Liberty 61, Vanderbilt 56: What happens when the offense goes cold

Photo by Matthew Maxey/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesIn summation, the Vanderbilt Commodores lost to the Liberty Flames on Saturday night for two reasons: Vanderbilt shot poorly (11-of-27 on two-pointers, 7-of-24 on threes) and couldn’t rebound their own misses; Vanderbilt got just five offensive rebounds all night.

And yet, still, somehow this game went down to the final minute because while Vanderbilt wasn’t doing much on the offensive end, Liberty wasn’t, either. The Flames shot only marginally better, and Vanderbilt was able to force 13 turnovers. But 10 of those came in the first half; after halftime, Liberty took better care of the ball, and Liberty made its free throws (12-of-12 for…