Sam Houston Bearkats at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Kaden Metheny scores 26 to help Liberty secure 64-61 victory over Sam Houston
Metheny also had seven rebounds for the Flames (19-5, 7-4 Conference USA). Colin Porter added 10 points and Zach Cleveland scored eight.
Marcus Boykin finished with 23 points, five assists and three steals to pace the Bearkats (8-16, 1-10), who have lost seven in a row. Cameron Huefner had 15 points and Lamar Wilkerson totaled 11 points and six rebounds.
Metheny put up 12 points in the first half for Liberty, which led 33-29. Liberty took the lead for good with 1:03 left in the second half on a dunk from Cleveland to make it a 62-60 game.
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Matchup Prediction
Liberty: 88.3%
Sam Houston: 11.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Liberty Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Marcus Boykin missed Free Throw. | 61 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Marcus Boykin made Free Throw. | 61 - 64 |
Statistics
 SHSU |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-53 | FG | 21-48 |
| 39.6 | Field Goal % | 43.8 |
| 5-19 | 3PT | 9-28 |
| 26.3 | Three Point % | 32.1 |
| 14-19 | FT | 13-16 |
| 73.7 | Free Throw % | 81.3 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 11 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 21 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Liberty Arena
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 3,355 | Capacity:
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 3,355 | 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 |