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Sam Houston Bearkats vs Liberty Flames

College Basketball
Sam Houston
21-10
72-79
Final
Liberty
25-6
Liberty Arena (VA)

Lead tracker

SHSU leadsBiggest lead SHSU 2, LIB 17
H1H2
LIB leads
Team1H2HT
SHSU314172
LIB413879

Who won: Liberty 79-72

The Liberty Flames beat the Sam Houston Bearkats 79-72 on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Liberty Arena (VA). The Liberty outscored the Sam Houston 41-31 in the 1st half. Zach Cleveland led the Liberty in points (19). Veljko Ilic led the Sam Houston in points (21).

Player of the game

Zach Cleveland

LIB · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST

8.4

Win probability

91%LIB final
SHSULIB

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:00Colin Porter

    Defensive rebound

    Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.

  4. H2 0:00JJ Harper

    Block

    JJ Harper Block.

    J. Harper · 2 PTS

  5. H2 0:00

    Misses driving layup

    Jacob Walker misses driving layup

    J. Walker · 13 PTS

  6. H2 0:05Colin Porter
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Colin Porter makes free throw 2 of 2

    C. Porter · 15 PTS

    SHSU 72 - 79 LIB
  7. H2 0:05Colin Porter
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Colin Porter makes free throw 1 of 2

    C. Porter · 15 PTS

    SHSU 72 - 78 LIB
  8. H2 0:05Kashie Natt

    Foul on Kashie Natt

    Foul on Kashie Natt.

    K. Natt · 11 PTS

  9. H2 0:09SHS

    Shorttimeout

    Sam Houston Timeout

  10. H2 0:09Damon Nicholas Jr.
    +2

    Layup

    Damon Nicholas Jr. makes layup

    D. Nicholas Jr. · 10 PTS

    SHSU 72 - 77 LIB
  11. H2 0:10

    Offensive Rebound

    Jacob Walker Offensive Rebound.

    J. Walker · 13 PTS

  12. H2 0:14Jacobe Coleman

    Misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Jacobe Coleman misses 24-foot three point jumper

    J. Coleman · 8 PTS

  13. H2 0:22Brett Decker Jr.
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Brett Decker Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2

    B. Decker Jr. · 16 PTS

    SHSU 70 - 77 LIB
  14. H2 0:22Brett Decker Jr.
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Brett Decker Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2

    B. Decker Jr. · 16 PTS

    SHSU 70 - 76 LIB
  15. H2 0:22Damon Nicholas Jr.

    Foul on Damon Nicholas Jr

    Foul on Damon Nicholas Jr..

    D. Nicholas Jr. · 10 PTS

  16. H2 0:31Zach Cleveland

    Defensive rebound

    Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.

  17. H2 0:31

    Misses free throw 2 of 2

    Jacob Walker misses free throw 2 of 2

    J. Walker · 13 PTS

  18. H2 0:32
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Jacob Walker makes free throw 1 of 2

    J. Walker · 13 PTS

    SHSU 70 - 75 LIB
  19. H2 0:32Josh Smith

    Foul on Josh Smith

    Foul on Josh Smith.

    J. Smith · 5 PTS

  20. THREEH2 0:37
    Colin Porter

    Three! Jumper, 24 ft

    C. Porter · 15 PTS · ast Z. Cleveland

    Colin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists)

    SHSU 69 - 75 LIB
  21. H2 1:03Brett Decker Jr.

    Defensive rebound

    Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound.

  22. H2 1:06Veljko Ilic

    Misses free throw 1 of 1

    Veljko Ilic misses free throw 1 of 1

    V. Ilic · 21 PTS

  23. H2 1:07Josh Smith

    Foul on Josh Smith

    Foul on Josh Smith.

    J. Smith · 5 PTS

  24. H2 1:19Colin Porter
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Colin Porter makes free throw 2 of 2

    C. Porter · 15 PTS

    SHSU 69 - 72 LIB
  25. H2 1:19Colin Porter
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Colin Porter makes free throw 1 of 2

    C. Porter · 15 PTS

    SHSU 69 - 71 LIB

Leaders

SHSULIB
Points
Veljko Ilic
21
Zach Cleveland
19
Assists
Jacob Walker
3
Zach Cleveland
9
Rebounds
Kashie Natt
16
Zach Cleveland
9

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