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Metheny's 25 lead Liberty past UT Arlington 79-56

AP
Dec 21, 2024

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Kaden Metheny had 25 points in Liberty's 79-56 victory against UT Arlington on Saturday.

Metheny added five assists for the Flames (12-1). Zach Cleveland scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds. Taelon Peter went 7 of 11 from the field (4 for 8 from 3-point range) to finish with 18 points. The Flames extended their winning streak to nine games.

The Mavericks (6-7) were led in scoring by Lance Ware, who finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds and three steals. Raysean Seamster added 10 points and three steals for UT Arlington. Diante Smith had seven points.

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

1st Half
UTA
Mavericks
22
LIB
Flames
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Mavericks gains possession)
19:36	+2	Lance Ware makes two point jump shot	2-0
19:03	+3	Colin Porter makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	2-3
18:40		Darius Burford misses two point layup
18:38		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
18:19		Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot
18:17		Raysean Seamster defensive rebound
18:01		Lance Ware misses two point jump shot
17:59		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
17:49	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	2-6
17:26	+2	Raysean Seamster makes two point jump shot	4-6
17:06		Raysean Seamster personal foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul)
16:58		Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Lance Ware steals)
16:43		Raysean Seamster misses three point jump shot
16:41		Jaden Wells offensive rebound
16:37		Jaden Wells misses two point jump shot
16:35		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
16:28		Jaden Wells shooting foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul)
16:28	+1	Kaden Metheny makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-7
16:28	+1	Kaden Metheny makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-8
16:12		Lance Ware misses two point layup
16:10		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
16:04		Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
16:02		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
15:51		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
15:49		Lance Ware defensive rebound
15:41		Lance Ware misses two point layup
15:39		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
15:29	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup	4-10
15:08	+2	Darius Burford makes two point layup	6-10
15:08		Jayvon Maughmer shooting foul (Darius Burford draws the foul)
15:08		TV timeout
15:08	+1	Darius Burford makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-10
14:54	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	7-13
14:34		Diante Smith misses two point layup
14:32		Mavericks offensive rebound
14:25		Darius Burford misses two point jump shot
14:23		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
14:08		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
14:06		Jaxon Ellingsworth defensive rebound
14:02		Jaxon Ellingsworth misses three point jump shot
14:00		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
13:46		Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Lance Ware steals)
13:36		Zach Cleveland blocks Jaxon Ellingsworth's two point layup
13:34		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
13:21	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists)	7-15
12:51		Darius Burford misses two point layup
12:49		Mavericks offensive rebound
12:32		Jaxon Ellingsworth misses three point jump shot
12:30		Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound
12:19	+3	Jayvon Maughmer makes three point jump shot (Taelon Peter assists)	7-18
11:53	+2	Brandyn Talbot makes two point jump shot	9-18
11:25		Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot
11:23		Jaden Wells defensive rebound
11:15		Taelon Peter personal foul
11:15		TV timeout
11:09		Brandyn Talbot misses three point jump shot
11:07		Troy Hupstead offensive rebound
11:00		Diante Smith misses two point layup
10:58		Diante Smith offensive rebound
10:54	+2	Diante Smith makes two point layup	11-18
10:40		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
10:38		Troy Hupstead defensive rebound
10:28		Troy Hupstead misses three point jump shot
10:26		Flames defensive rebound
9:59		Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Brandyn Talbot steals)
9:53		Diante Smith misses three point jump shot
9:51		Mavericks offensive rebound
9:51		Owen Aquino personal foul
9:33		Brandyn Talbot misses two point jump shot
9:31		Mavericks offensive rebound
9:28	+2	Jaden Wells makes two point jump shot (Diante Smith assists)	13-18
9:13		Raysean Seamster shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
9:13		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:13	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-19
8:49	+2	Lance Ware makes two point layup	15-19
8:18		Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot
8:16		Lance Ware defensive rebound
8:07	+3	Diante Smith makes three point jump shot (Kade Douglas assists)	18-19
7:50		Colin Porter turnover (bad pass)
7:50		TV timeout
7:31		Brandyn Talbot offensive foul
7:31		Brandyn Talbot turnover (offensive foul)
7:15	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Owen Aquino assists)	18-21
6:41		Lance Ware misses two point jump shot
6:39		Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound
6:28	+2	Jayvon Maughmer makes two point layup	18-23
6:13		Lance Ware turnover (lost ball) (Colin Porter steals)
6:08	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	18-26
5:48		Darius Burford misses three point jump shot
5:46		Troy Hupstead offensive rebound
5:41		Troy Hupstead misses two point jump shot
5:39		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
5:26		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
5:24		Troy Hupstead defensive rebound
5:10		Owen Aquino blocks Brandyn Talbot's two point layup
5:08		Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound
4:57	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Colin Porter assists)	18-28
4:56		Mavericks 30 second timeout
4:29		Jaxon Ellingsworth misses two point jump shot
4:27		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
4:27		Jaxon Ellingsworth personal foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul)
3:58		Flames turnover (shot clock violation)
3:58		TV timeout
3:31		Lance Ware misses two point jump shot
3:29		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
3:19	+3	Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Owen Aquino assists)	18-31
3:05		Diante Smith misses three point jump shot
3:03		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
2:43		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
2:41		Lance Ware defensive rebound
2:29		Owen Aquino blocks Diante Smith's two point layup
2:27		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
2:18		Owen Aquino misses two point layup
2:16		Owen Aquino offensive rebound
2:12	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Owen Aquino assists)	18-34
2:02	+2	Lance Ware makes two point jump shot	20-34
1:55		Jaxon Ellingsworth shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
1:55	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-35
1:55	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-36
1:40		Jaden Wells misses three point jump shot
1:38		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
1:19		Colin Porter turnover (bad pass) (Darius Burford steals)
1:14		Darius Burford misses two point layup
1:12		Lance Ware offensive rebound
1:12		Lance Ware misses two point dunk
1:10		Flames defensive rebound
0:50		Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
0:48		Mavericks defensive rebound
0:32		Colin Porter shooting foul (Brody Robinson draws the foul)
0:32	+1	Brody Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-36
0:32	+1	Brody Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-36
0:10	+3	Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Kaden Metheny assists)	22-39
0:08		Flames 30 second timeout
0:05		Gabriel McKay personal foul
0:03		Gabriel McKay personal foul
0:00		Brandyn Talbot misses three point jump shot
0:00		Flames defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTA
Mavericks
34
LIB
Flames
40

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Raysean Seamster personal foul
19:20		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
19:16		Lance Ware defensive rebound
19:06	+2	Lance Ware makes two point layup	24-39
18:52	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Jayvon Maughmer assists)	24-41
18:19		Lance Ware misses two point layup
18:17		Lance Ware offensive rebound
18:17		Mavericks turnover (shot clock violation)
17:57		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
17:55		Lance Ware defensive rebound
17:50		Jaden Wells misses three point jump shot
17:48		Flames defensive rebound
17:31		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
17:29		Darius Burford defensive rebound
17:21		Diante Smith misses three point jump shot
17:19		Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound
17:07		Colin Porter turnover (bad pass) (Lance Ware steals)
16:57		Owen Aquino blocks Darius Burford's two point layup
16:55		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
16:48		Zach Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Wells steals)
16:42		Darius Burford misses three point jump shot
16:40		Lance Ware offensive rebound
16:40		Zach Cleveland personal foul
16:32		Lance Ware turnover (lost ball) (Jayvon Maughmer steals)
16:30		Jaden Wells shooting foul (Jayvon Maughmer draws the foul)
16:30		Jayvon Maughmer misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:30	+1	Jayvon Maughmer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-42
16:14		Owen Aquino blocks Jaden Wells's two point jump shot
16:12		Mavericks offensive rebound
15:59		Mavericks turnover (shot clock violation)
15:59		TV timeout
15:44	+2	Owen Aquino makes two point dunk (Jayvon Maughmer assists)	24-44
15:29		Lance Ware misses two point layup
15:27		Lance Ware offensive rebound
15:26	+2	Lance Ware makes two point dunk	26-44
15:26		Zach Cleveland shooting foul (Lance Ware draws the foul)
15:26	+1	Lance Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-44
15:05		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
15:03		Diante Smith defensive rebound
14:51		Raysean Seamster misses two point layup
14:49		Lance Ware offensive rebound
14:49		Owen Aquino personal foul (Lance Ware draws the foul)
14:39	+2	Diante Smith makes two point layup	29-44
14:26		Diante Smith shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
14:26		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:26		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:26		Jayvon Maughmer offensive rebound
14:15		Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass)
14:02		Diante Smith misses two point jump shot
14:02		Diante Smith offensive rebound
14:02		Brandyn Talbot misses three point jump shot
14:00		Raysean Seamster offensive rebound
13:49	+2	Raysean Seamster makes two point layup	31-44
13:31	+2	Owen Aquino makes two point layup (Taelon Peter assists)	31-46
13:09		Kade Douglas turnover (lost ball) (Owen Aquino steals)
12:52	+3	Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Kaden Metheny assists)	31-49
12:39		Brody Robinson misses two point layup
12:37		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
12:29		Kaden Metheny turnover (lost ball)
12:29		Kade Douglas misses three point jump shot
12:27		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
12:25		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
12:23		Jayvon Maughmer offensive rebound
11:45		Kade Douglas shooting foul (Taelon Peter draws the foul)
11:45		TV timeout
11:45	+1	Jayvon Maughmer makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-50
11:45	+1	Jayvon Maughmer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-51
11:40		Owen Aquino blocks Jaxon Ellingsworth's two point jump shot
11:38		Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound
11:35	+2	Taelon Peter makes two point layup (Owen Aquino assists)	31-53
10:58	+2	Jaxon Ellingsworth makes two point layup	33-53
10:37		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
10:35		Lance Ware defensive rebound
10:29	+3	Jarren Cook makes three point jump shot (Lance Ware assists)	36-53
10:04		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
10:02		Jaxon Ellingsworth defensive rebound
10:00		Owen Aquino shooting foul (Lance Ware draws the foul)
10:00	+1	Lance Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-53
10:00	+1	Lance Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-53
9:38	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	38-56
9:22	+2	Brandyn Talbot makes two point layup	40-56
9:04	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	40-59
8:52		Lance Ware turnover (lost ball) (Zach Cleveland steals)
8:47	+2	Taelon Peter makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)	40-61
8:27	+2	Lance Ware makes two point layup	42-61
8:16		Lance Ware personal foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
8:16		TV timeout
8:16		K.T. Turner technical foul
8:16		Ritchie McKay technical foul
8:16	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-62
8:16	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-63
8:16		Flames turnover
8:06		Flames 30 second timeout
8:06		TV timeout
8:01		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
8:01		Jaxon Ellingsworth defensive rebound
8:01		Owen Aquino personal foul (Jaxon Ellingsworth draws the foul)
7:51	+2	Raysean Seamster makes two point layup	44-63
7:23	+3	Zach Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	44-66
7:12		Lance Ware turnover (lost ball) (Colin Porter steals)
6:54	+3	Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Kaden Metheny assists)	44-69
6:31		Lance Ware misses two point jump shot
6:29		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
6:15		Colin Porter turnover (bad pass) (Raysean Seamster steals)
6:10		Lance Ware turnover (lost ball) (Jayvon Maughmer steals)
6:05	+2	Taelon Peter makes two point dunk (Colin Porter assists)	44-71
6:02		Raysean Seamster turnover (lost ball)
6:01	+2	Kaden Metheny makes two point jump shot	44-73
5:31		Colin Porter shooting foul (Brody Robinson draws the foul)
5:31		Brody Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:31	+1	Brody Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-73
5:18		Darius Burford personal foul
4:57		Zach Cleveland misses three point jump shot
4:55		Raysean Seamster defensive rebound
4:49	+2	Raysean Seamster makes two point layup	47-73
4:27		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
4:25		Troy Hupstead defensive rebound
4:14		Colin Porter shooting foul (Brody Robinson draws the foul)
4:14		Brody Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:14	+1	Brody Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-73
3:57	+3	Curtis Blair III makes three point jump shot (Kaden Metheny assists)	48-76
3:41		Jaden Wells misses three point jump shot
3:39		Flames defensive rebound
3:38		TV timeout
3:10	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Curtis Blair III assists)	48-79
2:58		Brody Robinson misses two point layup
2:56		Flames defensive rebound
2:45		Troy Hupstead blocks Brett Decker Jr.'s two point layup
2:43		Brody Robinson defensive rebound
2:43		Brett Decker Jr. personal foul (Brody Robinson draws the foul)
2:43	+1	Brody Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-79
2:43	+1	Brody Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-79
2:27		Curtis Blair III turnover (bad pass) (Raysean Seamster steals)
2:08	+2	Troy Hupstead makes two point layup (Jaden Wells assists)	52-79
1:37		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
1:35		Troy Hupstead defensive rebound
1:30		Raysean Seamster misses two point layup
1:28		Raysean Seamster offensive rebound
1:26	+2	Raysean Seamster makes two point layup	54-79
0:55		Brett Decker Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Raysean Seamster steals)
0:46	+2	Jaden Wells makes two point layup	56-79
0:33		Brett Decker Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:31		Darius Burford defensive rebound
0:23		Jaden Wells misses three point jump shot
0:21		Troy Hupstead offensive rebound
0:18		Jaden Wells misses three point jump shot
0:16		Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound