NCAAB

Sam Houston Bearkats at Liberty Flames

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Sam Houston Bearkats
21-10, 6-9 Away
Final
72 - 79
Liberty Flames
25-6, 14-2 Home

Liberty takes down Sam Houston 79-72

Sam Houston State Bearkats vs. Liberty Flames: Game Highlights

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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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

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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:

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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