LIB

JAXST

House's 18 points lead Jacksonville State past Liberty 72-61

AP
Feb 01, 2025

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) Quel'Ron House scored 18 points as Jacksonville State Gamecocks beat Liberty Flames 72-61 on Saturday night.

House shot 8 of 12 from the field for the Gamecocks (15-7, 7-2 Conference USA). Jao Ituka scored 13 points, going 4 of 7 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the line. Michael Houge went 6 of 11 from the field to finish with 12 points. The Gamecocks picked up their sixth straight win.

Taelon Peter finished with 19 points and nine rebounds for the Flames (17-5, 5-4). Liberty also got 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists from Zach Cleveland. Colin Porter finished with 12 points.

Houge scored 10 points in the first half and Jacksonville State went into the break trailing 38-32. Marcellus Brigham Jr. scored the last seven points for Jacksonville State to close out the victory.

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

1st Half
LIB
Flames
38
JVST
Gamecocks
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Flames gains possession)
19:36	+3	Owen Aquino makes three point jump shot (Jayvon Maughmer assists)	3-0
19:13		Mason Nicholson misses two point layup
19:11		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
18:58		Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot
18:56		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
18:25		Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot
18:23		Colin Porter defensive rebound
18:09		Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot
18:07		Gamecocks defensive rebound
17:53		Quel'Ron House turnover (bad pass) (Jayvon Maughmer steals)
17:47		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
17:45		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
17:30		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:28		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
17:21		Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
17:19		Kaden Metheny offensive rebound
17:00	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup	5-0
16:33		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Kaden Metheny steals)
16:27	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists)	7-0
16:10		Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot
16:08		Koree Cotton offensive rebound
16:04		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
16:02		Flames defensive rebound
15:59		TV timeout
15:42		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
15:40		Gamecocks defensive rebound
15:22	+2	Michael Houge makes two point jump shot	7-2
15:02	+2	Colin Porter makes two point jump shot	9-2
14:44		Iaroslav Niagu offensive foul (Flames draws the foul)
14:44		Iaroslav Niagu turnover (offensive foul)
14:31	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Colin Porter assists)	11-2
14:31		Iaroslav Niagu shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
14:31	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-2
14:08	+2	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point layup	12-4
13:52	+3	Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	15-4
13:30	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot	15-6
13:17		Colin Porter misses two point jump shot
13:15		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
12:54		Mason Nicholson misses two point layup
12:52		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
12:39		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
12:37		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
12:21		Zander Yates shooting foul (Jao Ituka draws the foul)
12:21	+1	Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-7
12:21	+1	Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-8
12:06		Taelon Peter turnover (bad pass) (Koree Cotton steals)
11:59	+2	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point layup (Koree Cotton assists)	15-10
11:43		Colin Porter misses two point layup
11:41		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
11:28		Jao Ituka misses two point layup
11:26		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
11:09		Jayvon Maughmer turnover (traveling)
11:09		TV timeout
10:54	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	15-12
10:40	+3	Colin Porter makes three point jump shot	18-12
10:21	+2	Jao Ituka makes two point jump shot	18-14
10:08		Taelon Peter turnover (Koree Cotton steals)
9:57	+2	Michael Houge makes two point jump shot	18-16
9:44	+3	Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Owen Aquino assists)	21-16
9:27		Michael Houge misses three point jump shot
9:25		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
9:15		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
9:13		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
8:54		Brett Decker Jr. blocks Jaron Pierre Jr.'s two point jump shot
8:52		Michael Houge offensive rebound
8:50	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup	21-18
8:23	+3	Zach Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Jayvon Maughmer assists)	24-18
7:57		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:55		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
7:42		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
7:40		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
7:36	+3	Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	27-18
7:33		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
7:33		TV timeout
7:21	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup (Quel'Ron House assists)	27-20
7:08		Koree Cotton shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
7:08	+1	Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-20
7:08		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:08		Michael Houge defensive rebound
6:47		Colin Porter shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul)
6:47	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-21
6:47	+1	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-22
6:28	+2	Owen Aquino makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists)	30-22
6:05		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:03		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
5:52		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
5:50		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
5:36		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
5:34		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
5:15	+3	Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Owen Aquino assists)	33-22
4:50		Koree Cotton misses three point jump shot
4:48		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
4:42		Zach Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (Marcellus Brigham Jr. steals)
4:35	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point dunk (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	33-24
3:57		Mason Nicholson blocks Kaden Metheny's two point layup
3:55		Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
3:41		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
3:39		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
3:27	+3	Jao Ituka makes three point jump shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists)	33-27
3:02		Mason Nicholson blocks Colin Porter's three point jump shot
3:00		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
2:58		TV timeout
2:37		Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot
2:35		Flames defensive rebound
2:12		Zander Yates misses two point layup
2:10		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
1:53		Michael Houge misses two point jump shot
1:51		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
1:49		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:47		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
1:32		Jao Ituka personal foul (Flames draws the foul)
1:22	+3	Jayvon Maughmer makes three point jump shot (Owen Aquino assists)	36-27
0:52	+2	Jao Ituka makes two point layup	36-29
0:41		Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot
0:39		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
0:27	+3	Jaron Pierre Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jao Ituka assists)	36-32
0:22		Flames 30 second timeout
0:22		Austin Brooks personal foul (Colin Porter draws the foul)
0:03	+2	Colin Porter makes two point layup	38-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LIB
Flames
23
JVST
Gamecocks
40

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point layup
19:47		Gamecocks offensive rebound
19:44		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:42		Owen Aquino defensive rebound
19:28		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
19:26		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
19:20	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point layup	38-34
19:00	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Colin Porter assists)	40-34
18:36		Quel'Ron House misses two point layup
18:34		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
18:25	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point layup	40-36
18:19	+2	Owen Aquino makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)	42-36
17:55	+2	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point jump shot	42-38
17:28		Zach Cleveland misses three point jump shot
17:26		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
17:12	+3	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes three point jump shot (Quel'Ron House assists)	42-41
16:43		Marcellus Brigham Jr. shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
16:43		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:43		Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:43		Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound
16:20	+2	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point layup	42-43
16:20		Zach Cleveland shooting foul (Marcellus Brigham Jr. draws the foul)
16:20	+1	Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-44
16:11		Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
16:09		Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound
15:56		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:54		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
15:31		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
15:29		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
15:05		Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses two point jump shot
15:03		Zander Yates defensive rebound
14:56		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
14:54		Michael Houge defensive rebound
14:37	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot	42-46
14:25		Quel'Ron House personal foul (Flames draws the foul)
14:25		TV timeout
14:19	+2	Owen Aquino makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)	44-46
13:55	+2	Mason Nicholson makes two point dunk (Quel'Ron House assists)	44-48
13:52		Owen Aquino shooting foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
13:52	+1	Mason Nicholson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-49
13:25		Gabriel McKay misses three point jump shot
13:23		Michael Houge defensive rebound
12:56		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point layup
12:54		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
12:45		Jao Ituka blocks Zach Cleveland's two point layup
12:43		Flames offensive rebound
12:42		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
12:40		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
12:17	+2	Michael Houge makes two point layup	44-51
11:44		Owen Aquino misses two point jump shot
11:42		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
11:25		Owen Aquino shooting foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul)
11:25		TV timeout
11:25	+1	Mason Nicholson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-52
11:25		Mason Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:25		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
11:10	+2	Colin Porter makes two point layup	46-52
10:45		Michael Houge misses two point jump shot
10:43		Mason Nicholson offensive rebound
10:27	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot	46-54
10:04	+2	Taelon Peter makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)	48-54
9:36		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:34		Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound
9:26		Jaron Pierre Jr. personal foul (Flames draws the foul)
9:15	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup	50-54
8:39	+2	Iaroslav Niagu makes two point jump shot (Quel'Ron House assists)	50-56
8:23	+2	Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Colin Porter assists)	52-56
7:55	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point layup	52-58
7:52		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
7:52		TV timeout
7:24		Kaden Metheny misses two point layup
7:22		Jao Ituka defensive rebound
7:09		Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot
7:07		Michael Houge offensive rebound
7:05		Michael Houge misses two point layup
7:03		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
6:43	+3	Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)	55-58
6:18	+2	Jao Ituka makes two point layup	55-60
6:02		Colin Porter misses two point jump shot
6:00		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
5:43		Michael Houge misses two point jump shot
5:41		Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
5:26		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
5:24		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
5:12	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot	55-62
4:51		Kaden Metheny turnover (lost ball) (Quel'Ron House steals)
4:47	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point layup	55-64
4:30	+3	Colin Porter makes three point jump shot (Taelon Peter assists)	58-64
4:28		Flames 30 second timeout
4:28		TV timeout
4:15	+2	Quel'Ron House makes two point jump shot	58-66
3:57		Mason Nicholson blocks Owen Aquino's two point layup
3:55		Owen Aquino offensive rebound
3:43		Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot
3:41		Mason Nicholson defensive rebound
3:21		Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot
3:19		Kaden Metheny defensive rebound
3:14		Mason Nicholson shooting foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul)
3:14		TV timeout
3:14		Kaden Metheny misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:14	+1	Kaden Metheny makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-66
2:55		Jao Ituka turnover (lost ball) (Kaden Metheny steals)
2:50		Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
2:48		Taelon Peter offensive rebound
2:40		Jayvon Maughmer turnover (lost ball) (Quel'Ron House steals)
2:22		Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point layup
2:20		Taelon Peter defensive rebound
2:14		Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
2:12		Michael Houge defensive rebound
2:03		Colin Porter personal foul (Gamecocks draws the foul)
1:59		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass)
1:52		Colin Porter turnover (lost ball) (Marcellus Brigham Jr. steals)
1:42		Gamecocks 30 second timeout
1:35		Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (double dribble)
1:22		Gabriel McKay misses two point layup
1:20		Koree Cotton defensive rebound
1:07		Colin Porter personal foul (Gamecocks draws the foul)
1:04		Zach Cleveland personal foul (Gamecocks draws the foul)
1:01		Owen Aquino personal foul (Jao Ituka draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-67
1:01	+1	Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-68
0:53	+2	Taelon Peter makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists)	61-68
0:52		Flames 30 second timeout
0:51		Gabriel McKay personal foul (Koree Cotton draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-69
0:51	+1	Koree Cotton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-70
0:44		Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
0:42		Quel'Ron House defensive rebound
0:40		Taelon Peter personal foul (Quel'Ron House draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Quel'Ron House makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-71
0:40	+1	Quel'Ron House makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-72
0:38		Brett Decker Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:36		Michael Houge defensive rebound
0:33		Michael Houge turnover (Gabriel McKay steals)
0:33		Michael Houge personal foul (Gabriel McKay draws the foul)
0:32		Zander Yates turnover (lost ball)
0:00		End of period

Zander Yates turnover (lost ball)