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McKnight, Miami (Ohio) beat Liberty 63-52

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OXFORD, Ohio (AP) Geovonie McKnight scored 19 points, including 10 in the final 5:27, and had four steals to help Miami (Ohio) beat Liberty 63-52 in the Cancan Classic on Saturday.

McKnight made 7 of 14 field goals for Miami (2-1) and Will Sullivan added 12 points.

A jumper by Theo Johnson gave Liberty (2-2) a 41-40 lead with 10:34 left before an 8-0 run gave the Redhawks a seven-point lead with about 5 1/2 minutes to play.

The Flames pulled within three, 52-49, when Johnson made a layup with 2:20 remaining, but Miami made 11 of 16 free throws from there to seal it.

Liberty, which shot 47.8 percent in the first half and took a 27-24 lead into the break, made just 6 of 21 field goals (28.5 percent) in the final 20 minutes.

Andrew Smith scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the loss.

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