2:49		Brandon Murray turnover (Kyle Rode steals)
2:42		Joseph Venzant misses three point jump shot
2:40		Brody Peebles offensive rebound
2:22		Kyle Rode misses two point layup
2:20		Kyle Rode offensive rebound
2:19		Kyle Rode offensive foul
2:19		Kyle Rode turnover
2:19		TV timeout
2:10		Tari Eason offensive foul
2:10		Tari Eason turnover
1:56		Brody Peebles misses two point layup
1:54		Xavier Pinson defensive rebound
1:49		Alex Fudge misses three point jump shot
1:47		Darius McGhee defensive rebound
1:34	+2	Darius McGhee makes two point floating jump shot	26-23
1:14		Brandon Murray misses two point jump shot
1:14		Brandon Murray offensive rebound
1:12		Brandon Murray misses two point layup
1:10		Brandon Murray offensive rebound
1:01		Brandon Murray misses two point layup
0:59		Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound
0:29		Darius Days offensive foul
0:40		Joseph Venzant turnover (Eric Gaines steals)
0:29		Brandon Murray offensive foul
0:29		Brandon Murray turnover
0:08		Micaiah Abii misses two point layup
0:06		Brandon Murray defensive rebound
0:00	+2	Xavier Pinson makes two point layup	26-25

2nd Half
LIB
Flames
32
LSU
Tigers
49

Time		Play	Score
0:00		End of period
19:29		Drake Dobbs misses two point layup
19:17		Darius Days defensive rebound
19:17	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Mwani Wilkinson assists)	26-28
18:58		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
18:56		Efton Reid defensive rebound
18:39	+2	Xavier Pinson makes two point layup	26-30
18:10		Kyle Rode turnover (Efton Reid steals)
17:57		Efton Reid misses two point jump shot
17:55		Blake Preston defensive rebound
17:41		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
17:39		Brandon Murray defensive rebound
17:30		Xavier Pinson misses three point jump shot
17:28		Drake Dobbs defensive rebound
17:17		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
17:15		Brandon Murray defensive rebound
17:13		Darius McGhee personal foul
17:13		Xavier Pinson turnover (bad pass)
16:50		Efton Reid blocks Drake Dobbs's two point layup
16:48		Efton Reid defensive rebound
16:31	+2	Efton Reid makes two point jump shot (Xavier Pinson assists)	26-32
16:14		Drake Dobbs turnover (Darius Days steals)
16:14	+2	Xavier Pinson makes two point layup	26-34
16:14		TV timeout
15:42	+3	Darius McGhee makes three point jump shot	29-34
15:26		Mwani Wilkinson offensive foul
15:26		Mwani Wilkinson turnover
15:26		TV timeout
15:05		Tari Eason blocks Joseph Venzant's two point layup
15:03		Joseph Venzant offensive rebound
14:53	+3	Brody Peebles makes three point jump shot (Keegan McDowell assists)	32-34
14:44		Xavier Pinson misses two point layup
14:42		Efton Reid offensive rebound
14:34	+2	Efton Reid makes two point layup	32-36
14:21		Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Joseph Venzant draws the foul)
14:21	+1	Joseph Venzant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-36
14:21	+1	Joseph Venzant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-36
14:11		Xavier Pinson turnover (bad pass)
13:55	+3	Brody Peebles makes three point jump shot (Darius McGhee assists)	37-36
13:42		Efton Reid offensive foul
13:42		Efton Reid turnover
13:18	+3	Brody Peebles makes three point jump shot (Darius McGhee assists)	40-36
13:02	+2	Darius Days makes two point jump shot	40-38
12:46	+3	Keegan McDowell makes three point jump shot (Brody Peebles assists)	43-38
12:14		Kyle Rode blocks Xavier Pinson's two point layup
12:12		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
11:52	+2	Darius McGhee makes two point jump shot	45-38
11:46		Tigers 30 second timeout
11:38	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point layup	45-40
11:38		Brody Peebles shooting foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
11:38	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-41
11:22	+2	Brody Peebles makes two point layup	47-41
11:02	+2	Darius Days makes two point layup	47-43
10:37		Brandon Murray blocks Brody Peebles's two point jump shot
10:35		Mwani Wilkinson defensive rebound
10:26		Tari Eason misses two point jump shot
10:24		Keegan McDowell defensive rebound
10:09		Mwani Wilkinson shooting foul (Brody Peebles draws the foul)
10:09	+1	Brody Peebles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-43
10:10		Brody Peebles misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:10		Brandon Murray defensive rebound
9:53		Xavier Pinson misses three point jump shot
9:51		Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound
9:45		Shiloh Robinson turnover (Xavier Pinson steals)
9:33		Eric Gaines turnover (Darius McGhee steals)
9:16		Kyle Rode turnover (traveling)
9:01		Darius Days misses three point jump shot
8:59		Flames defensive rebound
8:48		Keegan McDowell turnover (Eric Gaines steals)
8:28		Tari Eason misses two point layup
8:26		Efton Reid offensive rebound
8:26		Efton Reid misses two point layup
8:26		Tari Eason offensive rebound
8:26		Tari Eason misses two point layup
8:26		Efton Reid offensive rebound
8:26	+2	Efton Reid makes two point layup	48-45
8:26		Kyle Rode shooting foul (Efton Reid draws the foul)
8:11		Tari Eason turnover (lane violation)
8:11		Darius McGhee turnover (Eric Gaines steals)
8:03	+2	Brandon Murray makes two point layup (Xavier Pinson assists)	48-47
7:45	+2	Blake Preston makes two point layup (Kyle Rode assists)	50-47
7:25		Eric Gaines misses two point jump shot
7:23		Darius McGhee defensive rebound
7:10		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
7:08		Xavier Pinson defensive rebound
7:06		Eric Gaines offensive foul
7:06		Eric Gaines turnover
7:06		TV timeout
7:06		Will Wade technical foul
7:06	+1	Darius McGhee makes technical free throw 1 of 2	51-47
7:04	+1	Darius McGhee makes technical free throw 2 of 2	52-47
6:40		Shiloh Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gaines steals)
6:24	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	52-50
6:08		Shiloh Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Efton Reid steals)
5:54		Eric Gaines misses two point layup
5:52		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
5:41		Brody Peebles turnover (Brandon Murray steals)
5:31		Brandon Murray misses three point jump shot
5:29		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
5:14		Efton Reid blocks Darius McGhee's two point layup
5:14		Xavier Pinson defensive rebound
5:14		Joseph Venzant personal foul
5:14		Official timeout
4:53	+3	Brandon Murray makes three point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	52-53
4:39		Joseph Venzant turnover (Eric Gaines steals)
4:39		Shiloh Robinson shooting foul (Darius Days draws the foul)
4:39	+1	Darius Days makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-54
4:39	+1	Darius Days makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-55
4:18		Kyle Rode turnover (Darius Days steals)
4:15		Keegan McDowell shooting foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
4:15	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-56
4:15	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-57
4:14		Eric Gaines personal foul (Darius McGhee draws the foul)
4:14	+1	Darius McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-57
4:14	+1	Darius McGhee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-57
4:00	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Xavier Pinson assists)	54-60
3:47		TV timeout
3:47		TV timeout
3:23		Keegan McDowell misses three point jump shot
3:21		Efton Reid defensive rebound
2:54	+3	Efton Reid makes three point jump shot (Xavier Pinson assists)	54-63
2:28		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
2:26		Darius Days defensive rebound
1:57	+3	Darius Days makes three point jump shot (Xavier Pinson assists)	54-66
1:40	+2	Shiloh Robinson makes two point dunk (Brody Peebles assists)	56-66
1:25		Brody Peebles personal foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
1:25	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-67
1:25	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-68
1:20		Darius Days personal foul (Keegan McDowell draws the foul)
1:20	+1	Keegan McDowell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	57-68
1:20	+1	Keegan McDowell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-68
1:06	+2	Tari Eason makes two point layup (Brandon Murray assists)	58-70
0:48		Xavier Pinson personal foul (Shiloh Robinson draws the foul)
0:48		Shiloh Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:48		Tari Eason defensive rebound
0:44		Joseph Venzant personal foul (Darius Days draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Darius Days makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-71
0:44	+1	Darius Days makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-72
0:38		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
0:36		Darius Days defensive rebound
0:05	+2	Xavier Pinson makes two point layup	58-74

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Xavier Pinson makes two point layup