Sam Houston (61) vs Liberty (64) · Feb 8, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Feb 8, 2025

Game Recap

Kaden Metheny scores 26 to help Liberty secure 64-61 victory over Sam Houston. Kaden Metheny scored 26 points to help Liberty hold off Sam Houston 64-61 on Saturday night.

Box Score

	1	2	T
SHSU	29	32	61
LIB	33	31	64

SAM HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Kalifa Sakho	30	1-3	0-0	0-4	9	0	1	2	1	2	2
25Cameron Huefner	33	6-13	3-6	0-0	4	1	0	0	2	2	15
5Marcus Boykin	34	6-12	1-2	10-11	4	5	3	0	3	4	23
57Josiah Hammons	22	3-6	0-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	3	6
3Lamar Wilkerson	37	3-10	1-5	4-4	6	1	1	0	3	3	11
23Cheikh Ndiaye	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
6Jaxson Ford	11	1-3	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	3	2
0Brennen Burns	21	1-5	0-2	0-0	2	3	2	0	0	2	2
2Dorian Finister	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
TOTAL		21-5339.6%	5-1926.3%	14-1973.7%	31	11	8	2	14	21	61

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Owen Aquino	28	2-6	0-1	2-2	4	1	0	3	3	3	6
25Zach Cleveland	36	3-6	0-1	2-2	5	3	1	3	3	3	8
32Jayvon Maughmer	31	2-5	1-2	0-1	1	2	2	2	2	2	5
0Colin Porter	39	3-7	2-6	2-2	3	3	0	0	2	4	10
3Kaden Metheny	36	9-17	4-11	4-4	7	1	2	0	3	2	26
11Zander Yates	8	0-3	0-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Taelon Peter	13	1-2	1-2	2-4	1	2	0	0	0	4	5
21Gabriel McKay	9	1-2	1-2	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4

TOTAL		21-4843.8%	9-2832.1%	13-1681.3%	24	12	5	8	13	19	64

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfshsulib

(19:38) Kalifa Sakho missed Jumper.
(19:33) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
(19:27) Josiah Hammons Turnover.
(19:27) Jayvon Maughmer Steal.
+2 (19:07) Jayvon Maughmer made Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
02
(18:52) Josiah Hammons Turnover.
(18:38) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:35) Kalifa Sakho Defensive Rebound.
(18:33) Foul on Jayvon Maughmer.
(18:33) Kalifa Sakho missed Free Throw.
(18:33) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
(18:33) Kalifa Sakho missed Free Throw.
(18:32) Owen Aquino Defensive Rebound.
(18:16) Kaden Metheny Turnover.
(18:04) Kalifa Sakho Turnover.
(17:52) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
(17:52) Brennen Burns Steal.
+2 (17:48) Marcus Boykin made Layup. Assisted by Brennen Burns.
22
(17:19) Jayvon Maughmer missed Layup.
(17:19) Kalifa Sakho Block.
(17:19) Liberty Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:16) Jayvon Maughmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Owen Aquino.
25
(16:58) Marcus Boykin missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:54) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(16:47) Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:43) Brennen Burns Defensive Rebound.
(16:27) Cameron Huefner missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:22) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(16:14) Jayvon Maughmer Turnover.
(16:14) Kalifa Sakho Steal.
+2 (16:03) Kalifa Sakho made Layup. Assisted by Marcus Boykin.
45
(15:47) Official TV Timeout
+3 (15:36) Taelon Peter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
48
(15:20) Lamar Wilkerson missed Jumper.
(15:16) Cameron Huefner Offensive Rebound.
(15:13) Foul on Cheikh Ndiaye.
(15:13) Cheikh Ndiaye Turnover.
+2 (14:45) Zach Cleveland made Layup. Assisted by Jayvon Maughmer.
410
(14:18) Lamar Wilkerson Turnover.
(14:00) Zach Cleveland missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:58) Sam Houston Defensive Rebound.
(13:36) Cameron Huefner missed Jumper.
(13:32) Cheikh Ndiaye Offensive Rebound.
(13:32) Cheikh Ndiaye Turnover.
(13:10) Gabriel McKay missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:06) Zander Yates Offensive Rebound.
(13:02) Zander Yates missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:58) Lamar Wilkerson Defensive Rebound.
(12:52) Foul on Taelon Peter.
(12:42) Foul on Gabriel McKay.
+1 (12:42) Marcus Boykin made Free Throw.
510
+1 (12:42) Marcus Boykin made Free Throw.
610
(12:27) Foul on Kalifa Sakho.
(12:18) Owen Aquino missed Layup.
(12:15) Zander Yates Offensive Rebound.
(11:59) Official TV Timeout
+2 (11:57) Owen Aquino made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
612
(11:41) Marcus Boykin missed Layup.
(11:38) Marcus Boykin Offensive Rebound.
(11:36) Lamar Wilkerson missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:32) Owen Aquino Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:21) Zach Cleveland made Layup.
614
(11:04) Foul on Taelon Peter.
(10:53) Foul on Lamar Wilkerson.
(10:53) Lamar Wilkerson Turnover.
+2 (10:35) Owen Aquino made Layup.
616
(10:34) Sam Houston Timeout
(10:15) Marcus Boykin missed Jumper.
(10:13) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(9:44) Jayvon Maughmer missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:35) Marcus Boykin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:32) Cameron Huefner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Boykin.
916
(9:16) Colin Porter Turnover.
(9:16) Josiah Hammons Steal.
+3 (9:10) Cameron Huefner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cheikh Ndiaye.
1216
(8:49) Owen Aquino Turnover.
(8:49) Marcus Boykin Steal.
(8:35) Foul on Marcus Boykin.
(8:35) Marcus Boykin Turnover.
(8:30) Foul on Brennen Burns.
(8:24) Foul on Jaxson Ford.
+1 (8:24) Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.
1217
+1 (8:24) Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.
1218
(8:05) Dorian Finister Turnover.
(8:05) Kaden Metheny Steal.
(7:55) Foul on Dorian Finister.
(7:55) Official TV Timeout
+1 (7:55) Kaden Metheny made Free Throw.
1219
+1 (7:55) Kaden Metheny made Free Throw.
1220
+3 (7:43) Lamar Wilkerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Huefner.
1520
(7:20) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:16) Jaxson Ford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:05) Lamar Wilkerson made Layup.
1720
(6:38) Zach Cleveland missed Jumper.
(6:35) Jaxson Ford Defensive Rebound.
(6:32) Cameron Huefner missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:27) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:24) Kaden Metheny made Layup.
1722
(6:03) Brennen Burns missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:59) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:51) Kaden Metheny made Layup. Assisted by Taelon Peter.
1724
(5:31) Lamar Wilkerson missed Layup.
(5:31) Owen Aquino Block.
(5:27) Taelon Peter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:25) Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taelon Peter.
1727
+2 (5:08) Marcus Boykin made Layup. Assisted by Brennen Burns.
1927
(4:55) Kaden Metheny missed Layup.
(4:51) Lamar Wilkerson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:45) Cameron Huefner made Layup.
2127
(4:26) Owen Aquino missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:23) Cameron Huefner Defensive Rebound.
(4:17) Foul on Colin Porter.
(4:14) Josiah Hammons missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:08) Marcus Boykin Offensive Rebound.
(3:57) Foul on Taelon Peter.
(3:57) Official TV Timeout
+2 (3:47) Cameron Huefner made Layup.
2327
(3:24) Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:20) Kalifa Sakho Defensive Rebound.
(2:53) Josiah Hammons missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:51) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
(2:24) Zander Yates missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:20) Lamar Wilkerson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:09) Josiah Hammons made Jumper.
2527
+3 (1:44) Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
2530
+2 (1:25) Lamar Wilkerson made Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Boykin.
2730
+3 (1:04) Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper.
2733
+2 (0:37) Marcus Boykin made Layup.
2933
(0:04) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Jaxson Ford Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Jaxson Ford missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

SHSU

LIB

61Points64

21-53(39.6%)Field Goal(%)21-48(43.8%)

5-19(26.3%)3-Point(%)9-28(32.1%)

14-19(73.7%)Free Throw(%)13-16(81.3%)

34(10)Rebounds(Offensive)29(5)

11Assists12

8Steals5

2Blocks8

14Turnovers13

21(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

3Largest Lead10

Game Details

Saturday, February 8, 2025 · 4:00 PM

Liberty Arena · Lynchburg, VA

attendance: 3,355 (83.9%)

tv: ESPNEWS

spread: LIB -10.5

over/under: 142.5