Liberty Flames vs. Florida International Panthers

Dec 28, 2025

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
LIB	41	41	15	97
FIU	33	49	12	94

Game Recap

Player Stats

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	43	5-8	0-0	0-0	3	7	2	1	3	2	10
4Brett Decker Jr.	41	9-18	5-11	4-4	3	2	0	0	1	0	27
9JJ Harper	17	2-5	0-2	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	5	4
0Colin Porter	40	5-12	4-10	2-2	3	6	1	0	2	3	16
3Kaden Metheny	41	8-15	6-13	3-4	2	6	3	0	2	1	25
23TJ Drain	3	1-1	0-0	0-1	1	1	0	1	0	0	2
21Ryan Jones Jr.	3	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Zander Yates	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
12Josh Smith	26	5-7	0-1	3-3	9	1	0	1	0	4	13
1Zander Carter	6	0-0	0-0	0-2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	35-6950.7%	15-4037.5%	12-1675.0%	26	23	7	4	9	17	97

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Eric Dibami	35	9-14	0-0	3-4	9	0	0	0	2	2	21
5Hamed Olayinka	18	6-10	0-0	4-6	6	2	1	1	1	5	16
2Zawdie Jackson	34	4-7	1-3	4-6	6	4	2	0	2	2	13
4Ashton Williamson	25	2-6	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	1	1	1	4
3Corey Stephenson	36	6-14	3-5	2-2	11	1	1	0	5	3	17
34Ibrahim Olajuwon	9	3-4	0-0	2-2	3	0	1	0	0	4	8
25Kennedy Brown	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Thiago Sucatzky	19	2-2	2-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6
1Brit Harris	19	2-8	0-3	1-3	2	0	0	0	0	1	5
10Julian Mackey	27	2-8	0-3	0-0	6	3	1	0	3	2	4
TOTAL	-	36-7349.3%	6-1735.3%	16-2369.6%	44	12	6	2	14	20	94

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLIBFIU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by Florida International.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by Liberty.
(19:45) Foul on Kaden Metheny.
(19:30) Corey Stephenson bad pass turnover.
(19:30) JJ Harper Steal.
(19:22) JJ Harper misses driving layup.
(19:16) Corey Stephenson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:15) Hamed Olayinka makes 8-foot floating jump shot.
02
+3 (18:42) Colin Porter makes 22-foot three point jumper.
32
(18:27) Hamed Olayinka misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(18:27) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(18:27) Foul on Hamed Olayinka.
(18:13) Brett Decker Jr. misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(18:08) Corey Stephenson Defensive Rebound.
(18:05) Corey Stephenson bad pass turnover.
(18:05) Kaden Metheny Steal.
+3 (17:50) Brett Decker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kaden Metheny assists).
62
(17:35) Foul on JJ Harper.
+1 (17:35) Corey Stephenson makes free throw 1 of 2.
63
+1 (17:35) Corey Stephenson makes free throw 2 of 2.
64
(17:27) Colin Porter bad pass turnover.
(17:27) Zawdie Jackson Steal.
+2 (17:23) Zawdie Jackson makes driving layup.
66
+2 (17:03) Brett Decker Jr. makes driving layup.
86
(16:55) Hamed Olayinka misses driving layup.
+2 (16:53) Eric Dibami makes 0-foot tip in layup.
88
(16:48) Eric Dibami Offensive Rebound.
(16:34) Colin Porter misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(16:31) Corey Stephenson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:21) Corey Stephenson makes layup.
810
(15:56) Colin Porter misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:52) Ibrahim Olajuwon Defensive Rebound.
(15:46) Julian Mackey out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(15:33) Kaden Metheny misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:30) Julian Mackey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:13) Eric Dibami makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Zawdie Jackson assists).
812
+3 (14:52) Brett Decker Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kaden Metheny assists).
1112
+2 (14:28) Eric Dibami makes 5-foot hook shot (Zawdie Jackson assists).
1114
(14:11) Kaden Metheny misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:07) Liberty Offensive Rebound.
(13:57) Foul on Corey Stephenson.
(13:57) Zander Carter misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:57) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:56) Zander Carter misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:54) JJ Harper Offensive Rebound.
(13:46) Brett Decker Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:43) Julian Mackey Defensive Rebound.
(13:22) Ibrahim Olajuwon misses layup.
(13:18) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
(13:06) Zander Carter out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(12:53) Corey Stephenson traveling turnover.
+2 (12:40) Brett Decker Jr. makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
1314
(12:33) Corey Stephenson misses driving layup.
(12:32) Florida International Offensive Rebound.
(12:32) Liberty Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Liberty retain their timeout.
(12:28) Julian Mackey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:24) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(12:03) Brett Decker Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:02) Josh Smith Offensive Rebound.
(12:02) Foul on Hamed Olayinka.
+2 (11:56) Colin Porter makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
1514
(11:40) Foul on JJ Harper.
+3 (11:21) Corey Stephenson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julian Mackey assists).
1517
(10:48) Colin Porter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:45) Zander Yates Offensive Rebound.
(10:39) Brett Decker Jr. bad pass turnover.
(10:39) Corey Stephenson Steal.
(10:33) Brit Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:30) Corey Stephenson Offensive Rebound.
(10:28) Foul on Zander Yates.
+1 (10:27) Eric Dibami makes free throw 1 of 2.
1518
+1 (10:27) Eric Dibami makes free throw 2 of 2.
1519
+2 (10:12) Zach Cleveland makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Colin Porter assists).
1719
+2 (9:59) Brit Harris makes driving layup.
1721
(9:30) Zander Yates misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:27) Zawdie Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(9:14) Ashton Williamson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:12) Corey Stephenson Offensive Rebound.
(9:10) Brit Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:05) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:53) Zach Cleveland makes 7-foot hook shot.
1921
+2 (8:32) Eric Dibami makes layup.
1923
(8:12) Kaden Metheny misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:08) Zawdie Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(8:00) Zawdie Jackson bad pass turnover.
(8:00) Kaden Metheny Steal.
(7:58) Foul on Zawdie Jackson.
+3 (7:44) Colin Porter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kaden Metheny assists).
2223
(7:33) Eric Dibami misses layup.
(7:31) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:05) Colin Porter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kaden Metheny assists).
2523
(6:52) Ashton Williamson bad pass turnover.
(6:52) Colin Porter Steal.
(6:47) Colin Porter misses layup.
(6:47) Ashton Williamson Block.
(6:47) Liberty Offensive Rebound.
(6:39) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(6:27) Zawdie Jackson misses driving layup.
(6:24) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(6:16) Brett Decker Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:12) Corey Stephenson Defensive Rebound.
(6:05) Corey Stephenson misses layup.
(6:01) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:53) Brett Decker Jr. makes layup (Josh Smith assists).
2723
(5:43) Ashton Williamson misses driving layup.
(5:39) Zander Carter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:25) Josh Smith makes layup.
2923
(5:15) Corey Stephenson misses driving layup.
(5:15) Zach Cleveland Block.
(5:11) Zawdie Jackson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:03) Eric Dibami makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot (Ashton Williamson assists).
2925
+2 (4:35) Zach Cleveland makes driving layup.
3125
(4:25) Corey Stephenson bad pass turnover.
(4:04) team shot clock turnover .
(3:54) Foul on Zander Yates.
+1 (3:54) Ibrahim Olajuwon makes free throw 1 of 2.
3126
+1 (3:54) Ibrahim Olajuwon makes free throw 2 of 2.
3127
(3:34) Brett Decker Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:30) Julian Mackey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:25) Julian Mackey makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
3129
+3 (3:07) Brett Decker Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
3429
(2:53) Julian Mackey misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(2:51) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
(2:37) Foul on Ibrahim Olajuwon.
(2:29) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(2:29) Julian Mackey Steal.
(2:24) Julian Mackey bad pass turnover.
(2:24) Zach Cleveland Steal.
(2:09) Kaden Metheny bad pass turnover.
(2:09) Ibrahim Olajuwon Steal.
+2 (1:55) Ibrahim Olajuwon makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Julian Mackey assists).
3431
(1:42) Foul on Ibrahim Olajuwon.
+2 (1:28) Kaden Metheny makes driving layup.
3631
(0:59) Eric Dibami misses layup.
(0:59) TJ Drain Block.
(0:59) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:43) Kaden Metheny makes 23-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists).
3931
(0:43) Foul on Ibrahim Olajuwon.
(0:42) TJ Drain misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:41) Brit Harris Defensive Rebound.
(0:32) Foul on Josh Smith.
(0:19) Corey Stephenson misses layup.
(0:14) Eric Dibami Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:14) Eric Dibami makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3933
+2 (0:02) Zach Cleveland makes 5-foot alley oop dunk (Colin Porter assists).
4133
(0:00) Corey Stephenson out of bounds bad pass turnover.

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

LIB

FIU

97Points94

35-69(50.7%)Field Goal(%)36-73(49.3%)

15-40(37.5%)3-Point(%)6-17(35.3%)

12-16(75.0%)Free Throw(%)16-23(69.6%)

31(11)Rebounds(Offensive)45(20)

23Assists12

7Steals6

4Blocks2

10Turnovers14

17(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

8Largest Lead8

Game Details

Sunday, December 28, 2025 · 2:00 PM

Ocean Bank Convocation Center · Miami, FL

attendance: 399 (8.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: LIB -4.5

over/under: 152.5