Liberty coach Chad Landis told his post players, Andy Hudak and Tony Miller, that if they wanted to score this season, they'd have to learn to pass the ball to each other.

In the first half of Tuesday night's Eastern Pennsylvania Conference game, they took turns retrieving teammates' missed shots and finishing at the rim.

The two then fed each other in the second half with high-low action, skip passes and slick feeds in the paint to keep Nazareth at bay.

Hudak and Miller each posted a double-double and combined for 29 points and 22 rebounds in Liberty's 73-58 victory at Raymond J. Nunamaker Gymnasium.

Playing their third consecutive game without starting guard Jeremy Johnson (team discipline), the Hurricanes (7-2 overall, 7-0 EPC) never trailed as Miller had three consecutive put-backs in the game's first few minutes.

Hudak followed with his first offensive rebound basket and Liberty built a double-digit lead late in the first quarter.

"One of the best ways, if the shots aren't going in, is to fly in and get [the rebounds]," Landis said. "We emphasized that to our kids and they did an awesome job."

Liberty led by 14 points twice in the first half and 13 late in the third quarter, but Nazareth (7-5, 2-5) never went away.

Brett Kline, who scored a game-high 22 points, drove for a deuce to get the Eagles within 53-47 with 6 minutes, 27 seconds left.

Nazareth got the ball back, but missed a layup on its next possession.

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