NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 76
–
Liberty Flames 71
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LIB403171
Liberty Arena (VA) · 3,134 att.

Match Report

Bates scores 34 as Louisiana Tech knocks off Liberty 76-71

— AJ Bates' 34 points led Louisiana Tech over Liberty 76-71 on Thursday.

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Team Stats

LT LIB
32-61
FG
23-55
52
Field Goal %
42
7-23
3PT
16-39
30
Three Point %
41
5-5
FT
9-13
100
Free Throw %
69
36
Rebounds
26
11
Offensive Rebounds
9
25
Defensive Rebounds
17
14
Assists
20
7
Steals
2
2
Blocks
1
8
Turnovers
7
2
Team Turnovers
0
8
Total Turnovers
7
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
8
Points Off Turnovers
12
6
Fast Break Points
0
32
Points in Paint
14
11
Fouls
10
11
Largest Lead
0
0
Lead Changes
0
93
Percent Led
0

Top Performers

LT

  • AJ Bates G MIN 40 · PTS 34 · FG 13-23
  • Avery Thomas II F MIN 40 · PTS 12 · FG 6-9
  • Jaylen Fenner G MIN 34 · PTS 11 · FG 4-6
  • Kaden Cooper F MIN 29 · PTS 4 · FG 2-7

LIB

  • Brett Decker Jr. G MIN 38 · PTS 30 · FG 10-16
  • Kaden Metheny G MIN 36 · PTS 15 · FG 5-14
  • Zach Cleveland F MIN 37 · PTS 7 · FG 3-6
  • Colin Porter G MIN 31 · PTS 5 · FG 2-8

Highlights

00:17 Brett Decker Jr. knocks down basket Watch on ESPN 00:19 Josh Smith with the massive stuff at the rim Watch on ESPN 00:13 Avery Thomas II throws down powerful slam vs. Liberty Flames Watch on ESPN 00:18 Kaden Metheny nails the 3 vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Watch on ESPN

Play by Play

  1. Substitution 0:04 76-71

    Isaiah Ihnen subbing in for Liberty

    4592702 2nd Half
  2. Substitution 0:04 76-71

    Zach Cleveland subbing out for Liberty

    5107069 2nd Half
  3. PersonalFoul 0:04 76-71

    Foul on Brett Decker Jr..

    5242130 2nd Half
  4. PersonalFoul 0:20 76-71

    Foul on Zander Carter.

    5254332 2nd Half
  5. Substitution 0:25 76-71

    Colin Porter subbing in for Liberty

    5107070 2nd Half
  6. Substitution 0:25 76-71

    Kaden Metheny subbing out for Liberty

    4703572 2nd Half
  7. JumpShot 0:26 76-71

    Brett Decker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists)

    5242130 2nd Half
  8. Substitution 0:35 76-68

    Zander Carter subbing in for Liberty

    5254332 2nd Half
  9. Substitution 0:35 76-68

    Colin Porter subbing out for Liberty

    5107070 2nd Half
  10. JumpShot 1:26 76-68

    Jaylen Fenner makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot

    5254333 2nd Half
  11. MadeFreeThrow 2:13 74-68

    Jaylen Fenner makes free throw 1 of 1

    5254333 2nd Half
  12. PersonalFoul 2:13 73-68

    Foul on Colin Porter.

    5107070 2nd Half
  13. JumpShot 2:13 73-68

    Jaylen Fenner makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot

    5254333 2nd Half
  14. JumpShot 2:57 71-68

    Colin Porter makes 22-foot three point jumper (JJ Harper assists)

    5107070 2nd Half
  15. LayUpShot 4:57 71-65

    Jaylen Fenner makes driving layup (AJ Bates assists)

    5254333 2nd Half
  16. LayUpShot 6:01 69-65

    Avery Thomas II makes layup

    5313669 2nd Half
  17. MadeFreeThrow 6:38 67-65

    AJ Bates makes free throw 2 of 2

    5060724 2nd Half
  18. MadeFreeThrow 6:38 66-65

    AJ Bates makes free throw 1 of 2

    5060724 2nd Half
  19. PersonalFoul 6:38 65-65

    Foul on Zach Cleveland.

    5107069 2nd Half
  20. MadeFreeThrow 7:07 65-65

    Brett Decker Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

    5242130 2nd Half
  21. MadeFreeThrow 7:07 65-64

    Brett Decker Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

    5242130 2nd Half
  22. Substitution 7:07 65-63

    Kaden Metheny subbing in for Liberty

    4703572 2nd Half
  23. Substitution 7:07 65-63

    Zander Carter subbing out for Liberty

    5254332 2nd Half
  24. PersonalFoul 7:07 65-63

    Foul on Will Allen.

    4897501 2nd Half
  25. JumpShot 7:32 65-63

    Brett Decker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists)

    5242130 2nd Half
  26. MadeFreeThrow 8:09 65-60

    JJ Harper makes free throw 2 of 2

    5119095 2nd Half
  27. Substitution 8:09 65-59

    Brett Decker Jr. subbing in for Liberty

    5242130 2nd Half
  28. Substitution 8:09 65-59

    Kaden Metheny subbing out for Liberty

    4703572 2nd Half
  29. MadeFreeThrow 8:09 65-59

    JJ Harper makes free throw 1 of 2

    5119095 2nd Half
  30. PersonalFoul 8:09 65-58

    Foul on Avery Thomas II.

    5313669 2nd Half
  31. LayUpShot 9:58 65-58

    Will Allen makes layup (AJ Bates assists)

    4897501 2nd Half
  32. Substitution 10:04 63-58

    JJ Harper subbing in for Liberty

    5119095 2nd Half
  33. Substitution 10:04 63-58

    Zander Carter subbing in for Liberty

    5254332 2nd Half
  34. Substitution 10:04 63-58

    Josh Smith subbing out for Liberty

    4700859 2nd Half
  35. Substitution 10:04 63-58

    Brett Decker Jr. subbing out for Liberty

    5242130 2nd Half
  36. PersonalFoul 10:04 63-58

    Foul on Josh Smith.

    4700859 2nd Half
  37. JumpShot 10:25 63-58

    Kaden Metheny makes 26-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists)

    4703572 2nd Half
  38. DunkShot 10:45 63-55

    Avery Thomas II makes 3-foot dunk (Kaden Cooper assists)

    5313669 2nd Half
  39. MadeFreeThrow 11:30 61-55

    Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2

    4700859 2nd Half
  40. Substitution 11:30 61-54

    Colin Porter subbing in for Liberty

    5107070 2nd Half
  41. Substitution 11:30 61-54

    JJ Harper subbing out for Liberty

    5119095 2nd Half
  42. PersonalFoul 11:30 61-54

    Foul on Avery Thomas II.

    5313669 2nd Half
  43. LayUpShot 11:54 61-54

    Avery Thomas II makes layup (Jaylen Fenner assists)

    5313669 2nd Half
  44. LayUpShot 12:09 59-54

    Zach Cleveland makes layup (JJ Harper assists)

    5107069 2nd Half
  45. JumpShot 12:41 59-52

    AJ Bates makes 27-foot three point jumper

    5060724 2nd Half
  46. JumpShot 12:57 56-52

    Josh Smith makes 22-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists)

    4700859 2nd Half
  47. PersonalFoul 13:05 56-49

    Foul on Kaden Cooper.

    5070505 2nd Half
  48. JumpShot 13:19 56-49

    AJ Bates makes 23-foot three point jumper (Will Allen assists)

    5060724 2nd Half
  49. MadeFreeThrow 13:46 53-49

    JJ Harper makes free throw 2 of 2

    5119095 2nd Half
  50. MadeFreeThrow 13:46 53-48

    JJ Harper makes free throw 1 of 2

    5119095 2nd Half
  51. PersonalFoul 13:46 53-47

    Foul on Will Allen.

    4897501 2nd Half
  52. LayUpShot 14:03 53-47

    Avery Thomas II makes layup (Kaden Cooper assists)

    5313669 2nd Half
  53. JumpShot 14:23 51-47

    Zach Cleveland makes 7-foot hook shot (Kaden Metheny assists)

    5107069 2nd Half
  54. Substitution 15:26 51-45

    Will Allen subbing in for Louisiana Tech

    4897501 2nd Half
  55. Substitution 15:26 51-45

    Melian Martinez subbing out for Louisiana Tech

    5313672 2nd Half
  56. PersonalFoul 15:26 51-45

    Foul on Brett Decker Jr..

    5242130 2nd Half
  57. LayUpShot 15:49 51-45

    Josh Smith makes driving layup (JJ Harper assists)

    4700859 2nd Half
  58. JumpShot 16:58 51-43

    Kaden Metheny makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brett Decker Jr. assists)

    4703572 2nd Half
  59. Substitution 17:20 51-40

    Josh Smith subbing in for Liberty

    4700859 2nd Half
  60. Substitution 17:20 51-40

    Colin Porter subbing out for Liberty

    5107070 2nd Half
  1. End Game 0:00 76-71

    End of Game

    2nd Half
  2. End Period 0:00 76-71

    End of 2nd half

    2nd Half
  3. Substitution 0:04 76-71

    Isaiah Ihnen subbing in for Liberty

    4592702 2nd Half
  4. Substitution 0:04 76-71

    Zach Cleveland subbing out for Liberty

    5107069 2nd Half
  5. PersonalFoul 0:04 76-71

    Foul on Brett Decker Jr..

    5242130 2nd Half
  6. Steal 0:07 76-71

    Jaylen Fenner Steal.

    5254333 2nd Half
  7. Lost Ball Turnover 0:07 76-71

    Zander Carter bad pass turnover

    5254332 2nd Half
  8. Offensive Rebound 0:07 76-71

    Zander Carter Offensive Rebound.

    5254332 2nd Half
  9. JumpShot 0:11 76-71

    Colin Porter misses 25-foot three point jumper

    5107070 2nd Half
  10. Steal 0:16 76-71

    Zach Cleveland Steal.

    5107069 2nd Half
  11. Lost Ball Turnover 0:16 76-71

    Kaden Cooper bad pass turnover

    5070505 2nd Half
  12. PersonalFoul 0:20 76-71

    Foul on Zander Carter.

    5254332 2nd Half
  13. Substitution 0:25 76-71

    Colin Porter subbing in for Liberty

    5107070 2nd Half
  14. Substitution 0:25 76-71

    Kaden Metheny subbing out for Liberty

    4703572 2nd Half
  15. ShortTimeOut 0:25 76-71

    Liberty Timeout

    2nd Half
  16. JumpShot 0:26 76-71

    Brett Decker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists)

    5242130 2nd Half
  17. Offensive Rebound 0:27 76-68

    Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.

    5107069 2nd Half
  18. JumpShot 0:30 76-68

    Kaden Metheny misses 33-foot three point jumper

    4703572 2nd Half
  19. Substitution 0:35 76-68

    Zander Carter subbing in for Liberty

    5254332 2nd Half
  20. Substitution 0:35 76-68

    Colin Porter subbing out for Liberty

    5107070 2nd Half
  21. Offensive Rebound 0:35 76-68

    Liberty Offensive Rebound.

    2nd Half
  22. JumpShot 0:36 76-68

    Brett Decker Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper

    5242130 2nd Half
  23. Defensive Rebound 0:39 76-68

    JJ Harper Defensive Rebound.

    5119095 2nd Half
  24. LayUpShot 0:42 76-68

    Will Allen misses layup

    4897501 2nd Half
  25. Defensive Rebound 1:08 76-68

    Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.

    5070505 2nd Half
  26. JumpShot 1:14 76-68

    Brett Decker Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper

    5242130 2nd Half
  27. JumpShot 1:26 76-68

    Jaylen Fenner makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot

    5254333 2nd Half
  28. Defensive Rebound 1:51 74-68

    AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.

    5060724 2nd Half
  29. JumpShot 1:55 74-68

    Kaden Metheny misses 24-foot three point jumper

    4703572 2nd Half
  30. Offensive Rebound 1:57 74-68

    Kaden Metheny Offensive Rebound.

    4703572 2nd Half
  31. JumpShot 2:01 74-68

    Colin Porter misses 24-foot three point jumper

    5107070 2nd Half
  32. Offensive Rebound 2:03 74-68

    JJ Harper Offensive Rebound.

    5119095 2nd Half
  33. JumpShot 2:06 74-68

    Brett Decker Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper

    5242130 2nd Half
  34. MadeFreeThrow 2:13 74-68

    Jaylen Fenner makes free throw 1 of 1

    5254333 2nd Half
  35. PersonalFoul 2:13 73-68

    Foul on Colin Porter.

    5107070 2nd Half
  36. JumpShot 2:13 73-68

    Jaylen Fenner makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot

    5254333 2nd Half
  37. Offensive Rebound 2:30 71-68

    Jaylen Fenner Offensive Rebound.

    5254333 2nd Half
  38. JumpShot 2:33 71-68

    AJ Bates misses 24-foot three point jumper

    5060724 2nd Half
  39. JumpShot 2:57 71-68

    Colin Porter makes 22-foot three point jumper (JJ Harper assists)

    5107070 2nd Half
  40. Lost Ball Turnover 3:17 71-65

    Will Allen bad pass turnover

    4897501 2nd Half

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