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

Liberty Flames vs Sam Houston Bearkats game highlights

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%)

spread: LIB -1.5

over/under: 154.5