Kemrite, Dawson with 20 each lead Liberty past Gardner-Webb
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Ryan Kemrite and John Dawson scored 20 points each and combined to make five straight free throws in the final 36 seconds to give Liberty a 65-62 win over Gardner-Webb on Thursday night.
Dawson gave the Flames (11-9, 6-1 Big South Conference) the lead for good with a pair of free throws at 62-60. Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz stole it from Gardner-Webb's DJ Laster with 22 seconds and Kemrite made two more free throws to make it a four-point lead.
The Bulldogs (10-10, 3-4) closed it to two on Laquincy Rideau's free throws with 12 seconds left and Dawson made the first of two to cap the scoring a second later.
Liberty remained tied in first place with Winthrop and will host the Eagles in a Big South showdown on Saturday.
Tyrell Nelson had 22 points to lead Gardner-Webb. Rideau added 12 and David Efianayi scored 11.
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| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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77.2 PPG | 41.4 RPG | 14.7 APG |
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66.6 PPG | 31.0 RPG | 12.9 APG |
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