Liberty Flames vs. Sam Houston Bearkats

Jan 10, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LIB	34	48	82
SHSU	33	41	74

Game Recap

Player Stats

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	38	11-16	0-0	1-2	7	10	2	2	5	3	23
4Brett Decker Jr.	35	5-9	1-4	5-7	1	1	0	2	1	0	16
9JJ Harper	27	7-10	3-5	3-4	1	4	1	1	1	5	20
0Colin Porter	37	2-4	1-3	2-2	2	5	2	0	3	0	7
3Kaden Metheny	36	1-7	0-4	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	0	2
15Drew Grimes	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Ryan Jones Jr.	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Zander Yates	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Josh Smith	10	2-3	0-1	4-4	3	0	1	1	0	5	8
1Zander Carter	12	1-1	1-1	3-4	0	1	1	0	0	1	6
TOTAL	-	29-5156.9%	6-1833.3%	18-2378.3%	20	22	8	6	11	14	82

SAM HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Veljko Ilic	21	3-8	0-0	2-4	8	2	1	0	4	1	8
35Po'Boigh King	39	6-12	2-7	0-0	4	1	2	0	0	2	14
4Kashie Natt	30	7-14	2-4	4-4	8	1	5	1	0	3	20
5Justin Begg	33	5-11	1-5	2-2	1	6	0	0	5	2	13
25Damon Nicholas Jr.	21	1-7	1-1	0-0	8	0	0	0	1	1	3
10Jaxson Ford	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
13Isaiah Manning	15	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	0
55Jacob Walker	23	2-3	2-2	3-4	1	0	0	0	5	2	9
2Jacobe Coleman	15	3-5	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7

TOTAL	-	27-6243.5%	9-2437.5%	11-1478.6%	33	10	8	1	16	18	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLIBSHSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Sam Houston.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Liberty.
+2 (19:33) Po'Boigh King makes 13-foot jumper.
02
+2 (19:02) Zach Cleveland makes layup (JJ Harper assists).
22
(18:55) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses layup.
(18:49) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
(18:40) Colin Porter bad pass turnover.
(18:22) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
(18:18) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
(18:17) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
(18:17) Zach Cleveland Block.
(18:10) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:09) JJ Harper makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brett Decker Jr. assists).
52
(17:52) Justin Begg bad pass turnover.
(17:52) Zach Cleveland Steal.
+2 (17:47) Zach Cleveland makes layup.
72
+3 (17:34) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Justin Begg assists).
75
+2 (17:09) Zach Cleveland makes 3-foot dunk (JJ Harper assists).
95
+3 (16:50) Justin Begg makes 27-foot three point jumper (Veljko Ilic assists).
98
(16:35) Foul on Justin Begg.
(16:23) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(16:23) Po'Boigh King Steal.
(16:18) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses layup.
(16:14) Kashie Natt Offensive Rebound.
(16:13) Kashie Natt misses layup.
(16:09) Damon Nicholas Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(16:08) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses layup.
(16:05) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(15:45) Zach Cleveland misses 12-foot hook shot.
(15:41) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(15:37) Justin Begg misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:33) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(15:16) Kaden Metheny bad pass turnover.
+2 (15:04) Po'Boigh King makes 17-foot jumper (Kashie Natt assists).
910
+2 (14:17) Zach Cleveland makes layup (JJ Harper assists).
1110
+3 (14:11) Kashie Natt makes 24-foot three point jumper (Po'Boigh King assists).
1113
(13:56) Colin Porter misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:50) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:45) Foul on Isaiah Manning.
(13:25) Zach Cleveland misses 10-foot jumper.
(13:21) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:16) Jacob Walker misses layup.
(13:13) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(13:06) Brett Decker Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:06) Liberty Offensive Rebound.
(12:57) Foul on Isaiah Manning.
+1 (12:57) Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 2.
1213
+1 (12:57) Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2.
1313
(12:34) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
(12:32) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
(12:17) Kaden Metheny misses layup.
(12:14) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(12:08) Kashie Natt misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:04) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
(11:52) Kaden Metheny misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:48) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(11:43) Foul on Josh Smith.
(11:33) Kashie Natt misses layup.
(11:33) Josh Smith Block.
(11:23) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:23) Veljko Ilic makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1315
+3 (11:05) JJ Harper makes 24-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists).
1615
(10:50) Foul on Josh Smith.
(10:38) Veljko Ilic bad pass turnover.
(10:38) JJ Harper Steal.
(10:17) JJ Harper misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(10:13) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:06) Foul on Zach Cleveland.
(10:06) Veljko Ilic misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:06) Sam Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:06) Veljko Ilic makes free throw 2 of 2.
1616
(9:47) Foul on Damon Nicholas Jr..
+1 (9:47) JJ Harper makes free throw 1 of 2.
1716
+1 (9:47) JJ Harper makes free throw 2 of 2.
1816
+3 (9:31) Po'Boigh King makes 27-foot three point jumper (Justin Begg assists).
1819
+2 (9:12) Zach Cleveland makes layup (Zander Carter assists).
2019
(8:51) Veljko Ilic bad pass turnover.
(8:51) Zander Carter Steal.
(8:33) Brett Decker Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(8:28) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:26) Jacob Walker bad pass turnover.
(8:10) Foul on Po'Boigh King.
+1 (8:10) Zander Carter makes free throw 1 of 2.
2119
+1 (8:10) Zander Carter makes free throw 2 of 2.
2219
+3 (7:57) Kashie Natt makes 22-foot three point jumper (Justin Begg assists).
2222
+3 (7:43) Colin Porter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
2522
+2 (7:27) Justin Begg makes 12-foot jumper.
2524
+3 (6:57) Zander Carter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
2824
(6:34) Foul on Zander Carter.
(6:32) Justin Begg bad pass turnover.
+2 (6:26) JJ Harper makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
3024
(6:08) Justin Begg bad pass turnover.
(6:08) Colin Porter Steal.
(5:44) JJ Harper misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(5:40) Justin Begg Defensive Rebound.
(5:31) Justin Begg misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(5:27) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(5:16) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(5:13) Po'Boigh King Defensive Rebound.
(5:13) Kashie Natt misses layup.
(5:13) JJ Harper Block.
(5:13) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
(5:01) Po'Boigh King misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:58) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
(4:46) Kaden Metheny misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:42) Po'Boigh King Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:35) Po'Boigh King makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
3026
(4:18) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(4:13) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:12) Foul on Jacob Walker.
(4:12) Jacob Walker turnover.
+2 (4:02) Brett Decker Jr. makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
3226
(3:40) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses layup.
(3:36) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:36) Veljko Ilic makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3228
(3:22) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(3:19) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(3:06) Kashie Natt misses layup.
(3:06) Brett Decker Jr. Block.
(3:00) Po'Boigh King Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:59) Po'Boigh King makes 26-foot three point jumper.
3231
(2:18) Kaden Metheny misses layup.
(2:18) Kashie Natt Block.
(2:13) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(2:09) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(2:04) Kashie Natt Offensive Rebound.
(2:03) Po'Boigh King misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:59) Damon Nicholas Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:57) Damon Nicholas Jr. turnover.
(1:50) Colin Porter misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:47) Sam Houston Defensive Rebound.
(1:30) Justin Begg misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:27) Sam Houston Offensive Rebound.
(1:19) Foul on JJ Harper.
(1:08) Po'Boigh King misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(1:05) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(1:02) Brett Decker Jr. misses layup.
(0:55) JJ Harper Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:55) JJ Harper makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3431
(0:31) Veljko Ilic misses layup.
(0:31) Zach Cleveland Block.
(0:28) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(0:28) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(0:28) Kashie Natt Steal.
+2 (0:24) Kashie Natt makes layup.
3433
(0:05) Brett Decker Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Isaiah Manning Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

LIB

SHSU

82Points74

29-51(56.9%)Field Goal(%)27-62(43.5%)

6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)9-24(37.5%)

18-23(78.3%)Free Throw(%)11-14(78.6%)

23(2)Rebounds(Offensive)37(14)

22Assists10

8Steals8

6Blocks1

12Turnovers16

14(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

17Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, January 10, 2026 · 3:30 PM

Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum · Huntsville, TX

attendance: 1,170 (19.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: LIB -1.5

over/under: 154.5