Liberty Flames vs. New Mexico State Aggies

Feb 11, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LIB	30	47	77
NMSU	32	43	75

Game Recap

Harper, Cleveland lead Liberty over New Mexico State, 77-75. JJ Harper led Liberty with 19 points and Zach Cleveland hit the winning jumper with one second left as the Flames knocked off New Mexico State 77-75 on Wednesday night for their 15th consecutive.

Player Stats

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	38	5-9	0-0	5-6	14	4	0	2	1	1	15
4Brett Decker Jr.	33	3-9	2-7	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	0	8
9JJ Harper	33	7-11	2-4	3-3	1	4	3	0	0	2	19
0Colin Porter	38	6-15	3-7	0-0	4	5	1	0	1	2	15
3Kaden Metheny	36	7-14	4-11	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	2	18
11Zander Yates	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
12Josh Smith	13	1-5	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	2	2
1Zander Carter	7	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0

TOTAL	-	29-6643.9%	11-3234.4%	8-988.9%	30	14	5	2	5	12	77

NEW MEXICO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Jae'Coby Osborne	28	1-3	0-0	2-2	7	1	1	1	1	1	4
0Julius Mims	33	10-13	1-2	0-0	13	0	0	0	0	1	21
1Gabe Pickens	16	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	3	3
21Jemel Jones	33	10-19	3-5	0-0	2	4	3	1	0	1	23
9Anthony Wrzeszcz	30	3-10	2-8	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0	8
3Kyrese Mullen	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	2	0
5Chris Terrell	23	4-5	1-1	3-3	3	6	0	1	3	3	12
8Jayland Randall	13	0-5	0-4	2-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	2
11Elijah Elliott	17	1-6	0-5	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	1	2
TOTAL	-	30-6347.6%	8-2729.6%	7-7100%	35	14	5	4	9	12	75

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLIBNMSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by New Mexico State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Liberty.
(19:42) Jae'Coby Osborne bad pass turnover.
(19:08) Brett Decker Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:00) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
(19:00) team shot clock turnover .
(19:00) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses 16-foot jumper.
(18:53) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:51) Zach Cleveland makes layup (Brett Decker Jr. assists).
20
+2 (18:43) Julius Mims makes layup (Jemel Jones assists).
22
(18:30) Foul on Gabe Pickens.
(18:20) Zach Cleveland misses 8-foot hook shot.
(18:15) Jemel Jones Defensive Rebound.
(18:12) Jemel Jones misses 5-foot jumper.
(18:01) Julius Mims Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:01) Julius Mims makes 0-foot tip in layup.
24
+2 (17:41) JJ Harper makes 6-foot dunk.
44
(17:32) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:26) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(17:23) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(17:17) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:11) Jae'Coby Osborne makes layup.
46
(16:43) JJ Harper misses layup.
(16:36) JJ Harper Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:33) Brett Decker Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (JJ Harper assists).
76
(16:28) Foul on Gabe Pickens.
(16:28) Gabe Pickens turnover.
(16:19) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(16:19) Jemel Jones Steal.
+2 (16:08) Julius Mims makes 6-foot alley oop dunk (Chris Terrell assists).
78
(15:54) Brett Decker Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:49) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
(15:47) Foul on Colin Porter.
+2 (15:36) Jemel Jones makes 4-foot turnaround jump shot.
710
+3 (15:16) Brett Decker Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (JJ Harper assists).
1010
(14:58) Jemel Jones misses 12-foot jumper.
(14:54) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:47) Colin Porter makes 10-foot jumper.
1210
(14:24) Jae'Coby Osborne misses layup.
(14:24) Zach Cleveland Block.
(14:17) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(14:16) Brett Decker Jr. misses layup.
(14:12) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
(14:09) Jemel Jones misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(14:03) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(14:00) Colin Porter bad pass turnover.
(14:00) Jemel Jones Steal.
+3 (13:54) Anthony Wrzeszcz makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Terrell assists).
1213
+2 (13:38) Zach Cleveland makes layup.
1413
+2 (13:23) Julius Mims makes layup (Jemel Jones assists).
1415
(13:10) Foul on Chris Terrell.
(13:09) Zach Cleveland misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:09) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:09) Zach Cleveland makes free throw 2 of 2.
1515
(12:55) Chris Terrell traveling turnover.
(12:38) Josh Smith misses layup.
(12:38) Kyrese Mullen Block.
(12:30) Jemel Jones Defensive Rebound.
(12:28) Jayland Randall misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:22) Zander Carter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:19) Colin Porter makes layup.
1715
(11:54) Foul on Kyrese Mullen.
(11:54) Kyrese Mullen turnover.
(11:40) Brett Decker Jr. bad pass turnover.
(11:40) Jayland Randall Steal.
(11:22) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:19) New Mexico State Offensive Rebound.
(11:16) Elijah Elliott misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:12) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
(10:58) Foul on Kyrese Mullen.
(10:58) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(10:58) Elijah Elliott Defensive Rebound.
(10:58) Elijah Elliott bad pass turnover.
(10:58) Josh Smith Steal.
(10:44) Josh Smith misses layup.
(10:44) Chris Terrell Block.
(10:34) Chris Terrell Defensive Rebound.
(10:31) Anthony Wrzeszcz bad pass turnover.
(10:31) Colin Porter Steal.
+3 (9:57) Colin Porter makes 27-foot three point jumper.
2015
(9:34) Elijah Elliott misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:30) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(9:07) Kaden Metheny misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(9:03) Jayland Randall Defensive Rebound.
(9:00) Foul on Zander Carter.
+1 (9:00) Jayland Randall makes free throw 1 of 2.
2016
+1 (9:00) Jayland Randall makes free throw 2 of 2.
2017
(8:44) JJ Harper misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:44) Anthony Wrzeszcz Defensive Rebound.
(8:29) Elijah Elliott misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:26) Julius Mims Offensive Rebound.
(8:26) Foul on Zander Yates.
+3 (8:22) Anthony Wrzeszcz makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jae'Coby Osborne assists).
2020
(7:57) Zander Yates misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:51) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:28) Jemel Jones makes 9-foot jumper.
2022
(7:12) Kaden Metheny misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:06) Jae'Coby Osborne Defensive Rebound.
(7:02) Foul on Zander Yates.
(6:56) Anthony Wrzeszcz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:50) Jae'Coby Osborne Offensive Rebound.
(6:48) Jae'Coby Osborne misses 6-foot jumper.
(6:42) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(6:36) Colin Porter misses layup.
(6:32) Jae'Coby Osborne Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:20) Jemel Jones makes layup.
2024
+2 (6:00) JJ Harper makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
2224
(5:36) Elijah Elliott misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:30) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:12) JJ Harper makes 25-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists).
2524
(4:42) Jemel Jones misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(4:37) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(4:29) Kaden Metheny misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(4:25) Jae'Coby Osborne Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:00) Anthony Wrzeszcz makes layup.
2526
(3:45) Foul on Jae'Coby Osborne.
(3:30) Brett Decker Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:30) Jae'Coby Osborne Block.
(3:23) Liberty Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:21) Kaden Metheny makes 26-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists).
2826
(3:09) Gabe Pickens bad pass turnover.
(3:09) JJ Harper Steal.
+2 (3:03) JJ Harper makes layup.
3026
(3:02) Foul on JJ Harper.
(2:47) Jemel Jones misses layup.
(2:43) Julius Mims Offensive Rebound.
(2:41) team shot clock turnover .
(2:09) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (1:56) Jemel Jones makes layup.
3028
(1:34) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(1:27) Gabe Pickens Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:23) Julius Mims makes 3-foot dunk (Jemel Jones assists).
3030
(1:07) Colin Porter misses layup.
(0:58) Josh Smith Offensive Rebound.
(0:56) Josh Smith misses layup.
(0:52) Julius Mims Defensive Rebound.
(0:49) Gabe Pickens misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:43) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(0:31) Kaden Metheny bad pass turnover.
(0:31) Jae'Coby Osborne Steal.
(0:24) Jemel Jones misses layup.
(0:24) Jae'Coby Osborne Offensive Rebound.
(0:24) Foul on Josh Smith.
+1 (0:24) Jae'Coby Osborne makes free throw 1 of 2.
3031
+1 (0:24) Jae'Coby Osborne makes free throw 2 of 2.
3032
(0:04) Colin Porter misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Chris Terrell Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

LIB

NMSU

77Points75

29-66(43.9%)Field Goal(%)30-63(47.6%)

11-32(34.4%)3-Point(%)8-27(29.6%)

8-9(88.9%)Free Throw(%)7-7(100.0%)

32(9)Rebounds(Offensive)37(10)

14Assists14

5Steals5

2Blocks4

7Turnovers10

12(0)Fouls(Technical)12(0)

10Largest Lead4

Game Details

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Pan American Center · Las Cruces, NM

attendance: 5,236 (41.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: LIB -3.5

over/under: 144.5