Delaware Blue Hens vs. Liberty Flames

FINAL

Jan 24, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
DEL	28	23	51
LIB	34	33	67

Game Recap

Decker scores 25 as Liberty defeats Delaware 67-51. Brett Decker Jr.'s 25 points helped Liberty defeat Delaware 67-51 on Saturday.

Player Stats

DELAWARE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Jayden Taylor	25	2-3	0-0	0-2	5	0	0	1	0	4	4
5Macon Emory	35	2-7	1-5	0-0	5	1	2	1	2	1	5
44Tyler Houser	24	3-6	0-1	0-1	3	2	1	0	1	0	6
00Christian Bliss	40	5-8	2-2	5-6	6	1	1	0	3	2	17
4Justyn Fernandez	40	6-15	2-6	2-2	5	1	1	0	8	1	16
15Houston Emory	12	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
20Alex Kazanecki	24	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	1	3




TOTAL	-	19-4146.3%	6-1637.5%	7-1353.8%	25	6	6	2	15	11	51

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	32	1-2	0-0	2-4	8	6	2	1	3	2	4
4Brett Decker Jr.	34	8-16	6-12	3-3	4	2	1	0	0	0	25
9JJ Harper	27	4-8	0-0	2-4	3	2	2	1	0	4	10
0Colin Porter	37	3-9	2-7	0-0	5	7	1	0	3	2	8
3Kaden Metheny	30	3-10	3-10	0-0	1	4	2	0	0	1	9
20Torr Sorensen	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Drew Grimes	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23TJ Drain	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Ryan Jones Jr.	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Josh Smith	20	4-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	8
1Zander Carter	16	1-2	0-1	1-2	3	0	2	0	0	1	3
TOTAL	-	24-5147.1%	11-3036.7%	8-1361.5%	28	21	10	2	6	11	67

Play-by-Play

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1st halfDELLIB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Delaware.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Liberty.
+2 (19:33) Justyn Fernandez makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
20
(19:13) Kaden Metheny misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:10) Tyler Houser Defensive Rebound.
(19:00) Christian Bliss bad pass turnover.
(18:51) Colin Porter misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:44) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
(18:31) Tyler Houser bad pass turnover.
(18:31) JJ Harper Steal.
(18:09) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(18:05) Tyler Houser Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:45) Tyler Houser makes layup.
40
(17:22) JJ Harper misses 5-foot jumper.
(17:22) Jayden Taylor Block.
(17:15) JJ Harper Offensive Rebound.
(17:12) Kaden Metheny misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:07) Christian Bliss Defensive Rebound.
(16:52) Justyn Fernandez misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:48) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(16:45) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(16:45) Tyler Houser Steal.
(16:19) Christian Bliss out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(16:02) Brett Decker Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:58) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
(15:41) Christian Bliss misses driving layup.
(15:37) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:27) Brett Decker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kaden Metheny assists).
43
(15:06) Tyler Houser misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:02) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(14:56) Brett Decker Jr. misses layup.
(14:55) Delaware Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:33) Jayden Taylor makes layup (Tyler Houser assists).
63
+2 (14:12) Josh Smith makes 3-foot dunk (Kaden Metheny assists).
65
+2 (13:49) Justyn Fernandez makes layup.
85
(13:30) Brett Decker Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:24) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
(12:58) Tyler Houser misses layup.
(12:55) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:50) Colin Porter makes 23-foot three point jumper.
88
(12:32) Justyn Fernandez bad pass turnover.
(12:32) Kaden Metheny Steal.
(12:25) Foul on Macon Emory.
+3 (12:07) Kaden Metheny makes 23-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists).
811
(11:45) Macon Emory misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(11:40) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
(11:31) Kaden Metheny misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:27) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
(11:02) Macon Emory misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:57) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(10:46) Colin Porter bad pass turnover.
(10:46) Alex Kazanecki Steal.
(10:33) Christian Bliss bad pass turnover.
(10:33) Zander Carter Steal.
+2 (10:28) Zander Carter makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
813
(10:02) Justyn Fernandez bad pass turnover.
(10:02) Kaden Metheny Steal.
(9:45) Foul on Houston Emory.
+1 (9:45) Zach Cleveland makes free throw 1 of 2.
814
(9:44) Zach Cleveland misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:42) Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(9:27) Justyn Fernandez misses layup.
(9:26) Jayden Taylor Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:26) Jayden Taylor makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
1014
+2 (9:00) Brett Decker Jr. makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
1016
+3 (8:39) Christian Bliss makes 24-foot three point jumper (Justyn Fernandez assists).
1316
(8:23) Brett Decker Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:19) Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(8:03) Justyn Fernandez bad pass turnover.
(8:03) Colin Porter Steal.
(7:44) JJ Harper misses 8-foot pullup jump shot.
(7:39) Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(7:21) Justyn Fernandez bad pass turnover.
(7:21) Zach Cleveland Steal.
(7:19) Foul on Christian Bliss.
+1 (7:19) Zach Cleveland makes free throw 1 of 2.
1317
(7:19) Zach Cleveland misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:16) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
(6:58) Alex Kazanecki misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:54) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:37) Brett Decker Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
1320
+2 (6:07) Tyler Houser makes layup.
1520
(6:07) Foul on JJ Harper.
(6:06) Tyler Houser misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:05) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:47) JJ Harper makes 3-foot dunk (Colin Porter assists).
1522
+3 (5:23) Justyn Fernandez makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tyler Houser assists).
1822
+3 (5:04) Brett Decker Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists).
1825
(4:49) Foul on Kaden Metheny.
+3 (4:38) Justyn Fernandez makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2125
+2 (4:22) Zach Cleveland makes layup (Kaden Metheny assists).
2127
(3:56) Justyn Fernandez misses 8-foot jumper.
(3:52) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:47) Brett Decker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (JJ Harper assists).
2130
(3:21) Foul on Josh Smith.
(3:14) Foul on Zach Cleveland.
(3:14) Jayden Taylor misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:14) Delaware Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:13) Jayden Taylor misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:11) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:57) Colin Porter makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
2132
+2 (2:38) Christian Bliss makes layup.
2332
(2:38) Foul on Colin Porter.
+1 (2:38) Christian Bliss makes free throw 1 of 1.
2432
(2:23) Brett Decker Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:20) Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
(2:12) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(2:12) Macon Emory Steal.
(1:46) Justyn Fernandez traveling turnover.
(1:30) Brett Decker Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:26) Brett Decker Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(1:25) Kaden Metheny misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:24) Josh Smith Offensive Rebound.
(1:24) Foul on Justyn Fernandez.
+2 (1:10) Brett Decker Jr. makes layup.
2434
+2 (0:39) Justyn Fernandez makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
2634
(0:10) Colin Porter bad pass turnover.
(0:10) Justyn Fernandez Steal.
+2 (0:03) Justyn Fernandez makes layup.
2834

2nd half

Team Stats

DEL

LIB

51Points67

19-41(46.3%)Field Goal(%)24-51(47.1%)

6-16(37.5%)3-Point(%)11-30(36.7%)

7-13(53.8%)Free Throw(%)8-13(61.5%)

27(1)Rebounds(Offensive)28(5)

6Assists21

6Steals10

2Blocks2

16Turnovers6

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

4Largest Lead21

Game Details

Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Liberty Arena · Lynchburg, VA

attendance: 3,475 (86.9%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: LIB -15.5

over/under: 134.5