# 2012–13 Liberty Flames basketball team

The 2012–13 Liberty Flames basketball team represented Liberty University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by fourth year head coach Dale Layer, played their home games at the Vines Center and were members of the North Division of the Big South Conference. Despite losing their first eight games of the season and ending up with a 15–20 record (6–10 in the Big South), Liberty won the Big South tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Flames were the first 20-loss team in the NCAA Tournament since Coppin State in 2007–08 and only the second 20-loss team ever to qualify. They lost in the first four round to North Carolina A&T to finish the season 15–21.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Richmond | L 42–84 | 0–1 | Robins Center (6,798) Richmond, VA |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | William & Mary | L 59–71 | 0–2 | Vines Center (3,049) Lynchburg, VA |
| 11/14/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgetown Legends Classic | L 59–68 | 0–3 | Verizon Center (6,743) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/19/2012* 6:00 pm | | vs. UC Irvine Legends Classic | L 46–64 | 0–4 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,089) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/20/2012* 8:00 pm | | at Sam Houston State Legends Classic | L 50–64 | 0–5 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (599) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/21/2012* 6:00 pm | | vs. Southern Miss Legends Classic | L 56–74 | 0–6 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (224) Huntsville, TX |
| 11/29/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Morgan State | L 62–67 | 0–7 | Vines Center (2,233) Lynchburg, VA |
| 12/02/2012* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia State | L 66–67 | 0–8 | Vines Center (1,717) Lynchburg, VA |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm | | Southern Virginia | W 76–51 | 1–8 | Vines Center (1,846) Lynchburg, VA |
| 12/15/2012* 4:00 pm | | at Howard | L 53–60 | 1–9 | Burr Gymnasium (205) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm | | at Iona | L 69–87 | 1–10 | Hynes Athletic Center (1,537) New Rochelle, NY |
| 12/21/2012* 7:00 pm | | Milligan | W 81–63 | 2–10 | Vines Center (1,295) Lynchburg, VA |
| 12/28/2012* 7:00 pm | | Union (KY) | W 104–67 | 3–10 | Vines Center (1,335) Lynchburg, VA |
| 12/31/2012* 2:00 pm | | at Western Carolina | W 63–62 | 4–10 | Ramsey Center (764) Cullowhee, NC |
| 01/05/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNC Asheville | L 69–83 | 4–11 (0–1) | Vines Center (1,688) Lynchburg, VA |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at VMI | L 69–82 | 4–12 (0–2) | Cameron Hall (1,068) Lexington, VA |
| 01/12/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Coastal Carolina | W 64–56 | 5–12 (1–2) | Vines Center (2,120) Lynchburg, VA |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm | | at High Point | L 72–77 $^{2OT}$ | 5–13 (1–3) | Millis Center (1,527) High Point, NC |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | | at Presbyterian | L 60–68 | 5–14 (1–4) | Templeton Center (1,153) Clinton, SC |
| 01/22/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Longwood | W 74–47 | 6–14 (2–4) | Vines Center (2,106) Lynchburg, VA |
| 01/26/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Charleston Southern | L 75–79 | 6–15 (2–5) | Vines Center (3,246) Lynchburg, VA |
| 01/29/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Campbell | W 89–72 | 7–15 (3–5) | Vines Center (1,897) Lynchburg, VA |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | | at Winthrop | L 56–66 | 7–16 (3–6) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,168) Rock Hill, SC |
| 02/05/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Radford | W 75–70 | 8–16 (4–6) | Vines Center (1,939) Lynchburg, VA |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Gardner–Webb | L 68–71 | 8–17 (4–7) | Paul Porter Arena (2,370) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Campbell | W 82–80 | 9–17 (5–7) | John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,187) Buies Creek, NC |
| 02/16/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | High Point | L 68–73 | 9–18 (5–8) | Vines Center (2,996) Lynchburg, VA |
| 02/19/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Longwood | L 101–102 | 9–19 (5–9) | Willett Hall (1,693) Farmville, VA |
| 02/23/2013* 4:00 pm | | Austin Peay BracketBusters | W 79–73 $^{OT}$ | 10–19 | Vines Center (2,678) Lynchburg, VA |
| 02/26/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | VMI | L 66–83 | 10–20 (5–10) | Vines Center (2,198) Lynchburg, VA |
| 03/02/2013 4:30 pm | | at Radford | W 73–56 | 11–20 (6–10) | Dedmon Center (2,385) Radford, VA |
| 2013 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2013 8:00 pm | | at No. (4S) Coastal Carolina First Round | W 78–61 | 12–20 | HTC Center (3,266) Conway, SC |
| 03/07/2013 8:30 pm | | vs. No. (1N) High Point Quarterfinals | W 61–60 | 13–20 | HTC Center (2,606) Conway, SC |
| 03/09/2013 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. No. (2S) Gardner–Webb Semifinals | W 65–62 | 14–20 | HTC Center (2,598) Conway, SC |
| 03/10/2013 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. (1S) Charleston Southern Championship Game | W 87–76 | 15–20 | HTC Center (2,532) Conway, SC |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2013 6:40 pm, truTV | No. 16 MW | vs. (16 MW) North Carolina A&T First Four | L 72–73 | 15–21 | UD Arena (12,027) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest. ||||||