
Florida International Panthers at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's BasketballLiberty defeats Florida International 78-69

Rode had eight rebounds and five assists for the Flames (12-7, 1/3 Conference USA). Kaden Metheny added 18 points while going 6 of 12 (6 for 10 from 3-point range), and he also had six assists. Brody Peebles had 12 points and shot 4 for 9 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free throw line.
Javaunte Hawkins led the Panthers (7-12, 2-2) in scoring, finishing with 24 points. Arturo Dean added 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals for Florida International. Seth Pinkney also had eight points.
Liberty took the lead with 5:59 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 36-29 at halftime, with Metheny racking up nine points. Rode scored a team-high 10 points after halftime.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 78 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 78 |
2nd 0:05 | Dante Wilcox made Layup. | 69 - 78 |
2nd 0:11 | Brody Peebles made Free Throw. | 67 - 78 |
2nd 0:11 | Brody Peebles made Free Throw. | 67 - 77 |
Statistics
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29-61 | FG | 27-58 |
47.5 | Field Goal % | 46.6 |
9-26 | 3PT | 16-33 |
34.6 | Three Point % | 48.5 |
2-4 | FT | 8-13 |
50.0 | Free Throw % | 61.5 |
30 | Rebounds | 37 |
9 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
21 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
12 | Assists | 26 |
8 | Steals | 2 |
3 | Blocks | 1 |
9 | Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
9 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
14 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
8 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
38 | Points in Paint | 22 |
13 | Fouls | 5 |
2 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 3,247 | Capacity:
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Liberty | 13-5 | - | 28-7 |
Middle Tennessee | 12-6 | 1 | 22-12 |
Jacksonville State | 12-6 | 1 | 23-13 |
Kennesaw State | 10-8 | 3 | 19-14 |
New Mexico State | 10-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
Louisiana Tech | 9-9 | 4 | 20-12 |
Western Kentucky | 8-10 | 5 | 17-15 |
UTEP | 7-11 | 6 | 18-15 |
Sam Houston | 6-12 | 7 | 13-19 |
Florida International | 3-15 | 10 | 10-23 |