Liberty Flames vs. Oregon Ducks

Mar 21, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LIB	20	32	52
ORE	44	37	81

Game Recap

Oregon routs Liberty 81-52 in March Madness opener. Jackson Shelstad scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half, and fifth-seeded Oregon routed No. 12 seed Liberty 81-52 on Friday night to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Player Stats

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Owen Aquino	20	1-3	0-1	1-2	3	1	2	1	1	2	3
25Zach Cleveland	34	4-10	0-0	2-2	6	6	0	1	4	1	10
0Colin Porter	31	1-7	0-4	0-0	3	4	1	1	2	1	2
32Jayvon Maughmer	23	3-6	0-2	1-1	3	0	0	1	0	1	7
3Kaden Metheny	32	3-13	3-12	0-0	5	2	0	0	2	2	9
15Will Gibson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Bryson Spell	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11Zander Yates	14	2-7	1-6	0-1	2	0	0	0	1	0	5
45Kai Yu	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Brett Decker Jr.	8	3-4	2-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	8
24Curtis Blair III	2	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
10JC Shirer Jr.	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Taelon Peter	22	3-9	2-7	0-0	0	0	2	0	1	2	8
21Gabriel McKay	6	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	20-6132.8%	8-3721.6%	4-850.0%	24	14	6	4	12	11	52

OREGON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Brandon Angel	22	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	1	2	0	1	1	5
32Nate Bittle	22	6-12	1-3	1-1	10	1	1	1	1	0	14
3Jackson Shelstad	25	7-11	3-4	0-0	4	3	1	0	1	1	17
5TJ Bamba	22	2-6	0-1	2-2	2	4	4	0	0	1	6
9Keeshawn Barthelemy	27	4-7	2-5	0-0	1	0	1	0	3	1	10
12James Cooper	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Supreme Cook	14	2-2	0-0	2-4	6	0	0	0	2	1	6
10Kwame Evans Jr.	15	2-4	0-0	2-2	7	0	0	1	3	2	6
11Mookie Cook	4	2-2	2-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	6
14Jayson Williams-Johnson	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
22Drew Carter	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
24Jamari Phillips	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0
0Ra'Heim Moss	13	0-0	0-0	2-2	4	1	0	0	1	1	2
2Jadrian Tracey	18	3-6	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	7
TOTAL	-	31-5754.4%	10-2147.6%	9-1181.8%	41	12	11	2	14	10	81

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLIBORE

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Oregon.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Liberty.
+2 (19:34) Nate Bittle made Jumper. Assisted by Jackson Shelstad.
02
(19:12) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:09) Nate Bittle Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:03) Brandon Angel made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jackson Shelstad.
05
+2 (18:43) Owen Aquino made Dunk. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
25
+3 (18:36) Jackson Shelstad made Three Point Jumper.
28
(18:17) Kaden Metheny Turnover.
(18:17) Brandon Angel Steal.
(18:06) Nate Bittle missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:03) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(17:57) Zach Cleveland missed Layup.
(17:54) Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
(17:53) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
(17:53) Keeshawn Barthelemy Steal.
+3 (17:38) Keeshawn Barthelemy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Bittle.
211
(17:07) Owen Aquino missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:05) Jackson Shelstad Defensive Rebound.
(16:57) Keeshawn Barthelemy missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:55) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
(16:40) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:37) TJ Bamba Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:27) Jackson Shelstad made Jumper.
213
(16:12) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:08) Nate Bittle Defensive Rebound.
(16:06) Foul on Colin Porter.
(15:54) Keeshawn Barthelemy Turnover.
(15:29) Colin Porter Turnover.
(15:29) TJ Bamba Steal.
+3 (15:26) Jackson Shelstad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TJ Bamba.
216
(15:11) Foul on Jackson Shelstad.
(15:03) Colin Porter missed Jumper.
(15:01) Colin Porter Offensive Rebound.
(14:46) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
(14:46) Nate Bittle Steal.
+2 (14:40) TJ Bamba made Layup.
218
(14:16) Zander Yates missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:13) Kwame Evans Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:59) Nate Bittle missed Jumper.
(13:59) Zach Cleveland Block.
(13:59) Oregon Offensive Rebound.
(13:50) Nate Bittle missed Jumper.
(13:48) Zander Yates Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:39) Zach Cleveland made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter.
418
(13:10) Foul on Taelon Peter.
(13:05) TJ Bamba missed Layup.
(13:03) Kwame Evans Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(13:03) Foul on Taelon Peter.
+1 (13:03) Kwame Evans Jr. made Free Throw.
419
+1 (13:03) Kwame Evans Jr. made Free Throw.
420
+2 (12:44) Zach Cleveland made Dunk. Assisted by Colin Porter.
620
+2 (12:27) Keeshawn Barthelemy made Jumper.
622
(12:05) Foul on Kwame Evans Jr..
+1 (12:05) Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.
722
+1 (12:05) Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.
822
(11:41) Foul on Owen Aquino.
+1 (11:41) Supreme Cook made Free Throw.
823
(11:39) Supreme Cook missed Free Throw.
(11:37) Jackson Shelstad Offensive Rebound.
(11:28) Foul on Brett Decker Jr..
+1 (11:28) Ra'Heim Moss made Free Throw.
824
+1 (11:28) Ra'Heim Moss made Free Throw.
825
(11:17) Foul on Ra'Heim Moss.
(10:59) Zach Cleveland missed Layup.
(10:56) Ra'Heim Moss Defensive Rebound.
(10:35) Jadrian Tracey missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:31) Jayvon Maughmer Defensive Rebound.
(10:17) Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:13) Supreme Cook Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:00) Jackson Shelstad made Jumper.
827
+3 (9:35) Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
1127
(9:21) Jackson Shelstad missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:17) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(9:13) Jayvon Maughmer missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:08) Supreme Cook Defensive Rebound.
(8:57) Foul on Supreme Cook.
(8:57) Supreme Cook Turnover.
(8:31) Zander Yates Turnover.
(8:25) TJ Bamba missed Jumper.
(8:20) Nate Bittle Offensive Rebound.
(8:20) Nate Bittle missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(8:19) Owen Aquino Defensive Rebound.
(8:03) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:00) Jackson Shelstad Defensive Rebound.
(7:37) Jackson Shelstad missed Jumper.
(7:34) Zander Yates Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:22) Jayvon Maughmer made Dunk. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
1327
(7:22) Foul on TJ Bamba.
+1 (7:22) Jayvon Maughmer made Free Throw.
1427
+2 (7:09) Nate Bittle made Layup.
1429
(6:41) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:37) Nate Bittle Defensive Rebound.
(6:26) Nate Bittle Turnover.
(6:06) Zander Yates missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:03) Nate Bittle Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:48) Nate Bittle made Jumper.
1431
(5:35) Zach Cleveland missed Layup.
(5:32) Brandon Angel Defensive Rebound.
(5:17) Brandon Angel missed Layup.
(5:17) Nate Bittle Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:17) Nate Bittle made Two Point Tip Shot.
1433
(5:17) Foul on Kaden Metheny.
+1 (5:17) Nate Bittle made Free Throw.
1434
+2 (4:53) Jayvon Maughmer made Layup. Assisted by Owen Aquino.
1634
+3 (4:32) Jadrian Tracey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Angel.
1637
(4:16) Colin Porter missed Layup.
(4:16) Liberty Offensive Rebound.
(4:03) Owen Aquino missed Layup.
(4:00) Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
(3:58) Taelon Peter missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:55) Kwame Evans Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:49) Foul on Kwame Evans Jr..
(3:49) Kwame Evans Jr. Turnover.
(3:38) Taelon Peter missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:34) Nate Bittle Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:20) Jadrian Tracey made Layup.
1639
(2:50) Jayvon Maughmer missed Jumper.
(2:48) Owen Aquino Offensive Rebound.
(2:48) Foul on Brandon Angel.
(2:48) Owen Aquino missed Free Throw.
(2:48) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:48) Owen Aquino made Free Throw.
1739
(2:33) Nate Bittle missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:29) Ra'Heim Moss Offensive Rebound.
(2:28) Ra'Heim Moss Turnover.
(2:16) Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:11) Nate Bittle Defensive Rebound.
(2:01) Brandon Angel Turnover.
(2:01) Owen Aquino Steal.
(1:49) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
(1:49) TJ Bamba Steal.
(1:38) Nate Bittle missed Jumper.
(1:38) Owen Aquino Block.
(1:33) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(1:16) Zach Cleveland missed Jumper.
(1:14) Brandon Angel Defensive Rebound.
(1:06) Foul on Keeshawn Barthelemy.
(1:06) Keeshawn Barthelemy Turnover.
+3 (0:49) Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
2039
+2 (0:41) Jackson Shelstad made Jumper.
2041
(0:23) Colin Porter Turnover.
(0:23) Jackson Shelstad Steal.
+3 (0:05) Jackson Shelstad made Three Point Jumper.
2044

2nd half

Team Stats

LIB

ORE

52Points81

20-61(32.8%)Field Goal(%)31-57(54.4%)

8-37(21.6%)3-Point(%)10-21(47.6%)

4-8(50.0%)Free Throw(%)9-11(81.8%)

27(9)Rebounds(Offensive)43(9)

14Assists12

6Steals11

4Blocks2

12Turnovers14

11(0)Fouls(Technical)10(0)

0Largest Lead34

Game Details

Friday, March 21, 2025 · 10:26 PM

Matthew Knight Arena · Eugene, OR

attendance: 16,978 (137.3%)

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