Florida Atlantic Owls at Liberty Flames
· Field of 68 Tip-Off
Metheny scores 28, Liberty downs Florida Atlantic 88-68
Metheny shot 11 for 16, including 5 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Flames (3-0). Brett Decker Jr. scored 19 points, shooting 7 for 14, including 5 for 7 from beyond the arc. JJ Harper had 13 points and went 5 of 6 from the field.
Devin Vanterpool finished with 24 points and two steals for the Owls (2-1). Kanaan Carlyle and Amar Amkou added eight points apiece for Florida Atlantic.
Liberty took the lead with 18:53 left in the first half and did not trail again. Metheny led his team in scoring with 21 points in the first half to help put them up 48-30 at the break. Liberty extended its lead to 83-57 during the second half, fueled by a 10-2 scoring run. Decker scored a team-high 14 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Josiah Parker made Free Throw. | 68 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Josiah Parker made Free Throw. | 67 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Foul on Brady Kester. | 66 - 88 |
Statistics
 FAU |
 LIB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-55 | FG | 32-58 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 3-15 | 3PT | 13-28 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 21-24 | FT | 11-13 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 7 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 26 |
Game Information
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Attendance: 3,722 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 23-8 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 26-6 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 21-10 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-16 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 25-7 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 20-13 |
| 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 |