Missouri State Bears vs. Liberty Flames

Feb 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MOST	38	38	76
LIB	42	37	79

Game Recap

Cleveland has triple-double and Liberty beats Missouri State 79-76 for 14th straight win. Zach Cleveland recorded a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists as Liberty defeated Missouri State 79-76 on Saturday for the Flames' 14th straight win.

Player Stats

MISSOURI STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
11Keith Palek III	29	9-17	3-4	4-4	9	2	1	0	2	3	25
23Michael Osei-Bonsu	25	6-12	0-0	4-12	9	2	2	0	3	4	16
1Trey Williams Jr.	25	0-5	0-3	0-2	2	5	0	0	0	2	0
0Kobi Williams	35	3-5	1-3	4-4	2	1	0	1	0	4	11
4Antwan Burnett	24	1-3	1-1	0-2	4	1	0	0	1	0	3
20Cameron Boone	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2
10Darrion Sutton	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
5Melakih Cunningham	13	2-4	0-1	2-2	2	1	1	1	0	0	6
2Tyrique Brooks	12	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3
13Zaxton King	26	3-7	2-4	0-0	1	1	1	0	2	2	8
TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	8-1747.1%	14-2653.8%	31	14	5	3	10	19	76

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	37	8-13	0-0	3-9	10	11	2	1	4	1	19
4Brett Decker Jr.	37	6-9	3-5	5-5	2	2	0	0	1	0	20
9JJ Harper	16	3-4	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	5	7
0Colin Porter	35	1-4	1-4	7-10	3	6	3	0	0	3	10
3Kaden Metheny	37	3-9	2-7	0-0	2	2	0	0	3	1	8
21Ryan Jones Jr.	7	1-4	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	3	3
12Josh Smith	17	5-6	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	2	2	4	12
1Zander Carter	14	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	27-4955.1%	7-2035.0%	18-2864.3%	25	22	6	5	11	17	79

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMOSTLIB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:56) Jump Ball won by Liberty.
(19:56) Jump Ball lost by Missouri State.
+2 (19:34) Zach Cleveland makes layup (Brett Decker Jr. assists).
02
+2 (19:18) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup (Kobi Williams assists).
22
(19:04) Foul on Michael Osei-Bonsu.
+1 (19:04) Zach Cleveland makes free throw 1 of 2.
23
(19:03) Zach Cleveland misses free throw 2 of 2.
(19:01) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
(18:38) Antwan Burnett misses 6-foot jumper.
(18:34) JJ Harper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:20) Brett Decker Jr. makes layup.
25
(18:07) Michael Osei-Bonsu traveling turnover.
(17:53) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(17:53) Keith Palek III Steal.
(17:49) Antwan Burnett misses layup.
(17:46) Michael Osei-Bonsu Offensive Rebound.
(17:44) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses layup.
(17:40) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(17:36) Foul on Keith Palek III.
+1 (17:36) Zach Cleveland makes free throw 1 of 2.
26
(17:35) Zach Cleveland misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:34) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
(17:22) Keith Palek III misses 7-foot jumper.
(17:18) Keith Palek III Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:16) Keith Palek III makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
46
(16:59) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(16:56) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:47) Keith Palek III makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
66
(16:32) JJ Harper misses layup.
(16:29) Michael Osei-Bonsu Defensive Rebound.
(16:12) Keith Palek III misses 9-foot jumper.
(16:09) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:02) Zach Cleveland makes driving layup (Colin Porter assists).
68
(15:46) Foul on JJ Harper.
(15:46) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:46) Missouri State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:46) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes free throw 2 of 2.
78
(15:25) Kaden Metheny bad pass turnover.
(15:09) Kobi Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:04) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
(14:36) Josh Smith misses layup.
(14:33) Tyrique Brooks Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:30) Keith Palek III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zaxton King assists).
108
+3 (14:04) Brett Decker Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
1011
(13:41) Keith Palek III misses layup.
(13:37) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:24) Josh Smith makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
1013
(13:17) Zaxton King bad pass turnover.
(13:17) Colin Porter Steal.
+3 (13:10) Brett Decker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper.
1016
+2 (13:00) Zaxton King makes layup.
1216
+2 (12:48) Zach Cleveland makes 5-foot jumper.
1218
(12:31) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses layup.
(12:31) Josh Smith Block.
(12:23) Cameron Boone Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:22) Cameron Boone makes 4-foot jumper.
1418
(12:05) Josh Smith bad pass turnover.
(12:05) Michael Osei-Bonsu Steal.
+3 (11:57) Antwan Burnett makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Williams Jr. assists).
1718
(11:41) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(11:37) Antwan Burnett Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:12) Zaxton King makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Williams Jr. assists).
2018
+2 (10:54) Kaden Metheny makes 20-foot jumper.
2020
(10:40) Zaxton King misses 17-foot jumper.
(10:37) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
(10:27) Kaden Metheny misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:24) Trey Williams Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:12) Zaxton King misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:08) Zander Carter Defensive Rebound.
(10:00) Foul on Zaxton King.
(9:39) Ryan Jones Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:35) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
(9:28) Foul on Ryan Jones Jr..
(9:28) Trey Williams Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:28) Missouri State Deadball Team Rebound.
(9:27) Trey Williams Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:26) Ryan Jones Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:09) JJ Harper makes layup (Colin Porter assists).
2022
(8:58) Keith Palek III bad pass turnover.
(8:45) Ryan Jones Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:40) Antwan Burnett Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:22) Michael Osei-Bonsu makes layup.
2222
(8:22) Foul on Ryan Jones Jr..
(8:21) Michael Osei-Bonsu misses free throw 1 of 1.
(8:15) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(8:02) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(7:58) Michael Osei-Bonsu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:49) Kobi Williams makes driving layup.
2422
+2 (7:28) Zach Cleveland makes layup (Colin Porter assists).
2424
(7:07) Foul on Michael Osei-Bonsu.
(7:07) Michael Osei-Bonsu turnover.
+2 (6:51) JJ Harper makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
2426
(6:18) Trey Williams Jr. misses layup.
(6:15) JJ Harper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:02) JJ Harper makes 9-foot jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
2428
+2 (5:43) Keith Palek III makes 6-foot pullup jump shot (Trey Williams Jr. assists).
2628
+2 (5:24) Brett Decker Jr. makes layup (JJ Harper assists).
2630
(4:58) Foul on JJ Harper.
+1 (4:58) Keith Palek III makes free throw 1 of 2.
2730
+1 (4:58) Keith Palek III makes free throw 2 of 2.
2830
+2 (4:45) Josh Smith makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
2832
(4:09) Foul on Darrion Sutton.
(4:09) Darrion Sutton turnover.
+2 (3:53) Zach Cleveland makes layup (Colin Porter assists).
2834
(3:32) Foul on Kaden Metheny.
+1 (3:32) Kobi Williams makes free throw 1 of 2.
2934
+1 (3:32) Kobi Williams makes free throw 2 of 2.
3034
+2 (3:15) Josh Smith makes 6-foot dunk (Zach Cleveland assists).
3036
+3 (2:58) Zaxton King makes 24-foot three point jumper (Antwan Burnett assists).
3336
(2:43) Foul on Kobi Williams.
+1 (2:43) Brett Decker Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3.
3337
+1 (2:43) Brett Decker Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3.
3338
+1 (2:43) Brett Decker Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3.
3339
+3 (2:23) Kobi Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keith Palek III assists).
3639
(2:05) Foul on Kobi Williams.
+1 (2:05) Zach Cleveland makes free throw 1 of 2.
3640
(2:05) Zach Cleveland misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:04) Antwan Burnett Defensive Rebound.
(1:50) Keith Palek III misses 13-foot jumper.
(1:46) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(1:28) Colin Porter misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(1:24) Keith Palek III Defensive Rebound.
(1:04) Keith Palek III misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(1:04) Zach Cleveland Block.
(1:04) Missouri State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:58) Darrion Sutton makes layup (Trey Williams Jr. assists).
3840
(0:35) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(0:10) Trey Williams Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:06) Zander Carter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) Zach Cleveland makes layup (Kaden Metheny assists).
3842

2nd half

Team Stats

MOST

LIB

76Points79

27-56(48.2%)Field Goal(%)27-49(55.1%)

8-17(47.1%)3-Point(%)7-20(35.0%)

14-26(53.8%)Free Throw(%)18-28(64.3%)

34(12)Rebounds(Offensive)28(5)

14Assists22

5Steals6

3Blocks5

10Turnovers11

19(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

2Largest Lead20

Game Details

Saturday, February 7, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Liberty Arena · Lynchburg, VA

attendance: 3,991 (99.8%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: LIB -9.5

over/under: 140.5