Florida International Panthers vs. Liberty Flames

Feb 19, 2026

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
FIU	40	40	9	89
LIB	41	39	10	90

Game Recap

Cleveland, Liberty defeat Florida International 90-89 in OT. Zach Cleveland scored 18 points, five in overtime, as Liberty defeated Florida International 90-89 on Thursday.

Player Stats

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
9Eric Dibami	38	3-6	0-0	0-0	10	2	2	0	3	4	6
5Hamed Olayinka	34	8-12	0-0	2-3	4	2	2	3	3	3	18
2Zawdie Jackson	40	7-17	1-1	6-6	3	3	0	1	3	3	21
3Corey Stephenson	39	6-16	5-10	6-6	6	1	4	1	5	3	23
10Julian Mackey	21	2-6	1-4	0-1	3	1	1	0	2	0	5
34Ibrahim Olajuwon	18	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	2	4
6Thiago Sucatzky	11	2-5	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5
1Brit Harris	24	2-6	0-2	3-3	8	1	1	1	0	1	7

TOTAL	-	32-7145.1%	8-1942.1%	17-1989.5%	37	10	11	7	16	17	89

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	43	8-10	0-0	2-3	4	8	2	1	5	4	18
4Brett Decker Jr.	37	3-9	2-6	8-8	2	1	0	0	1	1	16
9JJ Harper	37	6-9	2-3	2-5	2	1	1	1	2	2	16
0Colin Porter	36	2-8	2-4	2-2	3	3	4	0	2	3	8
3Kaden Metheny	39	5-11	5-10	0-0	3	4	0	0	5	1	15
15Drew Grimes	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Ryan Jones Jr.	8	2-4	2-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
12Josh Smith	15	3-6	0-0	1-2	7	1	0	0	0	2	7
1Zander Carter	10	1-2	1-1	1-2	0	1	2	0	0	3	4
TOTAL	-	30-5950.8%	14-2850.0%	16-2272.7%	21	19	9	2	15	16	90

Play-by-Play

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1st halfFIULIB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Florida International.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Liberty.
(19:31) Corey Stephenson bad pass turnover.
(19:31) Colin Porter Steal.
(19:01) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(19:01) Corey Stephenson Steal.
(18:52) Julian Mackey bad pass turnover.
(18:52) Colin Porter Steal.
(18:29) Colin Porter misses layup.
(18:29) Hamed Olayinka Block.
(18:24) Julian Mackey Defensive Rebound.
(18:21) Corey Stephenson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:19) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(18:10) JJ Harper turnover.
+2 (17:47) Zawdie Jackson makes driving layup.
20
+3 (17:31) Brett Decker Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper.
23
+2 (17:18) Eric Dibami makes 5-foot hook shot.
43
+3 (16:57) Brett Decker Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists).
46
(16:35) Hamed Olayinka misses 10-foot jumper.
(16:31) Hamed Olayinka Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:29) Hamed Olayinka makes layup.
66
+2 (16:08) JJ Harper makes layup (Kaden Metheny assists).
68
(16:06) Foul on Hamed Olayinka.
+1 (16:06) JJ Harper makes free throw 1 of 1.
69
(15:44) Eric Dibami misses layup.
(15:41) JJ Harper Defensive Rebound.
(15:28) Brett Decker Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:25) Brit Harris Defensive Rebound.
(15:16) Foul on Eric Dibami.
(15:16) Eric Dibami turnover.
(14:50) Josh Smith misses layup.
(14:50) Ibrahim Olajuwon Block.
(14:44) Josh Smith Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:43) Josh Smith makes layup.
611
(14:20) Ibrahim Olajuwon misses 7-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:16) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(14:12) Brett Decker Jr. bad pass turnover.
(14:12) Thiago Sucatzky Steal.
(13:54) Thiago Sucatzky misses 9-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:51) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(13:43) Josh Smith misses layup.
(13:36) Eric Dibami Defensive Rebound.
(13:30) Foul on Colin Porter.
+1 (13:30) Corey Stephenson makes free throw 1 of 2.
711
+1 (13:30) Corey Stephenson makes free throw 2 of 2.
811
(13:03) Zander Carter misses driving layup.
(13:03) Brit Harris Block.
(13:03) Liberty Offensive Rebound.
(13:01) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(13:01) Hamed Olayinka Steal.
+2 (12:56) Zawdie Jackson makes driving layup (Hamed Olayinka assists).
1011
(12:36) Ryan Jones Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:33) Brit Harris Defensive Rebound.
(12:22) Zawdie Jackson misses driving layup.
(12:17) Ibrahim Olajuwon Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:09) Thiago Sucatzky makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1311
+3 (11:53) Ryan Jones Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
1314
+2 (11:44) Zawdie Jackson makes driving layup.
1514
+2 (11:27) Zach Cleveland makes driving layup (Kaden Metheny assists).
1516
(10:55) Zawdie Jackson misses 18-foot jumper.
(10:55) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:47) Ryan Jones Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
1519
+2 (10:31) Zawdie Jackson makes layup (Eric Dibami assists).
1719
+2 (10:05) Zach Cleveland makes 7-foot hook shot.
1721
(9:52) Hamed Olayinka bad pass turnover.
(9:52) Zander Carter Steal.
(9:39) Zach Cleveland misses 6-foot hook shot.
(9:35) Eric Dibami Defensive Rebound.
(9:25) Thiago Sucatzky misses layup.
(9:23) Liberty Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:13) Kaden Metheny makes 28-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
1724
(9:01) Julian Mackey misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:58) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:38) JJ Harper makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
1727
+3 (8:14) Corey Stephenson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julian Mackey assists).
2027
(8:03) Kaden Metheny bad pass turnover.
(8:03) Hamed Olayinka Steal.
+2 (7:56) Hamed Olayinka makes layup.
2227
+3 (7:35) JJ Harper makes 25-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists).
2230
(7:19) Corey Stephenson bad pass turnover.
(7:19) JJ Harper Steal.
(6:58) Kaden Metheny misses 36-foot three point jumper.
(6:54) Julian Mackey Defensive Rebound.
(6:51) Julian Mackey bad pass turnover.
(6:51) Colin Porter Steal.
+2 (6:44) JJ Harper makes 3-foot dunk (Zach Cleveland assists).
2232
(6:24) Julian Mackey misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:21) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
(6:07) Colin Porter bad pass turnover.
(6:07) Eric Dibami Steal.
+2 (5:59) Julian Mackey makes 14-foot pullup jump shot.
2432
(5:59) Foul on Zander Carter.
(5:59) Julian Mackey misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:58) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:44) Josh Smith makes layup (Brett Decker Jr. assists).
2434
(5:30) Julian Mackey misses layup.
(5:22) Ibrahim Olajuwon Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:22) Ibrahim Olajuwon makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2634
+3 (5:04) Colin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2637
(4:51) Eric Dibami bad pass turnover.
(4:51) Zander Carter Steal.
(4:31) Kaden Metheny misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:27) Eric Dibami Defensive Rebound.
(4:21) Foul on Colin Porter.
+3 (4:08) Corey Stephenson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zawdie Jackson assists).
2937
(3:34) Kaden Metheny offensive goaltending turnover.
+2 (3:16) Hamed Olayinka makes driving layup.
3137
(2:58) Ryan Jones Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:55) Corey Stephenson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:51) Zawdie Jackson makes 24-foot three point jumper.
3437
(2:27) Brett Decker Jr. misses 8-foot jumper.
(2:27) Hamed Olayinka Block.
(2:23) Corey Stephenson Defensive Rebound.
(2:09) Hamed Olayinka misses layup.
(2:08) Corey Stephenson Offensive Rebound.
(2:06) Corey Stephenson misses layup.
(2:05) Eric Dibami Offensive Rebound.
(2:03) Eric Dibami misses layup.
(2:02) Corey Stephenson Offensive Rebound.
(2:01) Corey Stephenson misses layup.
(2:00) Brit Harris Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:59) Hamed Olayinka makes driving layup.
3637
+2 (1:38) Zach Cleveland makes driving layup.
3639
(1:29) Brit Harris misses layup.
(1:29) Zach Cleveland Block.
(1:29) Florida International Offensive Rebound.
(1:26) Brit Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:23) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:02) JJ Harper makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists).
3641
+2 (0:46) Hamed Olayinka makes driving layup.
3841
(0:16) Kaden Metheny misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:13) Corey Stephenson Defensive Rebound.
(0:13) Foul on Zach Cleveland.
(0:05) Foul on Zander Carter.
+1 (0:05) Zawdie Jackson makes free throw 1 of 2.
3941
+1 (0:05) Zawdie Jackson makes free throw 2 of 2.
4041
(0:00) Colin Porter misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(0:00) Liberty Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

FIU

LIB

89Points90

32-71(45.1%)Field Goal(%)30-59(50.8%)

8-19(42.1%)3-Point(%)14-28(50.0%)

17-19(89.5%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

42(17)Rebounds(Offensive)29(5)

10Assists19

11Steals9

7Blocks2

16Turnovers15

17(1)Fouls(Technical)16(1)

5Largest Lead11

Game Details

Thursday, February 19, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Liberty Arena · Lynchburg, VA

attendance: 3,553 (88.8%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: LIB -9.5

over/under: 152.5