Liberty Flames vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Jan 29, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LIB	43	38	81
MTSU	29	36	65

Game Recap

Kaden Metheny scores 29, Liberty defeats Middle Tennessee 81-65. Kaden Metheny had 29 points in Liberty's 81-65 win against Middle Tennessee on Thursday.

Player Stats

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	34	6-9	0-0	2-2	6	9	2	0	2	3	14
4Brett Decker Jr.	33	5-7	2-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2	12
9JJ Harper	33	5-8	0-1	3-4	3	0	1	1	1	3	13
0Colin Porter	37	3-10	2-9	0-0	2	1	1	0	2	3	8
3Kaden Metheny	34	11-14	6-9	1-2	5	3	1	0	0	1	29
20Torr Sorensen	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Drew Grimes	0	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.	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Zander Yates	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12Josh Smith	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
1Zander Carter	14	2-2	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	-	32-5261.5%	10-2147.6%	7-1070.0%	22	13	6	2	5	15	81

MIDDLE TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Chris Loofe	17	1-2	0-0	0-2	4	0	0	1	1	2	2
10Torey Alston	38	7-10	0-0	6-9	12	1	0	1	2	1	20
2Jahvin Carter	32	4-10	1-4	1-1	2	2	1	0	0	2	10
0Alec Oglesby	10	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	3
22Kamari Lands	21	2-7	1-4	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	1	5
3Luka Jovanovic	23	0-2	0-0	0-0	6	2	0	1	2	1	0
23James Dent Jr.	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
55Sean Smith	31	6-11	4-7	3-4	3	3	1	1	3	2	19
1Marcus Whitlock Jr.	19	2-5	2-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	6
11Tre Green	3	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0


TOTAL	-	23-5442.6%	9-2733.3%	10-1662.5%	31	11	3	4	11	14	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLIBMTSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Middle Tennessee.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Liberty.
(19:50) Foul on Brett Decker Jr..
+1 (19:50) Torey Alston makes free throw 1 of 2.
01
+1 (19:50) Torey Alston makes free throw 2 of 2.
02
(19:37) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(19:37) Jahvin Carter Steal.
(19:09) Kamari Lands misses layup.
(19:07) JJ Harper Defensive Rebound.
(19:01) Foul on Chris Loofe.
+2 (18:43) Brett Decker Jr. makes driving layup.
22
(18:29) Jahvin Carter misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(18:25) JJ Harper Defensive Rebound.
(18:17) Colin Porter misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:12) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
(18:01) Torey Alston misses 5-foot jumper.
(17:58) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(17:52) JJ Harper misses layup.
(17:52) Chris Loofe Block.
(17:48) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(17:37) Kamari Lands misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:35) Chris Loofe Offensive Rebound.
(17:18) Alec Oglesby misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:15) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(16:46) Zach Cleveland misses 14-foot jumper.
(16:43) Jahvin Carter Defensive Rebound.
(16:25) Jahvin Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:23) Alec Oglesby Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:18) Kamari Lands makes driving layup.
24
+3 (16:01) Brett Decker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
54
(15:41) Jahvin Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:39) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:25) Zach Cleveland makes layup.
74
(15:08) Torey Alston misses 4-foot jumper.
(15:06) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(14:46) Foul on JJ Harper.
(14:46) JJ Harper turnover.
(14:25) Tre Green misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:25) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:11) JJ Harper makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
94
(13:57) Kamari Lands misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:55) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(13:45) Colin Porter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:41) Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:33) Sean Smith makes 8-foot jumper.
96
+2 (13:09) JJ Harper makes 1-foot dunk (Zach Cleveland assists).
116
(13:00) Foul on Tre Green.
(12:42) Josh Smith misses 9-foot hook shot.
(12:39) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(12:21) Foul on Josh Smith.
(12:06) Tre Green misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:03) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:58) Kaden Metheny makes 27-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
146
(11:40) James Dent Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:38) Sean Smith Offensive Rebound.
(11:27) James Dent Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:25) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:09) Kaden Metheny makes 30-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
176
+2 (10:51) Jahvin Carter makes driving layup.
178
+3 (10:30) Colin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper.
208
(10:00) Chris Loofe misses layup.
(9:58) Chris Loofe Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:57) Chris Loofe makes layup.
2010
+2 (9:29) Zander Carter makes driving layup.
2210
(9:17) Foul on Kaden Metheny.
+1 (9:17) Sean Smith makes free throw 1 of 2.
2211
+1 (9:17) Sean Smith makes free throw 2 of 2.
2212
(9:10) Foul on Kamari Lands.
+2 (8:49) Zander Carter makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
2412
(8:19) Kamari Lands misses 12-foot jumper.
(8:19) JJ Harper Block.
(8:15) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(8:04) Colin Porter misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:00) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:45) Torey Alston makes 8-foot pullup jump shot.
2414
(7:23) Foul on James Dent Jr..
+1 (7:23) Zander Carter makes free throw 1 of 2.
2514
(7:23) Zander Carter misses free throw 2 of 2.
(7:23) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(7:03) Torey Alston misses 8-foot hook shot.
(7:00) Zander Carter Defensive Rebound.
(6:45) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(6:45) Sean Smith Steal.
(6:43) Foul on Zach Cleveland.
(6:36) Chris Loofe bad pass turnover.
(6:36) Kaden Metheny Steal.
+2 (6:33) JJ Harper makes 1-foot dunk (Kaden Metheny assists).
2714
(6:07) Torey Alston bad pass turnover.
+3 (5:52) Kaden Metheny makes 23-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists).
3014
+3 (5:39) Sean Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Torey Alston assists).
3017
+3 (5:18) Kaden Metheny makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
3317
(4:49) Foul on Zach Cleveland.
(4:49) Chris Loofe misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:49) Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:47) Chris Loofe misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:46) Alec Oglesby Offensive Rebound.
(4:40) Sean Smith misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(4:37) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:33) Kaden Metheny makes 25-foot three point jumper.
3617
+3 (4:06) Alec Oglesby makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kamari Lands assists).
3620
(3:47) Foul on Alec Oglesby.
(3:47) Kaden Metheny misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:47) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:47) Kaden Metheny makes free throw 2 of 2.
3720
(3:39) Foul on Zander Yates.
+1 (3:39) Sean Smith makes free throw 1 of 2.
3721
(3:39) Sean Smith misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:36) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:30) Marcus Whitlock Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luka Jovanovic assists).
3724
+3 (3:07) Colin Porter makes 25-foot three pointer.
4024
(2:49) Kamari Lands misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:47) Luka Jovanovic Offensive Rebound.
+3 (2:38) Sean Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kamari Lands assists).
4027
(2:16) Zander Yates misses layup.
(2:16) Luka Jovanovic Block.
(2:13) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
(2:10) Sean Smith misses layup.
(2:08) Torey Alston Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:08) Torey Alston makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
4029
(1:45) Brett Decker Jr. misses layup.
(1:45) Torey Alston Block.
(1:41) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(1:40) Torey Alston bad pass turnover.
(1:40) Colin Porter Steal.
(1:22) Colin Porter bad pass turnover.
(1:22) Kamari Lands Steal.
(1:14) Marcus Whitlock Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:12) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:55) Kaden Metheny makes 27-foot three point jumper.
4329
(0:42) Foul on Marcus Whitlock Jr..
(0:42) Marcus Whitlock Jr. turnover.
(0:20) Kaden Metheny misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:20) Luka Jovanovic Defensive Rebound.
(0:20) Foul on Josh Smith.
(0:17) Torey Alston misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:16) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Alec Oglesby misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

LIB

MTSU

81Points65

32-52(61.5%)Field Goal(%)23-54(42.6%)

10-21(47.6%)3-Point(%)9-27(33.3%)

7-10(70.0%)Free Throw(%)10-16(62.5%)

23(0)Rebounds(Offensive)33(12)

13Assists11

6Steals3

2Blocks4

5Turnovers11

15(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

20Largest Lead2

Game Details

Thursday, January 29, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Murphy Center · Murfreesboro, TN

attendance: 3,922 (34.0%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: LIB -1.5

over/under: 136.5