Liberty Flames vs. Dayton Flyers

Dec 20, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LIB	29	35	64
DAY	33	28	61

Game Recap

Metheny scores 16, Cleveland notches double-double as Liberty beats Dayton 64-61. Kaden Metheny scored 16 points and Zach Cleveland notched a double-double and made a winning free throw with 43 seconds left as Liberty took down Dayton 64-61 on Saturday.

Player Stats

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	37	5-9	0-0	2-6	16	7	2	3	3	2	12
4Brett Decker Jr.	27	6-12	3-8	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	15
9JJ Harper	34	1-5	0-1	2-2	1	2	3	1	0	2	4
0Colin Porter	38	5-8	3-4	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	4	13
3Kaden Metheny	35	7-14	2-5	0-1	2	2	0	0	1	0	16
21Ryan Jones Jr.	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Zander Yates	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Josh Smith	14	2-5	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	3	4
1Zander Carter	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0

TOTAL	-	26-5448.1%	8-1844.4%	4-944.4%	27	14	7	4	6	15	64

DAYTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
29Amaël L'Etang	28	7-15	4-8	1-2	5	1	0	1	3	1	19
7Keonte Jones	33	3-7	0-1	3-5	15	4	2	0	2	1	9
2De'Shayne Montgomery	25	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	1	2	2	0
4Jordan Derkack	20	1-4	0-2	4-4	2	4	0	0	1	0	6
0Javon Bennett	34	5-14	3-8	4-4	5	1	1	0	0	4	17
3Jaiun Simon	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
24Jacob Conner	16	1-2	1-2	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	0	3
1Malcolm Thomas	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
50Sean Pouedet	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
10Bryce Heard	20	2-5	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5
TOTAL	-	20-5337.7%	9-2733.3%	12-1580.0%	35	11	3	3	10	9	61

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLIBDAY

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Dayton.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Liberty.
(19:44) Amaël L'Etang misses layup.
(19:40) Amaël L'Etang Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:40) Amaël L'Etang makes 0-foot tip in layup.
02
+2 (19:16) Brett Decker Jr. makes layup.
22
(18:58) Foul on Colin Porter.
(18:49) Jordan Derkack misses layup.
(18:45) Jordan Derkack Offensive Rebound.
+3 (18:43) Amaël L'Etang makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan Derkack assists).
25
(18:27) Kaden Metheny misses layup.
(18:27) Keonte Jones Defensive Rebound.
(18:27) De'Shayne Montgomery Block.
(18:08) De'Shayne Montgomery misses layup.
(18:05) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(18:02) Brett Decker Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:59) Amaël L'Etang Defensive Rebound.
(17:54) Javon Bennett misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:50) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:39) Zach Cleveland makes 6-foot hook shot.
45
(17:10) Foul on Brett Decker Jr..
+1 (17:10) Jordan Derkack makes free throw 1 of 2.
46
+1 (17:10) Jordan Derkack makes free throw 2 of 2.
47
+3 (16:47) Kaden Metheny makes 25-foot three point jumper (JJ Harper assists).
77
(16:37) Jordan Derkack misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:34) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(16:26) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
+3 (16:18) Amaël L'Etang makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Derkack assists).
710
+2 (15:51) Brett Decker Jr. makes layup.
910
(15:41) Javon Bennett misses layup.
(15:41) Zach Cleveland Block.
(15:40) Dayton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:27) Javon Bennett makes 6-foot jumper.
912
(15:07) Foul on Javon Bennett.
(15:07) Zach Cleveland misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:07) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:07) Zach Cleveland makes free throw 2 of 2.
1012
(14:40) Keonte Jones misses layup.
(14:37) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:22) Zach Cleveland makes layup.
1212
(14:08) Bryce Heard bad pass turnover.
(14:08) JJ Harper Steal.
(13:56) Josh Smith misses layup.
(13:48) Josh Smith Offensive Rebound.
(13:48) Josh Smith misses tip in layup.
(13:47) Keonte Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:35) Javon Bennett makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keonte Jones assists).
1215
(13:13) Zach Cleveland misses 6-foot jumper.
(13:10) Malcolm Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:04) Bryce Heard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keonte Jones assists).
1218
+2 (12:29) Kaden Metheny makes driving layup.
1418
(12:11) Keonte Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:06) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(11:39) Zach Cleveland misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot.
(11:36) Keonte Jones Defensive Rebound.
(11:31) Bryce Heard misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:26) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(11:15) Josh Smith misses dunk.
(11:11) Keonte Jones Defensive Rebound.
(11:11) Foul on Keonte Jones.
(11:11) Keonte Jones turnover.
(10:54) Zander Carter misses layup.
(10:54) Jacob Conner Block.
(10:39) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:38) Kaden Metheny misses layup.
(10:33) Brett Decker Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(10:32) Kaden Metheny misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:29) Jordan Derkack Defensive Rebound.
(10:29) Foul on Zander Carter.
+1 (10:29) Jordan Derkack makes free throw 1 of 2.
1419
+1 (10:29) Jordan Derkack makes free throw 2 of 2.
1420
(10:02) Colin Porter misses 3-foot jumper.
(9:58) Jacob Conner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:43) Amaël L'Etang makes 1-foot dunk (Jordan Derkack assists).
1422
+2 (9:21) Brett Decker Jr. makes layup (Colin Porter assists).
1622
+2 (8:55) Jordan Derkack makes layup.
1624
(8:28) Brett Decker Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:25) Javon Bennett Defensive Rebound.
(8:06) Amaël L'Etang misses layup.
(8:01) Keonte Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:01) Keonte Jones makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1626
+3 (7:38) Kaden Metheny makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
1926
(7:24) De'Shayne Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:22) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
(7:06) Brett Decker Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:03) Javon Bennett Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:41) Javon Bennett makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keonte Jones assists).
1929
(6:12) Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover.
(6:12) Keonte Jones Steal.
(6:12) Foul on Josh Smith.
(5:45) De'Shayne Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:42) Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.
(5:34) JJ Harper misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:30) Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:26) Brett Decker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists).
2229
(4:51) Keonte Jones misses 6-foot jumper.
(4:48) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:28) Brett Decker Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2529
(4:05) Foul on Josh Smith.
(3:50) Foul on Zach Cleveland.
+1 (3:50) Amaël L'Etang makes free throw 1 of 2.
2530
(3:50) Amaël L'Etang misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:48) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:32) Zach Cleveland misses layup.
(3:29) De'Shayne Montgomery Defensive Rebound.
(3:28) Foul on Brett Decker Jr..
+1 (3:28) Keonte Jones makes free throw 1 of 2.
2531
(3:27) Keonte Jones misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:24) Zander Carter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:07) Kaden Metheny makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists).
2731
(2:49) Amaël L'Etang bad pass turnover.
(2:38) Foul on Sean Pouedet.
(2:38) Zach Cleveland misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:38) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:38) Zach Cleveland misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:37) Amaël L'Etang Defensive Rebound.
(2:16) Amaël L'Etang bad pass turnover.
(2:16) JJ Harper Steal.
+2 (1:57) Colin Porter makes layup.
2931
(1:28) Jordan Derkack bad pass turnover.
(1:28) JJ Harper Steal.
(1:06) Colin Porter traveling turnover.
(0:36) Amaël L'Etang misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:32) Javon Bennett Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:12) Amaël L'Etang makes 2-foot jumper.
2933
(0:00) JJ Harper misses layup.
(0:00) Liberty Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) JJ Harper misses 11-foot jumper.
(0:00) Keonte Jones Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

LIB

DAY

64Points61

26-54(48.1%)Field Goal(%)20-53(37.7%)

8-18(44.4%)3-Point(%)9-27(33.3%)

4-9(44.4%)Free Throw(%)12-15(80.0%)

28(4)Rebounds(Offensive)37(11)

14Assists11

7Steals3

4Blocks3

6Turnovers10

15(0)Fouls(Technical)9(0)

7Largest Lead10

Game Details

Saturday, December 20, 2025 · 12:30 PM

UD Arena · Dayton, OH

attendance: 13,407 (100.0%)

tv: USA Net

spread: DAY -9.5

over/under: 142.5