Sam Houston Bearkats at Liberty Flames
· NCAA Men's BasketballLiberty takes down Sam Houston 79-72
Cleveland also contributed nine rebounds and nine assists for the Flames (25-6, 17-3 Conference USA). Brett Decker Jr. added 16 points and five rebounds. Colin Porter shot 4 of 12 from the field to finish with 15 points.
Veljko Ilic finished with 21 points and two steals for the Bearkats (21-10, 13-7). Jacob Walker added 13 points for Sam Houston. Kashie Natt had 16 rebounds and 11 points.
Liberty led Sam Houston at the half, 41-31, with Cleveland (12 points) its high scorer before the break. Cleveland's layup with 1:39 left in the second half gave Liberty the lead for good at 70-68.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 72 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Colin Porter Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | JJ Harper Block. | 72 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jacob Walker misses driving layup | 72 - 79 |
Statistics
SHSU |
LIB |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-62 | FG | 28-55 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 8-16 | 3PT | 14-36 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 8-15 | FT | 9-11 |
| 53 | Free Throw % | 82 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 20 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 17 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 3 | Percent Led | 83 |
Game Information
Venue: Liberty Arena (VA)
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 3,523 | Capacity:
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 3,523 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 25-6 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 21-10 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-14 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 18-13 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-15 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |


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