Liberty earns 1st NCAA tourney bid since 2013, tops Lipscomb
Liberty's Brendan Newton, center, dances as players celebrate after beating Lipscomb in the Atlantic Sun NCAA college basketball tournament championship game Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Liberty won 74-68. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Liberty's Brendan Newton, center, dances as players celebrate after beating Lipscomb in the Atlantic Sun NCAA college basketball tournament championship game Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Liberty won 74-68. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Mar. 10, 2019 06:00 PM EDT
Liberty forward Scottie James (31) celebrates with Lovell Cabbil Jr. (3) after James made a free throw late in the second half of the Atlantic Sun NCAA college basketball tournament championship game against Lipscomb Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Liberty won 74-68. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Liberty forward Scottie James (31) celebrates with Lovell Cabbil Jr. (3) after James made a free throw late in the second half of the Atlantic Sun NCAA college basketball tournament championship game against Lipscomb Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Liberty won 74-68. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Mar. 10, 2019 06:06 PM EDT
Liberty guard Lovell Cabbil Jr. (3) and guard Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz (11) celebrate after Liberty beat Lipscomb in the Atlantic Sun NCAA college basketball tournament championship game Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Liberty won 74-68. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Liberty guard Lovell Cabbil Jr. (3) and guard Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz (11) celebrate after Liberty beat Lipscomb in the Atlantic Sun NCAA college basketball tournament championship game Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Liberty won 74-68. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Mar. 10, 2019 05:46 PM EDT
Liberty players celebrate after beating Lipscomb in the Atlantic Sun NCAA college basketball tournament championship game Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Liberty won 74-68. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Liberty players celebrate after beating Lipscomb in the Atlantic Sun NCAA college basketball tournament championship game Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Liberty won 74-68. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Mar. 10, 2019 05:50 PM EDT
Liberty forward Scottie James (31) falls after colliding with Lipscomb forward Rob Marberry (0) in the second half of the Atlantic Sun NCAA college basketball tournament championship game Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Liberty won 74-68. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Liberty forward Scottie James (31) falls after colliding with Lipscomb forward Rob Marberry (0) in the second half of the Atlantic Sun NCAA college basketball tournament championship game Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Liberty won 74-68. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Mar. 10, 2019 06:15 PM EDT
Lipscomb guard Garrison Mathews (24) shoots a free throw against Liberty in the second half of the Atlantic Sun NCAA college basketball tournament championship game Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Mathews led all scorers with 21 points but Liberty won 74-68. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Lipscomb guard Garrison Mathews (24) shoots a free throw against Liberty in the second half of the Atlantic Sun NCAA college basketball tournament championship game Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Mathews led all scorers with 21 points but Liberty won 74-68. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Mar. 10, 2019 06:21 PM EDT
Liberty head coach Ritchie McKay hugs guard Lovell Cabbil Jr. (3) after Liberty beat Lipscomb in the Atlantic Sun NCAA college basketball tournament championship game Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Liberty won 74-68. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Liberty head coach Ritchie McKay hugs guard Lovell Cabbil Jr. (3) after Liberty beat Lipscomb in the Atlantic Sun NCAA college basketball tournament championship game Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. Liberty won 74-68. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Mar. 10, 2019 05:48 PM EDT
Lipscomb head coach Casey Alexander yells to his players in the first half of the Atlantic Sun NCAA college basketball tournament championship game against Liberty Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Lipscomb head coach Casey Alexander yells to his players in the first half of the Atlantic Sun NCAA college basketball tournament championship game against Liberty Sunday, March 10, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Mar. 10, 2019 04:15 PM EDT