Dustin Van Weerdhuizen scored a game-high 17 points and the Panthers hit five straight three-pointers during a crucial second-half stretch to knock off Liberty, 73-58, at the Vines Center.

It was High Point's first win on the road since Feb. 7, 2000 (a 56-54 win at Charleston Southern), and got the Panthers back to .500 in the Big South (3-3, 7-11 overall).

The Panthers trailed 38-36 early in the second half before Doug Alves (12 points) nailed a pair of threes, Joe Knight (11 points) spotted up from behind the arc, and Van Weerdhuizen drained two more threes to give HPU a 53-42 lead. Liberty would go on a 12-1 run to tie the score at 54-54 with 10:03 left, but the Flames went ice-cold down the stretch while the Panthers stayed hot to claim the win.

Also in double-figures for High Point was Brent Halsch (12 points). Liberty (3-17, 1-5) was led in scoring by Torin Beeler (12 points).

High Point (73) - Van Weerdhuizen 6-14 2-2 17, Halsch 2-5 8-10 12, Barrow 0-4 0-2 0, Knight 3-9 4-6 11, Alves 4-7 0-0 12, Ignatavicius 2-2 2-4 6, Cornette 3-7 0-0 8, Wallace 1-1 1-2 3, Stonehocker 2-3 0-0 4.

Liberty (58) - Beeler 6-6 0-3 12, Okotie 4-9 2-3 11, Turner 1-1 0-0 2, Caldwell 4-12 2-2 10, Attaway 1-4 0-0 2, Nicholas 2-9 1-2 5, Ward 4-6 0-1 8, Eisentrout 2-7 0-0 5, Watson 0-0 0-0 0, Sarchet 1-4 1-2 3.

High Point                                 36  37  73 Liberty                                       34  24  58

3-Point Goals- High Point 10-20 (Alves 4-7, Van Weerdhuizen 3-4, Cornette 2-4, Knight 1-5), Liberty 2-16 (Eisentrout 1-4, Okotie 1-5, Caldwell 0-5, Attaway 0-1, Nicholas 0-1). Fouled out- Liberty (Beeler). Rebounds- High Point 41 (Halsch 9), Liberty 30 (Beeler, Ward 6). Assists- High Point 13 (Knight 6), Liberty 13 (Caldwell 5).