Liberty Flames vs. Delaware Blue Hens

Feb 4, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LIB	29	46	75
DEL	30	39	69

Game Recap

Porter puts up 23 as Liberty defeats Delaware 75-69. Colin Porter scored 23 points as Liberty beat Delaware 75-69 on Wednesday.

Player Stats

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	36	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	9	1	0	5	3	4
4Brett Decker Jr.	32	3-9	3-7	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	1	9
9JJ Harper	24	4-6	0-1	5-5	2	1	1	0	0	2	13
0Colin Porter	35	5-8	4-7	9-9	5	2	0	1	2	2	23
3Kaden Metheny	38	4-10	4-10	0-0	7	3	0	0	2	1	12
11Zander Yates	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Josh Smith	19	5-6	0-0	4-4	5	0	0	0	0	4	14
1Zander Carter	11	0-2	0-1	0-2	1	4	1	0	0	2	0
TOTAL	-	23-4551.1%	11-2740.7%	18-2090.0%	25	21	3	1	9	15	75

DELAWARE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Macon Emory	34	7-14	5-11	0-0	5	0	2	1	1	4	19
44Tyler Houser	38	6-12	2-7	0-0	4	3	1	0	2	2	14
20Alex Kazanecki	31	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	2	0
00Christian Bliss	40	5-11	0-1	5-6	5	5	1	0	2	5	15
4Justyn Fernandez	40	8-12	2-4	3-3	5	4	0	1	1	3	21
11Jayden Taylor	15	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
15Houston Emory	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Alex McFadden	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	26-5151.0%	9-2437.5%	8-988.9%	23	13	5	2	6	18	69

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLIBDEL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Delaware.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Liberty.
(19:34) Tyler Houser misses layup.
(19:30) Tyler Houser Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:30) Tyler Houser makes 0-foot tip in layup.
02
+2 (19:10) JJ Harper makes 4-foot dunk (Zach Cleveland assists).
22
+3 (18:38) Macon Emory makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot (Justyn Fernandez assists).
25
+3 (18:16) Kaden Metheny makes 25-foot three point jumper (JJ Harper assists).
55
(17:52) Macon Emory misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:49) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:40) Colin Porter misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:37) Alex Kazanecki Defensive Rebound.
(17:25) Tyler Houser bad pass turnover.
(17:25) JJ Harper Steal.
(17:12) Kaden Metheny misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:08) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
(16:50) Christian Bliss misses 13-foot jumper.
(16:50) Colin Porter Block.
(16:45) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(16:34) Kaden Metheny misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:31) Alex Kazanecki Defensive Rebound.
(16:07) Justyn Fernandez bad pass turnover.
(16:07) Zach Cleveland Steal.
(15:57) Foul on Alex Kazanecki.
+1 (15:57) JJ Harper makes free throw 1 of 2.
65
+1 (15:57) JJ Harper makes free throw 2 of 2.
75
+2 (15:35) Tyler Houser makes 5-foot hook shot.
77
(15:19) JJ Harper misses alley oop dunk.
(15:16) Tyler Houser Defensive Rebound.
(15:06) Macon Emory misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:03) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(14:48) Foul on Macon Emory.
+2 (14:45) Josh Smith makes layup (Colin Porter assists).
97
(14:15) Christian Bliss misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(14:11) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(13:58) Colin Porter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:55) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
(13:45) Justyn Fernandez misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(13:42) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:23) Kaden Metheny makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brett Decker Jr. assists).
127
+3 (13:04) Macon Emory makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tyler Houser assists).
1210
(12:35) Kaden Metheny misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:33) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
(12:15) Foul on Josh Smith.
+2 (11:57) Macon Emory makes layup (Christian Bliss assists).
1212
+2 (11:34) Josh Smith makes layup (Zander Carter assists).
1412
(11:10) Christian Bliss misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(11:07) Houston Emory Offensive Rebound.
(10:47) Macon Emory misses 17-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:47) Delaware Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:45) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (10:32) Zach Cleveland makes layup.
1612
(10:19) Foul on Josh Smith.
+2 (10:12) Christian Bliss makes layup.
1614
+2 (9:49) Zach Cleveland makes 6-foot hook shot.
1814
(9:14) team shot clock turnover .
(9:03) Zander Carter misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:59) Tyler Houser Defensive Rebound.
(8:46) Justyn Fernandez misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:44) JJ Harper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:36) JJ Harper makes layup (Zander Carter assists).
2014
(8:25) Foul on Zander Carter.
+2 (8:20) Christian Bliss makes 17-foot jumper.
2016
(8:06) Brett Decker Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(8:02) Justyn Fernandez Defensive Rebound.
(7:38) Christian Bliss bad pass turnover.
(7:38) Zander Carter Steal.
(7:38) Foul on Christian Bliss.
+3 (7:19) Colin Porter makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kaden Metheny assists).
2316
(6:53) Foul on Tyler Houser.
(6:53) Tyler Houser turnover.
(6:32) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(6:32) Macon Emory Steal.
+3 (6:24) Tyler Houser makes 23-foot three point jumper (Justyn Fernandez assists).
2319
(5:51) Kaden Metheny misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:48) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:27) Tyler Houser makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
2321
(5:02) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(5:02) Tyler Houser Steal.
(4:59) Foul on Kaden Metheny.
+1 (4:59) Justyn Fernandez makes free throw 1 of 2.
2322
+1 (4:59) Justyn Fernandez makes free throw 2 of 2.
2323
(4:36) Colin Porter misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:33) Jayden Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(4:11) Macon Emory misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:08) Zander Yates Defensive Rebound.
(4:03) Brett Decker Jr. misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(4:00) Christian Bliss Defensive Rebound.
(3:50) Jayden Taylor misses layup.
(3:47) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:30) Colin Porter makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kaden Metheny assists).
2623
+2 (3:03) Tyler Houser makes layup.
2625
(2:42) Foul on Christian Bliss.
(2:38) Zander Yates misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(2:37) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
(2:12) Tyler Houser misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:10) Zander Yates Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:42) Brett Decker Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer (Kaden Metheny assists).
2925
(1:21) Tyler Houser misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:18) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(1:11) Brett Decker Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(1:08) Christian Bliss Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:50) Justyn Fernandez makes driving layup.
2927
(0:33) Kaden Metheny misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(0:30) Macon Emory Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:02) Tyler Houser makes 25-foot three point jumper (Justyn Fernandez assists).
2930

2nd half

Team Stats

LIB

DEL

75Points69

23-45(51.1%)Field Goal(%)26-51(51.0%)

11-27(40.7%)3-Point(%)9-24(37.5%)

18-20(90.0%)Free Throw(%)8-9(88.9%)

25(2)Rebounds(Offensive)23(2)

21Assists13

3Steals5

1Blocks2

9Turnovers10

15(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

9Largest Lead6

Game Details

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Bob Carpenter Center · Newark, DE

attendance: 2,084 (40.9%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: LIB -10.5

over/under: 132.5