Liberty Flames at UTEP Miners
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Liberty wins 16th straight, tops UTEP 73-64
Harper added six rebounds for the Flames (22-3, 14-0 Conference USA). Brett Decker Jr. went 6 of 14 from the field (3 for 9 from 3-point range) to add 17 points. Zach Cleveland shot 5 of 8 from the field and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points. The Flames picked up their 16th straight victory.
Elijah Jones finished with 15 points and eight rebounds for the Miners (10-16, 6-9). UTEP also got 14 points from KJ Thomas. Kaseem Watson finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.
Liberty took a 28-25 lead in the first half with a 13-0 run. Led by 10 first-half points from Decker, Liberty carried a 28-26 lead into the break. Harper's 3-pointer with 14:22 left in the second half gave Liberty the lead for good at 39-36.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Brett Decker Jr. subbing in for Liberty | 73 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Zach Cleveland subbing out for Liberty | 73 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Zander Carter makes free throw 2 of 2 | 73 - 64 |
Statistics
 LIB |
 UTEP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-54 | FG | 24-50 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 9-27 | 3PT | 8-19 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 10-18 | FT | 8-11 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 17 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 10 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 68 | Percent Led | 27 |
Game Information
Location: El Paso, TX
Attendance: 3,914 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-7 |
| 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 |