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LibertyPinnacle
Lions
79
Pioneers
77

The Pinnacle (Phoenix, AZ) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home playoff game against Liberty (Peoria, AZ) by a score of 79-77.

Game Details: Pinnacle High School

This game is a part of the "2024 AIA Boys Basketball State Championships (Arizona) - Conference 6A" tournament.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Liberty----79
Pinnacle----77
Final score provided by S. AIA.
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Game Stats

Liberty (23-24)

Liberty

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals7932595458
12Stephan Miller (Jr)2812167575
20Ben Leber (Jr)2125050
22Jackson Hunter (Jr)239156067
24Ring Nyeri (Sr)208194247
30Jacob Hunter (Fr)00200
32Aiden Dunne (Sr)3142538
42Mark Duguid (Jr)311100100
Liberty

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals7951631101663274363
12Stephan Miller (Jr)280104757121580
20Ben Leber (Jr)20000001250
22Jackson Hunter (Jr)232729331007888
24Ring Nyeri (Sr)202450236761540
30Jacob Hunter (Fr)0010000010
32Aiden Dunne (Sr)31333000010
42Mark Duguid (Jr)3000133311100
Liberty

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals799192813551416
12Stephan Miller (Jr)2825731021
20Ben Leber (Jr)223520004
22Jackson Hunter (Jr)2310121043
24Ring Nyeri (Sr)2035810531
30Jacob Hunter (Fr)012300011
32Aiden Dunne (Sr)302241031
42Mark Duguid (Jr)302212015
Liberty

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.930.360.310.31050
12Stephan Miller (Jr)1.500.501.000.00010
20Ben Leber (Jr)2.000.000.000.00000
22Jackson Hunter (Jr)0.500.250.330.00010
24Ring Nyeri (Sr)0.330.000.005.00020
32Aiden Dunne (Sr)1.330.331.000.00010
42Mark Duguid (Jr)1.002.000.400.00000

Pinnacle (23-24)

Pinnacle has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Arizona High School Basketball - Pinnacle can't hold off Liberty

February 28, 2024: Phoenix, AZ 85050

The Pinnacle Pioneers basketball team (Phoenix, AZ), was nudged 79-77 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the visiting Liberty Lions (Peoria, AZ)

The Lions now possess a 18-12 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to O'Connor for a 6A Desert Valley battle on Saturday, March 2. Liberty will battle a Eagles team coming off a 75-61 non-league win over Boulder Creek (Anthem, AZ). The Eagles record now stands at 21-9.

Game Photos

Photos by Steve Paynter

Scoretracker Providers

Joseph WattPioneers All-Star Reporter

Rankings & Records

Liberty (23-24)

AZDiv.
156
OverallSectionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Section %PFPA
19-125-57-25-77-3.613.5002,0972,046

Pinnacle (23-24)

AZDiv.
249
OverallSectionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Section %PFPA
16-145-510-33-73-4.533.5001,9551,851

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Liberty		15.614.520.717.867.6
Pinnacle		13.617.316.417.265.2

Liberty Videos

  • Play video icon Liberty vs Pinnacle Game Highlights - Feb. 28, 2024 1:36
  • Play video icon Arizona: Blocks from Week of Feb. 18, 2024 0:53

Pinnacle Videos

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Head-to-Head

  • Pinnacle won on 12/15/2023
    12/15 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Pinnacle1823231175
    Liberty1918191066

    The Pinnacle (Phoenix, AZ) varsity basketball team won Friday's away conference game against Liberty (Peoria, AZ) by a score of 75-66.

    Box score
  • Liberty won on 1/25/2024
    1/25 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Liberty----68
    Pinnacle----50

    The Liberty (Peoria, AZ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Pinnacle (Phoenix, AZ) by a score of 68-50.

    Box score
  • Liberty won on 2/28/2024
    2/28 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Liberty----79
    Pinnacle----77

    The Liberty (Peoria, AZ) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's away playoff game against Pinnacle (Phoenix, AZ) by a score of 79-77.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

LibertyPinnacle
65.0Points Per Game64.2
32.1Rebounds Per Game28.9
12.5Assists Per Game13.9
5.7Steals Per Game7.5
4.2Blocks Per Game1.6

Team Leaders

LibertyPinnacleNational Avg.
#24 Ring Nyeri20.4Points Per Game#0 Braylon Johnson17.44.9
#24 Ring Nyeri11.7Rebounds Per Game#0 Braylon Johnson8.32.6
#32 Aiden Dunne3.4Assists Per Game#2 Jameson Vick3.41.0
#12 Stephan Miller0.9Steals Per Game#1 Ryan Nelson1.60.8
#24 Ring Nyeri3.2Blocks Per Game#0 Braylon Johnson0.50.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Liberty7-8Pinnacle4-8
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
11/28/23LibertyPerry(L) 69-3712/18/23PinnaclePerry(L) 66-36
11/30/23LibertyBoulder Creek(L) 50-391/18/24Boulder CreekPinnacle(W) 70-62
1/30/24Boulder CreekLiberty(W) 76-672/1/24PinnacleBoulder Creek(L) 69-50
12/5/23LibertyHamilton(L) 64-5412/8/23PinnacleHamilton(L) 51-48
12/27/23HamiltonLiberty(L) 57-44
2/21/24LibertyHamilton(W) 55-52
12/28/23GilbertLiberty(W) 59-4711/28/23PinnacleGilbert(L) 74-71
1/12/24LibertyMountain Ridge(W) 76-711/23/24PinnacleMountain Ridge(W) 83-64
1/26/24Mountain RidgeLiberty(W) 89-822/2/24Mountain RidgePinnacle(W) 71-54
1/16/24SunnyslopeLiberty(L) 58-371/12/24SunnyslopePinnacle(L) 62-52
2/8/24LibertySunnyslope(L) 69-581/26/24PinnacleSunnyslope(L) 72-41
1/23/24O'ConnorLiberty(W) 82-761/15/24PinnacleO'Connor(L) 73-39
2/2/24LibertyO'Connor(L) 65-601/30/24O'ConnorPinnacle(W) 52-49
3/2/24LibertyO'Connor(W) 69-63
2/14/24LibertyNotre Dame Prep(L) 91-7512/30/23PinnacleNotre Dame Prep(L) 64-52

Record Breakdown

Liberty (23-24)

Pinnacle (23-24)
19-12
Overall
16-14
5-5
League
5-5
5-3
Non-League
6-3
2-1
Head to Head
1-2
7-8
Common Opponent
4-8
7-2
Home
10-3
5-7
Away
3-7
7-3
Neutral
3-4
4-1
Playoff
2-2
19-12
In-State
16-11
0-0
Out-of-State
0-3