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No. 2 seed Wisconsin will host No. 3 seed Liberty in the second round of the 2023 NIT bracket on Sunday afternoon. The Flames advanced with a 62-57 win over Villanova in the opening round, covering the spread as 4-point favorites. Wisconsin took care of business with an 81-62 win against Bradley in its first-round matchup.
Liberty was outstanding throughout the regular season, with five of its eight losses coming against teams in the NCAA Tournament field. The Flames raced out to a 10-1 record in Atlantic Sun play, taking control of first place in the standings. They never relented, finishing tied with Kennesaw State atop the conference standings with a 15-3 record. However, Kennesaw State picked up an 88-81 win in the head-to-head meeting on Feb. 16, earning crucial home-court advantage in the conference tournament. The Owls notched a 67-66 win over the Flames in a thrilling conference title game, earning their first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament.
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— Liberty Men's Basketball (@LibertyMBB_) March 15, 2023
The Flames quickly put that disappointment in the rearview mirror with a 62-57 win over Villanova at home on Tuesday, as Darius McGhee drilled five 3-pointers en route to a 26-point performance. Freshman forward Zach Cleveland had one of the biggest games of his career off the bench, scoring six points, grabbing a team-best 12 rebounds and dishing out five assists. Liberty has been a hot-shooting team throughout the season, ranked No. 13 nationally in effective field goal percentage (55.4). It is facing a Wisconsin defense that is No. 24 in adjusted efficiency. McGhee, the conference player of the year, leads Liberty with 22.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. Senior forward Kyle Rode is also in double figures with 10.8 points and 3.5 assists.
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