NCAAB

Kennesaw State Owls at Liberty Flames

· CUSA Championship - Semifinal
19-14, 5-8 Away
Final
79 - 81
27-6, 12-3 Home

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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Recent Plays

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

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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

Venue: Propst Arena

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
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