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Liberty defeats Florida International 78-69

AP
Jan 18, 2024

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Kyle Rode's 19 points helped Liberty defeat Florida International 78-69 on Thursday night.

Rode had eight rebounds and five assists for the Flames (12-7, 1-3 Conference USA). Kaden Metheny added 18 points while going 6 of 12 (6 for 10 from 3-point range), and he also had six assists. Brody Peebles had 12 points and shot 4 for 9 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free throw line.

Javaunte Hawkins led the Panthers (7-12, 2-2) in scoring, finishing with 24 points. Arturo Dean added 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals for Florida International. Seth Pinkney also had eight points.

Liberty took the lead with 5:59 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 36-29 at halftime, with Metheny racking up nine points. Rode scored a team-high 10 points after halftime.

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1st Half
FIU
Panthers
29
LIB
Flames
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Panthers gains possession)
19:35	+2	Dashon Gittens makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:17		Joseph Venzant turnover (bad pass) (Dashon Gittens steals)
18:48		Jaidon Lipscomb misses three point jump shot
18:46		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
18:32	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists)	2-2
18:11	+2	Javaunte Hawkins makes two point jump shot	4-2
18:03		Colin Porter turnover (bad pass) (Arturo Dean steals)
17:51		Arturo Dean misses two point layup
17:49		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
17:44	+3	Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Kaden Metheny assists)	4-5
17:24		Dashon Gittens misses three point jump shot
17:22		Flames defensive rebound
16:59		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
16:57		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
16:46	+3	Javaunte Hawkins makes three point jump shot	7-5
16:15		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
16:13		Joseph Venzant offensive rebound
16:03		Dashon Gittens blocks Colin Porter's two point layup
16:01		Kaden Metheny offensive rebound
16:00		Flames turnover (shot clock violation)
16:00		TV timeout
15:34		Jayden Brewer turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Rode steals)
15:25	+2	Joseph Venzant makes two point dunk (Kyle Rode assists)	7-7
15:12		Javaunte Hawkins misses three point jump shot
15:10		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
14:53	+3	Colin Porter makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	7-10
14:24	+2	Javaunte Hawkins makes two point jump shot	9-10
13:56		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
13:54		Mohamed Sanogo defensive rebound
13:39	+3	Javaunte Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Jayden Brewer assists)	12-10
13:08	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	12-13
12:39		Mohamed Sanogo turnover (bad pass) (Colin Porter steals)
12:22	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Colin Porter assists)	12-15
11:59		Arturo Dean turnover (bad pass)
11:59		TV timeout
11:44		Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
11:42		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
11:37	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup	12-17
11:24		Jayden Brewer misses two point layup
11:22		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
11:11	+2	Brody Peebles makes two point layup (Colin Porter assists)	12-19
10:43	+3	Javaunte Hawkins makes three point jump shot	15-19
10:08		Zach Cleveland misses two point hook shot
10:06		Jayden Brewer defensive rebound
10:01		Javaunte Hawkins misses three point jump shot
9:59		Okechukwu Okeke offensive rebound
9:39	+3	Petar Krivokapic makes three point jump shot (Jaden Grant assists)	18-19
9:18		Okechukwu Okeke shooting foul (Ben Southerland draws the foul)
9:18		Ben Southerland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:18		Ben Southerland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:18		Dante Wilcox defensive rebound
8:42		Arturo Dean misses three point jump shot
8:40		Flames defensive rebound
8:28		Gabriel McKay misses three point jump shot
8:26		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
8:21		Arturo Dean misses two point layup
8:19		Flames defensive rebound
8:01		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
7:59		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
7:48	+2	Arturo Dean makes two point layup	20-19
7:34		Gabriel McKay misses three point jump shot
7:32		Jaidon Lipscomb defensive rebound
7:28		Kaden Metheny shooting foul (Petar Krivokapic draws the foul)
7:28		TV timeout
7:28		Petar Krivokapic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:28	+1	Petar Krivokapic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-19
7:13		Jump ball. (Flames gains possession)
7:09		Joseph Venzant misses two point hook shot
7:07		Dashon Gittens defensive rebound
6:59		Arturo Dean misses two point layup
6:57		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
6:49		Joseph Venzant misses two point layup
6:47		Dashon Gittens defensive rebound
6:34		Petar Krivokapic misses two point layup
6:32		Colin Porter defensive rebound
6:24		Kyle Rode misses two point layup
6:22		Joseph Venzant offensive rebound
6:15		Joseph Venzant misses two point layup
6:13		Joseph Venzant offensive rebound
5:59	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Joseph Venzant assists)	21-22
5:47		Dante Wilcox turnover (lost ball)
5:35		Colin Porter misses two point jump shot
5:33		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
5:23	+3	Colin Porter makes three point jump shot (Kaden Metheny assists)	21-25
5:01	+2	Seth Pinkney makes two point dunk (Jaidon Lipscomb assists)	23-25
4:34		Seth Pinkney shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
4:34	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-26
4:34	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-27
4:11	+2	Seth Pinkney makes two point dunk (Jaidon Lipscomb assists)	25-27
3:59		Zach Cleveland misses two point dunk
3:57		Kyle Rode offensive rebound
3:46		Shiloh Robinson misses three point jump shot
3:44		Jaden Grant defensive rebound
3:29		Seth Pinkney turnover (lost ball)
3:29		TV timeout
3:09		Kaden Metheny turnover (bad pass) (Dashon Gittens steals)
2:54		Kaden Metheny turnover (Arturo Dean steals)
2:40		Jaidon Lipscomb misses three point jump shot
2:38		Brody Peebles defensive rebound
2:24		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
2:22		Joseph Venzant offensive rebound
2:15	+3	Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Joseph Venzant assists)	25-30
1:51	+2	Mohamed Sanogo makes two point jump shot	27-30
1:31	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Kyle Rode assists)	27-33
1:11		Javaunte Hawkins misses three point jump shot
1:09		Panthers offensive rebound
0:48		Javaunte Hawkins misses three point jump shot
0:46		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
0:35	+3	Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Kaden Metheny assists)	27-36
0:05	+2	Arturo Dean makes two point jump shot	29-36
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FIU
Panthers
40
LIB
Flames
42

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Dashon Gittens misses two point layup
19:42		Seth Pinkney offensive rebound
19:36		Zach Cleveland blocks Seth Pinkney's two point layup
19:34		Colin Porter defensive rebound
19:24		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
19:22		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
19:14		Colin Porter personal foul
19:07		Arturo Dean misses two point jump shot
19:05		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
18:51		Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass)
18:37		Dashon Gittens misses two point jump shot
18:35		Seth Pinkney offensive rebound
18:29	+3	Javaunte Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Seth Pinkney assists)	32-36
18:23	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	32-39
18:02		Joseph Venzant shooting foul (Arturo Dean draws the foul)
18:02		Arturo Dean misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:02	+1	Arturo Dean makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-39
17:37		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
17:35		Kyle Rode offensive rebound
17:30	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	33-42
17:12	+3	Javaunte Hawkins makes three point jump shot	36-42
16:43	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	36-45
16:30	+3	Dashon Gittens makes three point jump shot (Javaunte Hawkins assists)	39-45
16:07		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
16:05		Kyle Rode offensive rebound
16:04		Seth Pinkney shooting foul (Kyle Rode draws the foul)
16:04	+1	Kyle Rode makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-46
16:04	+1	Kyle Rode makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-47
15:52		Dashon Gittens misses three point jump shot
15:50		Joseph Venzant defensive rebound
15:38	+2	Joseph Venzant makes two point layup (Kyle Rode assists)	39-49
15:38		Mohamed Sanogo shooting foul (Kyle Rode draws the foul)
15:38		TV timeout
15:38		Joseph Venzant misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:38		Dashon Gittens defensive rebound
15:19	+2	Mohamed Sanogo makes two point dunk (Dashon Gittens assists)	41-49
14:59		Brody Peebles misses two point layup
14:57		Mohamed Sanogo defensive rebound
14:41	+2	Javaunte Hawkins makes two point jump shot	43-49
14:27		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
14:25		Jayden Brewer defensive rebound
14:18		Dashon Gittens offensive foul
14:18		Dashon Gittens turnover (offensive foul)
14:10	+2	Brody Peebles makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)	43-51
13:38		Javaunte Hawkins misses three point jump shot
13:36		Brody Peebles defensive rebound
13:16	+2	Kyle Rode makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists)	43-53
13:08		Panthers 30 second timeout
13:08		TV timeout
12:48		Jaidon Lipscomb misses three point jump shot
12:46		Colin Porter defensive rebound
12:28		Zach Cleveland turnover (Jaidon Lipscomb steals)
12:18		Jaidon Lipscomb misses two point layup
12:16		Arturo Dean offensive rebound
12:05		Arturo Dean misses two point layup
12:03		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
11:53		Seth Pinkney blocks Kaden Metheny's two point layup
11:51		Javaunte Hawkins defensive rebound
11:40	+2	Seth Pinkney makes two point layup (Javaunte Hawkins assists)	45-53
11:32		Kaden Metheny misses two point layup
11:30		Javaunte Hawkins defensive rebound
11:29		Javaunte Hawkins misses two point jump shot
11:25		Seth Pinkney offensive rebound
11:24		Seth Pinkney misses two point layup
11:23		Seth Pinkney offensive rebound
11:21		Javaunte Hawkins misses three point jump shot
11:21		Panthers offensive rebound
11:21		TV timeout
11:19		Seth Pinkney offensive foul
11:19		Seth Pinkney turnover (offensive foul)
11:15	+2	Joseph Venzant makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)	45-55
11:15		Seth Pinkney shooting foul (Joseph Venzant draws the foul)
11:15	+1	Joseph Venzant makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-56
10:49	+2	Petar Krivokapic makes two point layup (Mohamed Sanogo assists)	47-56
10:33		Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass)
10:17	+2	Arturo Dean makes two point jump shot	49-56
9:53		Arturo Dean blocks Colin Porter's two point layup
9:51		George Pridgett Jr. defensive rebound
9:40		Jaden Grant misses three point jump shot
9:38		Brody Peebles defensive rebound
9:24	+3	Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Kaden Metheny assists)	49-59
9:12		Petar Krivokapic offensive foul
9:12		Petar Krivokapic turnover (offensive foul)
8:53		Kaden Metheny turnover (bad pass)
8:42	+2	Arturo Dean makes two point layup	51-59
8:16		Zach Cleveland turnover (George Pridgett Jr. steals)
7:59	+2	Mohamed Sanogo makes two point jump shot (Arturo Dean assists)	53-59
7:32		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
7:30		Joseph Venzant offensive rebound
7:24		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
7:22		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
7:06		Colin Porter personal foul
7:06		TV timeout
6:56	+2	Seth Pinkney makes two point dunk (Arturo Dean assists)	55-59
6:37	+3	Colin Porter makes three point jump shot (Joseph Venzant assists)	55-62
6:24		Arturo Dean misses two point layup
6:22		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
5:59	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Colin Porter assists)	55-64
5:59		Seth Pinkney shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
5:59	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-65
5:37		Mohamed Sanogo misses two point jump shot
5:35		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
5:22		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
5:20		Javaunte Hawkins defensive rebound
5:08		George Pridgett Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:06		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
4:53	+3	Brody Peebles makes three point jump shot (Kyle Rode assists)	55-68
4:49		Panthers 30 second timeout
4:31	+3	Javaunte Hawkins makes three point jump shot	58-68
4:15		Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot
4:13		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
4:06		Dashon Gittens personal foul (Brody Peebles draws the foul)
4:06		Brody Peebles misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:06		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
3:47	+2	Arturo Dean makes two point hook shot	60-68
3:29	+3	Brody Peebles makes three point jump shot (Kyle Rode assists)	60-71
3:18		Jaidon Lipscomb misses three point jump shot
3:16		Colin Porter defensive rebound
2:54	+2	Joseph Venzant makes two point layup (Colin Porter assists)	60-73
2:52		Mohamed Sanogo shooting foul (Joseph Venzant draws the foul)
2:52		TV timeout
2:52		Joseph Venzant misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:52		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
2:37		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
2:14		Joseph Venzant offensive rebound
2:14		Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Javaunte Hawkins steals)
2:09	+2	Arturo Dean makes two point layup	62-73
1:35		Zach Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (Mohamed Sanogo steals)
1:30	+3	Jaidon Lipscomb makes three point jump shot (Arturo Dean assists)	65-73
0:58	+3	Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	65-76
0:57		Flames 60 second timeout
0:47		Javaunte Hawkins misses three point jump shot
0:45		Dashon Gittens offensive rebound
0:42	+2	Dashon Gittens makes two point layup	67-76
0:37		Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot
0:35		Dashon Gittens defensive rebound
0:29		Joseph Venzant personal foul
0:26		Dante Wilcox offensive foul
0:26		Dante Wilcox turnover (offensive foul)
0:14		Jaidon Lipscomb misses three point jump shot
0:12		Kyle Rode defensive rebound
0:09		Dashon Gittens personal foul
0:09	+1	Brody Peebles makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-77
0:09	+1	Brody Peebles makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-78
0:05	+2	Dante Wilcox makes two point layup	69-78
0:00		End of period

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Dante Wilcox makes two point layup