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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Liberty Flames

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
10-4, 2-3 Away
Final
71 - 70
Liberty Flames
12-2, 6-1 Home

Thedford and Western Kentucky take down Liberty 71-70

Thedford also contributed five rebounds for the Hilltoppers (10-4, 1-0 Conference USA). Tyrone Marshall added 12 points while going 6 of 7 and 0 of 3 from the free-throw line while they also had eight rebounds. Don McHenry shot 4 for 14 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.

Zach Cleveland finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and four assists for the Flames (12-2, 0-1). Liberty also got 17 points and two steals from Kaden Metheny. Owen Aquino also had 12 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. The loss ended a nine-game winning streak for the Flames.

Western Kentucky went into halftime trailing 35-21. Thedford scored a team-high 15 points.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 70
2nd 0:01 Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound. 71 - 70
2nd 0:01 Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper. 71 - 70
2nd 0:01 Western Kentucky Defensive Rebound. 71 - 70
2nd 0:01 Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper. 71 - 70

Statistics

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28-62 FG 27-62
45 Field Goal % 44
5-17 3PT 8-27
29 Three Point % 30
10-19 FT 8-16
53 Free Throw % 50
45 Rebounds 35
12 Offensive Rebounds 7
33 Defensive Rebounds 28
9 Assists 15
5 Steals 7
2 Blocks 4
14 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Off Turnovers 14
10 Fast Break Points 6
40 Points in Paint 38
14 Fouls 16
0 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: Liberty Arena (VA)

Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 3,115 | 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 10 11-20
Delaware 6-14 11 10-21
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