NCAAB

Liberty Flames at Kansas State Wildcats

· Paradise Jam
6-1, 2-0 Away
Final
67 - 65

Porter scores 17, Ihnen 16 to help Liberty beat Kansas St. 69-67 in Paradise Jam semis

Colin Porter buries 3-point shot against Kansas State Wildcats

Kaden Metheny scored 13 points for the Flames. Zach Cleveland scored two points on 0-of-8 shooting but finished with nine rebounds and eight assists.

Brendan Hausen hit a jumper and Achor Achor scored in the paint to give Kansas State (4-2) a 63-62 lead with 2:31 to play. Porter answered with a 3-pointer 16 seconds later and Liberty led the rest of the way.

Owen Aquino hit two free throws to give the Flames a four-point lead with 50 seconds remaining and Coleman Hawkins scored in the lane to cut it to 67-65 just eight seconds later. After Metheny missed a layup on the other end, Dug McDaniel missed a clean look at a 3-point shot from the left wing, David N’Guessan missed a putback attempt and McDaniel missed a heave from 3-point range at the buzzer.

Hausen scored 14 points and Hawkins added 11 for Kansas State. N’Guessan and Achor scored 10 points apiece.

Liberty (6-1) plays McNeese in the championship, and the Wildcats take on Longwood in the third-place game, on Monday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 67 - 65
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 67 - 65
2nd 0:00 Dug McDaniel Offensive Rebound. 67 - 65
2nd 0:00 Kansas State Offensive Rebound. 67 - 65
2nd 0:00 Dug McDaniel missed Three Point Jumper. 67 - 65

Statistics

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24-53 FG 27-60
45.3 Field Goal % 45.0
9-20 3PT 7-24
45.0 Three Point % 29.2
10-14 FT 4-5
71.4 Free Throw % 80.0
31 Rebounds 33
9 Offensive Rebounds 11
22 Defensive Rebounds 22
13 Assists 11
7 Steals 5
0 Blocks 2
13 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
24 Points Off Turnovers 11
6 Fast Break Points 5
30 Points in Paint 38
10 Fouls 11
8 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: UVI Sports & Fitness Center

Location: Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands
Attendance: 2,225 | 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

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Houston 19-1 - 34-4
Texas Tech 15-5 4 28-9
BYU 14-6 5 26-10
Arizona 14-6 5 24-13
Iowa State 13-7 6 25-10
Kansas 11-9 8 21-13
West Virginia 10-10 9 19-13
Baylor 10-10 9 20-15
TCU 9-11 10 16-16
Kansas State 9-11 10 16-17
Utah 8-12 11 16-17
Cincinnati 7-13 12 19-15
UCF 7-13 12 18-16
Oklahoma State 7-13 12 17-18
Arizona State 4-16 15 13-20
Colorado 3-17 16 14-21
Full Standings