Metheny scores 24 in Liberty's 81-78 victory against Jacksonville State
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) Kaden Metheny had 24 points in Liberty Flames's 81-78 win against Jacksonville State Gamecocks on Saturday.
Metheny shot 8 for 13, including 6 for 11 from beyond the arc for the Flames (24-5, 16-2 Conference USA). Brett Decker Jr. scored 16 points, shooting 5 for 10, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc. Zach Cleveland had 12 points and shot 5 of 9 from the field and 2 of 5 from the free-throw line.
Mostapha El Moutaouakkil finished with 21 points and six rebounds for the Gamecocks (14-15, 9-9). Jacoby Hill added 16 points for Jacksonville State. Jamar Franklin also had 11 points.
Metheny scored 11 points in the first half and Liberty went into the break trailing 34-27. Liberty pulled off the victory after a 10-0 second-half run erased a two-point deficit and gave them the lead at 73-65 with 2:34 remaining in the half. Metheny scored 13 second-half points.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Zach Cleveland vs. Emondrek Erkins-Ford (Gamecocks gains possession) | |||
| 19:39 | +3 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes three point jump shot (Jaye Nash assists) | 0-3 | |
| 19:20 | Brett Decker Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 19:18 | Jaye Nash defensive rebound | |||
| 18:57 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses two point layup | |||
| 18:55 | JJ Harper defensive rebound | |||
| 18:24 | +2 | Colin Porter makes two point floating jump shot | 2-3 | |
| 17:55 | +2 | Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes two point turnaround jump shot | 2-5 | |
| 17:46 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point dunk (Kaden Metheny assists) | 4-5 | |
| 17:26 | +2 | Jamar Franklin makes two point driving layup | 4-7 | |
| 16:59 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point turnaround hook shot | 6-7 | |
| 16:40 | Jamar Franklin misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:38 | Colin Porter defensive rebound | |||
| 16:20 | Jaye Nash personal foul (Brett Decker Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 16:12 | Zach Cleveland misses two point driving layup | |||
| 16:10 | Iaroslav Niagu defensive rebound | |||
| 15:57 | +2 | Jacoby Hill makes two point layup | 6-9 | |
| 15:30 | Brett Decker Jr. misses two point running layup | |||
| 15:28 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil defensive rebound | |||
| 15:24 | +2 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes two point layup | 6-11 | |
| 15:24 | JJ Harper shooting foul (Mostapha El Moutaouakkil draws the foul) | |||
| 15:22 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:22 | +1 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-12 | |
| 15:05 | JJ Harper misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:03 | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 14:48 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 14:46 | Gamecocks offensive rebound | |||
| 14:41 | Josh Smith shooting foul (Mostapha El Moutaouakkil draws the foul) | |||
| 14:41 | +1 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-13 | |
| 14:41 | +1 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-14 | |
| 14:31 | +2 | Josh Smith makes two point dunk (Zach Cleveland assists) | 8-14 | |
| 14:16 | Jacoby Hill turnover (traveling) | |||
| 13:53 | Zach Cleveland misses two point layup | |||
| 13:51 | Emondrek Erkins-Ford defensive rebound | |||
| 13:38 | Jump ball. Mostapha El Moutaouakkil vs. Josh Smith (Josh Smith gains possession) | |||
| 13:38 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil turnover (lost ball) (Josh Smith steals) | |||
| 13:31 | Brett Decker Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 13:29 | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 13:04 | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 13:02 | Kaden Metheny defensive rebound | |||
| 12:54 | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot | 11-14 | |
| 12:35 | Jacoby Hill offensive foul (Brett Decker Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 12:35 | Jacoby Hill turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 12:13 | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 14-14 | |
| 11:43 | Zander Carter shooting foul (Jacoby Hill draws the foul) | |||
| 11:43 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:43 | +1 | Jacoby Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-15 | |
| 11:43 | +1 | Jacoby Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-16 | |
| 11:25 | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 17-16 | |
| 11:04 | +3 | Jamar Franklin makes three point jump shot (Emondrek Erkins-Ford assists) | 17-19 | |
| 10:48 | Zach Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (Jaye Nash steals) | |||
| 10:43 | Kaden Metheny shooting foul (Jaye Nash draws the foul) | |||
| 10:43 | +1 | Jaye Nash makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-20 | |
| 10:43 | +1 | Jaye Nash makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-21 | |
| 10:27 | Zach Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (Jamar Franklin steals) | |||
| 10:16 | Jamar Franklin misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:14 | Flames defensive rebound | |||
| 10:14 | Jacoby Hill personal foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul) | |||
| 9:53 | Kaden Metheny turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 9:34 | Jamar Franklin misses two point driving layup | |||
| 9:32 | Josh Smith defensive rebound | |||
| 9:26 | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:24 | Flames offensive rebound | |||
| 9:07 | Josh Smith misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:05 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil defensive rebound | |||
| 8:54 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses two point layup | |||
| 8:53 | Josh Smith defensive rebound | |||
| 8:53 | Iaroslav Niagu personal foul (Josh Smith draws the foul) | |||
| 8:40 | Brett Decker Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. steals) | |||
| 8:32 | Jump ball. Jaye Nash vs. Josh Smith (Jaye Nash gains possession) | |||
| 8:18 | +2 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes two point layup | 17-23 | |
| 7:47 | Colin Porter misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:45 | Jaye Nash defensive rebound | |||
| 7:26 | JJ Harper blocks Mostapha El Moutaouakkil's two point driving layup | |||
| 7:25 | Gamecocks offensive rebound | |||
| 7:25 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:23 | +3 | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaye Nash assists) | 17-26 | |
| 7:02 | +3 | Colin Porter makes three point jump shot (JJ Harper assists) | 20-26 | |
| 6:29 | Toby Nnadozie misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:27 | JJ Harper defensive rebound | |||
| 6:06 | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. shooting foul (Brett Decker Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 6:06 | +1 | Brett Decker Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-26 | |
| 6:06 | +1 | Brett Decker Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-26 | |
| 5:43 | Jaye Nash misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:41 | Iaroslav Niagu offensive rebound | |||
| 5:29 | +2 | Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes two point jump shot | 22-28 | |
| 5:02 | JJ Harper misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:00 | Jaye Nash defensive rebound | |||
| 4:49 | JJ Harper personal foul (Emondrek Erkins-Ford draws the foul) | |||
| 4:47 | Emondrek Erkins-Ford misses two point layup | |||
| 4:45 | Ryan Jones Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 4:29 | Jamar Franklin personal foul (Brett Decker Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 4:23 | Jaye Nash personal foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul) | |||
| 4:23 | +1 | Kaden Metheny makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-28 | |
| 4:23 | +1 | Kaden Metheny makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-28 | |
| 4:08 | Zach Cleveland personal foul (Mostapha El Moutaouakkil draws the foul) | |||
| 4:06 | +2 | Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes two point layup (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. assists) | 24-30 | |
| 3:44 | Colin Porter misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:42 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil defensive rebound | |||
| 3:31 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil turnover (out of bounds) | |||
| 3:31 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:07 | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:05 | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 2:51 | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:49 | Iaroslav Niagu offensive rebound | |||
| 2:36 | Zach Cleveland blocks Emondrek Erkins-Ford's two point layup | |||
| 2:36 | Flames defensive rebound | |||
| 2:05 | Zach Cleveland misses two point hook shot | |||
| 2:03 | Toby Nnadozie defensive rebound | |||
| 1:38 | +2 | Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes two point jump shot | 24-32 | |
| 1:19 | +3 | Brett Decker Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kaden Metheny assists) | 27-32 | |
| 0:58 | +2 | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. makes two point driving layup | 27-34 | |
| 0:43 | Brett Decker Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:41 | Toby Nnadozie defensive rebound | |||
| 0:36 | Gamecocks 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:24 | Iaroslav Niagu misses two point dunk | |||
| 0:22 | Zander Carter defensive rebound | |||
| 0:06 | Zander Carter misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:04 | Josh Smith offensive rebound | |||
| 0:01 | Josh Smith misses two point layup | |||
| 0:00 | Iaroslav Niagu defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:48 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup | 29-34 | |
| 19:29 | Jaye Nash misses two point layup | |||
| 19:27 | Gamecocks offensive rebound | |||
| 19:25 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses two point layup | |||
| 19:23 | Brett Decker Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 19:14 | Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 19:00 | +3 | Jamar Franklin makes three point jump shot (Jaye Nash assists) | 29-37 | |
| 18:45 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point driving layup | 31-37 | |
| 18:29 | +3 | Jamar Franklin makes three point jump shot (Emondrek Erkins-Ford assists) | 31-40 | |
| 18:15 | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists) | 34-40 | |
| 17:57 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:55 | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | |||
| 17:50 | +2 | JJ Harper makes two point driving layup (Colin Porter assists) | 36-40 | |
| 17:21 | JJ Harper shooting foul (Mostapha El Moutaouakkil draws the foul) | |||
| 17:21 | +1 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-41 | |
| 17:21 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 17:21 | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | |||
| 17:08 | +3 | Brett Decker Jr. makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists) | 39-41 | |
| 16:38 | Josh Smith shooting foul (Mostapha El Moutaouakkil draws the foul) | |||
| 16:38 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 16:38 | +1 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-42 | |
| 16:14 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul) | |||
| 16:14 | +1 | Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-42 | |
| 16:14 | Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 16:14 | Emondrek Erkins-Ford defensive rebound | |||
| 15:58 | +2 | Jacoby Hill makes two point cutting dunk (Iaroslav Niagu assists) | 40-44 | |
| 15:40 | +2 | Brett Decker Jr. makes two point layup | 42-44 | |
| 15:17 | +2 | Iaroslav Niagu makes two point driving layup (Jacoby Hill assists) | 42-46 | |
| 14:54 | Emondrek Erkins-Ford blocks Zach Cleveland's two point driving layup | |||
| 14:53 | Flames offensive rebound | |||
| 14:53 | TV timeout | |||
| 14:50 | Josh Smith turnover (lost ball) (Jaye Nash steals) | |||
| 14:32 | +2 | Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes two point cutting layup (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. assists) | 42-48 | |
| 14:14 | Brett Decker Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:12 | Jacoby Hill defensive rebound | |||
| 13:42 | +2 | Jacoby Hill makes two point turnaround jump shot | 42-50 | |
| 13:16 | +2 | Kaden Metheny makes two point layup | 44-50 | |
| 13:16 | Flames 30 second timeout | |||
| 13:16 | TV timeout | |||
| 13:05 | Emondrek Erkins-Ford turnover (lost ball) (Kaden Metheny steals) | |||
| 13:02 | Emondrek Erkins-Ford shooting foul (JJ Harper draws the foul) | |||
| 13:02 | +1 | JJ Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-50 | |
| 13:02 | JJ Harper misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 13:02 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil defensive rebound | |||
| 12:40 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses two point layup | |||
| 12:38 | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | |||
| 12:30 | +2 | Josh Smith makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists) | 47-50 | |
| 12:03 | +3 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes three point jump shot (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. assists) | 47-53 | |
| 11:41 | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot | 50-53 | |
| 11:18 | Zach Cleveland personal foul (Mostapha El Moutaouakkil draws the foul) | |||
| 11:18 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:04 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses two point layup | |||
| 11:02 | JJ Harper defensive rebound | |||
| 10:40 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul) | |||
| 10:40 | Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 10:40 | +1 | Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-53 | |
| 10:20 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses two point layup | |||
| 10:18 | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | |||
| 10:11 | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:09 | Iaroslav Niagu defensive rebound | |||
| 9:59 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:57 | Colin Porter defensive rebound | |||
| 9:33 | Colin Porter misses two point layup | |||
| 9:31 | Jacoby Hill defensive rebound | |||
| 9:18 | Jacoby Hill misses two point layup | |||
| 9:16 | Gamecocks offensive rebound | |||
| 9:16 | +2 | Jacoby Hill makes two point layup (Jaye Nash assists) | 51-55 | |
| 8:57 | +2 | Josh Smith makes two point dunk (Kaden Metheny assists) | 53-55 | |
| 8:41 | +3 | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaye Nash assists) | 53-58 | |
| 8:27 | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. shooting foul (Colin Porter draws the foul) | |||
| 8:27 | +1 | Colin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 54-58 | |
| 8:27 | +1 | Colin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 55-58 | |
| 8:27 | +1 | Colin Porter makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 56-58 | |
| 8:16 | Jaye Nash misses two point layup | |||
| 8:14 | Jaye Nash offensive rebound | |||
| 8:10 | Colin Porter shooting foul (Jacoby Hill draws the foul) | |||
| 8:10 | Jacoby Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 8:10 | +1 | Jacoby Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-59 | |
| 7:56 | +2 | Josh Smith makes two point layup | 58-59 | |
| 7:31 | Jacoby Hill offensive foul (Zander Carter draws the foul) | |||
| 7:31 | Jacoby Hill turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 7:31 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:09 | +2 | Zander Carter makes two point cutting layup (Zach Cleveland assists) | 60-59 | |
| 6:34 | +2 | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. makes two point layup | 60-61 | |
| 6:16 | Jaye Nash personal foul (Kaden Metheny draws the foul) | |||
| 6:11 | +3 | Brett Decker Jr. makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists) | 63-61 | |
| 5:51 | Zach Cleveland personal foul (Emondrek Erkins-Ford draws the foul) | |||
| 5:42 | +2 | Iaroslav Niagu makes two point turnaround jump shot | 63-63 | |
| 5:24 | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:22 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil defensive rebound | |||
| 5:03 | Josh Smith shooting foul (Mostapha El Moutaouakkil draws the foul) | |||
| 5:03 | +1 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-64 | |
| 5:03 | +1 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-65 | |
| 4:37 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup | 65-65 | |
| 4:10 | Emondrek Erkins-Ford misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
| 4:08 | Colin Porter defensive rebound | |||
| 3:57 | +2 | Kaden Metheny makes two point driving layup | 67-65 | |
| 3:50 | Gamecocks 30 second timeout | |||
| 3:50 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:36 | Zach Cleveland blocks Mostapha El Moutaouakkil's two point layup | |||
| 3:34 | Kaden Metheny defensive rebound | |||
| 3:20 | +3 | Brett Decker Jr. makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 70-65 | |
| 3:04 | Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:02 | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | |||
| 2:34 | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists) | 73-65 | |
| 2:22 | JJ Harper personal foul (Mostapha El Moutaouakkil draws the foul) | |||
| 2:22 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 2:22 | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | |||
| 2:07 | Zach Cleveland offensive foul (Jaye Nash draws the foul) | |||
| 2:07 | Zach Cleveland turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 1:56 | +2 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes two point layup | 73-67 | |
| 1:55 | Gamecocks 30 second timeout | |||
| 1:30 | +2 | JJ Harper makes two point layup | 75-67 | |
| 1:17 | JJ Harper shooting foul (Jaye Nash draws the foul) | |||
| 1:17 | Jaye Nash misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 1:17 | +1 | Jaye Nash makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-68 | |
| 1:15 | Flames 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:52 | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:50 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil defensive rebound | |||
| 0:40 | Zander Carter shooting foul (Jaye Nash draws the foul) | |||
| 0:40 | +1 | Jaye Nash makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 75-69 | |
| 0:40 | Jaye Nash misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:40 | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | |||
| 0:39 | Jacoby Hill personal foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul) | |||
| 0:39 | Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 0:39 | Jacoby Hill defensive rebound | |||
| 0:31 | +2 | Jacoby Hill makes two point layup | 75-71 | |
| 0:31 | Gamecocks 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:25 | Toby Nnadozie personal foul (Colin Porter draws the foul) | |||
| 0:25 | +1 | Colin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 76-71 | |
| 0:25 | +1 | Colin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-71 | |
| 0:19 | Jamar Franklin misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:17 | Toby Nnadozie offensive rebound | |||
| 0:13 | +2 | Toby Nnadozie makes two point layup | 77-73 | |
| 0:13 | +2 | Zander Carter makes two point layup | 79-73 | |
| 0:09 | Toby Nnadozie turnover (lost ball) (Colin Porter steals) | |||
| 0:09 | Toby Nnadozie personal foul (Colin Porter draws the foul) | |||
| 0:09 | +1 | Colin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 80-73 | |
| 0:09 | +1 | Colin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 81-73 | |
| 0:03 | +3 | Jacoby Hill makes three point jump shot | 81-76 | |
| 0:02 | Colin Porter offensive foul (Jaye Nash draws the foul) | |||
| 0:02 | Colin Porter turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 0:01 | +2 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes two point layup (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. assists) | 81-78 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 2 | Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes two point layup (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. assists) | 0:01 |
| Colin Porter turnover (offensive foul) | 0:02 |
| Colin Porter offensive foul (Jaye Nash draws the foul) | 0:02 |
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+ 3 | Jacoby Hill makes three point jump shot | 0:03 |
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+ 1 | Colin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:09 |
| |
+ 1 | Colin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:09 |
| Toby Nnadozie personal foul (Colin Porter draws the foul) | 0:09 |
| Toby Nnadozie turnover (lost ball) (Colin Porter steals) | 0:09 |
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+ 2 | Zander Carter makes two point layup | 0:13 |
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+ 2 | Toby Nnadozie makes two point layup | 0:13 |
| Toby Nnadozie offensive rebound | 0:17 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 81 | 78 |
| Field Goals | 28-50 (56.0%) | 28-55 (50.9%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-25 (44.0%) | 8-18 (44.4%) |
| Free Throws | 14-18 (77.8%) | 14-20 (70.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 25 | 30 |
| Offensive | 1 | 4 |
| Defensive | 20 | 22 |
| Team | 4 | 4 |
| Assists | 15 | 13 |
| Steals | 3 | 4 |
| Blocks | 3 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 8 | 7 |
| Fouls | 17 | 16 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty 24-5 | 78.6 PPG | 32.3 RPG | 17.2 APG |
| Jax. State 14-15 | 73.0 PPG | 40.1 RPG | 12.4 APG |
| Key Players | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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. Metheny G | 12.9 PPG | 3.1 RPG | 3.1 APG | 45.9 FG% |
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. El Moutaouakkil G | 19.1 PPG | 7.1 RPG | 1.4 APG | 46.0 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Metheny G | 24 PTS | 2 REB | 4 AST | ||
| M. El Moutaouakkil G | 21 PTS | 6 REB | 0 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Metheny | 24 | 2 | 4 | 8/13 | 6/11 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Decker Jr. | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5/10 | 4/8 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Porter | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 7/7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Z. Cleveland | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 2/5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Harper | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Metheny | 24 | 2 | 4 | 8/13 | 6/11 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Decker Jr. | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5/10 | 4/8 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Porter | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 7/7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Z. Cleveland | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5/9 | 0/0 | 2/5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Harper | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Smith | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Z. Carter | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| R. Jones Jr. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Z. Yates | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Shirer Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Sorensen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Drain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Kester | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Grimes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 81 | 21 | 15 | 28/50 | 11/25 | 14/18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. El Moutaouakkil | 21 | 6 | 0 | 6/17 | 2/4 | 7/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Hill | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6/7 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Franklin | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4/8 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Erkins-Ford | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5/8 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Nash | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 4/6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. El Moutaouakkil | 21 | 6 | 0 | 6/17 | 2/4 | 7/10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Hill | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6/7 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Franklin | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4/8 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Erkins-Ford | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5/8 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Nash | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 4/6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| M. Fitzgerald Jr. | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4/7 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| I. Niagu | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| T. Nnadozie | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Tut | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Bryant | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Driggers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Anabitarte | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Loy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 78 | 26 | 13 | 28/55 | 8/18 | 14/20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 |