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

MTSU leads

Team	1H	2H	T
LIB	43	38	81
MTSU	29	36	65

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

End of Game
End of 2nd half
THREEH2 0:13
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
H2 0:26
Defensive rebound
Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:28
Misses 26-foot three point jumper
Colin Porter misses 26-foot three point jumper
C. Porter · 8 PTS
H2 0:55
Defensive rebound
Josh Smith Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:58
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marcus Whitlock Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
M. Whitlock Jr. · 6 PTS
H2 1:22
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
JJ Harper makes free throw 2 of 2
J. Harper · 13 PTS
LIB 81 - 62 MTSU
H2 1:22
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
JJ Harper makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Harper · 13 PTS
LIB 80 - 62 MTSU
H2 1:22
Foul on Chris Loofe
Foul on Chris Loofe.
C. Loofe · 2 PTS
H2 1:35
Defensive rebound
Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:36
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Torey Alston misses free throw 2 of 2
T. Alston · 20 PTS
H2 1:36
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Torey Alston makes free throw 1 of 2
T. Alston · 20 PTS
LIB 79 - 62 MTSU
H2 1:36
Foul on JJ Harper
Foul on JJ Harper.
J. Harper · 13 PTS
H2 1:46MTS
Shorttimeout
Middle Tennessee Timeout
H2 1:47
Defensive rebound
Marcus Whitlock Jr. Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:53
Misses 26-foot three point jumper
Colin Porter misses 26-foot three point jumper
C. Porter · 8 PTS
H2 2:19
Defensive rebound
Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:21
Misses 15-foot jumper
Jahvin Carter misses 15-foot jumper
J. Carter · 10 PTS
H2 2:36
+2
Driving layup
Kaden Metheny makes driving layup (Zach Cleveland assists)
K. Metheny · 29 PTS · ast Z. Cleveland
LIB 79 - 61 MTSU
H2 2:56
Defensive rebound
Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:58
Misses 18-foot jumper
Sean Smith misses 18-foot jumper
S. Smith · 19 PTS
H2 3:08
+2
Jumper, 5 ft
Colin Porter makes 5-foot jumper
C. Porter · 8 PTS
LIB 77 - 61 MTSU
H2 3:46
+2
Pullup jump shot, 6 ft
Torey Alston makes 6-foot pullup jump shot
T. Alston · 20 PTS
LIB 75 - 61 MTSU
H2 3:50
Offensive Rebound
Torey Alston Offensive Rebound.
T. Alston · 20 PTS