Sam Houston Bearkats vs. Liberty Flames

Mar 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SHSU	31	41	72
LIB	41	38	79

Game Recap

Liberty takes down Sam Houston 79-72. Zach Cleveland's 19 points helped Liberty defeat Sam Houston 79-72 on Saturday.

Player Stats

SAM HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Veljko Ilic	27	10-15	0-0	1-5	5	0	2	0	0	1	21
55Jacob Walker	37	4-13	2-3	3-4	5	3	0	0	2	1	13
2Jacobe Coleman	37	3-12	2-5	0-0	4	1	0	0	4	1	8
4Kashie Natt	35	3-9	1-3	4-6	16	3	0	0	0	2	11
25Damon Nicholas Jr.	33	4-8	2-3	0-0	2	3	0	0	2	4	10
12Matt Dann	12	3-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	6
1CJ Beaumont	19	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4	3


TOTAL	-	28-6245.2%	8-1650.0%	8-1553.3%	37	10	2	0	8	13	72

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	37	9-10	0-0	1-3	9	9	1	1	5	3	19
4Brett Decker Jr.	36	5-13	4-12	2-2	5	1	0	0	0	1	16
9JJ Harper	16	0-4	0-2	2-2	3	1	0	3	1	2	2
0Colin Porter	37	4-12	3-10	4-4	3	2	1	0	0	0	15
3Kaden Metheny	37	5-10	4-8	0-0	3	4	1	0	1	1	14
21Ryan Jones Jr.	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Zander Yates	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3
12Josh Smith	17	2-2	1-1	0-0	5	2	0	1	0	5	5
1Zander Carter	16	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	5
TOTAL	-	28-5550.9%	14-3638.9%	9-1181.8%	30	20	3	5	8	16	79

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSHSULIB

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Sam Houston.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Liberty.
(19:34) Kashie Natt misses 7-foot jumper.
(19:31) Veljko Ilic Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:28) Veljko Ilic makes 6-foot jumper.
20
(19:12) Foul on Jacob Walker.
+2 (19:05) Zach Cleveland makes 6-foot hook shot (Colin Porter assists).
22
(18:34) Veljko Ilic misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(18:30) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:19) Kaden Metheny makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
25
(17:56) Kashie Natt misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:53) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(17:48) Brett Decker Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:44) Jacob Walker Defensive Rebound.
(17:40) Jacob Walker misses 7-foot jumper.
(17:40) JJ Harper Block.
(17:35) Jacob Walker Offensive Rebound.
(17:29) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:29) Zach Cleveland Block.
(17:25) Damon Nicholas Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:23) Jacobe Coleman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jacob Walker assists).
55
(16:55) Brett Decker Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:52) Jacob Walker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:39) Veljko Ilic makes layup.
75
+2 (16:23) Colin Porter makes layup.
77
(16:17) Damon Nicholas Jr. bad pass turnover.
(16:17) Kaden Metheny Steal.
(15:55) Colin Porter misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:52) Veljko Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(15:44) CJ Beaumont misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:42) JJ Harper Defensive Rebound.
(15:30) Foul on CJ Beaumont.
+1 (15:30) JJ Harper makes free throw 1 of 2.
78
+1 (15:30) JJ Harper makes free throw 2 of 2.
79
(15:15) Jacobe Coleman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:11) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(14:54) Brett Decker Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:50) Matt Dann Defensive Rebound.
(14:45) Foul on JJ Harper.
+1 (14:45) Jacob Walker makes free throw 1 of 2.
89
+1 (14:45) Jacob Walker makes free throw 2 of 2.
99
+2 (14:26) Brett Decker Jr. makes layup.
911
+2 (14:06) Matt Dann makes 3-foot dunk (Kashie Natt assists).
1111
(13:42) Colin Porter misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:39) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(13:18) Jacobe Coleman misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(13:15) Kashie Natt Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:11) Matt Dann makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
1311
+2 (12:44) Zach Cleveland makes driving layup.
1313
(12:29) Foul on Josh Smith.
(12:25) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses driving layup.
(12:22) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:15) Kaden Metheny makes 29-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
1316
(11:54) Kashie Natt misses driving layup.
(11:52) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:46) Colin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
1319
(11:23) Jacobe Coleman misses layup.
(11:23) Josh Smith Block.
(11:19) Matt Dann Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:18) Matt Dann makes layup.
1519
+2 (10:55) Zach Cleveland makes driving layup (Colin Porter assists).
1521
+2 (10:38) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Damon Nicholas Jr. assists).
1721
(10:18) Kaden Metheny misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:15) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:11) Jacob Walker makes 28-foot three point jumper.
2021
(9:36) Colin Porter misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:33) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(9:30) Jacobe Coleman bad pass turnover.
(9:30) Colin Porter Steal.
(9:11) Colin Porter misses layup.
(9:09) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
(9:04) Jacob Walker misses layup.
(9:00) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
(8:44) Kaden Metheny bad pass turnover.
(8:30) Jacob Walker misses driving layup.
(8:27) Zander Carter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:02) Zach Cleveland makes driving layup (Kaden Metheny assists).
2023
(7:47) Jacob Walker misses layup.
(7:44) Zander Carter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:40) Brett Decker Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
2026
(7:12) Veljko Ilic misses 5-foot hook shot.
(7:11) Kashie Natt Offensive Rebound.
(7:11) Foul on JJ Harper.
+1 (7:11) Kashie Natt makes free throw 1 of 2.
2126
+1 (7:11) Kashie Natt makes free throw 2 of 2.
2226
+2 (6:47) Zander Carter makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
2228
(6:33) Foul on Zander Carter.
+2 (6:21) Damon Nicholas Jr. makes driving layup.
2428
+2 (5:41) Zach Cleveland makes layup (Kaden Metheny assists).
2430
(5:22) Damon Nicholas Jr. misses layup.
(5:22) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(5:22) Foul on CJ Beaumont.
(4:57) Brett Decker Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:54) Matt Dann Defensive Rebound.
(4:38) Jacobe Coleman misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(4:33) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(4:13) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(3:56) Jacob Walker misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:52) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:48) Zach Cleveland makes driving layup.
2432
(3:48) Foul on Kashie Natt.
(3:47) Zach Cleveland misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:46) Damon Nicholas Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:30) Veljko Ilic makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
2632
+3 (3:00) Colin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zander Carter assists).
2635
(2:34) Veljko Ilic misses 2-foot floating jump shot.
(2:29) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:15) Josh Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
2638
+2 (1:54) Veljko Ilic makes layup (Damon Nicholas Jr. assists).
2838
(1:35) Foul on Zach Cleveland.
(1:35) Zach Cleveland turnover.
(1:21) Jacobe Coleman bad pass turnover.
(0:49) Kaden Metheny misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(0:45) Kashie Natt Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:44) Kashie Natt makes driving layup.
3038
(0:44) Foul on Brett Decker Jr..
+1 (0:44) Kashie Natt makes free throw 1 of 1.
3138
+3 (0:27) Brett Decker Jr. makes 30-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
3141
(0:00) Jacob Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SHSU

LIB

72Points79

28-62(45.2%)Field Goal(%)28-55(50.9%)

8-16(50.0%)3-Point(%)14-36(38.9%)

8-15(53.3%)Free Throw(%)9-11(81.8%)

37(15)Rebounds(Offensive)30(6)

10Assists20

2Steals3

0Blocks5

8Turnovers8

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

2Largest Lead17

Game Details

Saturday, March 7, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Liberty Arena · Lynchburg, VA

attendance: 3,523 (88.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: LIB -4.5

over/under: 152.5