Liberty has found themselves in tight East Penn Conference games as of late and that theme continued last Friday night when they need double overtime to take down Allen.

Anthony Miller had a 14 points and 18 rebounds to spark the Hurricanes, but a Ludwin Gonzalez layup with 32 seconds left in double OT, coupled with a late free throw by Jaevan Dobbins helped Liberty (12-4, 11-1) fend off their division counterparts 63-61.

After battling Freedom and Bethlehem Catholic to the wire in their previous two league contests, last week's divisional game with the Canaries (12-5, 8-4) fell right into the same pattern.

"I think we're finding out that in our division what we knew coming into the season, was that a lot of the teams are pretty even," said Liberty head coach Chad Landis. "Now that you're going through the division stuff a second time, we know them, they know us, everybody is familiar with each other and I think you're going to see a lot of games like this down the road."

Gonzalez's layup in double OT gave Liberty a 62-61 lead, as he snatched the lead from Allen after Tyrese Martin (seven points) nailed a three-pointer from the corner on the previous possession.

The Canaries had a chance late to possibly to take the lead with a play at the rim, but Andrew Hudak's (six points) block led to Dobbins (seven points) hitting one of two free throws for the final point of the contest.

Allen had one last opportunity with 4.8 seconds in the game, but their three-point heave at the buzzer missed.

"We just had one offensive rebound in the first half, so we just needed to play with more energy," said Landis of what his team did differently in the second half. "Anthony Miller was just terrific. He had a huge third quarter and he sparked us."

Allen looked like they had Liberty's number early on, as they built a 25-13 lead in the first half, thanks in part to an 8-0 run in the second quarter, as they led 29-21 at the half.

The Hurricanes came out of the intermission strong, led by Miller, who had eight offensive rebounds in the frame, to help Liberty outscore Allen 12-6 in the period.

A steal and layup by Jeremy Johnson had Liberty up 40-37 in the fourth quarter.

The 'Canes led 49-45 after Trenton Bishop (seven points) hit a trey with 1:30 left in regulation, but Allen closed out the quarter with four points to send things into overtime tied at 49.

Gonzalez (14 points) had a chance to win it at the buzzer of the first overtime, but his finish rimmed out.

The win gives Liberty more breathing room in the Steel Division, where it's been a two-horse race between both schools, as Liberty now hold a three-game lead over Allen.

"We knew that at this point it's really Allen and us," Landis said. "I told the guys before the game how much this one meant and I'm happy with how we finished."