New Mexico State Aggies vs. Liberty Flames

FINAL

Jan 15, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
NMSU	29	42	71
LIB	46	27	73

Game Recap

Harper's 17 help Liberty knock off New Mexico State 73-71. JJ Harper and Brett Decker Jr. each scored 17 points as Liberty beat New Mexico State 73-71 on Thursday night.

Player Stats

NEW MEXICO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Jae'Coby Osborne	30	5-7	0-1	0-0	12	1	0	2	1	2	10
0Julius Mims	33	4-9	0-1	0-0	6	2	0	0	1	2	8
21Jemel Jones	33	5-15	3-6	2-4	6	2	1	1	2	2	15
9Anthony Wrzeszcz	36	6-10	4-8	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	16
11Elijah Elliott	22	5-9	2-3	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	12
3Kyrese Mullen	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
1Gabe Pickens	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
5Chris Terrell	22	2-5	2-3	0-0	2	5	2	0	0	2	6
8Jayland Randall	12	2-5	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	2	4
TOTAL	-	29-6147.5%	11-2544.0%	2-450.0%	32	13	3	4	6	15	71

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	35	3-6	0-0	5-6	6	7	0	0	2	1	11
4Brett Decker Jr.	36	7-12	2-5	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	1	17
9JJ Harper	34	6-7	2-3	3-3	4	1	3	0	1	3	17
0Colin Porter	27	2-4	1-2	2-2	3	4	0	0	0	2	7
3Kaden Metheny	34	3-9	1-4	0-1	3	4	0	0	1	0	7
21Ryan Jones Jr.	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Josh Smith	26	5-8	1-1	3-4	3	0	0	0	0	1	14
1Zander Carter	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

TOTAL	-	26-4854.2%	7-1546.7%	14-1877.8%	25	16	3	0	5	8	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNMSULIB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by New Mexico State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Liberty.
(19:44) Julius Mims misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
(19:40) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:24) Zach Cleveland makes driving layup (Colin Porter assists).
02
+3 (18:54) Jemel Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Wrzeszcz assists).
32
+2 (18:28) Zach Cleveland makes layup (Kaden Metheny assists).
34
+3 (18:02) Elijah Elliott makes 27-foot three point jumper (JaeCoby Osborne assists).
64
(17:35) Kaden Metheny misses driving layup.
(17:35) Jemel Jones Block.
(17:31) Elijah Elliott Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:24) Julius Mims makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Elijah Elliott assists).
84
(17:07) Kaden Metheny misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:03) JaeCoby Osborne Defensive Rebound.
(16:35) Elijah Elliott misses 11-foot step back jumpshot.
(16:32) JJ Harper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:17) Brett Decker Jr. makes driving layup.
86
(15:51) Jemel Jones misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(15:48) JJ Harper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:42) JJ Harper makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
88
(15:22) Jemel Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:19) Anthony Wrzeszcz Offensive Rebound.
(15:16) Julius Mims misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:13) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:53) Colin Porter makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
811
(14:23) Jemel Jones misses layup.
(14:19) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:13) JJ Harper makes 27-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
814
+3 (13:42) Elijah Elliott makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1114
(13:24) Brett Decker Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:21) Elijah Elliott Defensive Rebound.
(13:01) Jayland Randall misses 20-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:58) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(12:45) Zach Cleveland misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(12:40) JaeCoby Osborne Defensive Rebound.
(12:26) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:26) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
(12:08) Brett Decker Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(12:05) JaeCoby Osborne Defensive Rebound.
(11:47) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:43) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:34) Kaden Metheny makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
1117
(11:11) JaeCoby Osborne misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:08) Jayland Randall Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:04) Jayland Randall makes 6-foot pullup jump shot.
1317
(10:48) Kaden Metheny misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:44) Jayland Randall Defensive Rebound.
(10:20) Kyrese Mullen misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:17) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:03) Josh Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
1320
+2 (9:39) Jayland Randall makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
1520
(9:33) Brett Decker Jr. misses layup.
(9:33) Jayland Randall Block.
(9:33) Liberty Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:16) JJ Harper makes driving layup.
1522
(9:03) Foul on Kyrese Mullen.
(9:03) Kyrese Mullen turnover.
+2 (8:47) Josh Smith makes layup (Colin Porter assists).
1524
(8:26) Jayland Randall misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:22) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:08) Josh Smith makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (JJ Harper assists).
1526
(8:04) Technical Foul on New Mexico State.
(8:04) team turnover.
+1 (8:04) Colin Porter makes free throw 1 of 2.
1527
+1 (8:04) Colin Porter makes free throw 2 of 2.
1528
(7:52) Foul on Colin Porter.
(7:33) Foul on Gabe Pickens.
(7:33) Gabe Pickens turnover.
+2 (7:09) Brett Decker Jr. makes driving layup.
1530
+3 (6:49) Jemel Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Elijah Elliott assists).
1830
(6:32) Zander Carter misses driving layup.
(6:32) JaeCoby Osborne Block.
(6:26) Jemel Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:24) Julius Mims makes layup (Jemel Jones assists).
2030
+2 (5:54) Colin Porter makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
2032
(5:26) Elijah Elliott misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(5:22) Julius Mims Offensive Rebound.
(5:17) Foul on Colin Porter.
(5:17) Jemel Jones misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:17) New Mexico State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:17) Jemel Jones makes free throw 2 of 2.
2132
(5:05) Foul on Zach Cleveland.
(5:05) Zach Cleveland turnover.
(4:42) Jemel Jones bad pass turnover.
(4:42) JJ Harper Steal.
+2 (4:37) JJ Harper makes layup (Kaden Metheny assists).
2134
(4:37) Foul on Jayland Randall.
+1 (4:37) JJ Harper makes free throw 1 of 1.
2135
(4:07) Jemel Jones bad pass turnover.
(4:07) JJ Harper Steal.
(3:54) Foul on Jemel Jones.
+1 (3:54) Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 2.
2136
+1 (3:54) Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2.
2137
+2 (3:19) Anthony Wrzeszcz makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
2337
(2:58) Brett Decker Jr. misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(2:51) Brett Decker Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:51) Brett Decker Jr. makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2339
+2 (2:36) Elijah Elliott makes 8-foot jumper.
2539
+2 (2:28) Brett Decker Jr. makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
2541
+2 (2:11) Julius Mims makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
2741
+2 (1:41) Kaden Metheny makes driving layup.
2743
+2 (1:14) Jemel Jones makes 14-foot step back jumpshot.
2943
(0:42) Josh Smith misses layup.
(0:38) Josh Smith Offensive Rebound.
(0:38) Josh Smith misses tip in layup.
(0:35) Jemel Jones Defensive Rebound.
(0:13) Jayland Randall misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:09) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:01) Brett Decker Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kaden Metheny assists).
2946

2nd half

Team Stats

NMSU

LIB

71Points73

29-61(47.5%)Field Goal(%)26-48(54.2%)

11-25(44.0%)3-Point(%)7-15(46.7%)

2-4(50.0%)Free Throw(%)14-18(77.8%)

32(11)Rebounds(Offensive)27(5)

13Assists16

3Steals3

4Blocks0

7Turnovers6

16(1)Fouls(Technical)8(0)

4Largest Lead17

Game Details

Thursday, January 15, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Liberty Arena · Lynchburg, VA

attendance: 2,580 (64.5%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: LIB -8.5

over/under: 145.5