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Bellarmine tops Liberty 53-50 to reach Atlantic Sun final

AP
Mar 05, 2022

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Ethan Claycomb had 16 points as Bellarmine edged past Liberty 53-50 in the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament on Saturday night.

Dylan Penn had 19 points for Bellarmine (19-13). CJ Fleming added 11 points. Juston Betz had eight rebounds.

Both teams set season lows for scoring during the game. Bellarmine totaled 18 first-half points, the lowest of the season for the visitors, while the 24 points in the second half for Liberty marked the fewest of the season for the home team.

Darius McGhee had 21 points for the Flames (22-11). Brody Peebles added 10 points.

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1st Half
BELLAR
Knights
18
LIB
Flames
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Curt Hopf vs. Shiloh Robinson (Dylan Penn gains possession)
19:31		Dylan Penn misses two point layup
19:29		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
19:05		Shiloh Robinson misses three point jump shot
19:03		Dylan Penn defensive rebound
18:42		Curt Hopf misses three point jump shot
18:40		Darius McGhee defensive rebound
18:26		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
18:24		Juston Betz defensive rebound
18:02	+2	Curt Hopf makes two point layup	2-0
17:41		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
17:39		Curt Hopf defensive rebound
17:31		Dylan Penn misses three point jump shot
17:29		Ethan Claycomb offensive rebound
17:17	+3	CJ Fleming makes three point jump shot (Dylan Penn assists)	5-0
16:54		Kyle Rode turnover (bad pass)
16:37		CJ Fleming misses two point jump shot
16:35		Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound
16:26		Shiloh Robinson misses two point layup
16:24		Ethan Claycomb defensive rebound
16:03		Juston Betz misses two point jump shot
16:01		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
15:38		Darius McGhee misses two point jump shot
15:36		Juston Betz defensive rebound
15:27		Dylan Penn turnover (bad pass) (Joseph Venzant steals)
15:00		Shiloh Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Penn steals)
14:54	+2	Dylan Penn makes two point layup	7-0
14:42	+2	Kyle Rode makes two point layup	7-2
14:10	+2	Ethan Claycomb makes two point jump shot	9-2
13:57		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
13:55		Ethan Claycomb defensive rebound
13:46	+3	CJ Fleming makes three point jump shot (Dylan Penn assists)	12-2
13:44		Flames 30 second timeout
13:44		TV timeout
13:35		Isiah Warfield offensive foul (CJ Fleming draws the foul)
13:35		Isiah Warfield turnover
13:26	+2	Dylan Penn makes two point layup	14-2
13:04		Keegan McDowell misses three point jump shot
13:02		Garrett Tipton defensive rebound
12:44		Dylan Penn misses two point jump shot
12:42		Juston Betz offensive rebound
12:30		Curt Hopf turnover (traveling)
12:18	+2	Darius McGhee makes two point layup	14-4
11:57		Dylan Penn misses two point layup
11:55		Keegan McDowell defensive rebound
11:36	+3	Keegan McDowell makes three point jump shot (Darius McGhee assists)	14-7
11:15		CJ Fleming misses two point jump shot
11:13		Blake Preston defensive rebound
11:02	+2	Isiah Warfield makes two point layup (Blake Preston assists)	14-9
10:45		Dylan Penn misses two point layup
10:43		Keegan McDowell defensive rebound
10:19	+3	Darius McGhee makes three point jump shot (Isiah Warfield assists)	14-12
10:08		Garrett Tipton turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Rode steals)
10:05	+2	Kyle Rode makes two point dunk	14-14
10:04		Knights 30 second timeout
10:04		TV timeout
9:41	+2	Ethan Claycomb makes two point layup	16-14
9:25		Blake Preston turnover (bad pass) (Ethan Claycomb steals)
9:15	+2	Juston Betz makes two point layup (Dylan Penn assists)	18-14
8:58		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
8:56		Dylan Penn defensive rebound
8:47		Dylan Penn misses two point layup
8:45		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
8:26	+2	Isiah Warfield makes two point layup (Kyle Rode assists)	18-16
8:03		Dylan Penn misses two point jump shot
8:01		Blake Preston defensive rebound
7:55		TV timeout
7:31		Keegan McDowell misses three point jump shot
7:29		Blake Preston offensive rebound
7:25		Blake Preston misses two point layup
7:23		Curt Hopf defensive rebound
7:06		Garrett Tipton turnover (out of bounds)
6:43		Blake Preston turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Penn steals)
6:25		Juston Betz misses two point jump shot
6:23		Brody Peebles defensive rebound
6:06	+3	Brody Peebles makes three point jump shot (Darius McGhee assists)	18-19
5:32		Joseph Venzant blocks Dylan Penn's two point layup
5:30		Brody Peebles defensive rebound
5:15	+2	Brody Peebles makes two point jump shot	18-21
5:15		Ethan Claycomb shooting foul (Brody Peebles draws the foul)
5:15	+1	Brody Peebles makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-22
4:55		Curt Hopf misses two point jump shot
4:53		Curt Hopf offensive rebound
4:52		Keegan McDowell personal foul (Curt Hopf draws the foul)
4:50		Juston Betz misses two point layup
4:48		Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound
4:36		Shiloh Robinson misses two point layup
4:34		Curt Hopf defensive rebound
4:05		CJ Fleming misses three point jump shot
4:03		Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound
3:49		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
3:47		Joseph Venzant offensive rebound
3:35		Brody Peebles turnover (bad pass) (Juston Betz steals)
3:04		Shiloh Robinson blocks Dylan Penn's two point layup
3:02		Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound
2:40		Keegan McDowell misses three point jump shot
2:38		Dylan Penn defensive rebound
2:16		Ethan Claycomb misses three point jump shot
2:14		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
1:56		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
1:54		Joseph Venzant offensive rebound
1:49	+3	Brody Peebles makes three point jump shot (Keegan McDowell assists)	18-25
1:24		CJ Fleming misses three point jump shot
1:22		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
1:05		Ethan Claycomb shooting foul (Brody Peebles draws the foul)
1:05		TV timeout
1:05	+1	Brody Peebles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-26
1:05		Brody Peebles misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:05		Juston Betz defensive rebound
0:48		CJ Fleming misses three point jump shot
0:46		Darius McGhee defensive rebound
0:30		Brody Peebles misses two point jump shot
0:28		Curt Hopf defensive rebound
0:04		CJ Fleming misses three point jump shot
0:02		Brody Peebles defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BELLAR
Knights
35
LIB
Flames
24

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
19:48		Knights defensive rebound
19:21	+3	Ethan Claycomb makes three point jump shot	21-26
19:05		Curt Hopf shooting foul (Joseph Venzant draws the foul)
19:05	+1	Joseph Venzant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-27
19:05	+1	Joseph Venzant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-28
18:39		Joseph Venzant personal foul (Dylan Penn draws the foul)
18:26		Curt Hopf misses three point jump shot
18:24		Darius McGhee defensive rebound
18:12	+3	Darius McGhee makes three point jump shot (Kyle Rode assists)	21-31
17:52	+2	Ethan Claycomb makes two point jump shot (Dylan Penn assists)	23-31
17:52		Keegan McDowell shooting foul (Ethan Claycomb draws the foul)
17:52	+1	Ethan Claycomb makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-31
17:39		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
17:37		Ethan Claycomb defensive rebound
17:16		Ethan Claycomb misses three point jump shot
17:14		CJ Fleming offensive rebound
16:57	+2	Dylan Penn makes two point layup	26-31
16:36		Darius McGhee turnover (lost ball) (Juston Betz steals)
16:30	+2	Dylan Penn makes two point layup (Juston Betz assists)	28-31
16:10		Shiloh Robinson misses three point jump shot
16:08		Ethan Claycomb defensive rebound
15:58	+3	Dylan Penn makes three point jump shot (Ethan Claycomb assists)	31-31
15:38	+2	Kyle Rode makes two point jump shot (Shiloh Robinson assists)	31-33
15:11	+2	Dylan Penn makes two point hook shot	33-33
14:59		TV timeout
14:48		Keegan McDowell misses two point jump shot
14:46		Keegan McDowell offensive rebound
14:43	+2	Keegan McDowell makes two point layup	33-35
14:27	+2	Dylan Penn makes two point layup	35-35
14:10		Keegan McDowell misses three point jump shot
14:08		Garrett Tipton defensive rebound
13:53		Dylan Penn misses two point jump shot
13:51		Isiah Warfield defensive rebound
13:39		Blake Preston offensive foul (Juston Betz draws the foul)
13:39		Blake Preston turnover
13:19	+3	CJ Fleming makes three point jump shot (Garrett Tipton assists)	38-35
12:55		Blake Preston offensive foul (Ethan Claycomb draws the foul)
12:55		Blake Preston turnover
12:30		Dylan Penn misses two point layup
12:28		Juston Betz offensive rebound
12:10		CJ Fleming misses three point jump shot
12:08		Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound
11:59		Darius McGhee misses two point layup
11:57		Juston Betz defensive rebound
11:32		CJ Fleming misses three point jump shot
11:30		Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound
11:15		Dylan Penn blocks Kyle Rode's two point jump shot
11:13		Garrett Tipton defensive rebound
10:46		Ethan Claycomb misses two point layup
10:44		Ethan Claycomb offensive rebound
10:41	+2	Ethan Claycomb makes two point layup	40-35
10:28	+2	Darius McGhee makes two point layup	40-37
9:59		Shiloh Robinson blocks Dylan Penn's two point jump shot
9:57		Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound
9:49	+2	Darius McGhee makes two point layup	40-39
9:36		Knights 30 second timeout
9:36		TV timeout
9:20	+2	Ethan Claycomb makes two point layup	42-39
8:53	+3	Darius McGhee makes three point jump shot (Joseph Venzant assists)	42-42
8:21		Dylan Penn misses two point layup
8:19		Shiloh Robinson defensive rebound
8:05		Darius McGhee offensive foul (Juston Betz draws the foul)
8:05		TV timeout
7:35		Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
7:35		TV timeout
7:23		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
7:21		Juston Betz defensive rebound
6:55		Darius McGhee shooting foul (Juston Betz draws the foul)
6:55		Juston Betz misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:43		Curt Hopf shooting foul (Darius McGhee draws the foul)
6:55	+1	Juston Betz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-42
6:43		Curt Hopf shooting foul (Darius McGhee draws the foul)
6:43	+1	Darius McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-43
6:43	+1	Darius McGhee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-44
6:20		Dylan Penn misses two point layup
6:18		Curt Hopf offensive rebound
6:14	+2	Curt Hopf makes two point layup	45-44
5:53		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
5:51		CJ Fleming defensive rebound
5:18		Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
4:57		Darius McGhee turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Claycomb steals)
4:32		CJ Fleming misses three point jump shot
4:30		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
4:09		Shiloh Robinson turnover (out of bounds)
3:59		Dylan Penn turnover (lost ball) (Shiloh Robinson steals)
3:41	+2	Darius McGhee makes two point layup	45-46
2:55		Juston Betz defensive rebound
3:38		TV timeout
3:13		Ethan Claycomb turnover (traveling)
2:57		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
2:55		Juston Betz defensive rebound
2:25		Dylan Penn turnover (bad pass) (Darius McGhee steals)
2:09		Juston Betz personal foul (Darius McGhee draws the foul)
1:57		Isiah Warfield turnover (lost ball)
1:23	+2	Dylan Penn makes two point layup	47-46
1:06		Ethan Claycomb personal foul (Darius McGhee draws the foul)
1:02	+2	Darius McGhee makes two point layup (Isiah Warfield assists)	47-48
0:20	+1	Ethan Claycomb makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-48
0:44	+2	Dylan Penn makes two point layup	49-48
0:30		Darius McGhee turnover (bad pass) (Juston Betz steals)
0:20		Joseph Venzant personal foul (Ethan Claycomb draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Ethan Claycomb makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-48
0:20	+1	Ethan Claycomb makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-48
0:06		Juston Betz personal foul (Darius McGhee draws the foul)
0:16		Dylan Penn personal foul (Darius McGhee draws the foul)
0:10	+2	Keegan McDowell makes two point layup (Darius McGhee assists)	51-50
0:07		Isiah Warfield personal foul (CJ Fleming draws the foul)
0:07	+1	CJ Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-50
0:07	+1	CJ Fleming makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-50
0:06		Juston Betz personal foul (Darius McGhee draws the foul)
0:03		Darius McGhee misses three point jump shot
0:01		Knights defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Knights defensive rebound