Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's BasketballKaden Metheny scores 22 to lead Liberty past Jacksonville State 78-69
Metheny shot 7 for 13 (5 for 9 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Flames (11-3, 3-0 Conference USA). Brett Decker Jr. added 16 points and Colin Porter scored 13.
The Gamecocks (7-7, 2-1) were led in scoring by Emondrek Erkins-Ford, who finished with 24 points and two blocks. Jacksonville State also got 22 points from Anthony Bryant. Mostapha El Moutaouakkil had eight points and eight rebounds.
Porter's 3-pointer with 19:14 remaining in the second half gave Liberty the lead for good at 30-27.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Liberty Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:24 | AC Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper | 69 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Zach Cleveland subbing in for Liberty | 69 - 78 |
Statistics
JXST |
LIB |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-57 | FG | 24-54 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 17-19 | FT | 22-28 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fouls | 16 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 11 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 23 | Percent Led | 70 |
Game Information
Venue: Liberty Arena (VA)
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 3,087 | Capacity:
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 3,087 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 9-0 | - | 17-3 |
| Missouri State | 6-3 | 3 | 12-8 |
| Middle Tennessee | 5-3 | 3.5 | 11-8 |
| Jacksonville State | 5-3 | 3.5 | 10-9 |
| Sam Houston | 5-4 | 4 | 13-7 |
| Louisiana Tech | 4-4 | 4.5 | 11-8 |
| Kennesaw State | 4-5 | 5 | 12-8 |
| Western Kentucky | 4-5 | 5 | 11-9 |
| New Mexico State | 3-6 | 6 | 10-9 |
| Florida International | 3-6 | 6 | 10-10 |
| UTEP | 3-6 | 6 | 7-13 |
| Delaware | 1-7 | 7.5 | 5-14 |


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