Liberty Flames vs. Vermont Catamounts

Nov 24, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LIB	40	39	79
UVM	32	41	73

Game Recap

Decker's 23 lead Liberty past Vermont 79-73. Brett Decker Jr. had 23 points in Liberty's 79-73 victory against Vermont on Monday.

Player Stats

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	35	6-7	0-0	2-6	6	7	2	2	2	3	14
4Brett Decker Jr.	36	7-11	5-7	4-7	4	1	0	0	0	0	23
9JJ Harper	31	3-7	1-2	0-0	4	0	2	1	1	3	7
0Colin Porter	35	4-9	2-7	0-0	5	4	2	0	2	4	10
3Kaden Metheny	36	5-14	1-7	3-3	3	3	0	0	0	2	14
21Ryan Jones Jr.	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11Zander Yates	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
12Josh Smith	7	3-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	6
1Zander Carter	13	1-1	1-1	0-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3


TOTAL	-	30-5455.6%	10-2441.7%	9-1850.0%	24	16	6	3	7	17	79

VERMONT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
34Noah Barnett	14	0-0	0-0	3-4	0	0	0	0	1	5	3
19Gus Yalden	19	7-11	1-2	2-4	5	2	0	0	1	2	17
21Lucas Mari	27	4-8	2-5	0-0	11	3	0	0	2	1	10
3TJ Hurley	26	5-9	2-5	3-3	1	1	0	0	1	1	15
20TJ Long	32	7-16	3-10	2-2	5	0	0	0	1	1	19
2Ben Michaels	13	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
0David Simon	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
4Jackson Skipper	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Momo Nkugwa	27	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	2	1	0	5	2
5Sean Blake	21	0-2	0-0	1-2	4	5	1	0	4	3	1
24Ben Johnson	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
TOTAL	-	27-5648.2%	8-2433.3%	11-1573.3%	32	11	3	2	11	18	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLIBUVM

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Liberty.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Vermont.
(19:44) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:42) Gus Yalden Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:23) Gus Yalden made Jumper.
02
+2 (18:57) Colin Porter made Jumper.
22
(18:37) TJ Long Turnover.
(18:13) Colin Porter Turnover.
(17:56) Gus Yalden Turnover.
(17:56) JJ Harper Steal.
+3 (17:49) Brett Decker Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
52
(17:42) Foul on Colin Porter.
(17:30) Lucas Mari missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:25) Gus Yalden Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:25) Gus Yalden made Two Point Tip Shot.
54
+3 (17:11) Brett Decker Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
84
+2 (16:56) TJ Long made Jumper. Assisted by Lucas Mari.
86
+3 (16:43) Brett Decker Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
116
(16:25) Foul on Lucas Mari.
(16:25) Lucas Mari Turnover.
+2 (16:15) Josh Smith made Dunk. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
136
(16:02) TJ Long missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:59) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(15:57) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
(15:34) Gus Yalden missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:31) JJ Harper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:17) Josh Smith made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
156
+2 (15:01) TJ Long made Jumper.
158
+2 (14:40) Zach Cleveland made Layup.
178
(14:40) Foul on Noah Barnett.
+1 (14:40) Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.
188
(14:27) Sean Blake missed Layup.
(14:24) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(14:20) Foul on Josh Smith.
(14:20) Josh Smith Turnover.
(14:04) Foul on JJ Harper.
+1 (14:04) Noah Barnett made Free Throw.
189
+1 (14:04) Noah Barnett made Free Throw.
1810
+2 (13:49) Zach Cleveland made Layup.
2010
(13:19) Sean Blake missed Layup.
(13:16) Sean Blake Offensive Rebound.
(13:16) Sean Blake Turnover.
+3 (12:57) Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zander Carter.
2310
(12:33) Sean Blake Turnover.
(12:33) Colin Porter Steal.
(12:26) Foul on TJ Hurley.
+1 (12:26) Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.
2410
(12:25) Zach Cleveland missed Free Throw.
(12:24) David Simon Defensive Rebound.
(12:02) Momo Nkugwa missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:59) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:41) Zach Cleveland made Layup.
2610
(11:25) David Simon missed Layup.
(11:25) Zach Cleveland Block.
(11:21) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(11:09) Brett Decker Jr. missed Jumper.
(11:07) Sean Blake Defensive Rebound.
(11:03) Jackson Skipper missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:58) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(10:44) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:40) Sean Blake Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:18) TJ Hurley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Blake.
2613
+2 (9:57) Colin Porter made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
2813
(9:46) Foul on Kaden Metheny.
+2 (9:31) Gus Yalden made Layup.
2815
(9:12) JJ Harper missed Layup.
(9:12) Momo Nkugwa Block.
(9:09) TJ Long Defensive Rebound.
(9:02) Foul on Zander Yates.
+3 (8:58) TJ Long made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lucas Mari.
2818
+3 (8:27) Zander Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
3118
(8:04) Gus Yalden missed Jumper.
(8:01) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(7:54) Foul on Zander Yates.
(7:54) Zander Yates Turnover.
(7:39) Lucas Mari missed Jumper.
(7:36) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(7:18) JJ Harper missed Layup.
(7:18) Ben Johnson Block.
(7:15) Lucas Mari Defensive Rebound.
(7:05) Gus Yalden missed Layup.
(7:05) Zach Cleveland Block.
(7:01) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:36) Brett Decker Jr. made Layup.
3318
+2 (6:06) Ben Johnson made Jumper.
3320
(5:45) Colin Porter Turnover.
(5:45) Momo Nkugwa Steal.
+3 (5:33) TJ Long made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gus Yalden.
3323
+3 (5:15) Brett Decker Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
3623
(5:00) TJ Long missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:57) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(4:46) Foul on Momo Nkugwa.
(4:46) Brett Decker Jr. missed Free Throw.
(4:46) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:46) Brett Decker Jr. made Free Throw.
3723
+1 (4:46) Brett Decker Jr. made Free Throw.
3823
+2 (4:23) David Simon made Dunk. Assisted by Sean Blake.
3825
+2 (3:49) Kaden Metheny made Layup.
4025
(3:41) Foul on Ryan Jones Jr..
+1 (3:41) Noah Barnett made Free Throw.
4026
(3:40) Noah Barnett missed Free Throw.
(3:40) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:40) Foul on Noah Barnett.
(3:28) Foul on Sean Blake.
(3:24) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
(3:24) Momo Nkugwa Steal.
+2 (3:15) TJ Long made Layup.
4028
(2:53) Kaden Metheny missed Layup.
(2:51) TJ Long Defensive Rebound.
(2:43) David Simon Turnover.
(2:43) Zach Cleveland Steal.
(2:25) Brett Decker Jr. missed Jumper.
(2:22) Gus Yalden Defensive Rebound.
(2:01) Foul on Sean Blake.
(2:01) Sean Blake Turnover.
(1:55) Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:51) Momo Nkugwa Defensive Rebound.
(1:31) Foul on Zach Cleveland.
+1 (1:31) TJ Hurley made Free Throw.
4029
+1 (1:31) TJ Hurley made Free Throw.
4030
(1:03) Foul on TJ Long.
(1:03) Zach Cleveland missed Free Throw.
(1:03) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:03) Zach Cleveland missed Free Throw.
(1:02) TJ Hurley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:40) Gus Yalden made Layup.
4032
(0:13) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:10) Momo Nkugwa Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Momo Nkugwa missed Layup.
(0:00) Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

LIB

UVM

79Points73

30-54(55.6%)Field Goal(%)27-56(48.2%)

10-24(41.7%)3-Point(%)8-24(33.3%)

9-18(50.0%)Free Throw(%)11-15(73.3%)

26(3)Rebounds(Offensive)33(7)

16Assists11

6Steals3

3Blocks2

8Turnovers11

17(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

16Largest Lead2

Game Details

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