The Liberty Mountaineers topped the visiting Lincoln Cougars basketball team by a final score of 56-46 in Tuesday's league game.

In their next game, the Mountaineers face the North Marion Huskies (Farmington, WV) in a Big Ten game, on Thursday, January 19. Liberty will attempt to move on its 5-7 season record. The Huskies enter the game with a 4-6 record after their 56-44 league loss to Robert C. Byrd (Clarksburg, WV).

With the defeat, Lincoln moves to 6-7 on the year. The Cougars travel to Fairmont Senior (Fairmont, WV) to face the Polar Bears in a Big Ten game on Thursday, January 19. The Polar Bears enter the game with a record of 10-0. Fairmont Senior won 86-42 in their recent league game against Preston (Kingwood, WV)