The Bellarmine Knights and Liberty Flames meet Saturday in the college basketball ASUN Semifinal at the Liberty Arena. The Bellarmine Knights look for a win after winning five of their last seven games. The Liberty Flames look for a win after winning seven of their last 10 games.
The Bellarmine Knights are averaging 70.1 points on 47.4 percent shooting and allowing 67.6 points on 44.1 percent shooting. Dylan Penn is averaging 16.3 points and 4.2 rebounds, while CJ Fleming is averaging 15.3 points and 1.7 assists. Alec Prfiem is dishing 1.8 assists and Curt Hopf is grabbing 4.3 rebounds. The Bellarmine Knights are shooting 33.1 percent from beyond the arc and 74.5 percent from the free throw line. The Bellarmine Knights are allowing 34.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.4 rebounds per game.
The Liberty Flames are averaging 74.8 points on 48 percent shooting and allowing 64.3 points on 40.6 percent shooting. Darius McGhee is averaging 24.7 points and 4.5 rebounds, while Keegan McDowell is averaging 10 points and 3.7 rebounds. Shiloh Robinson is dishing 1.1 assists and Kyle Rode is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The Liberty Flames are shooting 39.4 percent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from the free throw line. The Liberty Flames are allowing 33.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.
The Liberty Flames are the better team here and should be favored by a decent amount for obvious reasons, but they’ve also allowed teams to hang around this season. The Bellarmine Knights have been competitive all season long, and they enter this contest hot offensively, shooting 48.8 percent from the field and 36.6 percent from deep in their last five games. This game could be closer than some think. Give me the points.