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FINAL
Mar 5, 2024

Game Recap

Middle Tennessee secures 69-61 victory against Liberty. Elias King had 19 points in Middle Tennessee's 69-61 win against Liberty on Tuesday night.

Box Score

12T
LIB303161
MTSU333669
Liberty Flames logoLIBERTYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
25Zach Cleveland287-80-03-742016117
22Kyle Rode344-134-130-0131002212
0Colin Porter252-32-31-21300147
23Joseph Venzant251-20-00-02022012
3Kaden Metheny354-71-40-06301409
11Zander Yates50-10-10-01000010
33Shiloh Robinson162-30-00-01110114
10JC Shirer Jr.00-00-00-00000000
1Brody Peebles284-110-22-210001210
21Gabriel McKay40-10-10-01000020
TOTAL24-4949.0%7-2429.2%6-1154.5%301034151461
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logoMIDDLE TENNESSEEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
31Jared Coleman-Jones325-82-23-3101113215
3Jestin Porter301-90-03-43110225
4Justin Bufford395-121-40-032110111
15Jacob Johnson301-30-00-05410012
10Elias King367-173-102-232200219
13Chris Loofe80-00-00-02000210
11Tre Green50-00-00-01100000
14Jalen Jordan204-94-75-521100217
TOTAL23-5839.7%10-2343.5%13-1492.9%29127271169

Play-by-Play

1st halflibmtsu
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (19:48) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (19:48) Jacob Johnson Steal.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (19:43) Jestin Porter made Layup.
    02
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (19:28) Colin Porter Turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (19:18) Justin Bufford missed Layup.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (19:18) Zach Cleveland Block.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (19:14) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (19:12) Kyle Rode missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (19:08) Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (18:54) Kyle Rode missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (18:49) Jared Coleman-Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (18:41) Jestin Porter missed Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (18:38) Kyle Rode Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +2 (18:22) Kaden Metheny made Layup.
    22
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (17:55) Justin Bufford missed Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (17:51) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (17:35) Kaden Metheny Turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (17:10) Jared Coleman-Jones made Jumper.
    24
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (16:47) Kyle Rode Turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (16:30) Justin Bufford missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (16:28) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +3 (16:22) Kyle Rode made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
    54
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (16:04) Jared Coleman-Jones Turnover.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (16:04) Joseph Venzant Steal.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +2 (15:54) Zach Cleveland made Layup.
    74
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (15:28) Foul on Colin Porter.
  • (15:28) Official TV Timeout
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +1 (15:28) Jestin Porter made Free Throw.
    75
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +1 (15:28) Jestin Porter made Free Throw.
    76
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +2 (15:11) Zach Cleveland made Dunk. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
    96
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (14:55) Elias King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Johnson.
    99
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (14:21) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (14:21) Elias King Steal.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (14:16) Jestin Porter missed Layup.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (14:16) Jared Coleman-Jones Offensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (14:16) Foul on Joseph Venzant.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +1 (14:16) Jared Coleman-Jones made Free Throw.
    910
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +1 (14:16) Jared Coleman-Jones made Free Throw.
    911
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +2 (13:56) Kaden Metheny made Layup.
    1111
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (13:33) Justin Bufford made Jumper.
    1113
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +3 (13:07) Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shiloh Robinson.
    1413
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (12:51) Foul on Kyle Rode.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (12:47) Chris Loofe Turnover.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (12:20)
    1613
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (12:06) Jared Coleman-Jones missed Layup.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (12:03) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +2 (11:58) Brody Peebles made Layup.
    1813
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (11:41) Jestin Porter Turnover.
  • (11:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (11:18) Foul on Zach Cleveland.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (11:18) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (10:53) Elias King missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (10:50) Kyle Rode Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +3 (10:40) Kyle Rode made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
    2113
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (10:22) Elias King made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jared Coleman-Jones.
    2116
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +2 (10:00) Brody Peebles made Layup.
    2316
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (9:46) Elias King missed Layup.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (9:46) Joseph Venzant Block.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (9:42) Kyle Rode Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +3 (9:39) Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper.
    2616
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (9:38) Middle Tennessee Timeout
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (9:32) Jacob Johnson missed Layup.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (9:32) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (9:18) Jared Coleman-Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Green.
    2619
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (9:07) Gabriel McKay missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (9:03) Jacob Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (8:51) Jestin Porter missed Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (8:49) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (8:31) Kyle Rode missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (8:28) Jared Coleman-Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (8:18) Elias King missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (8:15) Tre Green Offensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (8:10) Jestin Porter missed Layup.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (8:10) Elias King Offensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (8:10) Foul on Gabriel McKay.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +1 (8:10) Elias King made Free Throw.
    2620
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +1 (8:10) Elias King made Free Throw.
    2621
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (7:54) Foul on Justin Bufford.
  • (7:54) Official TV Timeout
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (7:48) Foul on Jared Coleman-Jones.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +1 (7:48) Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.
    2721
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (7:47) Zach Cleveland missed Free Throw.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (7:45) Jared Coleman-Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (7:18) Jared Coleman-Jones missed Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (7:15) Kyle Rode Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (7:01) Kaden Metheny Turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (7:01) Jalen Jordan Steal.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (6:37) Jared Coleman-Jones Turnover.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (6:19) Brody Peebles missed Layup.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (6:16) Justin Bufford Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (6:05) Jacob Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (6:05) Kaden Metheny Block.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (6:01) Kyle Rode Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (5:57) Kyle Rode missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (5:53) Jacob Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (5:44) Jared Coleman-Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Johnson.
    2724
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (5:26) Kyle Rode Turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (5:26) Jared Coleman-Jones Steal.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (5:22) Foul on Colin Porter.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (5:12) Jalen Jordan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (5:09) Shiloh Robinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (4:49) Foul on Jalen Jordan.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (4:40) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (4:25) Jalen Jordan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Porter.
    2727
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (4:10) Foul on Chris Loofe.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (4:09) Zach Cleveland missed Free Throw.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (4:09) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +1 (4:04) Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.
    2827
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (4:00) Foul on Gabriel McKay.
  • (4:00) Official TV Timeout
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +1 (4:00) Jestin Porter made Free Throw.
    2828
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (3:59) Jestin Porter missed Free Throw.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (3:57) Kyle Rode Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (3:44) Brody Peebles Turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (3:32) Elias King missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (3:30) Jestin Porter Offensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (3:15) Chris Loofe Turnover.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (3:15) Shiloh Robinson Steal.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (3:06) Shiloh Robinson Turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (3:06) Elias King Steal.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +2 (3:01) Justin Bufford made Layup. Assisted by Elias King.
    2830
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (2:38) Kaden Metheny Turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (2:24) Jalen Jordan missed Jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (2:20) Jestin Porter Offensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (2:11) Elias King missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (2:08) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (1:58) Kaden Metheny Turnover.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (1:58) Jestin Porter Steal.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    +3 (1:48) Justin Bufford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Jordan.
    2833
  • Liberty Flames logo
    +2 (1:27) Zach Cleveland made Layup.
    3033
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (1:05) Jalen Jordan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (1:02) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (0:54) Shiloh Robinson missed Layup.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (0:51) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (0:34) Jestin Porter missed Jumper.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (0:32) Kyle Rode Defensive Rebound.
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (0:23) Liberty Timeout
  • Liberty Flames logo
    (0:05) Kyle Rode missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders logo
    (0:01) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

61Points69
24-49(49%)Field Goal(%)23-58(39.7%)
7-24(29.2%)3-Point(%)10-23(43.5%)
6-11(54.5%)Free Throw(%)13-14(92.9%)
31(4)Rebounds(Offensive)32(9)
10Assists12
3Steals7
4Blocks2
15Turnovers9
14(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)
10Largest Lead13

Game Details

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 · 7:00 PM
Murphy Center · Murfreesboro, TN
attendance: 2,806 (24.4%)
spread: LIB -5.5
over/under: 136.5