Liberty Flames @ Princeton Tigers
Caruso with 29 points; leads Princeton over Liberty 77-72
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Henry Caruso scored a career-high 29 points and Princeton held on to beat Liberty 77-72 on Thursday night.
Caruso was 10 of 14 from the field and had nine rebounds. Pete Miller added 12 points for Princeton (6-2).
Evan Maxwell scored 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Liberty (3-9). John Dawson had 15 points and Lovell Cabbil chipped in 11.
Spencer Weisz split a pair of free throws and Princeton led 75-69 with 22 seconds remaining. Dawson made a 3-pointer to pull Liberty to 75-72 with 17 seconds to play. Devin Cannady made two free throws with six seconds left to seal it for the Tigers.
Dawson made a layup and the Flames had their last lead, 47-46 at the 14-minute mark. A 23-14 spurt, capped by Amir Bell's 3, put the Tigers up 69-61 with 3:48 to go. Caruso scored seven during the stretch.
Game Information
Princeton, NJ
Referee:Robert Riley
Referee:Gary Prager
Referee:Bill McCarthy
2025-26 Standings
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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