Kennesaw St (79) vs Liberty (81) · Mar 14, 2025 · NCAAM Scores

FINAL

Mar 14, 2025

Game Recap

Metheny scores 24, Liberty beats Kennesaw State 81-79 in Conference USA semifinals. Kaden Metheny had 24 points and Liberty beat Kennesaw State 81-79 on Friday in the Conference USA Tournament semifinals.

Box Score

	1	2	T
KENN	40	39	79
LIB	31	50	81

KENNESAW STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Braedan Lue	31	6-10	1-2	1-3	5	1	2	2	0	2	14
25Rongie Gordon	28	2-3	0-1	2-2	3	3	0	1	1	4	6
14Adrian Wooley	40	10-18	4-6	4-4	7	5	1	0	3	3	28
5Simeon Cottle	25	2-12	1-6	8-10	3	1	0	1	2	4	13
11Delaney Heard	32	2-4	1-3	2-2	5	0	2	0	0	1	7
6Frankquon Sherman	21	3-4	0-0	2-2	9	1	0	0	1	0	8
10Jamil Miller	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Ricardo Wright	19	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	3	3

TOTAL	-	26-5448.1%	8-2040.0%	19-2382.6%	34	12	5	4	8	17	79

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Owen Aquino	24	2-4	0-1	3-4	3	0	2	2	2	4	7
25Zach Cleveland	36	4-8	0-2	3-4	4	6	0	0	2	3	11
0Colin Porter	37	6-9	1-3	2-5	1	5	0	0	1	2	15
32Jayvon Maughmer	23	2-6	2-5	1-2	3	0	1	1	0	0	7
3Kaden Metheny	32	8-14	7-13	1-2	3	2	1	0	2	2	24
11Zander Yates	17	2-5	2-4	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	2	6
4Brett Decker Jr.	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Taelon Peter	30	4-9	2-4	1-3	6	2	1	0	0	4	11
21Gabriel McKay	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	28-5550.9%	14-3243.8%	11-2055.0%	27	15	5	3	7	17	81

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st halfkennlib

(20:00) Start game
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Kennesaw State
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Liberty
+3 (19:41) Adrian Wooley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rongie Gordon.
30
(19:14) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
(19:14) Braedan Lue Steal.
(19:06) Adrian Wooley Turnover.
(19:06) Owen Aquino Steal.
(19:01) Jayvon Maughmer missed Layup.
(18:57) Delaney Heard Defensive Rebound.
(18:47) Simeon Cottle missed Jumper.
(18:45) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(18:28) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:25) Adrian Wooley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:18) Delaney Heard made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Wooley.
60
+3 (17:51) Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
63
+2 (17:26) Rongie Gordon made Layup. Assisted by Adrian Wooley.
83
(17:06) Zach Cleveland missed Layup.
(17:06) Braedan Lue Block.
(17:04) Braedan Lue Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:54) Adrian Wooley made Layup.
103
(16:34) Jayvon Maughmer subbing out for Liberty
(16:34) Taelon Peter subbing in for Liberty
(16:26) Owen Aquino Turnover.
(16:13) Simeon Cottle missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:10) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:03) Kaden Metheny made Layup.
105
(15:50) Simeon Cottle Turnover.
(15:50) Official TV Timeout
(15:50) Owen Aquino subbing out for Liberty
(15:50) Zander Yates subbing in for Liberty
+3 (15:36) Zander Yates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taelon Peter.
108
(15:02) Simeon Cottle missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:59) Adrian Wooley Offensive Rebound.
(14:45) Braedan Lue missed Layup.
(14:43) Braedan Lue Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:43) Braedan Lue made Two Point Tip Shot.
128
(14:26) Zach Cleveland missed Layup.
(14:24) Rongie Gordon Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:14) Adrian Wooley made Layup.
148
+3 (13:55) Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper.
1411
+2 (13:38) Braedan Lue made Dunk. Assisted by Rongie Gordon.
1611
(13:25) Foul on Simeon Cottle.
(13:19) Kaden Metheny Turnover.
(13:19) Braedan Lue Steal.
(13:15) Simeon Cottle missed Layup.
(13:13) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(13:08) Taelon Peter missed Layup.
(13:08) Taelon Peter Offensive Rebound.
(13:08) Rongie Gordon Block.
(13:04) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:00) Adrian Wooley Defensive Rebound.
(12:48) Foul on Kaden Metheny.
(12:48) Kaden Metheny subbing out for Liberty
(12:48) Braedan Lue subbing out for Kennesaw State
(12:48) Frankquon Sherman subbing in for Kennesaw State
(12:48) Owen Aquino subbing in for Liberty
+2 (12:45) Frankquon Sherman made Layup. Assisted by Adrian Wooley.
1811
(12:27) Colin Porter missed Jumper.
(12:25) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:15) Adrian Wooley made Three Point Jumper.
2111
(11:45) Owen Aquino missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:42) Zander Yates Offensive Rebound.
(11:38) Foul on Delaney Heard.
(11:38) Official TV Timeout
(11:38) Zander Yates subbing out for Liberty
(11:38) Jayvon Maughmer subbing in for Liberty
(11:38) Simeon Cottle subbing out for Kennesaw State
(11:38) Delaney Heard subbing out for Kennesaw State
(11:38) Ricardo Wright subbing in for Kennesaw State
(11:38) Jamil Miller subbing in for Kennesaw State
(11:38) Colin Porter missed Free Throw.
(11:38) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:36) Colin Porter missed Free Throw.
(11:35) Ricardo Wright Defensive Rebound.
(11:08) Rongie Gordon Turnover.
(11:08) Owen Aquino Steal.
+3 (10:45) Jayvon Maughmer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taelon Peter.
2114
(10:13) Foul on Owen Aquino.
+1 (10:13) Rongie Gordon made Free Throw.
2214
(10:13) Colin Porter subbing out for Liberty
(10:13) Kaden Metheny subbing in for Liberty
+1 (10:13) Rongie Gordon made Free Throw.
2314
(10:13) Rongie Gordon subbing out for Kennesaw State
(10:13) Braedan Lue subbing in for Kennesaw State
+3 (9:48) Jayvon Maughmer made Three Point Jumper.
2317
+2 (9:21) Frankquon Sherman made Layup. Assisted by Braedan Lue.
2517
(9:12) Foul on Ricardo Wright.
(9:03) Owen Aquino missed Layup.
(9:00) Braedan Lue Defensive Rebound.
(8:54) Jamil Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:52) Owen Aquino Defensive Rebound.
(8:32) Jayvon Maughmer missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:28) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:14) Adrian Wooley made Jumper.
2717
(7:54) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:52) Jamil Miller Defensive Rebound.
(7:32) Foul on Ricardo Wright.
(7:32) Ricardo Wright Turnover.
(7:32) Official TV Timeout
(7:32) Owen Aquino subbing out for Liberty
(7:32) Colin Porter subbing in for Liberty
(7:32) Jamil Miller subbing out for Kennesaw State
(7:32) Simeon Cottle subbing in for Kennesaw State
+2 (7:22) Colin Porter made Layup.
2719
+2 (6:57) Simeon Cottle made Jumper.
2919
+2 (6:43) Colin Porter made Jumper.
2921
+3 (6:11) Braedan Lue made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Wooley.
3221
+3 (5:50) Taelon Peter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
3224
(5:37) Simeon Cottle missed Jumper.
(5:34) Taelon Peter Defensive Rebound.
(5:23) Taelon Peter missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:20) Simeon Cottle Defensive Rebound.
(5:10) Braedan Lue missed Layup.
(5:10) Frankquon Sherman Offensive Rebound.
(5:08) Foul on Taelon Peter.
+1 (5:08) Frankquon Sherman made Free Throw.
3324
(5:08) Ricardo Wright subbing out for Kennesaw State
(5:08) Delaney Heard subbing in for Kennesaw State
+1 (5:08) Frankquon Sherman made Free Throw.
3424
(4:54) Jayvon Maughmer missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:52) Delaney Heard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:29) Frankquon Sherman made Layup.
3624
(4:29) Adrian Wooley missed Layup.
(4:29) Jayvon Maughmer Block.
(4:29) Delaney Heard Offensive Rebound.
(4:05) Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:02) Adrian Wooley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:54) Braedan Lue made Dunk.
3824
(3:54) Liberty Timeout
(3:54) Official TV Timeout
(3:54) Zach Cleveland subbing out for Liberty
(3:54) Jayvon Maughmer subbing out for Liberty
(3:54) Owen Aquino subbing in for Liberty
(3:54) Gabriel McKay subbing in for Liberty
(3:43) Foul on Braedan Lue.
+1 (3:43) Owen Aquino made Free Throw.
3825
(3:43) Taelon Peter subbing out for Liberty
(3:43) Zach Cleveland subbing in for Liberty
(3:42) Owen Aquino missed Free Throw.
(3:41) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(3:22) Adrian Wooley missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:18) Gabriel McKay Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:05) Colin Porter made Layup.
3827
(2:52) Foul on Simeon Cottle.
(2:52) Simeon Cottle Turnover.
(2:52) Gabriel McKay subbing out for Liberty
(2:52) Taelon Peter subbing in for Liberty
(2:52) Simeon Cottle subbing out for Kennesaw State
(2:52) Ricardo Wright subbing in for Kennesaw State
(2:36) Kaden Metheny Turnover.
(2:36) Adrian Wooley Steal.
(2:31) Adrian Wooley missed Layup.
(2:31) Owen Aquino Block.
(2:28) Taelon Peter Defensive Rebound.
(2:17) Foul on Owen Aquino.
(2:17) Owen Aquino Turnover.
(2:17) Owen Aquino subbing out for Liberty
(2:17) Jayvon Maughmer subbing in for Liberty
(2:17) Frankquon Sherman subbing out for Kennesaw State
(2:17) Rongie Gordon subbing in for Kennesaw State
(2:17) Kaden Metheny subbing out for Liberty
(2:17) Zander Yates subbing in for Liberty
(1:59) Foul on Colin Porter.
(1:56) Rongie Gordon missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:54) Taelon Peter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:30) Colin Porter made Layup.
3829
+2 (1:09) Braedan Lue made Layup.
4029
(0:51) Colin Porter Turnover.
(0:51) Delaney Heard Steal.
(0:51) Delaney Heard subbing out for Kennesaw State
(0:51) Simeon Cottle subbing in for Kennesaw State
(0:26) Adrian Wooley missed Layup.
(0:24) Zander Yates Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Zander Yates missed Layup.
(0:00) Simeon Cottle Block.
(0:00) Liberty Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Zander Yates subbing out for Liberty
(0:00) Jayvon Maughmer subbing out for Liberty
(0:00) Kaden Metheny subbing in for Liberty
(0:00) Brett Decker Jr. subbing in for Liberty
(0:00) Ricardo Wright subbing out for Kennesaw State
(0:00) Simeon Cottle subbing out for Kennesaw State
(0:00) Jamil Miller subbing in for Kennesaw State
(0:00) Delaney Heard subbing in for Kennesaw State
+2 (0:00) Zach Cleveland made Dunk. Assisted by Colin Porter.
4031
(0:00) End of 1st half

2nd half

Team Stats

KENN

LIB

79Points81

26-54(48.1%)Field Goal(%)28-55(50.9%)

8-20(40%)3-Point(%)14-32(43.8%)

19-23(82.6%)Free Throw(%)11-20(55%)

35(8)Rebounds(Offensive)29(7)

12Assists15

5Steals5

4Blocks3

8Turnovers7

17(0)Fouls(Technical)17(1)

14Largest Lead4

Game Details

Friday, March 14, 2025 · 12:30 PM

Liberty Arena · Lynchburg, VA

attendance: 2,434 (60.9%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: LIB -6.5

over/under: 143.5