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Metheny has 19 as Liberty downs Middle Tennessee 73-63

AP
Jan 04, 2025

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Kaden Metheny had 19 points in Liberty's 73-63 win against Middle Tennessee on Saturday night.

Metheny shot 8 for 15, including 3 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Flames (13-2, 1-1 Conference USA). Colin Porter scored 16 points and added five assists and three steals. Zach Cleveland had 11 points and shot 4 of 11 from the field and 3 for 5 from the line.

The Blue Raiders (10-5, 1-1) were led in scoring by Camryn Weston, who finished with 16 points. Essam Mostafa added 14 points, 16 rebounds and two steals for Middle Tennessee. Justin Bufford had 13 points and two blocks.

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Both teams next play Thursday. Liberty visits Sam Houston and Middle Tennesseeplays Kennesaw State at home.

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

1st Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
25
LIB
Flames
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Essam Mostafa vs. Owen Aquino (Blue Raiders gains possession)
19:29		Jlynn Counter misses two point jump shot
19:27		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
18:58		Colin Porter misses two point jump shot
18:56		Torey Alston defensive rebound
18:31		Torey Alston misses two point layup
18:29		Torey Alston offensive rebound
18:26		Torey Alston turnover (lost ball) (Colin Porter steals)
18:22		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
18:20		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
18:04		Jestin Porter misses two point jump shot
18:02		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
17:51		Colin Porter turnover (bad pass)
17:38		Essam Mostafa misses two point hook shot
17:36		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
17:20		Owen Aquino misses three point jump shot
17:18		Jlynn Counter defensive rebound
16:58	+2	Justin Bufford makes two point jump shot	2-0
16:41		Owen Aquino turnover (bad pass)
16:20	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup	4-0
15:53		Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot
15:51		Owen Aquino offensive rebound
15:46	+3	Colin Porter makes three point jump shot	4-3
15:40		Justin Bufford offensive foul
15:40		Justin Bufford turnover (offensive foul)
15:40		TV timeout
15:32	+2	Owen Aquino makes two point dunk (Zach Cleveland assists)	4-5
15:21	+3	Jlynn Counter makes three point jump shot (Jestin Porter assists)	7-5
14:45	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup	7-7
14:21		Camryn Weston turnover (bad pass)
14:00		Kaden Metheny turnover (bad pass) (Torey Alston steals)
13:48	+3	Jlynn Counter makes three point jump shot	10-7
13:13		Camryn Weston shooting foul (Colin Porter draws the foul)
13:13	+1	Colin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 3	10-8
13:13	+1	Colin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 3	10-9
13:13	+1	Colin Porter makes regular free throw 3 of 3	10-10
12:59		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
12:57		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
12:57		Chris Loofe personal foul
12:35	+3	Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Kaden Metheny assists)	10-13
12:14		Chris Loofe misses two point jump shot
12:12		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
12:03	+2	Taelon Peter makes two point layup	10-15
11:38		Tre Green turnover (lost ball) (Kaden Metheny steals)
11:25	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Taelon Peter assists)	10-17
11:25		Torey Alston shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
11:25		TV timeout
11:25	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-18
11:05		Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot
11:03		Flames defensive rebound
10:54		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
10:52		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
10:44		Taelon Peter shooting foul (Jlynn Counter draws the foul)
10:44	+1	Jlynn Counter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-18
10:44	+1	Jlynn Counter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-18
10:25	+3	Jayvon Maughmer makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	12-21
10:15		Jestin Porter misses two point jump shot
10:13		Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound
9:58		Owen Aquino misses two point layup
9:56		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
9:47	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Jlynn Counter assists)	14-21
9:33	+2	Colin Porter makes two point jump shot	14-23
9:18		Owen Aquino blocks Jlynn Counter's two point jump shot
9:16		Gabriel McKay defensive rebound
9:11		Taelon Peter misses two point layup
9:09		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
8:53		Jlynn Counter misses two point jump shot
8:51		Jlynn Counter offensive rebound
8:39		Essam Mostafa misses two point jump shot
8:37		Gabriel McKay defensive rebound
8:28		Owen Aquino turnover (bad pass) (Jestin Porter steals)
8:17		Essam Mostafa misses two point jump shot
8:15		Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound
8:03		Camryn Weston personal foul
7:52	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists)	14-25
7:52		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
7:52		TV timeout
7:30		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
7:28		Chris Loofe offensive rebound
7:26		Kaden Metheny personal foul
7:26		Blue Raiders turnover (5-second violation)
7:14	+2	Kaden Metheny makes two point layup	14-27
7:03	+3	Justin Bufford makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	17-27
6:36	+2	Kaden Metheny makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)	17-29
6:23	+2	Chris Loofe makes two point dunk (Jlynn Counter assists)	19-29
6:06		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
6:04		Chris Loofe defensive rebound
6:04		Zach Cleveland personal foul
5:55		Chris Loofe offensive foul
5:55		Chris Loofe turnover (offensive foul)
5:37		Zach Cleveland misses two point jump shot
5:35		Chris Loofe defensive rebound
5:27	+2	Chris Loofe makes two point layup (Jlynn Counter assists)	21-29
5:02		Taelon Peter turnover (lost ball)
4:49		Jlynn Counter misses two point jump shot
4:47		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
4:25		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
4:23		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
4:16		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
4:14		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
3:51	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	21-32
3:36		Owen Aquino blocks Jestin Porter's two point layup
3:34		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
3:32		Colin Porter personal foul
3:32		TV timeout
3:26		Jacob Johnson misses two point jump shot
3:24		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
3:19	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Taelon Peter assists)	21-34
2:54		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
2:52		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
2:28		Zach Cleveland misses two point jump shot
2:26		Jacob Johnson defensive rebound
2:25		Owen Aquino personal foul
2:12		Jlynn Counter turnover (lost ball) (Colin Porter steals)
1:51	+2	Jayvon Maughmer makes two point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	21-36
1:51		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
1:40		Taelon Peter shooting foul (Torey Alston draws the foul)
1:40	+1	Torey Alston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-36
1:40	+1	Torey Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-36
1:30		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
1:28		Jlynn Counter defensive rebound
1:24		Camryn Weston turnover (bad pass) (Colin Porter steals)
1:18	+3	Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	23-39
1:03		Camryn Weston misses two point jump shot
1:01		Flames defensive rebound
0:47	+3	Colin Porter makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	23-42
0:39		Colin Porter personal foul (Jlynn Counter draws the foul)
0:39		Jlynn Counter misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:39		Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound
0:18		Torey Alston blocks Taelon Peter's three point jump shot
0:16		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
0:09		Torey Alston misses two point layup
0:07		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
0:04	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup	25-42
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MTSU
Blue Raiders
38
LIB
Flames
31

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot
19:47		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
19:34		Essam Mostafa misses two point layup
19:32		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
19:10		Owen Aquino misses two point jump shot
19:08		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
18:58		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
18:56		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
18:40	+2	Jayvon Maughmer makes two point layup	25-44
18:23		Torey Alston misses three point jump shot
18:21		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
18:09		Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass) (Jestin Porter steals)
17:51	+2	Jlynn Counter makes two point layup	27-44
17:34		Essam Mostafa blocks Owen Aquino's two point layup
17:32		Torey Alston defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Torey Alston makes two point layup	29-44
17:08		Justin Bufford blocks Owen Aquino's two point dunk
17:06		Torey Alston defensive rebound
17:03		Zach Cleveland personal foul
16:54		Jlynn Counter misses two point jump shot
16:52		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
16:36	+2	Kaden Metheny makes two point layup (Owen Aquino assists)	29-46
16:16	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup	31-46
16:00	+3	Jayvon Maughmer makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	31-49
15:50		Jlynn Counter turnover (lost ball) (Jayvon Maughmer steals)
15:46		Jayvon Maughmer turnover (lost ball) (Essam Mostafa steals)
15:40	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup	33-49
15:24		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
15:22		Torey Alston defensive rebound
15:18		TV timeout
14:53		Essam Mostafa turnover (lost ball) (Taelon Peter steals)
14:34		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
14:32		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
14:25		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
14:23		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
14:15		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
14:13		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
14:13		Taelon Peter personal foul
14:05		Jestin Porter misses two point layup
14:03		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
13:56	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point jump shot	35-49
13:28		Jayvon Maughmer misses two point jump shot
13:26		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
13:16	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point layup	37-49
13:14		Flames 30 second timeout
13:14		TV timeout
12:54		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
12:52		Owen Aquino offensive rebound
12:50	+2	Owen Aquino makes two point layup	37-51
12:33		Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot
12:31		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
12:27		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
12:25		Jestin Porter offensive rebound
12:20		Essam Mostafa misses three point jump shot
12:18		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
11:58		Justin Bufford shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:58		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:58		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:58		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
11:43	+3	Justin Bufford makes three point jump shot (Jlynn Counter assists)	40-51
11:20		Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
11:18		Owen Aquino offensive rebound
11:18		Owen Aquino misses two point layup
11:16		Owen Aquino offensive rebound
11:16		Justin Bufford shooting foul (Owen Aquino draws the foul)
11:16	+1	Owen Aquino makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-52
11:16		Owen Aquino misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:16		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
11:04		Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot
11:02		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
10:38	+2	Colin Porter makes two point jump shot	40-54
10:26		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
10:24		Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound
10:02		Kaden Metheny turnover (bad pass) (Camryn Weston steals)
9:56		Jlynn Counter misses two point layup
9:54		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
9:54	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup	42-54
9:54		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
9:31	+2	Owen Aquino makes two point dunk (Colin Porter assists)	42-56
9:19		Camryn Weston misses two point jump shot
9:17		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
9:08		Chris Loofe blocks Zach Cleveland's two point layup
9:06		Flames offensive rebound
8:53	+2	Owen Aquino makes two point dunk (Zach Cleveland assists)	42-58
8:42	+3	Justin Bufford makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists)	45-58
8:25	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists)	45-61
8:15		Chris Loofe misses two point dunk
8:13		Tre Green offensive rebound
8:08		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
8:06		Flames defensive rebound
7:50		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
7:48		Owen Aquino offensive rebound
7:44		Kaden Metheny turnover (bad pass) (Essam Mostafa steals)
7:38		Jayvon Maughmer shooting foul
7:38		TV timeout
7:38	+1	Camryn Weston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-61
7:38		Camryn Weston misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:38		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
7:11	+3	Colin Porter makes three point jump shot	46-64
6:55	+3	Camryn Weston makes three point jump shot (Justin Bufford assists)	49-64
6:36		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
6:34		Justin Bufford defensive rebound
6:22		Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot
6:20		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
6:10	+3	Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot	49-67
5:46		Justin Bufford misses three point jump shot
5:44		Torey Alston offensive rebound
5:44		Taelon Peter personal foul
5:38	+2	Justin Bufford makes two point layup	51-67
5:23		Justin Bufford blocks Colin Porter's two point layup
5:21		Jlynn Counter defensive rebound
5:15	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point layup	53-67
4:52	+2	Kaden Metheny makes two point layup	53-69
4:42		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
4:40		Essam Mostafa offensive rebound
4:35	+2	Essam Mostafa makes two point layup	55-69
4:35		Blue Raiders 30 second timeout
4:15	+2	Kaden Metheny makes two point layup	55-71
4:04		Camryn Weston misses two point jump shot
4:02		Camryn Weston offensive rebound
3:57	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point jump shot	57-71
3:53		Torey Alston personal foul
3:53		TV timeout
3:26		Kaden Metheny misses two point layup
3:24		Blue Raiders defensive rebound
3:13		Zach Cleveland blocks Essam Mostafa's two point layup
3:11		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
2:43		Colin Porter misses two point layup
2:41		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
2:34		Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot
2:32		Torey Alston offensive rebound
2:26		Zach Cleveland shooting foul (Torey Alston draws the foul)
2:26		Torey Alston misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:26		Torey Alston misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:26		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
2:13		Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot
2:11		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
2:03		Colin Porter shooting foul (Jlynn Counter draws the foul)
2:03	+1	Jlynn Counter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-71
2:03	+1	Jlynn Counter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-71
1:33		Kaden Metheny misses two point jump shot
1:31		Owen Aquino offensive rebound
1:16		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
1:14		Flames offensive rebound
1:07		Flames 30 second timeout
0:50		Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot
0:48		Camryn Weston defensive rebound
0:44	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point layup	61-71
0:43		Torey Alston personal foul
0:34		Camryn Weston personal foul
0:27		Colin Porter misses two point layup
0:22		Essam Mostafa defensive rebound
0:17		Camryn Weston misses two point layup
0:15		Camryn Weston offensive rebound
0:14	+2	Camryn Weston makes two point layup	63-71
0:12		Torey Alston personal foul
0:06		Camryn Weston shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
0:06	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-72
0:06	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-73
0:00		Camryn Weston technical foul
0:00		Zach Cleveland technical foul
0:00		Zach Cleveland turnover
0:00		End of period

Zach Cleveland turnover