Liberty's tournament run continued when they took on Northeast on Saturday. The Liberty Lions enjoyed a cozy 62-44 win over the Northeast Hurricanes. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 15th in Arizona, while the Hurricanes are ranked 389th in Florida), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Stephan Miller continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 18 points in addition to six boards and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Hunter, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 15 points.

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Liberty was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Liberty's record is now 9-3. As for Northeast, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Liberty didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 66-60 defeat against Rancho Cucamonga on the 30th. As for Northeast, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 70-63 loss against Crean Lutheran on the 30th.
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