Liberty (86) vs MTSU (81) · Mar 6, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Mar 6, 2025

Game Recap

Peter scores 33, Liberty downs Middle Tennessee 86-81. Taelon Peter put up 33 points as Liberty beat Middle Tennessee 86-81 on Thursday night to spoil Essam Mostafa's 30-point, 20-rebound performance.

Box Score

	1	2	T
LIB	42	44	86
MTSU	37	44	81

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Owen Aquino	32	5-9	0-3	2-2	7	1	0	2	2	4	12
25Zach Cleveland	35	6-9	0-0	4-5	5	6	1	2	2	4	16
0Colin Porter	30	2-6	0-3	3-3	2	6	1	0	2	4	7
32Jayvon Maughmer	22	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	5	2
3Kaden Metheny	37	3-9	3-7	1-2	4	2	0	0	1	0	10
11Zander Yates	11	2-4	2-4	0-0	0	0	1	0	2	5	6
4Brett Decker Jr.	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Taelon Peter	28	11-14	3-6	8-8	6	1	3	1	2	3	33
21Gabriel McKay	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	30-5554.5%	8-2433.3%	18-2090.0%	26	17	7	5	11	25	86

MIDDLE TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Torey Alston	6	1-1	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	0	1	3	2
44Essam Mostafa	35	12-18	2-2	4-9	20	1	1	0	3	4	30
3Jestin Porter	34	3-11	1-7	2-2	2	2	2	0	1	3	9
2Jlynn Counter	24	0-3	0-2	5-6	0	1	1	2	0	2	5
4Justin Bufford	25	2-5	0-2	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	4	5
13Chris Loofe	5	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2
11Tre Green	14	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	2	2
24Camryn Weston	32	3-8	1-5	4-4	6	3	1	0	3	3	11
22Kamari Lands	25	6-15	3-9	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	1	15
TOTAL	-	28-6443.8%	7-2825.0%	18-2669.2%	35	9	5	2	12	23	81

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halflibmtsu

(20:00) Start game
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Middle Tennessee
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Liberty
(19:38) Essam Mostafa missed Jumper.
(19:35) Owen Aquino Defensive Rebound.
(19:18) Kaden Metheny missed Layup.
(19:15) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(19:01) Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:00) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(18:55) Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:53) Justin Bufford Offensive Rebound.
(18:36) Justin Bufford missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:34) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(18:17) Foul on Torey Alston.
+1 (18:17) Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.
10
(18:17) Torey Alston subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(18:17) Camryn Weston subbing in for Middle Tennessee
+1 (18:17) Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.
20
+2 (18:01) Justin Bufford made Layup. Assisted by Essam Mostafa.
22
+2 (17:33) Owen Aquino made Layup.
42
+2 (17:17) Essam Mostafa made Layup.
44
(17:06) Owen Aquino missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:02) Essam Mostafa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:55) Essam Mostafa made Layup. Assisted by Camryn Weston.
46
+3 (16:33) Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper.
76
(16:17) Essam Mostafa missed Layup.
(16:15) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(16:07) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:04) Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
(16:04) Jayvon Maughmer subbing out for Liberty
(16:04) Taelon Peter subbing in for Liberty
(15:50) Camryn Weston Turnover.
(15:50) Taelon Peter Steal.
+2 (15:46) Taelon Peter made Dunk. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
96
+2 (15:31) Justin Bufford made Layup.
98
+2 (15:15) Zach Cleveland made Layup.
118
(15:15) Foul on Justin Bufford.
(15:14) Zach Cleveland missed Free Throw.
(15:13) Essam Mostafa Defensive Rebound.
(14:48) Justin Bufford missed Jumper.
(14:46) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:35) Zach Cleveland made Layup.
138
(14:28) Foul on Taelon Peter.
(14:28) Justin Bufford subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(14:28) Kamari Lands subbing in for Middle Tennessee
+3 (14:13) Camryn Weston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Porter.
1311
+2 (13:48) Owen Aquino made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
1511
(13:37) Essam Mostafa missed Layup.
(13:34) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(13:27) Kaden Metheny missed Layup.
(13:27) Jlynn Counter Block.
(13:24) Camryn Weston Defensive Rebound.
(13:21) Camryn Weston Turnover.
(13:21) Zach Cleveland Steal.
+2 (13:17) Taelon Peter made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter.
1711
+2 (12:55) Kamari Lands made Jumper.
1713
(12:34) Owen Aquino missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:32) Jestin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(12:22) Jlynn Counter missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:20) Taelon Peter Defensive Rebound.
(11:59) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
(11:57) Jestin Porter subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(11:57) Tre Green subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(11:57) Taelon Peter subbing out for Liberty
(11:57) Kaden Metheny subbing out for Liberty
(11:57) Owen Aquino subbing out for Liberty
(11:57) Zander Yates subbing in for Liberty
(11:57) Gabriel McKay subbing in for Liberty
(11:57) Jayvon Maughmer subbing in for Liberty
+3 (11:49) Kamari Lands made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Camryn Weston.
1716
+3 (11:16) Zander Yates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
2016
(11:01) Kamari Lands missed Jumper.
(10:57) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(10:53) Zach Cleveland missed Layup.
(10:51) Essam Mostafa Defensive Rebound.
(10:22) Camryn Weston missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:22) Zach Cleveland Block.
(10:21) Essam Mostafa Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:21) Essam Mostafa made Layup.
2018
(10:17) Essam Mostafa subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(10:17) Chris Loofe subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(10:06) Zach Cleveland subbing out for Liberty
(10:06) Owen Aquino subbing in for Liberty
(10:00) Foul on Jlynn Counter.
(9:52) Zander Yates missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:50) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
(9:45) Foul on Owen Aquino.
+1 (9:45) Chris Loofe made Free Throw.
2019
(9:45) Zander Yates subbing out for Liberty
(9:45) Kaden Metheny subbing in for Liberty
+1 (9:45) Chris Loofe made Free Throw.
2020
(9:22) Gabriel McKay missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:17) Camryn Weston Defensive Rebound.
(9:03) Jlynn Counter missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:01) Tre Green Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:00) Tre Green made Layup.
2022
(8:39) Owen Aquino Turnover.
(8:39) Camryn Weston Steal.
(8:36) Foul on Jayvon Maughmer.
(8:36) Jlynn Counter subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(8:36) Jestin Porter subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(8:36) Gabriel McKay subbing out for Liberty
(8:36) Jayvon Maughmer subbing out for Liberty
(8:36) Taelon Peter subbing in for Liberty
(8:36) Zach Cleveland subbing in for Liberty
+3 (8:31) Kamari Lands made Three Point Jumper.
2025
+2 (8:04) Zach Cleveland made Dunk. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
2225
(7:50) Chris Loofe missed Jumper.
(7:47) Taelon Peter Defensive Rebound.
(7:40) Taelon Peter Turnover.
(7:40) Jestin Porter Steal.
(7:26) Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:26) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
(7:26) Official TV Timeout
(7:26) Kamari Lands subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(7:26) Torey Alston subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(7:26) Owen Aquino subbing out for Liberty
(7:26) Zander Yates subbing in for Liberty
+2 (7:10) Zach Cleveland made Jumper.
2425
(6:48) Tre Green missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:46) Taelon Peter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:35) Zach Cleveland made Layup.
2625
+2 (6:08) Jestin Porter made Jumper.
2627
+2 (6:01) Taelon Peter made Dunk. Assisted by Colin Porter.
2827
(6:00) Middle Tennessee Timeout
(6:00) Torey Alston subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(6:00) Tre Green subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(6:00) Jlynn Counter subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(6:00) Kamari Lands subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(5:48) Chris Loofe subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(5:48) Essam Mostafa subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(5:37) Kamari Lands Turnover.
(5:37) Taelon Peter Steal.
(5:28) Taelon Peter missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:26) Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
(5:26) Foul on Essam Mostafa.
(5:26) Zander Yates subbing out for Liberty
(5:26) Owen Aquino subbing in for Liberty
+3 (5:22) Taelon Peter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
3127
+3 (5:11) Kamari Lands made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jlynn Counter.
3130
(4:46) Colin Porter Turnover.
(4:46) Jlynn Counter Steal.
(4:44) Jlynn Counter subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(4:44) Tre Green subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(4:29) Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:27) Owen Aquino Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:19) Taelon Peter made Layup.
3330
+2 (4:02) Kamari Lands made Jumper.
3332
+3 (3:47) Taelon Peter made Three Point Jumper.
3632
(3:28) Camryn Weston missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:26) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:04) Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
3932
+2 (2:53) Essam Mostafa made Layup. Assisted by Kamari Lands.
3934
+2 (2:37) Colin Porter made Layup.
4134
(2:37) Foul on Camryn Weston.
(2:37) Official TV Timeout
(2:37) Tre Green subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(2:37) Kamari Lands subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(2:37) Jlynn Counter subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(2:37) Justin Bufford subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(2:37) Taelon Peter subbing out for Liberty
(2:37) Jayvon Maughmer subbing in for Liberty
+1 (2:37) Colin Porter made Free Throw.
4234
+2 (2:24) Essam Mostafa made Layup.
4236
(2:07) Camryn Weston subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(2:07) Tre Green subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(2:01) Owen Aquino Turnover.
(1:43) Essam Mostafa missed Layup.
(1:41) Owen Aquino Defensive Rebound.
(1:27) Foul on Colin Porter.
(1:27) Colin Porter Turnover.
(1:09) Jlynn Counter missed Layup.
(1:07) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(0:50) Jayvon Maughmer missed Layup.
(0:50) Tre Green Defensive Rebound.
(0:50) Foul on Zach Cleveland.
(0:50) Technical Foul on Owen Aquino.
(0:50) Technical Foul on Justin Bufford.
(0:50) Justin Bufford Turnover.
(0:50) Owen Aquino subbing out for Liberty
(0:50) Zander Yates subbing in for Liberty
(0:29) Foul on Zach Cleveland.
(0:29) Justin Bufford missed Free Throw.
(0:29) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:29) Zach Cleveland subbing out for Liberty
(0:29) Taelon Peter subbing in for Liberty
(0:29) Essam Mostafa subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(0:29) Chris Loofe subbing in for Middle Tennessee
+1 (0:29) Justin Bufford made Free Throw.
4237
(0:29) Justin Bufford subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(0:29) Kamari Lands subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(0:29) Brett Decker Jr. subbing in for Liberty
(0:29) Jayvon Maughmer subbing out for Liberty
(0:05) Foul on Zander Yates.
(0:05) Zander Yates Turnover.
(0:05) Tre Green subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(0:05) Camryn Weston subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(0:05) Taelon Peter subbing out for Liberty
(0:05) Brett Decker Jr. subbing out for Liberty
(0:05) Gabriel McKay subbing in for Liberty
(0:05) Jayvon Maughmer subbing in for Liberty
(0:04) Foul on Chris Loofe.
(0:04) Chris Loofe Turnover.
(0:04) Gabriel McKay subbing out for Liberty
(0:04) Jayvon Maughmer subbing out for Liberty
(0:04) Taelon Peter subbing in for Liberty
(0:04) Brett Decker Jr. subbing in for Liberty
(0:04) Liberty Timeout
(0:04) Jlynn Counter subbing out for Middle Tennessee
(0:04) Tre Green subbing in for Middle Tennessee
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

LIB

MTSU

86Points81

30-55(54.5%)Field Goal(%)28-64(43.8%)

8-24(33.3%)3-Point(%)7-28(25%)

18-20(90%)Free Throw(%)18-26(69.2%)

28(3)Rebounds(Offensive)39(15)

17Assists9

7Steals5

5Blocks2

11Turnovers12

25(1)Fouls(Technical)23(1)

9Largest Lead5

Game Details

Thursday, March 6, 2025 · 7:30 PM

Murphy Center · Murfreesboro, TN

attendance: 4,858 (42.2%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: MTSU -1.5

over/under: 140.5