Liberty Flames at Kent State Golden Flashes
· Commodore Classic
77 - 70
Liberty leads most of way, beats Kent State 77-70
Homesley scored 12 points in the second half and finished 7-of-13 shooting with eight rebounds. Keenan Gumbs added 13 points for Liberty (3-0). Scottie James, Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz and Lovell Cabbil Jr. each chipped in 11 points. James finished with a game-high nine rebounds.
Jalen Avery scored 23 points to lead Kent State (2-1). Philip Whittington had 14 points and C.J. Williamson added 12.
The Flames led nearly the entire game and had an eight-point lead at halftime. Kent State pulled to 55-49 with eight minutes left. James answered with a layup and 3-pointer to spark a 12-2 run and the Golden Flashes didn't get closer. Darius McGhee capped the surge with a 3-pointer with five minutes remaining.
It was the first meeting between the schools.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Jalen Avery made Free Throw. | 77 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Jalen Avery made Free Throw. | 77 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Foul on Elijah Cuffee. | 77 - 68 |
Statistics
 LIB |
 KENT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-56 | FG | 20-49 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 10-13 | FT | 26-37 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 19 | Assists | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 24 | Fouls | 19 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 2,214 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |