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Vokietaitis, Moretti lead Florida Atlantic to 77-74 OT win over Liberty

AP
Nov 16, 2024

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Matas Vokietaitis scored 17 points and Niccolo Moretti added four in the overtime as Florida Atlantic knocked off Liberty 77-74 on Saturday night.

Vokietaitis had six rebounds for the Owls (3-2). Leland Walker finished 7 of 11 from the field to add 16 points. Kaleb Glenn shot 4 of 7 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.

Kaden Metheny finished with 19 points for the Flames (3-1). Owen Aquino added 14 points, eight rebounds and three steals for Liberty. Taelon Peter also recorded 13 points and two steals.

Vokietaitis scored 10 points in the first half and Florida Atlantic went into the break trailing 42-39. The second half featured six lead changes and was tied four times before Florida Atlantic secured the victory. Walker scored eight second-half points to help seal the win.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
LIB
Flames
42
FAU
Owls
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jayvon Maughmer vs. Matas Vokietaitis (Ken Evans Jr. gains possession)
19:48	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point dunk (Leland Walker assists)	0-2
19:15		Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot
19:13		Ken Evans Jr. defensive rebound
19:01	+2	Leland Walker makes two point jump shot	0-4
18:39		Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot
18:37		Ken Evans Jr. defensive rebound
18:23		Matas Vokietaitis turnover (lost ball) (Owen Aquino steals)
18:09	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point dunk (Colin Porter assists)	2-4
17:46		Baba Miller misses two point layup
17:44		Matas Vokietaitis offensive rebound
17:42		Matas Vokietaitis turnover (traveling)
17:27	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	5-4
17:04		Owen Aquino personal foul
16:54	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point layup (Baba Miller assists)	5-6
16:36	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Owen Aquino assists)	8-6
16:30		Baba Miller turnover (bad pass) (Colin Porter steals)
16:16		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
16:14		Isaiah Ihnen offensive rebound
16:10	+2	Isaiah Ihnen makes two point layup	10-6
15:58	+2	Ken Evans Jr. makes two point layup	10-8
15:35	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot	13-8
15:13		TV timeout
15:06		Niccolo Moretti misses two point layup
15:04		Isaiah Ihnen defensive rebound
14:50		Ken Evans Jr. shooting foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul)
14:50	+1	Kaden Metheny makes regular free throw 1 of 3	14-8
14:50	+1	Kaden Metheny makes regular free throw 2 of 3	15-8
14:50	+1	Kaden Metheny makes regular free throw 3 of 3	16-8
14:41		Baba Miller offensive foul
14:41		Baba Miller turnover (offensive foul)
14:26		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
14:24		Zander Yates offensive rebound
14:11	+3	Isaiah Ihnen makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	19-8
13:54		Matas Vokietaitis misses two point layup
13:52		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
13:46		Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
13:44		Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
13:27	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point layup (Tre Carroll assists)	19-10
12:56		Colin Porter turnover (lost ball)
12:46		KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
12:44		Isaiah Ihnen defensive rebound
12:36	+3	Zander Yates makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	22-10
12:20		Zander Yates personal foul
12:19	+1	Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-11
12:19	+1	Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-12
11:58		Owen Aquino misses two point jump shot
11:56		Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
11:48		Zander Yates personal foul
11:48		TV timeout
11:45		Niccolo Moretti turnover (bad pass) (Jayvon Maughmer steals)
11:40	+2	Taelon Peter makes two point dunk (Jayvon Maughmer assists)	24-12
11:32	+3	Tre Carroll makes three point jump shot (Niccolo Moretti assists)	24-15
11:03		Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Niccolo Moretti steals)
10:57	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup (Niccolo Moretti assists)	24-17
10:33		Kaleb Glenn shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
10:33		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:33	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-17
10:16		Max Langenfeld misses three point jump shot
10:14		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
9:57		Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot
9:55		Baba Miller defensive rebound
9:34		Tre Carroll misses two point jump shot
9:32		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
9:16		Colin Porter turnover (traveling)
9:01	+2	Baba Miller makes two point jump shot	25-19
8:45		Jayvon Maughmer turnover (bad pass) (Baba Miller steals)
8:37	+3	Baba Miller makes three point jump shot (Leland Walker assists)	25-22
8:13		Tre Carroll shooting foul (Isaiah Ihnen draws the foul)
8:13		Isaiah Ihnen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:13	+1	Isaiah Ihnen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-22
7:46		Leland Walker misses three point jump shot
7:44		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
7:17		Isaiah Ihnen misses three point jump shot
7:15		Ken Evans Jr. defensive rebound
7:06	+2	Max Langenfeld makes two point jump shot	26-24
6:33	+3	Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	29-24
6:12		Ken Evans Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Owen Aquino steals)
5:57	+2	Colin Porter makes two point layup	31-24
5:44	+2	Tre Carroll makes two point layup	31-26
5:23		Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
5:21		Isaiah Ihnen offensive rebound
5:02		Jayvon Maughmer misses two point layup
5:00		Baba Miller defensive rebound
4:55	+3	Max Langenfeld makes three point jump shot	31-29
4:26		Ken Evans Jr. personal foul
4:26		TV timeout
4:26		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
4:13		Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
3:56		Tre Carroll misses two point jump shot
3:54		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
3:35		Tre Carroll shooting foul (Owen Aquino draws the foul)
3:35		TV timeout
3:35		Owen Aquino misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:35	+1	Owen Aquino makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-29
3:23		Owen Aquino shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul)
3:23	+1	Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-30
3:23	+1	Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-31
3:04		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
3:02		KyKy Tandy defensive rebound
2:53		Niccolo Moretti misses two point layup
2:51		Matas Vokietaitis offensive rebound
2:48	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point layup	32-33
2:24		Isaiah Ihnen misses three point jump shot
2:22		Niccolo Moretti defensive rebound
2:09		Zach Cleveland blocks Matas Vokietaitis's two point jump shot
2:07		Colin Porter defensive rebound
2:01	+2	Taelon Peter makes two point layup (Colin Porter assists)	34-33
1:54		Leland Walker misses two point layup
1:52		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
1:41	+3	Zander Yates makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	37-33
1:26	+3	Niccolo Moretti makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)	37-36
0:49	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Taelon Peter assists)	40-36
0:29		Leland Walker misses two point jump shot
0:27		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
0:04		Flames 30 second timeout
0:03		Leland Walker shooting foul (Colin Porter draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Colin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-36
0:03	+1	Colin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-36
0:00	+3	Leland Walker makes three point jump shot	42-39
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LIB
Flames
25
FAU
Owls
28

Time		Play	Score
19:32		Owen Aquino misses two point layup
19:30		Ken Evans Jr. defensive rebound
19:23		Jayvon Maughmer blocks Ken Evans Jr.'s two point layup
19:21		Colin Porter defensive rebound
18:58	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup	44-39
18:39		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
18:37		Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound
18:30		Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Ken Evans Jr. steals)
18:23		Ken Evans Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Zach Cleveland steals)
18:14		Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot
18:12		KyKy Tandy defensive rebound
17:44	+2	Leland Walker makes two point jump shot	44-41
17:17		Jayvon Maughmer misses two point layup
17:15		KyKy Tandy defensive rebound
17:09	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point layup (Baba Miller assists)	44-43
16:53	+2	Owen Aquino makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)	46-43
16:43	+2	Leland Walker makes two point layup	46-45
16:10	+2	Owen Aquino makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)	48-45
15:57	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point layup	48-47
15:40		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
15:38		Baba Miller defensive rebound
15:27		KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
15:25		Colin Porter defensive rebound
15:05		Kaden Metheny turnover (lost ball)
15:05		TV timeout
14:52		Leland Walker turnover (lost ball) (Owen Aquino steals)
14:31	+2	Kaden Metheny makes two point layup	50-47
14:14		Tre Carroll misses three point jump shot
14:12		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
14:07		Max Langenfeld shooting foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul)
14:07	+1	Kaden Metheny makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-47
14:07	+1	Kaden Metheny makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-47
13:51	+3	Niccolo Moretti makes three point jump shot	52-50
13:36		Max Langenfeld blocks Kaden Metheny's two point layup
13:34		Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
13:30		Max Langenfeld turnover (lost ball) (Taelon Peter steals)
13:21	+3	Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	55-50
13:13		Max Langenfeld misses three point jump shot
13:09		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
13:01		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
12:59		Isaiah Ihnen offensive rebound
12:43		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
12:41		Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
12:26	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point jump shot	55-52
11:58	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point jump shot (Taelon Peter assists)	57-52
11:37		Max Langenfeld misses three point jump shot
11:35		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
11:07		Isaiah Ihnen misses three point jump shot
11:05		Max Langenfeld defensive rebound
10:54		Tre Carroll misses three point jump shot
10:52		Owls offensive rebound
10:52		TV timeout
10:48		Baba Miller misses two point jump shot
10:46		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
10:28		Isaiah Ihnen turnover (out of bounds)
10:19		Leland Walker turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Ihnen steals)
10:10		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
10:10		Ken Evans Jr. defensive rebound
10:10		Isaiah Ihnen personal foul
10:00		Ken Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:58		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
9:43		Leland Walker personal foul
9:29		Colin Porter misses two point jump shot
9:27		Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
9:21	+3	Ken Evans Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kaleb Glenn assists)	57-55
9:08		Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
9:06		Baba Miller defensive rebound
8:47		Owen Aquino personal foul
8:44		Kaleb Glenn misses two point jump shot
8:42		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
8:26		Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Ken Evans Jr. steals)
7:57		Ken Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:55		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
7:30		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
7:28		Leland Walker defensive rebound
7:21		Kaleb Glenn misses three point jump shot
7:19		Owls offensive rebound
7:11		TV timeout
7:11		Leland Walker misses two point jump shot
7:09		Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound
6:56		Kaleb Glenn shooting foul (Jayvon Maughmer draws the foul)
6:56	+1	Jayvon Maughmer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-55
6:56		Jayvon Maughmer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:56		KyKy Tandy defensive rebound
6:41		Colin Porter personal foul
6:20	+3	Kaleb Glenn makes three point jump shot	58-58
5:49		Baba Miller blocks Jayvon Maughmer's two point jump shot
5:47		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
5:38		Zach Cleveland misses two point jump shot
5:36		Owen Aquino offensive rebound
5:34		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
5:32		Colin Porter offensive rebound
5:31		Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
5:29		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
5:16		Colin Porter turnover (lost ball)
5:04		Tre Carroll misses two point jump shot
5:02		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
4:51		Tre Carroll shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
4:51		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:51		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:51		Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
4:33		Kaleb Glenn misses two point jump shot
4:31		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
4:09		Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
4:07		Owls defensive rebound
3:55		Ken Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:53		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
3:44		Jayvon Maughmer turnover (traveling)
3:44		TV timeout
3:36		Colin Porter personal foul
3:21	+2	Leland Walker makes two point layup	58-60
3:08		Kaleb Glenn personal foul
3:03	+2	Owen Aquino makes two point layup	60-60
3:03		Baba Miller shooting foul (Owen Aquino draws the foul)
3:03		Owen Aquino misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:03		Baba Miller defensive rebound
2:44		Baba Miller turnover (bad pass) (Taelon Peter steals)
2:26		Zach Cleveland misses two point jump shot
2:24		Owen Aquino offensive rebound
2:24	+2	Owen Aquino makes two point layup	62-60
2:24		Flames 30 second timeout
2:24		TV timeout
2:04	+2	Niccolo Moretti makes two point layup	62-62
1:42		Baba Miller shooting foul (Owen Aquino draws the foul)
1:42	+1	Owen Aquino makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-62
1:42		Owen Aquino misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:42		Baba Miller defensive rebound
1:31		Colin Porter personal foul
1:22	+2	Leland Walker makes two point layup	63-64
0:58	+2	Owen Aquino makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)	65-64
0:58		Flames 60 second timeout
0:47	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point dunk (Leland Walker assists)	65-66
0:44		Owls 30 second timeout
0:31	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup	67-66
0:26		Owls 60 second timeout
0:19		Jayvon Maughmer personal foul
0:19		Matas Vokietaitis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:19	+1	Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-67
0:04		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
0:02		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
LIB
Flames
7
FAU
Owls
10

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Owen Aquino vs. Matas Vokietaitis (Ken Evans Jr. gains possession)
4:35	+2	Niccolo Moretti makes two point jump shot	67-69
4:19		Colin Porter turnover (lost ball) (Leland Walker steals)
3:59		Owen Aquino blocks Ken Evans Jr.'s two point layup
3:57		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
3:47	+3	Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	70-69
3:31		Colin Porter personal foul
3:31	+1	Leland Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-70
3:31		Leland Walker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:31		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
3:12		Leland Walker personal foul (Taelon Peter draws the foul)
3:12		Taelon Peter misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:12		Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
3:00	+2	Leland Walker makes two point layup	70-72
2:30	+2	Owen Aquino makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)	72-72
2:05		Ken Evans Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Zach Cleveland steals)
1:50		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
1:48		Owls defensive rebound
1:36		Owen Aquino shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul)
1:36		Kaleb Glenn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:36	+1	Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-73
1:25	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup	74-73
1:03	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point jump shot	74-75
0:52		Flames 30 second timeout
0:34		Zach Cleveland misses three point jump shot
0:32		Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
0:21		Owls 30 second timeout
0:19		Jayvon Maughmer personal foul
0:19	+1	Niccolo Moretti makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-76
0:19	+1	Niccolo Moretti makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-77
0:11		Zach Cleveland turnover (lost ball)
0:08		Kaleb Glenn turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Ihnen steals)
0:06		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
0:04		Owls defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Owls defensive rebound