Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs. Liberty Flames

FINAL

Jan 4, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
JVST	27	42	69
LIB	27	51	78

Game Recap

Kaden Metheny scores 22 to lead Liberty past Jacksonville State 78-69. Kaden Metheny scored 22 points to help Liberty defeat Jacksonville State 78-69 on Sunday.

Player Stats

JACKSONVILLE STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
99Iaroslav Niagu	22	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	2	0	2	2
2Jacoby Hill	31	2-9	0-0	2-2	3	1	2	0	0	4	6
23Mostapha El Moutaouakkil	29	3-15	0-4	2-2	8	0	0	1	3	3	8
0AC Bryant	38	7-13	5-11	3-3	3	2	0	0	2	2	22
1Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.	26	1-4	0-3	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	1	2
13Emondrek Erkins-Ford	29	8-11	1-1	7-8	3	1	1	2	0	4	24
7Toby Nnadozie	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3Jaye Nash	23	1-3	0-0	3-4	3	4	1	0	2	3	5

TOTAL	-	23-5740.4%	6-1931.6%	17-1989.5%	30	10	4	5	8	20	69

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	34	4-9	0-0	2-5	10	7	0	1	1	1	10
4Brett Decker Jr.	32	4-8	1-5	7-8	2	1	1	0	2	2	16
9JJ Harper	28	1-4	0-1	1-2	1	2	1	1	0	4	3
0Colin Porter	37	4-10	2-5	3-4	2	3	1	0	2	3	13
3Kaden Metheny	38	7-13	5-9	3-3	3	1	0	0	1	1	22
21Ryan Jones Jr.	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
11Zander Yates	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
12Josh Smith	21	3-6	0-0	6-6	8	0	0	0	0	2	12
1Zander Carter	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	24-5444.4%	8-2236.4%	22-2878.6%	27	14	3	2	6	16	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfJVSTLIB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Liberty.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Jacksonville State.
(19:41) Colin Porter misses layup.
(19:37) Iaroslav Niagu Defensive Rebound.
(19:20) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses layup.
(19:17) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:59) Brett Decker Jr. makes layup (JJ Harper assists).
02
+2 (18:31) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil makes layup.
22
+3 (18:11) Kaden Metheny makes 31-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
25
(17:37) Jacoby Hill misses 18-foot jumper.
(17:34) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(17:24) Foul on Iaroslav Niagu.
(17:24) Zach Cleveland misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:24) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:24) Zach Cleveland makes free throw 2 of 2.
26
(17:02) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:58) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(16:55) Brett Decker Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:52) JJ Harper Offensive Rebound.
(16:48) Brett Decker Jr. bad pass turnover.
(16:48) Jacoby Hill Steal.
(16:47) Foul on Brett Decker Jr..
(16:32) AC Bryant bad pass turnover.
(16:11) Colin Porter misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:08) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:51) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes driving layup.
46
+3 (15:31) Colin Porter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
49
(15:10) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses layup.
(15:10) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:59) Brett Decker Jr. makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
411
+2 (14:37) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes 4-foot hook shot (Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. assists).
611
(14:20) Colin Porter misses layup.
(14:17) Josh Smith Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:16) Josh Smith makes layup.
613
(14:03) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses layup.
(14:00) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(13:51) Brett Decker Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:48) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:27) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:24) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(13:14) Foul on Emondrek Erkins-Ford.
(13:14) Zach Cleveland misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:14) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:14) Zach Cleveland misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:13) Iaroslav Niagu Defensive Rebound.
(12:50) Foul on Brett Decker Jr..
+1 (12:50) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes free throw 1 of 2.
713
+1 (12:50) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes free throw 2 of 2.
813
(12:37) Zander Yates misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:37) Jacksonville State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:23) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes layup (Iaroslav Niagu assists).
1013
(12:23) Foul on Zander Yates.
+1 (12:23) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes free throw 1 of 1.
1113
+3 (12:12) Kaden Metheny makes 27-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists).
1116
+3 (11:40) AC Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Emondrek Erkins-Ford assists).
1416
(11:04) Zander Yates misses 16-foot jumper.
(11:04) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:04) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (10:48) AC Bryant makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1716
(10:37) Colin Porter bad pass turnover.
(10:37) Emondrek Erkins-Ford Steal.
(10:09) AC Bryant misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:08) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
(9:57) JJ Harper misses layup.
(9:57) Iaroslav Niagu Block.
(9:49) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:32) Iaroslav Niagu misses layup.
(9:30) Jaye Nash Offensive Rebound.
(9:30) Foul on JJ Harper.
(9:30) Jaye Nash misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:30) Jacksonville State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:30) Jaye Nash makes free throw 2 of 2.
1816
(9:11) Colin Porter bad pass turnover.
(9:11) Jaye Nash Steal.
+3 (9:00) AC Bryant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaye Nash assists).
2116
(8:41) Zach Cleveland misses 10-foot hook shot.
(8:36) AC Bryant Defensive Rebound.
(8:28) Jacoby Hill misses layup.
(8:25) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(8:18) Brett Decker Jr. bad pass turnover.
(7:55) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:49) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(7:36) Foul on Jaye Nash.
+2 (7:33) JJ Harper makes 5-foot alley oop dunk (Colin Porter assists).
2118
(7:13) Foul on Josh Smith.
+2 (7:00) Emondrek Erkins-Ford makes layup.
2318
(6:41) Zach Cleveland misses driving layup.
(6:38) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:11) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses layup.
(6:07) Emondrek Erkins-Ford Offensive Rebound.
(6:07) Emondrek Erkins-Ford misses tip in layup.
(6:03) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil Offensive Rebound.
(6:02) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses layup.
(5:58) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
(5:49) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(5:18) AC Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:14) Iaroslav Niagu Offensive Rebound.
(5:02) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses layup.
(4:59) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
(4:55) Colin Porter misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:52) AC Bryant Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:34) Jacoby Hill makes layup.
2518
+3 (4:09) Kaden Metheny makes 27-foot three point jumper.
2521
(3:46) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:43) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:31) Kaden Metheny makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brett Decker Jr. assists).
2524
(3:13) Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. bad pass turnover.
(3:03) Foul on Jacoby Hill.
(2:59) Josh Smith misses layup.
(2:59) Iaroslav Niagu Block.
(2:50) Jaye Nash Defensive Rebound.
(2:27) Jacoby Hill misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:23) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(2:16) Kaden Metheny misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:13) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil Defensive Rebound.
(1:59) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil bad pass turnover.
+3 (1:36) Kaden Metheny makes 28-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
2527
(1:03) Mostapha El Moutaouakkil misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:02) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(1:02) Foul on Jaye Nash.
(0:38) Kaden Metheny bad pass turnover.
(0:38) Jacoby Hill Steal.
(0:32) Foul on JJ Harper.
(0:32) Foul on Colin Porter.
+1 (0:32) AC Bryant makes free throw 1 of 2.
2627
+1 (0:32) AC Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2.
2727
(0:00) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(0:00) Josh Smith Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

JVST

LIB

69Points78

23-57(40.4%)Field Goal(%)24-54(44.4%)

6-19(31.6%)3-Point(%)8-22(36.4%)

17-19(89.5%)Free Throw(%)22-28(78.6%)

34(12)Rebounds(Offensive)33(10)

10Assists14

4Steals3

5Blocks2

9Turnovers7

21(2)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

7Largest Lead11

Game Details

Sunday, January 4, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Liberty Arena · Lynchburg, VA

attendance: 3,087 (77.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: LIB -9.5

over/under: 134.5