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Liberty Flames vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

College Basketball
Liberty
18-3
81-65
Final
MTSU
11-9
Murphy Center

Lead tracker

LIB leadsBiggest lead LIB 20, MTSU 2
H1H2
MTSU leads
Team1H2HT
LIB433881
MTSU293665

Who won: Liberty 81-65

The Liberty Flames beat the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 81-65 on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Murphy Center. The Liberty outscored the MTSU 43-29 in the 1st half. Kaden Metheny led the Liberty in points (29). Torey Alston led the MTSU in points (20).

Player of the game

Kaden Metheny

LIB · 29 PTS, 5 REB

9.3

Win probability

100%LIB final
LIBMTSU

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. THREEH2 0:13
    Sean Smith

    Three! Jumper, 25 ft

    S. Smith · 19 PTS · ast J. Carter

    Sean Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jahvin Carter assists)

    LIB 81 - 65 MTSU
  4. H2 0:26Torey Alston

    Defensive rebound

    Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.

  5. H2 0:28Colin Porter

    Misses 26-foot three point jumper

    Colin Porter misses 26-foot three point jumper

    C. Porter · 8 PTS

  6. H2 0:55Josh Smith

    Defensive rebound

    Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.

  7. H2 0:58

    Misses 25-foot three point jumper

    Marcus Whitlock Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper

    M. Whitlock Jr. · 6 PTS

  8. H2 1:22JJ Harper
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    JJ Harper makes free throw 2 of 2

    J. Harper · 13 PTS

    LIB 81 - 62 MTSU
  9. H2 1:22JJ Harper
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    JJ Harper makes free throw 1 of 2

    J. Harper · 13 PTS

    LIB 80 - 62 MTSU
  10. H2 1:22Chris Loofe

    Foul on Chris Loofe

    Foul on Chris Loofe.

    C. Loofe · 2 PTS

  11. H2 1:35Brett Decker Jr.

    Defensive rebound

    Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.

  12. H2 1:36Torey Alston

    Misses free throw 2 of 2

    Torey Alston misses free throw 2 of 2

    T. Alston · 20 PTS

  13. H2 1:36Torey Alston
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Torey Alston makes free throw 1 of 2

    T. Alston · 20 PTS

    LIB 79 - 62 MTSU
  14. H2 1:36JJ Harper

    Foul on JJ Harper

    Foul on JJ Harper.

    J. Harper · 13 PTS

  15. H2 1:46MTS

    Shorttimeout

    Middle Tennessee Timeout

  16. H2 1:47

    Defensive rebound

    Marcus Whitlock Jr. Defensive Rebound.

  17. H2 1:53Colin Porter

    Misses 26-foot three point jumper

    Colin Porter misses 26-foot three point jumper

    C. Porter · 8 PTS

  18. H2 2:19Kaden Metheny

    Defensive rebound

    Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.

  19. H2 2:21Jahvin Carter

    Misses 15-foot jumper

    Jahvin Carter misses 15-foot jumper

    J. Carter · 10 PTS

  20. H2 2:36Kaden Metheny
    +2

    Driving layup

    Kaden Metheny makes driving layup (Zach Cleveland assists)

    K. Metheny · 29 PTS · ast Z. Cleveland

    LIB 79 - 61 MTSU
  21. H2 2:56Kaden Metheny

    Defensive rebound

    Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.

  22. H2 2:58Sean Smith

    Misses 18-foot jumper

    Sean Smith misses 18-foot jumper

    S. Smith · 19 PTS

  23. H2 3:08Colin Porter
    +2

    Jumper, 5 ft

    Colin Porter makes 5-foot jumper

    C. Porter · 8 PTS

    LIB 77 - 61 MTSU
  24. H2 3:46Torey Alston
    +2

    Pullup jump shot, 6 ft

    Torey Alston makes 6-foot pullup jump shot

    T. Alston · 20 PTS

    LIB 75 - 61 MTSU
  25. H2 3:50Torey Alston

    Offensive Rebound

    Torey Alston Offensive Rebound.

    T. Alston · 20 PTS

Leaders

LIBMTSU
Points
Kaden Metheny
29
Torey Alston
20
Assists
Zach Cleveland
9
Sean Smith
3
Rebounds
Zach Cleveland
6
Torey Alston
12

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