Liberty vs Sam Houston (01/10/26 at Huntsville, Texas)
Liberty vs Sam Houston (01/10/26 at Huntsville, Texas)

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Liberty vs Sam Houston
01/10/26 2:30 pm at Huntsville, Texas

Liberty 82

Total 3-point Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
25  Zach Cleveland  11-16  0-0  1-2  0-7  23  10  38 
00  Colin Porter  2-4  1-3  2-2  0-2  37 
03  Kaden Metheny  1-7  0-4  0-0  0-5  36 
04  Brett Decker Jr.  5-9  1-4  5-7  0-1  16  36 
09  JJ Harper  7-10  3-5  3-4  1-0  20  27 
01  Zander Carter  1-1  1-1  3-4  0-0  11 
11  Zander Yates  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
12  Josh Smith  2-3  0-1  4-4  0-3  10 
15  Drew Grimes  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0+ 
21  Ryan Jones Jr.  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
TM  TEAM  1-2 
  Totals..............  29-51  6-18  18-23  2-21  23  14  82  22  12  200 
56.9%  33.3%  78.3% 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  12-29  4-13  6-6 
41.4%  30.8%  100 % 
2nd Half:  17-22  2-5  12-17 
77.3%  40.0%  70.6% 

Sam Houston 74

Total 3-point Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
08  Veljko Ilic  3-8  0-0  2-4  3-5  21 
04  Kashie Natt  7-14  2-4  4-4  4-4  20  30 
05  Justin Begg  5-11  1-5  2-2  0-1  13  33 
25  Damon Nicholas Jr.  1-7  1-1  0-0  2-6  21 
35  Po'Boigh King  6-12  2-7  0-0  1-3  14  39 
02  Jacobe Coleman  3-5  1-3  0-0  0-1  15 
10  Jaxson Ford  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
13  Isaiah Manning  0-2  0-2  0-0  0-2  15 
55  Jacob Walker  2-3  2-2  3-4  1-0  22 
TM  TEAM  3-1 
  Totals..............  27-62  9-24  11-14  14-23  37  18  74  10  16  200 
43.5%  37.5%  78.6% 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  13-34  6-13  1-2 
38.2%  46.2%  50.0% 
2nd Half:  14-28  3-11  10-12 
50.0%  27.3%  83.3% 

Score by Periods  1st   2nd   Total   
Liberty   34  48  82  Record: (13-3,5-0 CUSA) 
Sam Houston   33  41  74  Record: (9-7,1-4 CUSA) 

Officials: Michael Husted,Jabir Walker,Blake Harris
Technical fouls: Liberty-None. Sam Houston-None.
Attendance: 1170

2025-26 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Liberty vs Sam Houston. Played at Johnson


Liberty vs Sam Houston
01/10/26 2:30 pm at Huntsville, Texas

Liberty vs Sam Houston
1st PERIOD Play-by-Play

 HOME TEAM: Sam Houston  Time   Score   Margin   VISITORS: Liberty
GOOD! JUMPER by Po'Boigh King  19:33  2-0 H 2
 19:02  2-2 T 1 GOOD! LAYUP by Zach Cleveland [PNT]
 19:02  ASSIST by JJ Harper
MISSED LAYUP by Damon Nicholas Jr.  18:55 
 18:49  REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)
 18:40  TURNOVR by Colin Porter
MISSED LAYUP by Veljko Ilic  18:22 
REBOUND (OFF) by Veljko Ilic  18:18 
MISSED LAYUP by Veljko Ilic  18:17  BLOCK by Zach Cleveland
 18:10  REBOUND (DEF) by Kaden Metheny
 18:09  2-5 V 3 GOOD! 3 PTR by JJ Harper
 18:09  ASSIST by Brett Decker Jr.
TURNOVR by Justin Begg  17:52  STEAL by Zach Cleveland
 17:47  2-7 V 5 GOOD! LAYUP by Zach Cleveland [FB/PNT]
GOOD! 3 PTR by Damon Nicholas Jr.  17:34  5-7 V 2
ASSIST by Justin Begg  17:34 
 17:09  5-9 V 4 GOOD! DUNK by Zach Cleveland [PNT]
 17:09  ASSIST by JJ Harper
GOOD! 3 PTR by Justin Begg  16:50  8-9 V 1
ASSIST by Veljko Ilic  16:50 
FOUL by Justin Begg (P1T1)  16:35 
SUB IN : Isaiah Manning  16:35 
SUB OUT: Veljko Ilic  16:35 
STEAL by Po'Boigh King  16:23  TURNOVR by Zach Cleveland
MISSED LAYUP by Damon Nicholas Jr.  16:18 
REBOUND (OFF) by Kashie Natt  16:14 
MISSED LAYUP by Kashie Natt  16:13 
REBOUND (OFF) by Damon Nicholas Jr.  16:09 
MISSED LAYUP by Damon Nicholas Jr.  16:08 
 16:05  REBOUND (DEF) by Colin Porter
 15:45  MISSED JUMPER by Zach Cleveland
REBOUND (DEF) by Kashie Natt  15:41 
MISSED 3 PTR by Justin Begg  15:37 
 15:33  REBOUND (DEF) by Kaden Metheny
 15:16  TURNOVR by Kaden Metheny
SUB IN : Jacob Walker  15:16 
SUB OUT: Justin Begg  15:16 
GOOD! JUMPER by Po'Boigh King  15:04  10-9 H 1
ASSIST by Kashie Natt  15:04 
 14:17  10-11 V 1 GOOD! LAYUP by Zach Cleveland [PNT]
 14:17  ASSIST by JJ Harper
GOOD! 3 PTR by Kashie Natt  14:11  13-11 H 2
ASSIST by Po'Boigh King  14:11 
 13:56  MISSED 3 PTR by Colin Porter
REBOUND (DEF) by Damon Nicholas Jr.  13:50 
FOUL by Isaiah Manning (P1T2)  13:45 
SUB IN : Jacobe Coleman  13:45  SUB IN : Josh Smith
SUB OUT: Kashie Natt  13:45  SUB OUT: JJ Harper
 13:25  MISSED JUMPER by Zach Cleveland
REBOUND (DEF) by Damon Nicholas Jr.  13:21 
MISSED LAYUP by Jacob Walker  13:16 
 13:13  REBOUND (DEF) by Kaden Metheny
 13:06  MISSED 3 PTR by Brett Decker Jr.
 13:06  REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)
SUB IN : Justin Begg  13:06 
SUB IN : Kashie Natt  13:06 
SUB OUT: Po'Boigh King  13:06 
SUB OUT: Damon Nicholas Jr.  13:06 
FOUL by Isaiah Manning (P2T3)  12:57  13-12 H 1 GOOD! FT SHOT by Josh Smith
 12:57  13-13 T 2 GOOD! FT SHOT by Josh Smith
SUB IN : Veljko Ilic  12:57 
SUB OUT: Isaiah Manning  12:57 
MISSED LAYUP by Veljko Ilic  12:34 
 12:32  REBOUND (DEF) by Josh Smith
 12:32  SUB IN : JJ Harper
 12:32  SUB OUT: Brett Decker Jr.
 12:17  MISSED LAYUP by Kaden Metheny
REBOUND (DEF) by Veljko Ilic  12:14 
MISSED 3 PTR by Kashie Natt  12:08 
 12:04  REBOUND (DEF) by Josh Smith
 11:52  MISSED 3 PTR by Kaden Metheny
REBOUND (DEF) by Veljko Ilic  11:48 
 11:43  FOUL by Josh Smith (P1T1)
SUB IN : Po'Boigh King  11:43  SUB IN : Brett Decker Jr.
SUB OUT: Jacobe Coleman  11:43  SUB OUT: Zach Cleveland
MISSED LAYUP by Kashie Natt  11:33  BLOCK by Josh Smith
REBOUND (OFF) by Veljko Ilic  11:23 
GOOD! TIP-IN by Veljko Ilic [PNT]  11:23  15-13 H 2
 11:05  15-16 V 1 GOOD! 3 PTR by JJ Harper
 11:05  ASSIST by Colin Porter
 10:50  FOUL by Josh Smith (P2T2)
SUB IN : Damon Nicholas Jr.  10:50  SUB IN : Zach Cleveland
SUB OUT: Kashie Natt  10:50  SUB OUT: Josh Smith
TURNOVR by Veljko Ilic  10:38  STEAL by JJ Harper
 10:17  MISSED 3 PTR by JJ Harper
REBOUND (DEF) by Damon Nicholas Jr.  10:13 
MISSED FT SHOT by Veljko Ilic  10:06  FOUL by Zach Cleveland (P1T3)
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)  10:06 
GOOD! FT SHOT by Veljko Ilic  10:06  16-16 T 3
FOUL by Damon Nicholas Jr. (P1T4)  09:47  16-17 V 1 GOOD! FT SHOT by JJ Harper
 09:47  16-18 V 2 GOOD! FT SHOT by JJ Harper
 09:47  SUB IN : Zander Carter
 09:47  SUB OUT: Kaden Metheny
GOOD! 3 PTR by Po'Boigh King  09:31  19-18 H 1
ASSIST by Justin Begg  09:31 
 09:12  19-20 V 1 GOOD! LAYUP by Zach Cleveland [PNT]
 09:12  ASSIST by Zander Carter
TURNOVR by Veljko Ilic  08:51  STEAL by Zander Carter
 08:33  MISSED 3 PTR by Brett Decker Jr.
REBOUND (DEF) by Damon Nicholas Jr.  08:28 
TURNOVR by Jacob Walker  08:26 
SUB IN : Isaiah Manning  08:26 
SUB OUT: Veljko Ilic  08:26 
FOUL by Po'Boigh King (P1T5)  08:10  19-21 V 2 GOOD! FT SHOT by Zander Carter
 08:10  19-22 V 3 GOOD! FT SHOT by Zander Carter
SUB IN : Kashie Natt  08:10 
SUB OUT: Damon Nicholas Jr.  08:10 
GOOD! 3 PTR by Kashie Natt  07:57  22-22 T 4
ASSIST by Justin Begg  07:57 
 07:43  22-25 V 3 GOOD! 3 PTR by Colin Porter
 07:43  ASSIST by Zach Cleveland
GOOD! JUMPER by Justin Begg [PNT]  07:27  24-25 V 1
 06:57  24-28 V 4 GOOD! 3 PTR by Zander Carter
 06:57  ASSIST by Zach Cleveland
 06:34  FOUL by Zander Carter (P1T4)
 06:34  SUB IN : Kaden Metheny
 06:34  SUB OUT: Brett Decker Jr.
TURNOVR by Justin Begg  06:32 
 06:26  24-30 V 6 GOOD! LAYUP by JJ Harper [FB/PNT]
 06:26  ASSIST by Zach Cleveland
TURNOVR by Justin Begg  06:08  STEAL by Colin Porter
 05:44  MISSED 3 PTR by JJ Harper
REBOUND (DEF) by Justin Begg  05:40 
MISSED 3 PTR by Justin Begg  05:31 
 05:27  REBOUND (DEF) by Zach Cleveland
 05:16  MISSED LAYUP by Zach Cleveland
REBOUND (DEF) by Po'Boigh King  05:13 
MISSED LAYUP by Kashie Natt  05:13  BLOCK by JJ Harper
REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)  05:13 
SUB IN : Damon Nicholas Jr.  05:13  SUB IN : Zander Yates
SUB OUT: Justin Begg  05:13  SUB IN : Brett Decker Jr.
 05:13  SUB OUT: JJ Harper
 05:13  SUB OUT: Zander Carter
MISSED 3 PTR by Po'Boigh King  05:01 
 04:58  REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)
 04:46  MISSED 3 PTR by Kaden Metheny
REBOUND (DEF) by Po'Boigh King  04:42 
GOOD! JUMPER by Po'Boigh King [PNT]  04:35  26-30 V 4
 04:18  MISSED LAYUP by Zach Cleveland
REBOUND (DEF) by Damon Nicholas Jr.  04:13 
FOUL by Jacob Walker (P1T6)  04:12 
TURNOVR by Jacob Walker  04:12 
SUB IN : Justin Begg  04:12 
SUB IN : Veljko Ilic  04:12 
SUB OUT: Jacob Walker  04:12 
SUB OUT: Isaiah Manning  04:12 
 04:02  26-32 V 6 GOOD! LAYUP by Brett Decker Jr. [PNT]
 04:02  ASSIST by Zach Cleveland
MISSED LAYUP by Damon Nicholas Jr.  03:40 
REBOUND (OFF) by Veljko Ilic  03:36 
GOOD! TIP-IN by Veljko Ilic [PNT]  03:36  28-32 V 4
 03:22  MISSED LAYUP by Zach Cleveland
REBOUND (DEF) by Veljko Ilic  03:19 
MISSED LAYUP by Kashie Natt  03:06  BLOCK by Brett Decker Jr.
REBOUND (OFF) by Po'Boigh King  03:00 
GOOD! 3 PTR by Po'Boigh King  02:59  31-32 V 1
 02:37  TIMEOUT MEDIA
 02:37  SUB IN : JJ Harper
 02:37  SUB IN : Zander Carter
 02:37  SUB OUT: Zach Cleveland
 02:37  SUB OUT: Colin Porter
BLOCK by Kashie Natt  02:18  MISSED LAYUP by Kaden Metheny
REBOUND (DEF) by Veljko Ilic  02:13 
MISSED JUMPER by Damon Nicholas Jr.  02:09 
REBOUND (OFF) by Kashie Natt  02:04 
MISSED 3 PTR by Po'Boigh King  02:03 
REBOUND (OFF) by Damon Nicholas Jr.  01:59 
TURNOVR by Damon Nicholas Jr.  01:57 
 01:57  SUB IN : Colin Porter
 01:57  SUB IN : Zach Cleveland
 01:57  SUB OUT: JJ Harper
 01:57  SUB OUT: Zander Yates
 01:50  MISSED 3 PTR by Colin Porter
 01:49  SUB IN : JJ Harper
 01:49  SUB OUT: Kaden Metheny
REBOUND (DEF) by (TEAM)  01:47 
MISSED 3 PTR by Justin Begg  01:30 
REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)  01:27 
 01:27  SUB IN : Kaden Metheny
 01:27  SUB OUT: Zander Carter
 01:19  FOUL by JJ Harper (P1T5)
MISSED 3 PTR by Po'Boigh King  01:08 
 01:05  REBOUND (DEF) by Zach Cleveland
 01:02  MISSED LAYUP by Brett Decker Jr.
 00:55  REBOUND (OFF) by JJ Harper
 00:55  31-34 V 3 GOOD! TIP-IN by JJ Harper [PNT]
 00:45  SUB IN : Zander Carter
 00:45  SUB OUT: Brett Decker Jr.
MISSED LAYUP by Veljko Ilic  00:31  BLOCK by Zach Cleveland
 00:28  REBOUND (DEF) by Zach Cleveland
STEAL by Kashie Natt  00:28  TURNOVR by Zach Cleveland
TIMEOUT 30sec  00:28 
 00:28  TIMEOUT 30sec
SUB IN : Isaiah Manning  00:28  SUB IN : Brett Decker Jr.
SUB IN : Jacob Walker  00:28  SUB IN : Ryan Jones Jr.
SUB OUT: Damon Nicholas Jr.  00:28  SUB OUT: Zander Carter
SUB OUT: Veljko Ilic  00:28 
GOOD! LAYUP by Kashie Natt [PNT]  00:24  33-34 V 1
 00:05  MISSED 3 PTR by Brett Decker Jr.
REBOUND (DEF) by Isaiah Manning  00:01 

Liberty 34, Sam Houston 33

In Off 2nd Fast
1st period-only Paint T/O Chance Break Bench
Liberty 16 8 4 4 7
Sam Houston 10 4 7 0 0

Score tied - 4 times.
Lead changed - 7 times.


Liberty vs Sam Houston
2nd PERIOD Play-by-Play

 HOME TEAM: Sam Houston  Time   Score   Margin   VISITORS: Liberty
 19:43  33-36 V 3 GOOD! LAYUP by Brett Decker Jr. [PNT]
 19:43  ASSIST by JJ Harper
MISSED JUMPER by Po'Boigh King  19:21 
 19:17  REBOUND (DEF) by Colin Porter
 19:09  33-38 V 5 GOOD! LAYUP by Zach Cleveland [PNT]
 19:09  ASSIST by Colin Porter
 18:57  FOUL by JJ Harper (P2T1)
SUB IN : Jacob Walker  18:57 
SUB OUT: Damon Nicholas Jr.  18:57 
GOOD! JUMPER by Po'Boigh King  18:49  35-38 V 3
STEAL by Po'Boigh King  18:24  TURNOVR by Zach Cleveland
MISSED FT SHOT by Jacob Walker  18:18  FOUL by JJ Harper (P3T2)
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)  18:18 
GOOD! FT SHOT by Jacob Walker  18:18  36-38 V 2
 18:18  SUB IN : Josh Smith
 18:18  SUB OUT: JJ Harper
 17:55  36-40 V 4 GOOD! JUMPER by Zach Cleveland
GOOD! JUMPER by Veljko Ilic [PNT]  17:32  38-40 V 2
 17:12  38-43 V 5 GOOD! 3 PTR by Brett Decker Jr.
 17:12  ASSIST by Colin Porter
MISSED JUMPER by Veljko Ilic  16:49 
 16:44  REBOUND (DEF) by Kaden Metheny
 16:23  MISSED 3 PTR by Josh Smith
REBOUND (DEF) by Po'Boigh King  16:19 
MISSED LAYUP by Kashie Natt  16:07 
REBOUND (OFF) by (TEAM)  16:07 
 16:07  BLOCK by Brett Decker Jr.
SUB IN : Damon Nicholas Jr.  16:04  SUB IN : Ryan Jones Jr.
SUB IN : Isaiah Manning  16:04  SUB OUT: Josh Smith
SUB OUT: Kashie Natt  16:04 
SUB OUT: Veljko Ilic  16:04 
TURNOVR by Jacob Walker  15:58 
 15:50  38-45 V 7 GOOD! LAYUP by Zach Cleveland [PNT]
 15:50  ASSIST by Kaden Metheny
MISSED 3 PTR by Po'Boigh King  15:41 
 15:36  REBOUND (DEF) by Brett Decker Jr.
FOUL by Jacob Walker (P2T1)  15:34  MISSED FT SHOT by Brett Decker Jr.
 15:34  REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
 15:34  38-46 V 8 GOOD! FT SHOT by Brett Decker Jr.
 15:34  SUB IN : JJ Harper
 15:34  SUB OUT: Ryan Jones Jr.
GOOD! 3 PTR by Jacob Walker  15:16  41-46 V 5
ASSIST by Justin Begg  15:16 
 14:59  41-49 V 8 GOOD! 3 PTR by JJ Harper
 14:59  ASSIST by Zach Cleveland
GOOD! LAYUP by Justin Begg [PNT]  14:40  43-49 V 6
FOUL by Isaiah Manning (P3T2)  14:27 
SUB IN : Jacobe Coleman  14:27  SUB IN : Zander Yates
SUB OUT: Jacob Walker  14:27  SUB OUT: JJ Harper
 14:26  MISSED 3 PTR by Kaden Metheny
REBOUND (DEF) by Jacobe Coleman  14:21 
GOOD! LAYUP by Jacobe Coleman [PNT]  14:17  45-49 V 4
 13:49  MISSED JUMPER by Zander Yates
REBOUND (DEF) by Isaiah Manning  13:45 
TURNOVR by Isaiah Manning  13:41  STEAL by Colin Porter
FOUL by Po'Boigh King (P2T3)  13:34  45-50 V 5 GOOD! FT SHOT by Brett Decker Jr.
 13:34  MISSED FT SHOT by Brett Decker Jr.
SUB IN : Veljko Ilic  13:34  SUB IN : Zander Carter
SUB OUT: Isaiah Manning  13:34  SUB IN : Josh Smith
 13:34  SUB OUT: Zander Yates
 13:34  SUB OUT: Colin Porter
REBOUND (DEF) by Damon Nicholas Jr.  13:31 
TURNOVR by Justin Begg  13:19  STEAL by Josh Smith
SUB IN : Kashie Natt  13:03 
SUB OUT: Damon Nicholas Jr.  13:03 
STEAL by Kashie Natt  12:53  TURNOVR by Zach Cleveland
GOOD! LAYUP by Justin Begg [PNT]  12:44  47-50 V 3
 12:33  47-52 V 5 GOOD! LAYUP by Josh Smith [PNT]
 12:33  ASSIST by Zach Cleveland
MISSED 3 PTR by Jacobe Coleman  12:15 
 12:11  REBOUND (DEF) by Zach Cleveland
FOUL by Kashie Natt (P1T4)  12:07 
 12:06  47-53 V 6 GOOD! FT SHOT by Brett Decker Jr.
 12:06  47-54 V 7 GOOD! FT SHOT by Brett Decker Jr.
SUB IN : Jacob Walker  12:06 
SUB OUT: Justin Begg  12:06 
MISSED 3 PTR by Kashie Natt  11:47 
 11:43  REBOUND (DEF) by Zach Cleveland
 11:26  47-56 V 9 GOOD! LAYUP by Josh Smith [PNT]
TIMEOUT TEAM  11:16 
 11:16  SUB IN : Colin Porter
 11:16  SUB OUT: Kaden Metheny
MISSED FT SHOT by Veljko Ilic  11:06  FOUL by Josh Smith (P3T3)
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)  11:06 
GOOD! FT SHOT by Veljko Ilic  11:06  48-56 V 8
SUB IN : Isaiah Manning  11:06  SUB IN : Kaden Metheny
SUB OUT: Kashie Natt  11:06  SUB IN : JJ Harper
 11:06  SUB OUT: Brett Decker Jr.
 11:06  SUB OUT: Josh Smith
 10:39  MISSED LAYUP by JJ Harper
REBOUND (DEF) by Veljko Ilic  10:36 
TURNOVR by Jacob Walker  10:24 
STEAL by Veljko Ilic  10:08  TURNOVR by Colin Porter
TURNOVR by Veljko Ilic  10:08  STEAL by Kaden Metheny
SUB IN : Justin Begg  10:08 
SUB OUT: Jacob Walker  10:08 
 09:59  48-58 V 10 GOOD! JUMPER by Colin Porter
GOOD! 3 PTR by Jacobe Coleman  09:43  51-58 V 7
ASSIST by Veljko Ilic  09:43 
 09:16  51-60 V 9 GOOD! LAYUP by JJ Harper [PNT]
 09:16  ASSIST by Zach Cleveland
FOUL by Veljko Ilic (P1T5)  09:00 
TURNOVR by Veljko Ilic  09:00 
 09:00  SUB IN : Brett Decker Jr.
 09:00  SUB OUT: Zander Carter
 08:33  51-62 V 11 GOOD! JUMPER by Zach Cleveland [PNT]
 08:33  ASSIST by Colin Porter
MISSED 3 PTR by Isaiah Manning  08:20 
 08:16  REBOUND (DEF) by Kaden Metheny
 07:57  51-64 V 13 GOOD! LAYUP by Zach Cleveland [PNT]
MISSED 3 PTR by Isaiah Manning  07:47 
 07:43  REBOUND (DEF) by Zach Cleveland
 07:25  TURNOVR by Zach Cleveland
 07:25  TIMEOUT MEDIA
SUB IN : Damon Nicholas Jr.  07:25  SUB IN : Josh Smith
SUB IN : Kashie Natt  07:25  SUB OUT: JJ Harper
SUB OUT: Isaiah Manning  07:25 
SUB OUT: Veljko Ilic  07:25 
 07:08  FOUL by Zach Cleveland (P2T4)
MISSED LAYUP by Damon Nicholas Jr.  06:50 
REBOUND (OFF) by Kashie Natt  06:44 
GOOD! TIP-IN by Kashie Natt [PNT]  06:44  53-64 V 11
STEAL by Kashie Natt  06:24  TURNOVR by Colin Porter
GOOD! LAYUP by Kashie Natt [FB/PNT]  06:18  55-64 V 9
 05:51  55-66 V 11 GOOD! LAYUP by Zach Cleveland [PNT]
 05:51  ASSIST by Colin Porter
MISSED 3 PTR by Justin Begg  05:38 
 05:32  REBOUND (DEF) by Josh Smith
 05:10  55-68 V 13 GOOD! LAYUP by Kaden Metheny [PNT]
 04:59  FOUL by Josh Smith (P4T5)
 04:59  SUB IN : JJ Harper
 04:59  SUB OUT: Josh Smith
TURNOVR by Justin Begg  04:58  STEAL by Zach Cleveland
FOUL by Jacobe Coleman (P1T6)  04:37 
SUB IN : Jaxson Ford  04:37 
SUB IN : Jacob Walker  04:37 
SUB OUT: Damon Nicholas Jr.  04:37 
SUB OUT: Justin Begg  04:37 
 04:19  55-70 V 15 GOOD! LAYUP by JJ Harper [PNT]
 04:19  ASSIST by Zach Cleveland
TURNOVR by Jacob Walker  04:07 
 04:07  SUB IN : Josh Smith
 04:07  SUB OUT: Zach Cleveland
FOUL by Jaxson Ford (P1T7)  03:53 
 03:53  TIMEOUT MEDIA
 03:53  55-71 V 16 GOOD! FT SHOT by Josh Smith
 03:53  55-72 V 17 GOOD! FT SHOT by Josh Smith
GOOD! FT SHOT by Jacob Walker  03:43  56-72 V 16 FOUL by Josh Smith (P5T6)
GOOD! FT SHOT by Jacob Walker  03:43  57-72 V 15
 03:43  SUB IN : Zach Cleveland
 03:43  SUB OUT: Josh Smith
 03:16  MISSED 3 PTR by Kaden Metheny
REBOUND (DEF) by Kashie Natt  03:13 
MISSED 3 PTR by Po'Boigh King  03:09 
REBOUND (OFF) by Jacob Walker  03:04 
MISSED 3 PTR by Jacobe Coleman  03:03 
 02:59  REBOUND (DEF) by Zach Cleveland
FOUL by Jaxson Ford (P2T8)  02:46  57-73 V 16 GOOD! FT SHOT by Zach Cleveland
REBOUND (DEF) by Kashie Natt  02:46  MISSED FT SHOT by Zach Cleveland
SUB IN : Justin Begg  02:46 
SUB OUT: Jacobe Coleman  02:46 
MISSED LAYUP by Justin Begg  02:35 
REBOUND (OFF) by Kashie Natt  02:30 
GOOD! TIP-IN by Kashie Natt [PNT]  02:30  59-73 V 14
 02:23  59-75 V 16 GOOD! DUNK by Brett Decker Jr. [FB/PNT]
 02:23  ASSIST by Zach Cleveland
GOOD! FT SHOT by Justin Begg  02:14  60-75 V 15 FOUL by Zach Cleveland (P3T7)
GOOD! FT SHOT by Justin Begg  02:14  61-75 V 14
 01:44  TURNOVR by (TEAM)
GOOD! 3 PTR by Jacob Walker  01:35  64-75 V 11
ASSIST by Justin Begg  01:35 
 01:23  64-77 V 13 GOOD! LAYUP by Brett Decker Jr. [PNT]
 01:23  ASSIST by Zach Cleveland
FOUL by Justin Begg (P2T9)  01:23  64-78 V 14 GOOD! FT SHOT by Brett Decker Jr.
GOOD! FT SHOT by Kashie Natt  01:12  65-78 V 13 FOUL by JJ Harper (P4T8)
GOOD! FT SHOT by Kashie Natt  01:12  66-78 V 12
SUB IN : Jacobe Coleman  01:12 
SUB OUT: Jaxson Ford  01:12 
FOUL by Jacobe Coleman (P2T10)  01:02  MISSED FT SHOT by JJ Harper
 01:02  REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
 01:02  66-79 V 13 GOOD! FT SHOT by JJ Harper
 01:02  SUB IN : Zander Carter
 01:02  SUB OUT: Brett Decker Jr.
GOOD! LAYUP by Justin Begg [PNT]  00:57  68-79 V 11
 00:57  TIMEOUT 30sec
 00:57  SUB IN : Brett Decker Jr.
 00:57  SUB OUT: Zander Carter
STEAL by Kashie Natt  00:51  TURNOVR by JJ Harper
GOOD! FT SHOT by Kashie Natt  00:51  69-79 V 10 FOUL by JJ Harper (P5T9)
GOOD! FT SHOT by Kashie Natt  00:51  70-79 V 9
 00:51  SUB IN : Zander Carter
 00:51  SUB OUT: JJ Harper
FOUL by Kashie Natt (P2T11)  00:37  70-80 V 10 GOOD! FT SHOT by Zander Carter
REBOUND (DEF) by Kashie Natt  00:37  MISSED FT SHOT by Zander Carter
GOOD! LAYUP by Jacobe Coleman [PNT]  00:23  72-80 V 8
ASSIST by Justin Begg  00:23 
FOUL by Kashie Natt (P3T12)  00:23  72-81 V 9 GOOD! FT SHOT by Colin Porter
 00:23  72-82 V 10 GOOD! FT SHOT by Colin Porter
 00:23  SUB IN : Drew Grimes
 00:23  SUB OUT: Zach Cleveland
MISSED LAYUP by Justin Begg  00:17 
 00:11  REBOUND (DEF) by Drew Grimes
STEAL by Kashie Natt  00:10  TURNOVR by Brett Decker Jr.
GOOD! LAYUP by Kashie Natt [PNT]  00:10  74-82 V 8

Liberty 82, Sam Houston 74

In Off 2nd Fast
2nd period-only Paint T/O Chance Break Bench
Liberty 26 11 0 6 7
Sam Houston 20 14 4 5 16

Score tied - 0 times.
Lead changed - 0 times.


Liberty vs Sam Houston
01/10/26 2:30 pm at Huntsville, Texas

Liberty 82

Total 3-point Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
25  Zach Cleveland  5-10  0-0  0-0  0-3  10  19 
00  Colin Porter  1-3  1-3  0-0  0-1  19 
03  Kaden Metheny  0-4  0-2  0-0  0-3  16 
04  Brett Decker Jr.  1-5  0-3  0-0  0-0  18 
09  JJ Harper  4-6  2-4  2-2  1-0  12  16 
01  Zander Carter  1-1  1-1  2-2  0-0 
11  Zander Yates  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
12  Josh Smith  0-0  0-0  2-2  0-2 
15  Drew Grimes  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0+ 
21  Ryan Jones Jr.  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0+ 
TM  TEAM  1-2 
  Totals..............  12-29  4-13  6-6  2-11  13  34  10  100 
41.4%  30.8%  100 % 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  12-29  4-13  6-6 
41.4%  30.8%  100 % 
2nd Half:  0-0  0-0  0-0 
0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 

Sam Houston 74

Total 3-point Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
08  Veljko Ilic  2-6  0-0  1-2  3-4  12 
04  Kashie Natt  3-8  2-3  0-0  2-1  17 
05  Justin Begg  2-5  1-4  0-0  0-1  17 
25  Damon Nicholas Jr.  1-6  1-1  0-0  2-5  14 
35  Po'Boigh King  5-8  2-5  0-0  1-2  12  19 
02  Jacobe Coleman  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
10  Jaxson Ford  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0+ 
13  Isaiah Manning  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1 
55  Jacob Walker  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  11 
TM  TEAM  2-1 
  Totals..............  13-34  6-13  1-2  10-15  25  33  100 
38.2%  46.2%  50.0% 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  13-34  6-13  1-2 
38.2%  46.2%  50.0% 
2nd Half:  0-0  0-0  0-0 
0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 

Score by Periods  1st   Total   
Liberty   34  34  Record: (13-3,5-0 CUSA) 
Sam Houston   33  33  Record: (9-7,1-4 CUSA) 

Officials: Michael Husted,Jabir Walker,Blake Harris
Technical fouls: Liberty-None. Sam Houston-None.
Attendance: 1170

2025-26 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Liberty vs Sam Houston. Played at Johnson


Liberty vs Sam Houston
01/10/26 2:30 pm at Huntsville, Texas

Liberty 82

Total 3-point Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
25  Zach Cleveland  6-6  0-0  1-2  0-4  13  19 
00  Colin Porter  1-1  0-0  2-2  0-1  18 
03  Kaden Metheny  1-3  0-2  0-0  0-2  20 
04  Brett Decker Jr.  4-4  1-1  5-7  0-1  14  18 
09  JJ Harper  3-4  1-1  1-2  0-0  11 
01  Zander Carter  0-0  0-0  1-2  0-0 
11  Zander Yates  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
12  Josh Smith  2-3  0-1  2-2  0-1 
15  Drew Grimes  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0+ 
21  Ryan Jones Jr.  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
TM  TEAM  0-0 
  Totals..............  17-22  2-5  12-17  0-10  10  48  12  100 
77.3%  40.0%  70.6% 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  0-0  0-0  0-0 
0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
2nd Half:  17-22  2-5  12-17 
77.3%  40.0%  70.6% 

Sam Houston 74

Total 3-point Rebounds
## Player p fgm-fga fgm-fga ftm-fta off-def tot pf tp a to blk stl min
08  Veljko Ilic  1-2  0-0  1-2  0-1 
04  Kashie Natt  4-6  0-1  4-4  2-3  12  13 
05  Justin Begg  3-6  0-1  2-2  0-0  16 
25  Damon Nicholas Jr.  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-1 
35  Po'Boigh King  1-4  0-2  0-0  0-1  20 
02  Jacobe Coleman  3-5  1-3  0-0  0-1  13 
10  Jaxson Ford  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
13  Isaiah Manning  0-2  0-2  0-0  0-1 
55  Jacob Walker  2-2  2-2  3-4  1-0  11 
TM  TEAM  1-0 
  Totals..............  14-28  3-11  10-12  4-8  12  12  41  100 
50.0%  27.3%  83.3% 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  0-0  0-0  0-0 
0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
2nd Half:  14-28  3-11  10-12 
50.0%  27.3%  83.3% 

Score by Periods  1st   2nd   Total   
Liberty   34  48  82  Record: (13-3,5-0 CUSA) 
Sam Houston   33  41  74  Record: (9-7,1-4 CUSA) 

Officials: Michael Husted,Jabir Walker,Blake Harris
Technical fouls: Liberty-None. Sam Houston-None.
Attendance: 1170

2025-26 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Liberty vs Sam Houston. Played at Johnson


Liberty vs Sam Houston
01/10/26 2:30 pm at Huntsville, Texas

Newspaper Box Score
Liberty vs Sam Houston
01/10/26 2:30 pm at Huntsville, Texas
At Huntsville, Texas
LIBERTY 82, SAM HOUSTON 74
LIBERTY (13-3,5-0 CUSA)
Zach Cleveland 11-16 1-2 23; JJ Harper 7-10 3-4 20; Brett Decker Jr. 5-9 5-7
16; Josh Smith 2-3 4-4 8; Colin Porter 2-4 2-2 7; Zander Carter 1-1 3-4 6;
Kaden Metheny 1-7 0-0 2; Ryan Jones Jr. 0-0 0-0 0; Drew Grimes 0-0 0-0 0;
Zander Yates 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-51 18-23 82.
SAM HOUSTON (9-7,1-4 CUSA)
Kashie Natt 7-14 4-4 20; Po'Boigh King 6-12 0-0 14; Justin Begg 5-11 2-2 13;
Jacob Walker 2-3 3-4 9; Veljko Ilic 3-8 2-4 8; Jacobe Coleman 3-5 0-0 7;
Damon Nicholas Jr. 1-7 0-0 3; Isaiah Manning 0-2 0-0 0; Jaxson Ford 0-0 0-0
0. Totals 27-62 11-14 74.
Liberty.......................   34   48  -   82
Sam Houston...................   33   41  -   74
3-point goals--Liberty 6-18 (JJ Harper 3-5; Colin Porter 1-3; Brett Decker
Jr. 1-4; Zander Carter 1-1; Kaden Metheny 0-4; Josh Smith 0-1), Sam Houston
9-24 (Jacob Walker 2-2; Kashie Natt 2-4; Po'Boigh King 2-7; Justin Begg 1-5;
Jacobe Coleman 1-3; Damon Nicholas Jr. 1-1; Isaiah Manning 0-2). Fouled
out--Liberty-JJ Harper; Josh Smith, Sam Houston-None. Rebounds--Liberty 23
(Zach Cleveland 7), Sam Houston 37 (Kashie Natt 8; Veljko Ilic 8; Damon
Nicholas Jr. 8). Assists--Liberty 22 (Zach Cleveland 10), Sam Houston 10
(Justin Begg 6). Total fouls--Liberty 14, Sam Houston 18. Technical
fouls--Liberty-None, Sam Houston-None. A-1170
2025-26 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Liberty vs Sam Houston. Played at Johnson

Liberty vs Sam Houston (01/10/26 - Period 2 00:00)

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS        1   2 - Tot
Liberty.................    8  11 -  19
Sam Houston.............    4  14 -  18

POINTS IN PAINT             1   2 - Tot
Liberty.................   16  26 -  42
Sam Houston.............   10  20 -  30

2ND CHANCE POINTS           1   2 - Tot
Liberty.................    4   0 -   4
Sam Houston.............    7   4 -  11

FAST BREAK POINTS           1   2 - Tot
Liberty.................    4   6 -  10
Sam Houston.............    0   5 -   5

BENCH POINTS                1   2 - Tot
Liberty.................    7   7 -  14
Sam Houston.............    0  16 -  16

SCORE TIED BY               1   2 - Tot
Liberty.................    2   0 -   2
Sam Houston.............    2   0 -   2

LEAD GAINED BY              1   2 - Tot
Liberty.................    4   0 -   4
Sam Houston.............    3   0 -   3