November 20, 2012  

UC-Irvine Defeats Liberty 64-45 In First Game Of Progressive Legends Classic

by Cheval John

University of California-Irvine Anteaters opened the 2012 Progressive Sub-Regional Round with a 65-46 win over the Liberty Flames.

The win upped the Anteaters’ record to 2-1 for the season while the Flames are 0-3.

Daman Starring led UC-Irvine with 12 points and three rebounds. Chris McNealy contributed with 10 points, 3 assists, and two rebounds.

The first half started off competitive as both teams trade a total of 12 points in the opening minutes.

The Flames went on a 9-7 run to increase to lead 17-13.

But the Anteaters answered with an 18-7 run to have a 30-24 lead by halftime.

From there, Irvine blew the game wide open with a 14-6 run to increase their lead at 44-31 thanks to a pair of baskets by Starring, John Ryan, Will Davis II and Conor Clifford.

They went on to cruised to an easy 64-46 win.

Davon Marshall led the Flames with 12 points, 4 assists and three rebounds. Tavares Speaks followed with 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and a steal.

The Flames shot 33% from the field and made six free throws out of sixteen attempts.

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About Cheval John

Cheval John is the Founder and CEO of Vallano Media, LLC, a marketing agency which helps small to mid-sized businesses use social media correctly to build a loyal following and in the process become more profitable. Cheval is also the host of "What's The Word?" a podcast about finding out what inspires people to choose their respective careers and how social media impacted their lives and business. He is the author of two books including the Amazon Best-Seller, "8 Lessons Every Podcaster Needs To Learn." He has spoken at Social Media Week Lima in Ohio and at Social Media Day Houston 2017 about topics around live streaming and podcasting. Cheval has been featured in media outlets including Ebony Magazine, Social Media Today and Forbes. He was named a Houston Top 25 Social Media Power Influencer (2016 and 2017) and a Twitter Top 50 Influencer by Onalytica in 2018.

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