The Samford University basketball team will continue its run in the 2017 College Insider.com Postseason Tournament on Monday at 6 p.m. (CT) as the Bulldogs square off against the Liberty Flames in a highly-anticipated, second-round matchup to be held at the Vines Center.
The contest will be broadcast worldwide via Facebook Live as Matt Warner calls the play-by-play action and Paul Nazigian serves as analyst.
Samford (20-15) heads into the second round of the CIT with some positive momentum after the Bulldogs defeated Canisius on Tuesday to win its first postseason game in school history.
With the victory, Samford also reached the 20-win plateau for the first time since 2005-06 and notched its fifth 20-win posting in 44 years as a Division I athletic department.
The Bulldogs will be playing their first true road game of the season since Feb. 27, when they suffered a 79-88 Southern Conference setback against Mercer.
Samford is 8-8 this season when playing on an opponent's home court, but has lost four straight.
QUICK HITTERS
-- With its win over Canisius on Tuesday, Samford reached the 20-win plateau for the seventh time in school history, which dates back to 1901. It was also the Bulldogs' fifth time since moving to D-I in 1972-73.
-- Samford's Christen Cunningham owns the school's single-season record in assists this year with 220.
-- Already this year, the Bulldogs' true freshman point guard Josh Sharkey has set the school's single-season record in steals with 71.
-- On Jan. 2, Samford's Sharkey set Samford's all-time, single-season record with seven steals at Western Carolina.
Liberty (20-13) will be hosting its second straight game in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) as they welcome Samford to the Vines Center on Monday.
The Flames are coming off a first-round win over Norfolk State, 73-64, on March 13. With the victory, Liberty notched its first 20-win season since 2008-09 when the Flames went 23-12.
Ryan Kemrite joined the 800-point club against Longwood as he now sits in 30th place on Liberty's all-time scoring list with 812 career points.
For the first time in school history, Liberty won 14 games in the Big South.
Out of 347 teams in the nation, the Flames rank No. 19 in scoring defense (63.1 ppg). In conference play, Liberty has had eight games decided by seven points or less. In those games, two of them were against Radford.
For the third time in school history Liberty avoided back-to-back losses in the Big South.
In the Big South Preseason Coaches' Poll, Liberty was picked to finish second in the conference, while Samford was picked seventh in the SoCon.
Samford will be the eighth team Liberty has played this year that has won 20 games.
Liberty last played in the CIT in 2008-09 when the Flames defeated Rider in the first round and lost to James Madison in the quarterfinals. Under Head Coach Ritchie McKay the past two seasons, Liberty is 20-4 when holding its opponents to 62 points or fewer.
Liberty ranks No. 20 in scoring defense (63.1 ppg) and is ranked first in the Big South. In the Flame's five losses at home (VCU, Furman, Princeton, UNC Asheville and Winthrop), each team has sat in first place or has been tied for first place in their conference this season.
The contest will be broadcast worldwide via Facebook Live as Matt Warner calls the play-by-play action and Paul Nazigian serves as analyst.
Samford (20-15) heads into the second round of the CIT with some positive momentum after the Bulldogs defeated Canisius on Tuesday to win its first postseason game in school history.
With the victory, Samford also reached the 20-win plateau for the first time since 2005-06 and notched its fifth 20-win posting in 44 years as a Division I athletic department.
The Bulldogs will be playing their first true road game of the season since Feb. 27, when they suffered a 79-88 Southern Conference setback against Mercer.
Samford is 8-8 this season when playing on an opponent's home court, but has lost four straight.
QUICK HITTERS
-- With its win over Canisius on Tuesday, Samford reached the 20-win plateau for the seventh time in school history, which dates back to 1901. It was also the Bulldogs' fifth time since moving to D-I in 1972-73.
-- Samford's Christen Cunningham owns the school's single-season record in assists this year with 220.
-- Already this year, the Bulldogs' true freshman point guard Josh Sharkey has set the school's single-season record in steals with 71.
-- On Jan. 2, Samford's Sharkey set Samford's all-time, single-season record with seven steals at Western Carolina.
Liberty (20-13) will be hosting its second straight game in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) as they welcome Samford to the Vines Center on Monday.
The Flames are coming off a first-round win over Norfolk State, 73-64, on March 13. With the victory, Liberty notched its first 20-win season since 2008-09 when the Flames went 23-12.
Ryan Kemrite joined the 800-point club against Longwood as he now sits in 30th place on Liberty's all-time scoring list with 812 career points.
For the first time in school history, Liberty won 14 games in the Big South.
Out of 347 teams in the nation, the Flames rank No. 19 in scoring defense (63.1 ppg). In conference play, Liberty has had eight games decided by seven points or less. In those games, two of them were against Radford.
For the third time in school history Liberty avoided back-to-back losses in the Big South.
In the Big South Preseason Coaches' Poll, Liberty was picked to finish second in the conference, while Samford was picked seventh in the SoCon.
Samford will be the eighth team Liberty has played this year that has won 20 games.
Liberty last played in the CIT in 2008-09 when the Flames defeated Rider in the first round and lost to James Madison in the quarterfinals. Under Head Coach Ritchie McKay the past two seasons, Liberty is 20-4 when holding its opponents to 62 points or fewer.
Liberty ranks No. 20 in scoring defense (63.1 ppg) and is ranked first in the Big South. In the Flame's five losses at home (VCU, Furman, Princeton, UNC Asheville and Winthrop), each team has sat in first place or has been tied for first place in their conference this season.
