Liberty Flames at Sam Houston Bearkats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Porter's 17 lead Liberty over Sam Houston 76-68
Porter had five assists and three steals for the Flames (14-2, 2-1 Conference USA). Taelon Peter shot 6 for 10 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to add 15 points. Jay Maughmer shot 4 for 9, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points.
Lamar Wilkerson finished with 25 points and nine rebounds for the Bearkats (7-9, 0-3). Marcus Boykin added 16 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals for Sam Houston. Cameron Huefner had nine points.
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Both teams play on Saturday. Liberty visits Louisiana Tech and Sam Houston hosts Florida International.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Liberty Turnover. | 76 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Jaxson Ford Turnover. | 76 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Colin Porter made Free Throw. | 76 - 68 |
Statistics
 LIB |
 SHSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-57 | FG | 24-57 |
| 45.6 | Field Goal % | 42.1 |
| 11-27 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 40.7 | Three Point % | 40.0 |
| 13-22 | FT | 12-15 |
| 59.1 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 16 | Assists | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum
Location: Huntsville, TX
Attendance: 924 | Capacity:
Location: Huntsville, TX
Attendance: 924 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 13-5 | - | 28-7 |
| Middle Tennessee | 12-6 | 1 | 22-12 |
| Jacksonville State | 12-6 | 1 | 23-13 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
| New Mexico State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Louisiana Tech | 9-9 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Western Kentucky | 8-10 | 5 | 17-15 |
| UTEP | 7-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Sam Houston | 6-12 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Florida International | 3-15 | 10 | 10-23 |