Liberty Flames vs. UTEP Miners

Feb 14, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LIB	28	45	73
UTEP	26	38	64

Game Recap

Liberty wins 16th straight, tops UTEP 73-64. JJ Harper's 18 points helped Liberty defeat UTEP 73-64 on Saturday.

Player Stats

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	38	5-8	0-0	3-6	6	5	1	1	2	2	13
4Brett Decker Jr.	35	6-14	3-9	2-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	17
9JJ Harper	30	8-11	2-4	0-1	6	1	1	2	1	3	18
0Colin Porter	32	3-6	1-4	3-3	2	3	3	0	0	3	10
3Kaden Metheny	38	2-7	0-4	0-0	5	7	0	0	2	0	4
11Zander Yates	7	1-3	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3
12Josh Smith	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	3	0
1Zander Carter	13	2-4	2-4	2-6	1	1	1	0	0	1	8

TOTAL	-	27-5450.0%	9-2733.3%	10-1855.6%	25	17	7	3	7	13	73

UTEP	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Jamal West Jr.	25	3-8	0-0	2-2	5	1	0	1	1	5	8
13Kaseem Watson	34	3-10	2-5	2-2	7	2	1	0	1	4	10
33Elijah Jones	33	6-12	2-5	1-3	8	1	0	1	1	1	15
1KJ Thomas	33	6-7	2-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	3	14
4Caleb Blackwell	38	4-9	2-4	0-0	4	3	0	0	3	1	10
25Mouhamed Mbaye	7	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	1	1
23Cassius Brooks	16	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	2	0	2
11Trey Horton III	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
7LA Hayes	8	1-2	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	4
TOTAL	-	24-5048.0%	8-1942.1%	8-1172.7%	29	9	4	2	11	16	64

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLIBUTEP

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by UTEP.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Liberty.
(19:47) Elijah Jones bad pass turnover.
(19:47) Brett Decker Jr. Steal.
(19:28) JJ Harper turnover.
+2 (19:06) KJ Thomas makes 2-foot jumper.
02
+3 (18:47) JJ Harper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists).
32
(18:22) Jamal West Jr. misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:18) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(18:09) Brett Decker Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(18:05) Caleb Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
(17:57) Foul on JJ Harper.
(17:57) KJ Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:57) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:57) Brett Decker Jr. makes layup.
52
(16:57) Kaseem Watson bad pass turnover.
(16:57) Zach Cleveland Steal.
+2 (16:53) Brett Decker Jr. makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
72
(16:43) Elijah Jones misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(16:39) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:32) JJ Harper makes 1-foot dunk (Zach Cleveland assists).
92
(16:17) Jamal West Jr. misses 7-foot jumper.
(16:13) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(16:04) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(16:04) KJ Thomas Steal.
+2 (16:00) KJ Thomas makes layup.
94
(15:48) Kaden Metheny misses layup.
(15:48) Elijah Jones Block.
(15:43) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
(15:42) Caleb Blackwell bad pass turnover.
(15:26) Josh Smith misses 5-foot jumper.
(15:21) Josh Smith Offensive Rebound.
(15:21) Josh Smith bad pass turnover.
(15:21) Kaseem Watson Steal.
(15:14) Elijah Jones misses 2-foot jumper.
(15:11) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:50) Zach Cleveland makes layup.
114
+2 (14:18) KJ Thomas makes 21-foot jumper (Trey Horton III assists).
116
(14:01) Brett Decker Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:58) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:49) Caleb Blackwell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kaseem Watson assists).
119
(13:26) Zach Cleveland turnover.
(13:05) team shot clock turnover .
(12:44) Foul on Jamal West Jr..
(12:44) Zander Carter misses free throw 1 of 2.
(12:44) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:44) Zander Carter misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:43) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(12:30) Trey Horton III bad pass turnover.
(12:30) Colin Porter Steal.
(12:28) Foul on Jamal West Jr..
+1 (12:28) Zander Carter makes free throw 1 of 2.
129
(12:27) Zander Carter misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:27) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(12:27) Foul on Josh Smith.
(11:59) Kaseem Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:58) LA Hayes Offensive Rebound.
(11:58) Foul on Josh Smith.
+1 (11:58) LA Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2.
1210
+1 (11:58) LA Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2.
1211
(11:34) JJ Harper misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:30) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:05) LA Hayes makes 21-foot jumper.
1213
(10:35) Zander Carter misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(10:30) Cassius Brooks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:20) Elijah Jones makes driving layup.
1215
(10:00) Kaden Metheny misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:57) Caleb Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
(9:42) Caleb Blackwell bad pass turnover.
(9:42) Zander Carter Steal.
+2 (9:33) Zach Cleveland makes layup (Kaden Metheny assists).
1415
(9:06) Cassius Brooks bad pass turnover.
(8:53) Foul on Kaseem Watson.
+1 (8:53) Zach Cleveland makes free throw 1 of 2.
1515
(8:53) Zach Cleveland misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:51) JJ Harper Offensive Rebound.
(8:42) Kaden Metheny bad pass turnover.
(8:42) Cassius Brooks Steal.
+2 (8:38) Cassius Brooks makes layup.
1517
(8:23) Kaden Metheny misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:20) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
(7:52) LA Hayes misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:49) Zander Yates Defensive Rebound.
(7:38) Brett Decker Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:35) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:16) KJ Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kaseem Watson assists).
1520
(6:51) Kaden Metheny bad pass turnover.
(6:51) Mouhamed Mbaye Steal.
(6:23) Foul on Colin Porter.
(6:23) Mouhamed Mbaye misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:23) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:23) Mouhamed Mbaye makes free throw 2 of 2.
1521
(6:08) Zander Yates misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:04) Mouhamed Mbaye Defensive Rebound.
(5:37) Cassius Brooks bad pass turnover.
(5:37) Colin Porter Steal.
(5:37) Foul on Kaseem Watson.
(5:26) Brett Decker Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:22) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:58) Elijah Jones makes 7-foot hook shot.
1523
(4:32) Zach Cleveland misses 4-foot jumper.
(4:30) Zander Yates Offensive Rebound.
(4:28) Zander Yates misses 3-foot jumper.
(4:26) Cassius Brooks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:20) Caleb Blackwell makes layup.
1525
(3:54) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(3:54) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:54) Foul on Zander Yates.
(3:26) Jamal West Jr. misses 5-foot jumper.
(3:23) JJ Harper Defensive Rebound.
(3:15) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(3:12) Cassius Brooks Defensive Rebound.
(3:01) Elijah Jones misses 4-foot jumper.
(2:58) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(2:41) Foul on Caleb Blackwell.
+3 (2:25) Brett Decker Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kaden Metheny assists).
1825
(1:55) Caleb Blackwell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:51) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:41) JJ Harper makes layup.
2025
(1:23) Elijah Jones misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(1:19) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:11) Brett Decker Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kaden Metheny assists).
2325
(0:41) Trey Horton III misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:38) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:31) JJ Harper makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
2525
(0:14) KJ Thomas bad pass turnover.
(0:14) Colin Porter Steal.
+2 (0:13) Colin Porter makes layup.
2725
(0:13) Foul on KJ Thomas.
+1 (0:13) Colin Porter makes free throw 1 of 1.
2825
(0:02) Foul on Colin Porter.
(0:02) Elijah Jones misses free throw 1 of 3.
(0:02) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
(0:02) Elijah Jones misses free throw 2 of 3.
(0:02) UTEP Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:02) Elijah Jones makes free throw 3 of 3.
2826

2nd half

Team Stats

LIB

UTEP

73Points64

27-54(50.0%)Field Goal(%)24-50(48.0%)

9-27(33.3%)3-Point(%)8-19(42.1%)

10-18(55.6%)Free Throw(%)8-11(72.7%)

28(8)Rebounds(Offensive)31(6)

17Assists9

7Steals4

3Blocks2

7Turnovers12

13(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

12Largest Lead10

Game Details

Saturday, February 14, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Don Haskins Center · El Paso, TX

attendance: 3,914 (32.6%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: LIB -6.5

over/under: 139.5