Kennesaw State Owls at Liberty Flames
· CUSA Championship - Semifinal
Metheny scores 24, Liberty beats Kennesaw State 81-79 in Conference USA semifinals
The Flames secured a spot in a conference title game for the sixth time in the last eight seasons.
Metheny went 8 of 14 from the field (7 for 13 from 3-point range) for the Flames (27-6). Colin Porter added 15 points while shooting 6 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 2 of 5 from the free-throw line while he also had five assists. Taelon Peter shot 4 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 1 for 3 from the line to finish with 11 points.
The Owls (19-14) were led in scoring by Adrian Wooley, who finished with 28 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Braedan Lue added 14 points, two steals and two blocks. Simeon Cottle also had 13 points.
Metheny scored eight points in the first half and Liberty went into the break trailing 40-31. Metheny scored 16 points in the second half.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Liberty Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kaden Metheny subbing in for Liberty | 79 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Taelon Peter subbing in for Liberty | 79 - 81 |
Statistics
 KENN |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-54 | FG | 28-55 |
| 48.1 | Field Goal % | 50.9 |
| 8-20 | 3PT | 14-32 |
| 40.0 | Three Point % | 43.8 |
| 19-23 | FT | 11-20 |
| 82.6 | Free Throw % | 55.0 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Huntsville, AL
Attendance: 2,434 | 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 |