Liberty Flames vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Jan 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LIB	34	38	72
LT	27	29	56

Game Recap

Decker has 15, Liberty beats Louisiana Tech 72-56. Brett Decker Jr. had 15 points in Liberty's 72-56 victory against Louisiana Tech on Thursday night.

Player Stats

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	35	4-9	0-0	2-4	7	8	1	2	1	0	10
4Brett Decker Jr.	33	6-12	3-6	0-0	6	1	0	0	2	2	15
9JJ Harper	28	4-7	1-4	4-4	1	0	0	2	1	1	13
0Colin Porter	34	4-10	1-3	2-2	5	2	2	0	1	1	11
3Kaden Metheny	31	4-9	3-7	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	11
24Brady Kester	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Torr Sorensen	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Drew Grimes	1	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
21Ryan Jones Jr.	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2
11Zander Yates	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
12Josh Smith	23	2-5	1-3	3-4	8	2	1	1	2	2	8
1Zander Carter	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
TOTAL	-	25-5446.3%	9-2437.5%	13-1681.3%	36	13	5	5	7	11	72

LOUISIANA TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Avery Thomas II	28	2-9	1-5	0-1	10	2	0	0	1	4	5
7Sir Issac Herron	23	3-4	0-0	2-2	5	1	2	0	0	3	8
0DJ Dudley	36	7-14	3-5	0-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	17
11Kaden Cooper	16	2-2	2-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	3	6
3AJ Bates	26	3-13	2-5	0-0	1	3	0	0	3	1	8
10Kylan Howze	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Will Allen	18	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
21Melian Martinez	13	1-2	0-0	0-2	3	0	0	3	0	0	2
6Keegan Rowell	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4Jaylen Fenner	11	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	1	3	1
8Scooter Williams	23	3-12	1-5	2-2	3	3	1	1	1	1	9

TOTAL	-	21-6035.0%	9-2437.5%	5-1145.5%	31	12	4	4	8	16	56

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLIBLT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Louisiana Tech.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Liberty.
(19:30) AJ Bates misses 10-foot jumper.
(19:26) Sir Issac Herron Offensive Rebound.
(19:11) DJ Dudley misses 11-foot jumper.
(19:08) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:54) Brett Decker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
30
+2 (18:26) Sir Issac Herron makes 3-foot dunk (Avery Thomas II assists).
32
+2 (17:56) Zach Cleveland makes layup.
52
(17:31) Avery Thomas II misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:29) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Kaden Metheny misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:14) Sir Issac Herron Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:00) AJ Bates makes 13-foot jumper.
54
(16:35) JJ Harper misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:30) Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.
(16:18) AJ Bates misses layup.
(16:15) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(16:11) Colin Porter misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:08) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:44) DJ Dudley makes 12-foot jumper (Sir Issac Herron assists).
56
(15:19) Colin Porter misses 15-foot jumper.
(15:15) Avery Thomas II Defensive Rebound.
(15:08) AJ Bates bad pass turnover.
(15:08) Zach Cleveland Steal.
+2 (15:04) Zach Cleveland makes layup.
76
(14:40) Kaden Cooper bad pass turnover.
(14:40) Colin Porter Steal.
+2 (14:35) Brett Decker Jr. makes layup.
96
(14:17) Foul on Kaden Metheny.
(14:16) DJ Dudley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:16) Louisiana Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:16) DJ Dudley misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:15) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:00) Foul on Avery Thomas II.
+1 (14:00) Zach Cleveland makes free throw 1 of 2.
106
(14:00) Zach Cleveland misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:00) Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:41) Kaden Cooper makes 23-foot three point jumper (AJ Bates assists).
109
(13:07) Kaden Metheny misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:05) Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:59) Zach Cleveland makes 11-foot jumper.
129
(12:34) DJ Dudley misses 8-foot jumper.
(12:31) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(12:27) Brett Decker Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(12:07) Avery Thomas II bad pass turnover.
(12:07) Josh Smith Steal.
+2 (12:03) Zach Cleveland makes layup.
149
(12:03) Foul on Scooter Williams.
+1 (12:03) Zach Cleveland makes free throw 1 of 1.
159
(11:43) AJ Bates bad pass turnover.
(11:43) Kaden Metheny Steal.
+2 (11:25) Kaden Metheny makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
179
(11:06) AJ Bates misses 15-foot jumper.
(11:03) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(10:51) Zander Yates misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:47) Josh Smith Offensive Rebound.
(10:41) Foul on Kaden Cooper.
(10:41) Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:41) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:41) Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2.
189
(10:23) Foul on Kaden Cooper.
(10:23) Kaden Cooper turnover.
(10:12) Josh Smith misses alley oop dunk.
(10:12) Melian Martinez Block.
(10:03) Scooter Williams Defensive Rebound.
(10:03) Foul on Zander Carter.
+1 (10:03) Jaylen Fenner makes free throw 1 of 2.
1810
(10:03) Jaylen Fenner misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:02) Zander Carter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:47) Brett Decker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Josh Smith assists).
2110
(9:22) Foul on Zander Yates.
(9:20) Scooter Williams misses 13-foot jumper.
(9:17) Zander Yates Defensive Rebound.
(8:56) Brett Decker Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:56) Scooter Williams Block.
(8:55) Liberty Offensive Rebound.
(8:53) Kaden Metheny misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:50) Scooter Williams Defensive Rebound.
(8:44) Scooter Williams misses 9-foot jumper.
(8:43) Melian Martinez Offensive Rebound.
(8:43) Foul on Colin Porter.
(8:43) Melian Martinez misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:43) Louisiana Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:43) Melian Martinez misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:41) Ryan Jones Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:14) Zach Cleveland misses 15-foot jumper.
(8:11) Ryan Jones Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(8:11) Foul on Jaylen Fenner.
(8:07) Colin Porter bad pass turnover.
(8:07) DJ Dudley Steal.
+2 (8:03) DJ Dudley makes layup.
2112
(7:37) Brett Decker Jr. bad pass turnover.
(7:37) Scooter Williams Steal.
+3 (7:29) DJ Dudley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Scooter Williams assists).
2115
(7:06) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(7:06) Melian Martinez Block.
(7:02) Ryan Jones Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(7:01) Colin Porter misses layup.
(7:01) Louisiana Tech Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:53) Melian Martinez makes layup (Scooter Williams assists).
2117
+2 (6:27) Ryan Jones Jr. makes layup.
2317
+2 (6:02) DJ Dudley makes 18-foot jumper.
2319
(5:45) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(5:42) Will Allen Defensive Rebound.
(5:24) DJ Dudley misses layup.
(5:17) Melian Martinez Offensive Rebound.
(5:17) Melian Martinez misses tip in layup.
(5:16) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:01) Josh Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
2619
(4:37) Jaylen Fenner bad pass turnover.
(4:21) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(4:18) Kylan Howze Defensive Rebound.
(4:11) AJ Bates misses layup.
(4:07) Scooter Williams Offensive Rebound.
(4:04) Scooter Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:59) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:53) Brett Decker Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
2919
(3:30) Will Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:26) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:15) Brett Decker Jr. misses layup.
(3:12) Kylan Howze Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:03) Scooter Williams makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (AJ Bates assists).
2921
(2:40) JJ Harper traveling turnover.
(2:13) Kylan Howze misses layup.
(2:09) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(2:07) JJ Harper misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:04) AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:57) Avery Thomas II makes 25-foot three point jumper (AJ Bates assists).
2924
(1:37) Brett Decker Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:33) Kylan Howze Defensive Rebound.
(1:12) AJ Bates misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:08) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:45) JJ Harper makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
3124
(0:12) Kylan Howze misses layup.
(0:11) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:06) Colin Porter makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brett Decker Jr. assists).
3424
+3 (0:01) DJ Dudley makes 27-foot three point jumper.
3427

2nd half

Team Stats

LIB

72Points56

25-54(46.3%)Field Goal(%)21-60(35.0%)

9-24(37.5%)3-Point(%)9-24(37.5%)

13-16(81.3%)Free Throw(%)5-11(45.5%)

41(9)Rebounds(Offensive)33(11)

13Assists12

5Steals4

5Blocks4

7Turnovers8

11(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

16Largest Lead1

Game Details

Thursday, January 8, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Thomas Assembly Center · Ruston, LA

attendance: 2,373 (29.7%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: LIB -4.5

over/under: 135.5