Liberty Flames vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Jan 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LIB	35	41	76
WKU	32	37	69

Game Recap

Metheny's 19 lead Liberty past Western Kentucky 76-69. Kaden Metheny had 19 points in Liberty's 76-69 win against Western Kentucky on Wednesday.

Player Stats

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	30	1-4	0-0	1-2	5	2	2	2	3	5	3
4Brett Decker Jr.	34	5-9	4-7	1-2	1	1	0	0	2	1	15
9JJ Harper	30	4-6	3-5	5-7	4	0	2	0	0	2	16
0Colin Porter	38	3-5	3-5	2-2	3	4	2	0	0	3	11
3Kaden Metheny	37	6-10	5-7	2-3	5	6	2	0	4	0	19
15Drew Grimes	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Ryan Jones Jr.	2	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11Zander Yates	11	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3
12Josh Smith	9	0-4	0-0	6-8	4	0	0	0	1	2	6
1Zander Carter	9	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	1	3

TOTAL	-	21-4546.7%	17-2958.6%	17-2470.8%	24	15	10	2	10	15	76

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Noah Boyde	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Armelo Boone	33	6-14	1-5	0-0	13	2	0	2	1	3	13
30Teagan Moore	32	5-8	3-4	6-10	4	2	2	1	3	4	19
11Terrion Murdix	33	1-8	0-0	0-0	6	4	1	0	2	2	2
4Ryan Myers	26	4-11	4-8	2-2	1	2	1	0	0	2	14
21Leeroy Odiahi	21	1-2	0-0	0-1	4	1	0	1	2	3	2
8Grant Newell	22	6-8	2-4	2-2	4	1	0	0	2	3	16
2LJ Hackman	14	0-2	0-2	1-2	1	0	0	0	1	2	1
6Kade Unseld	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5Jack Edelen	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3Cam Haffner	11	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	24-5742.1%	10-2441.7%	11-1764.7%	34	13	5	4	12	19	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLIBWKU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Liberty.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Western Kentucky.
+3 (19:51) JJ Harper makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
30
(19:15) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (18:56) Brett Decker Jr. makes 29-foot three point jumper (Kaden Metheny assists).
60
(18:33) Armelo Boone misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:29) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
(18:04) Kaden Metheny misses layup.
(18:04) Teagan Moore Block.
(18:00) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
(17:57) Terrion Murdix misses layup.
(17:57) Zach Cleveland Block.
(17:54) JJ Harper Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:42) Colin Porter makes 26-foot three point jumper.
90
+2 (17:23) Cam Haffner makes 20-foot jumper (Kade Unseld assists).
92
(16:49) Kaden Metheny misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:45) JJ Harper Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:37) Zach Cleveland makes layup.
112
(16:13) Jack Edelen bad pass turnover.
(16:13) Colin Porter Steal.
(16:00) Foul on LJ Hackman.
+1 (16:00) JJ Harper makes free throw 1 of 2.
122
+1 (16:00) JJ Harper makes free throw 2 of 2.
132
(15:44) Grant Newell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:39) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:22) Brett Decker Jr. makes 5-foot dunk (Zach Cleveland assists).
152
(15:10) Foul on JJ Harper.
(15:10) Teagan Moore misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:10) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:10) Teagan Moore misses free throw 2 of 2.
(15:09) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:53) Josh Smith misses layup.
(14:53) Armelo Boone Block.
(14:53) Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound.
(14:53) Foul on Josh Smith.
+3 (14:36) Ryan Myers makes 28-foot three point jumper.
155
(14:03) Josh Smith misses layup.
(14:01) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(13:57) Armelo Boone misses 8-foot jumper.
(13:51) Leeroy Odiahi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:51) Leeroy Odiahi makes 0-foot tip in layup.
157
(13:50) Foul on Josh Smith.
(13:50) Leeroy Odiahi misses free throw 1 of 1.
(13:50) Zander Carter Defensive Rebound.
(13:33) Zander Carter misses layup.
(13:33) Leeroy Odiahi Block.
(13:29) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(13:27) Foul on Ryan Jones Jr..
+1 (13:27) Teagan Moore makes free throw 1 of 2.
158
+1 (13:27) Teagan Moore makes free throw 2 of 2.
159
(13:11) Ryan Jones Jr. misses layup.
(13:09) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(13:03) Foul on Zach Cleveland.
(13:03) Teagan Moore misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:03) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:03) Teagan Moore makes free throw 2 of 2.
1510
(12:45) Ryan Jones Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:41) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:24) Teagan Moore makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leeroy Odiahi assists).
1513
(12:01) Foul on Teagan Moore.
(11:53) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(11:50) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
(11:23) Teagan Moore bad pass turnover.
(11:23) Zander Carter Steal.
(11:09) Zander Yates misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:06) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(11:01) Armelo Boone misses layup.
(10:56) Armelo Boone Offensive Rebound.
(10:55) Ryan Myers misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:52) Armelo Boone Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:51) Ryan Myers makes 26-foot three point jumper (Armelo Boone assists).
1516
(10:33) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
(10:33) Brett Decker Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:33) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:33) Brett Decker Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1616
+2 (10:16) Grant Newell makes layup (Terrion Murdix assists).
1618
(10:02) Kaden Metheny bad pass turnover.
(10:02) Teagan Moore Steal.
(10:00) Foul on Colin Porter.
+2 (9:46) Armelo Boone makes layup.
1620
+3 (9:16) Kaden Metheny makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zander Yates assists).
1920
(9:06) Ryan Myers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:00) Armelo Boone Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:00) Armelo Boone makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1922
+3 (8:34) Kaden Metheny makes 26-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists).
2222
(8:09) Terrion Murdix bad pass turnover.
(8:09) Zander Yates Steal.
(7:55) Brett Decker Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:52) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(7:27) Armelo Boone misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(7:24) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(7:24) Foul on Grant Newell.
(7:06) JJ Harper misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:02) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:40) Armelo Boone makes 10-foot jumper.
2224
(6:25) JJ Harper misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:21) Cam Haffner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:01) Teagan Moore makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
2226
(5:34) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
(5:34) JJ Harper misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:34) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:34) JJ Harper makes free throw 2 of 2.
2326
(5:10) Leeroy Odiahi 3 second turnover.
+3 (4:56) Kaden Metheny makes 27-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists).
2626
(4:26) Jack Edelen misses 19-foot floating jump shot.
(4:23) Zander Carter Defensive Rebound.
(4:07) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(4:05) Leeroy Odiahi Defensive Rebound.
(3:57) LJ Hackman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:54) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:44) Zander Yates makes 25-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists).
2926
(3:24) Terrion Murdix misses 4-foot jumper.
(3:17) Terrion Murdix Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:17) Terrion Murdix makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2928
(3:01) Zander Yates misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:57) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
(2:53) Cam Haffner misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:50) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:41) Zander Carter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kaden Metheny assists).
3228
(2:09) Grant Newell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:06) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:51) Brett Decker Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper.
3528
(1:18) Foul on Brett Decker Jr..
(1:18) Teagan Moore misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:18) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:18) Teagan Moore makes free throw 2 of 2.
3529
(0:57) Brett Decker Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(0:54) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
(0:47) Ryan Myers misses 20-foot jumper.
(0:46) JJ Harper Defensive Rebound.
(0:46) Foul on Ryan Myers.
(0:23) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
+3 (0:01) Grant Newell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terrion Murdix assists).
3532

2nd half

Team Stats

LIB

WKU

76Points69

21-45(46.7%)Field Goal(%)24-57(42.1%)

17-29(58.6%)3-Point(%)10-24(41.7%)

17-24(70.8%)Free Throw(%)11-17(64.7%)

28(4)Rebounds(Offensive)34(12)

15Assists13

10Steals5

2Blocks4

11Turnovers13

15(1)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

13Largest Lead4

Game Details

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 · 7:30 PM

E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY

attendance: 3,512 (46.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: LIB -1.5

over/under: 148.5