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Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs Liberty Flames

College Basketball
Louisiana Tech
17-13
76-71
Final
Liberty
24-6
Liberty Arena (VA)

Lead tracker

LT leadsBiggest lead LT 11, LIB 0
H1H2
LIB leads
Team1H2HT
LT453176
LIB403171

Who won: Louisiana Tech 76-71

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs beat the Liberty Flames 76-71 on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at Liberty Arena (VA). AJ Bates led the Louisiana Tech in points (34). Brett Decker Jr. led the Liberty in points (30).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.5AJ BatesG
  2. 28.5Brett Decker Jr.G
  3. 37.3Jaylen FennerG
  4. 47.2Avery Thomas IIF
  5. 56.9Kaden MethenyG
  6. 66.7Josh SmithF
  7. 76.5Zach ClevelandF
  8. 86.3DJ DudleyG
  9. 96.1JJ HarperG
  10. 105.7Melian MartinezC
  11. 115.4Kaden CooperF
  12. 125.4Colin PorterG

Team stats

LTLIB
32-61FG23-55
52Field Goal %42
7-233PT16-39
30Three Point %41
5-5FT9-13
100Free Throw %69
36Rebounds26
11Offensive Rebounds9
25Defensive Rebounds17
14Assists20
7Steals2
2Blocks1
8Turnovers7
2Team Turnovers0
8Total Turnovers7
0Technical Fouls0
0Total Technical Fouls0
0Flagrant Fouls0
8Points Off Turnovers12
6Fast Break Points0
32Points in Paint14
11Fouls10
11Largest Lead0
0Lead Changes0
93Percent Led0

Player of the game

AJ Bates

LT · 34 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL

9.5

Win probability

100%LT final
LTLIB

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:04Brett Decker Jr.

    Foul on Brett Decker Jr

    Foul on Brett Decker Jr..

    B. Decker Jr. · 30 PTS

  4. H2 0:07Jaylen Fenner

    Steal

    Jaylen Fenner Steal.

    J. Fenner · 11 PTS

  5. H2 0:07Zander Carter
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Zander Carter bad pass turnover

    Z. Carter

  6. H2 0:07Zander Carter

    Offensive Rebound

    Zander Carter Offensive Rebound.

    Z. Carter

  7. H2 0:11Colin Porter

    Misses 25-foot three point jumper

    Colin Porter misses 25-foot three point jumper

    C. Porter · 5 PTS

  8. H2 0:16Zach Cleveland

    Steal

    Zach Cleveland Steal.

    Z. Cleveland · 7 PTS

  9. H2 0:16Kaden Cooper
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Kaden Cooper bad pass turnover

    K. Cooper · 4 PTS

  10. H2 0:20Zander Carter

    Foul on Zander Carter

    Foul on Zander Carter.

    Z. Carter

  11. H2 0:25LIB

    Shorttimeout

    Liberty Timeout

  12. THREEH2 0:26
    Brett Decker Jr.

    Three! Jumper, 24 ft

    B. Decker Jr. · 30 PTS · ast Z. Cleveland

    Brett Decker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists)

    LT 76 - 71 LIB
  13. H2 0:27Zach Cleveland

    Offensive Rebound

    Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.

    Z. Cleveland · 7 PTS

  14. H2 0:30Kaden Metheny

    Misses 33-foot three point jumper

    Kaden Metheny misses 33-foot three point jumper

    K. Metheny · 15 PTS

  15. H2 0:35LIB

    Offensive rebound

    Liberty Offensive Rebound.

  16. H2 0:36Brett Decker Jr.

    Misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Brett Decker Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper

    B. Decker Jr. · 30 PTS

  17. H2 0:39JJ Harper

    Defensive rebound

    JJ Harper Defensive Rebound.

  18. H2 0:42Will Allen

    Misses layup

    Will Allen misses layup

    W. Allen · 2 PTS

  19. H2 1:08Kaden Cooper

    Defensive rebound

    Kaden Cooper Defensive Rebound.

  20. H2 1:14Brett Decker Jr.

    Misses 29-foot three point jumper

    Brett Decker Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper

    B. Decker Jr. · 30 PTS

  21. H2 1:26Jaylen Fenner
    +2

    Turnaround jump shot, 12 ft

    Jaylen Fenner makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot

    J. Fenner · 11 PTS

    LT 76 - 68 LIB
  22. H2 1:51AJ Bates

    Defensive rebound

    AJ Bates Defensive Rebound.

  23. H2 1:55Kaden Metheny

    Misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Kaden Metheny misses 24-foot three point jumper

    K. Metheny · 15 PTS

  24. H2 1:57Kaden Metheny

    Offensive Rebound

    Kaden Metheny Offensive Rebound.

    K. Metheny · 15 PTS

  25. H2 2:01Colin Porter

    Misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Colin Porter misses 24-foot three point jumper

    C. Porter · 5 PTS

Leaders

LTLIB
Points
AJ Bates
34
Brett Decker Jr.
30
Assists
AJ Bates
4
Zach Cleveland
8
Rebounds
Jaylen Fenner
8
Kaden Metheny
6

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