Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Thedford and Western Kentucky take down Liberty 71-70
Thedford also contributed five rebounds for the Hilltoppers (10-4, 1-0 Conference USA). Tyrone Marshall added 12 points while going 6 of 7 and 0 of 3 from the free-throw line while they also had eight rebounds. Don McHenry shot 4 for 14 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.
Zach Cleveland finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and four assists for the Flames (12-2, 0-1). Liberty also got 17 points and two steals from Kaden Metheny. Owen Aquino also had 12 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. The loss ended a nine-game winning streak for the Flames.
Western Kentucky went into halftime trailing 35-21. Thedford scored a team-high 15 points.
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Matchup Prediction
Liberty: 85.7%
Western Kentucky: 14.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 70 |
Statistics
 WKU |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-62 | FG | 27-62 |
| 45.2 | Field Goal % | 43.5 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 29.4 | Three Point % | 29.6 |
| 10-19 | FT | 8-16 |
| 52.6 | Free Throw % | 50.0 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Venue: Liberty Arena
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 3,115 | Capacity:
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 3,115 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville State | 11-4 | - | 19-9 |
| Liberty | 10-4 | 0.5 | 22-5 |
| Middle Tennessee | 9-5 | 1.5 | 18-9 |
| New Mexico State | 8-6 | 2.5 | 15-12 |
| Kennesaw State | 8-7 | 3 | 16-12 |
| UTEP | 7-7 | 3.5 | 17-10 |
| Louisiana Tech | 7-8 | 4 | 18-10 |
| Western Kentucky | 6-8 | 4.5 | 15-12 |
| Sam Houston | 4-11 | 7 | 11-17 |
| Florida International | 2-12 | 8.5 | 8-19 |