Liberty Flames vs. Bradley Braves

Nov 26, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
LIB	33	31	64
BRAD	43	31	74

Game Recap

Burch's 21 lead Bradley over Liberty 74-64. Demarion Burch had 21 points in Bradley's 74-64 win against Liberty in a consolation game of the ESPN Events Invitational Adventure Bracket.

Player Stats

LIBERTY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Zach Cleveland	35	2-4	0-0	2-7	11	8	2	0	4	1	6
4Brett Decker Jr.	35	8-12	5-6	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	2	21
9JJ Harper	26	3-8	1-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	5	7
0Colin Porter	32	3-7	2-6	0-0	2	2	3	0	4	1	8
3Kaden Metheny	36	3-9	1-5	3-4	3	4	1	0	1	3	10
20Torr Sorensen	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Drew Grimes	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Ryan Jones Jr.	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Zander Yates	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Josh Smith	13	1-2	0-0	4-8	1	0	1	2	0	2	6
1Zander Carter	18	2-4	0-2	2-2	0	0	1	0	1	1	6
10JC Shirer Jr.	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	22-4845.8%	9-2339.1%	11-2152.4%	20	14	9	3	11	16	64

BRADLEY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21AJ Smith	26	2-6	1-4	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	2	5
14Ahmet Jonovic	20	2-6	0-0	2-2	5	3	0	3	2	2	6
22Jaquan Johnson	33	2-8	2-4	6-6	3	5	3	0	5	1	12
0Demarion Burch	33	8-10	1-2	4-6	8	2	2	0	1	2	21
3Alex Huibregtse	23	4-5	4-5	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	3	12
4Corey Thomas	17	5-9	0-1	0-0	4	1	1	2	0	3	10
12Kai Yu	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Dietrich Richardson	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Timoty van der Knaap	19	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	4	4
7Montana Wheeler	22	2-6	0-2	0-0	2	4	1	0	3	2	4


TOTAL	-	27-5350.9%	8-1844.4%	12-1485.7%	33	16	7	5	13	19	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfLIBBRAD

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Bradley.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Liberty.
(19:46) Ahmet Jonovic missed Jumper.
(19:43) JJ Harper Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:33) Brett Decker Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
20
+3 (19:19) Alex Huibregtse made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ahmet Jonovic.
23
(18:56) JJ Harper missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:52) Alex Huibregtse Defensive Rebound.
(18:41) AJ Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:36) Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(18:23) Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:19) Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.
(18:12) JJ Harper missed Layup.
(18:12) Ahmet Jonovic Block.
(18:09) Ahmet Jonovic Defensive Rebound.
(17:58) Ahmet Jonovic Turnover.
(17:58) Colin Porter Steal.
(17:57) Foul on Ahmet Jonovic.
(17:33) JJ Harper missed Layup.
(17:33) Ahmet Jonovic Block.
(17:30) Demarion Burch Defensive Rebound.
(17:22) Jaquan Johnson missed Jumper.
(17:22) Brett Decker Jr. Block.
(17:21) Bradley Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:20) Alex Huibregtse made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaquan Johnson.
26
+2 (16:57) Kaden Metheny made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
46
(16:57) Foul on Alex Huibregtse.
+1 (16:57) Kaden Metheny made Free Throw.
56
+3 (16:45) AJ Smith made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Corey Thomas.
59
(16:21) Foul on Colin Porter.
(16:21) Colin Porter Turnover.
+2 (16:15) Demarion Burch made Jumper.
511
(15:47) Zach Cleveland missed Layup.
(15:47) Corey Thomas Block.
(15:44) Alex Huibregtse Defensive Rebound.
(15:39) Montana Wheeler missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:35) Corey Thomas Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:35) Corey Thomas made Two Point Tip Shot.
513
(15:13) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
(15:13) Corey Thomas Steal.
(14:44) Timoty van der Knaap Turnover.
(14:15) Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:13) Bradley Deadball Team Rebound.
+3 (14:00) Jaquan Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Demarion Burch.
516
(13:36) Foul on Timoty van der Knaap.
(13:36) Zach Cleveland missed Free Throw.
(13:36) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:36) Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.
616
(13:13) Ahmet Jonovic Turnover.
(13:02) Foul on Jaquan Johnson.
(13:02) Josh Smith missed Free Throw.
(13:02) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:02) Josh Smith made Free Throw.
716
(12:50) AJ Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:46) Montana Wheeler Offensive Rebound.
(12:43) Jaquan Johnson Turnover.
(12:43) Zander Carter Steal.
(12:37) Foul on Timoty van der Knaap.
+1 (12:37) Josh Smith made Free Throw.
816
+1 (12:37) Josh Smith made Free Throw.
916
+2 (12:16) Demarion Burch made Jumper.
918
+2 (11:51) Brett Decker Jr. made Jumper.
1118
+2 (11:44) Demarion Burch made Layup. Assisted by Jaquan Johnson.
1120
(11:31) Brett Decker Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:28) Ahmet Jonovic Defensive Rebound.
(11:14) Jaquan Johnson missed Layup.
(11:12) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:08) Zander Carter made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
1320
(11:08) Foul on Alex Huibregtse.
+1 (11:08) Zander Carter made Free Throw.
1420
(10:50) Foul on JJ Harper.
+2 (10:44) Ahmet Jonovic made Dunk. Assisted by AJ Smith.
1422
+2 (10:17) Zach Cleveland made Layup.
1622
(10:17) Foul on Ahmet Jonovic.
(10:17) Zach Cleveland missed Free Throw.
(10:16) Corey Thomas Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:53) Corey Thomas made Jumper.
1624
(9:36) Kaden Metheny missed Layup.
(9:34) Corey Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(9:27) Corey Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:23) Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
(9:07) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:03) AJ Smith Defensive Rebound.
(8:55) Foul on Zander Carter.
(8:55) Demarion Burch missed Free Throw.
(8:55) Bradley Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:55) Demarion Burch made Free Throw.
1625
(8:44) Foul on Montana Wheeler.
(8:44) Kaden Metheny missed Free Throw.
(8:43) Demarion Burch Defensive Rebound.
(8:15) Montana Wheeler Turnover.
(8:15) Kaden Metheny Steal.
(8:15) Foul on Corey Thomas.
+1 (8:15) Kaden Metheny made Free Throw.
1725
+1 (8:15) Kaden Metheny made Free Throw.
1825
+2 (7:58) Demarion Burch made Jumper.
1827
(7:41) Colin Porter Turnover.
(7:41) Jaquan Johnson Steal.
(7:31) Kai Yu missed Layup.
(7:27) Demarion Burch Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:27) Demarion Burch made Two Point Tip Shot.
1829
(7:05) Brett Decker Jr. missed Jumper.
(7:03) Demarion Burch Defensive Rebound.
(6:51) Foul on Zach Cleveland.
(6:41) Jaquan Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:38) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:22) Brett Decker Jr. made Layup.
2029
(6:04) Foul on Kaden Metheny.
+3 (5:48) Alex Huibregtse made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ahmet Jonovic.
2032
(5:26) JJ Harper missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:21) Ahmet Jonovic Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:12) Jaquan Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Montana Wheeler.
2035
(5:01) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
(5:01) Jaquan Johnson Steal.
+2 (4:38) Ahmet Jonovic made Layup.
2037
(4:22) Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:18) Jaquan Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(4:10) Foul on Kaden Metheny.
+2 (4:01) Corey Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Montana Wheeler.
2039
(3:34) Zander Carter Turnover.
(3:34) Jaquan Johnson Steal.
+2 (3:28) Demarion Burch made Layup.
2041
(3:12) Foul on Corey Thomas.
(3:12) Josh Smith missed Free Throw.
(3:12) Liberty Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:12) Josh Smith made Free Throw.
2141
(2:59) Demarion Burch Turnover.
(2:59) Josh Smith Steal.
+3 (2:46) JJ Harper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
2441
(2:23) Jaquan Johnson Turnover.
(2:23) JJ Harper Steal.
+2 (2:20) JJ Harper made Layup.
2641
+2 (1:59) Montana Wheeler made Layup.
2643
+3 (1:42) Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper.
2943
(1:19) Jaquan Johnson Turnover.
(1:19) Colin Porter Steal.
(1:05) Zach Cleveland Turnover.
(0:50) Corey Thomas missed Jumper.
(0:47) Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:44) JJ Harper made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
3143
(0:21) Corey Thomas missed Jumper.
(0:18) Bradley Offensive Rebound.
(0:16) Jaquan Johnson Turnover.
(0:16) Zach Cleveland Steal.
+2 (0:02) Josh Smith made Dunk. Assisted by Colin Porter.
3343

2nd half

Team Stats

LIB

BRAD

64Points74

22-48(45.8%)Field Goal(%)27-53(50.9%)

9-23(39.1%)3-Point(%)8-18(44.4%)

11-21(52.4%)Free Throw(%)12-14(85.7%)

20(5)Rebounds(Offensive)36(11)

14Assists16

9Steals7

3Blocks5

12Turnovers15

16(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

2Largest Lead21

Game Details

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 · 2:30 PM

Carver Arena · Peoria, IL

attendance: 547 (4.8%)

tv: ESPNU

spread: LIB -4.5

over/under: 144.5