Sam Houston vs Liberty (03/07/26 at Lynchburg, Va.)
Sam Houston vs Liberty (03/07/26 at Lynchburg, Va.)

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Play Analysis


Sam Houston vs Liberty
03/07/26 2:00 pm at Lynchburg, Va.

Sam Houston 72

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  f  10-15  0-0  1-5  3-2  5  1  21  0  0  0  2  27 
02  Jacobe Coleman  g  3-12  2-5  0-0  2-2  4  1  8  1  4  0  0  36 
04  Kashie Natt  g  3-9  1-3  4-6  6-10  16  2  11  3  0  0  0  34 
25  Damon Nicholas Jr.  g  4-8  2-3  0-0  1-1  2  4  10  3  2  0  0  33 
55  Jacob Walker  g  4-13  2-3  3-4  2-3  5  1  13  3  2  0  0  37 
01  CJ Beaumont  -  1-2  1-2  0-0  0-2  2  4  3  0  0  0  0  20 
12  Matt Dann  -  3-3  0-0  0-0  1-2  3  0  6  0  0  0  0  13 
TM  TEAM  -  -  -  -  0-0  0  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 
  Totals..............  -  28-62  8-16  8-15  15-22  37  13  72  10  8  0  2  200 
45.2%  50.0%  53.3% 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  12-32  2-7  5-5 
37.5%  28.6%  100 % 
2nd Half:  16-30  6-9  3-10 
53.3%  66.7%  30.0% 

Liberty 79

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  f  9-10  0-0  1-3  2-7  9  3  19  9  5  1  1  38 
00  Colin Porter  g  4-12  3-10  4-4  0-3  3  0  15  2  0  0  1  37 
03  Kaden Metheny  g  5-10  4-8  0-0  0-3  3  1  14  4  1  0  1  37 
04  Brett Decker Jr.  g  5-13  4-12  2-2  1-4  5  1  16  1  0  0  0  36 
09  JJ Harper  g  0-4  0-2  2-2  1-2  3  2  2  1  1  3  0  16 
01  Zander Carter  -  2-2  1-1  0-0  0-2  2  2  5  1  0  0  0  16 
11  Zander Yates  -  1-2  1-2  0-0  0-0  0  2  3  0  1  0  0  2 
12  Josh Smith  -  2-2  1-1  0-0  2-3  5  5  5  2  0  1  0  17 
21  Ryan Jones Jr.  -  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1 
TM  TEAM  -  -  -  -  0-0  0  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 
  Totals..............  -  28-55  14-36  9-11  6-24  30  16  79  20  8  5  3  200 
50.9%  38.9%  81.8% 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  16-26  7-15  2-3 
61.5%  46.7%  66.7% 
2nd Half:  12-29  7-21  7-8 
41.4%  33.3%  87.5% 

Score by Periods  1st   2nd   Total   
Sam Houston   31  41  72  Record: (21-10,13-7 CUSA) 
Liberty   41  38  79  Record: (25-6,17-3 CUSA) 

Officials: Shane Land,Kevin Mathis,Michael Wallace
Technical fouls: Sam Houston-None. Liberty-None.
Attendance: 3523

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


Sam Houston vs Liberty
03/07/26 2:00 pm at Lynchburg, Va.

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

 HOME TEAM: Liberty  Time   Score   Margin   VISITORS: Sam Houston
 19:34  MISSED JUMPER by Kashie Natt
 19:31  REBOUND (OFF) by Veljko Ilic
 19:28  0-2 V 2 GOOD! JUMPER by Veljko Ilic [PNT]
 19:12  FOUL by Jacob Walker (P1T1)
GOOD! JUMPER by Zach Cleveland [PNT]  19:05  2-2 T 1
ASSIST by Colin Porter  19:05 
 18:34  MISSED JUMPER by Veljko Ilic
REBOUND (DEF) by Brett Decker Jr.  18:30 
GOOD! 3 PTR by Kaden Metheny  18:19  5-2 H 3
ASSIST by Zach Cleveland  18:19 
 17:56  MISSED 3 PTR by Kashie Natt
REBOUND (DEF) by Kaden Metheny  17:53 
MISSED 3 PTR by Brett Decker Jr.  17:48 
 17:44  REBOUND (DEF) by Jacob Walker
BLOCK by JJ Harper  17:40  MISSED JUMPER by Jacob Walker
 17:35  REBOUND (OFF) by Jacob Walker
BLOCK by Zach Cleveland  17:29  MISSED 3 PTR by Damon Nicholas Jr.
 17:25  REBOUND (OFF) by Damon Nicholas Jr.
 17:23  5-5 T 2 GOOD! 3 PTR by Jacobe Coleman
 17:23  ASSIST by Jacob Walker
MISSED 3 PTR by Brett Decker Jr.  16:55 
 16:52  REBOUND (DEF) by Jacob Walker
 16:39  5-7 V 2 GOOD! LAYUP by Veljko Ilic [PNT]
GOOD! LAYUP by Colin Porter [PNT]  16:23  7-7 T 3
STEAL by Kaden Metheny  16:17  TURNOVR by Damon Nicholas Jr.
 16:17  SUB IN : CJ Beaumont
 16:17  SUB OUT: Kashie Natt
MISSED 3 PTR by Colin Porter  15:55 
 15:52  REBOUND (DEF) by Veljko Ilic
 15:44  MISSED 3 PTR by CJ Beaumont
REBOUND (DEF) by JJ Harper  15:42 
 15:30  FOUL by CJ Beaumont (P1T2)
 15:30  TIMEOUT MEDIA
GOOD! FT SHOT by JJ Harper  15:30  8-7 H 1
GOOD! FT SHOT by JJ Harper  15:30  9-7 H 2
 15:30  SUB IN : Matt Dann
 15:30  SUB OUT: Veljko Ilic
 15:15  MISSED 3 PTR by Jacobe Coleman
REBOUND (DEF) by Kaden Metheny  15:11 
MISSED 3 PTR by Brett Decker Jr.  14:54 
 14:50  REBOUND (DEF) by Matt Dann
FOUL by JJ Harper (P1T1)  14:45  9-8 H 1 GOOD! FT SHOT by Jacob Walker
 14:45  9-9 T 4 GOOD! FT SHOT by Jacob Walker
SUB IN : Josh Smith  14:45  SUB IN : Kashie Natt
SUB OUT: JJ Harper  14:45  SUB OUT: Damon Nicholas Jr.
GOOD! LAYUP by Brett Decker Jr. [PNT]  14:26  11-9 H 2
 14:06  11-11 T 5 GOOD! DUNK by Matt Dann [PNT]
 14:06  ASSIST by Kashie Natt
MISSED 3 PTR by Colin Porter  13:42 
 13:39  REBOUND (DEF) by Kashie Natt
 13:18  MISSED JUMPER by Jacobe Coleman
 13:15  REBOUND (OFF) by Kashie Natt
 13:11  11-13 V 2 GOOD! JUMPER by Matt Dann [PNT]
GOOD! LAYUP by Zach Cleveland [PNT]  12:44  13-13 T 6
FOUL by Josh Smith (P1T2)  12:29 
SUB IN : Zander Carter  12:29  SUB IN : Damon Nicholas Jr.
SUB OUT: Brett Decker Jr.  12:29  SUB OUT: Jacob Walker
 12:25  MISSED LAYUP by Damon Nicholas Jr.
REBOUND (DEF) by Zach Cleveland  12:22 
GOOD! 3 PTR by Kaden Metheny  12:15  16-13 H 3
ASSIST by Zach Cleveland  12:15 
 11:54  MISSED LAYUP by Kashie Natt
REBOUND (DEF) by Zach Cleveland  11:52 
GOOD! 3 PTR by Colin Porter [FB]  11:46  19-13 H 6
ASSIST by Zach Cleveland  11:46 
BLOCK by Josh Smith  11:23  MISSED LAYUP by Jacobe Coleman
 11:19  REBOUND (OFF) by Matt Dann
 11:18  19-15 H 4 GOOD! LAYUP by Matt Dann [PNT]
GOOD! LAYUP by Zach Cleveland [PNT]  10:55  21-15 H 6
ASSIST by Colin Porter  10:55 
 10:54  TIMEOUT 30sec
 10:54  TIMEOUT MEDIA
SUB IN : JJ Harper  10:54  SUB IN : Veljko Ilic
SUB OUT: Zach Cleveland  10:54  SUB IN : Jacob Walker
 10:54  SUB OUT: CJ Beaumont
 10:54  SUB OUT: Matt Dann
 10:38  21-17 H 4 GOOD! LAYUP by Veljko Ilic [PNT]
 10:38  ASSIST by Damon Nicholas Jr.
MISSED 3 PTR by Kaden Metheny  10:18 
 10:15  REBOUND (DEF) by Kashie Natt
 10:11  21-20 H 1 GOOD! 3 PTR by Jacob Walker [FB]
MISSED 3 PTR by Colin Porter  09:36 
 09:33  REBOUND (DEF) by Kashie Natt
STEAL by Colin Porter  09:30  TURNOVR by Jacobe Coleman
MISSED LAYUP by Colin Porter  09:11 
 09:09  REBOUND (DEF) by Kashie Natt
 09:04  MISSED LAYUP by Jacob Walker
REBOUND (DEF) by Josh Smith  09:00 
TURNOVR by Kaden Metheny  08:44 
SUB IN : Brett Decker Jr.  08:44  SUB IN : CJ Beaumont
SUB IN : Zach Cleveland  08:44  SUB OUT: Jacobe Coleman
SUB OUT: Josh Smith  08:44 
SUB OUT: Colin Porter  08:44 
 08:30  MISSED LAYUP by Jacob Walker
REBOUND (DEF) by Zander Carter  08:27 
GOOD! LAYUP by Zach Cleveland [PNT]  08:02  23-20 H 3
ASSIST by Kaden Metheny  08:02 
 07:47  MISSED LAYUP by Jacob Walker
REBOUND (DEF) by Zander Carter  07:44 
GOOD! 3 PTR by Brett Decker Jr. [FB]  07:40  26-20 H 6
ASSIST by Zach Cleveland  07:40 
 07:12  MISSED JUMPER by Veljko Ilic
 07:11  REBOUND (OFF) by Kashie Natt
FOUL by JJ Harper (P2T3)  07:11 
 07:11  TIMEOUT MEDIA
 07:11  26-21 H 5 GOOD! FT SHOT by Kashie Natt
 07:11  26-22 H 4 GOOD! FT SHOT by Kashie Natt
SUB IN : Colin Porter  07:11  SUB IN : Jacobe Coleman
SUB OUT: JJ Harper  07:11  SUB IN : Matt Dann
 07:11  SUB OUT: Veljko Ilic
 07:11  SUB OUT: Jacob Walker
GOOD! LAYUP by Zander Carter [PNT]  06:47  28-22 H 6
ASSIST by Zach Cleveland  06:47 
FOUL by Zander Carter (P1T4)  06:33 
 06:21  28-24 H 4 GOOD! LAYUP by Damon Nicholas Jr. [PNT]
GOOD! LAYUP by Zach Cleveland [PNT]  05:41  30-24 H 6
ASSIST by Kaden Metheny  05:41 
REBOUND (DEF) by Zach Cleveland  05:22  MISSED LAYUP by Damon Nicholas Jr.
 05:22  FOUL by CJ Beaumont (P2T3)
 05:22  SUB IN : Jacob Walker
 05:22  SUB OUT: CJ Beaumont
MISSED 3 PTR by Brett Decker Jr.  04:57 
 04:54  REBOUND (DEF) by Matt Dann
 04:38  MISSED JUMPER by Jacobe Coleman
REBOUND (DEF) by Colin Porter  04:33 
TURNOVR by Zach Cleveland  04:13 
SUB IN : Josh Smith  04:13 
SUB OUT: Kaden Metheny  04:13 
 03:56  MISSED JUMPER by Jacob Walker
REBOUND (DEF) by Zach Cleveland  03:52 
GOOD! LAYUP by Zach Cleveland [FB/PNT]  03:48  32-24 H 8
 03:48  FOUL by Kashie Natt (P1T4)
 03:48  TIMEOUT MEDIA
 03:48  SUB IN : Veljko Ilic
 03:48  SUB OUT: Matt Dann
MISSED FT SHOT by Zach Cleveland  03:47 
 03:46  REBOUND (DEF) by Damon Nicholas Jr.
 03:30  32-26 H 6 GOOD! JUMPER by Veljko Ilic [PNT]
GOOD! 3 PTR by Colin Porter  03:00  35-26 H 9
ASSIST by Zander Carter  03:00 
 02:34  MISSED JUMPER by Veljko Ilic
REBOUND (DEF) by Josh Smith  02:29 
GOOD! 3 PTR by Josh Smith  02:15  38-26 H 12
ASSIST by Zach Cleveland  02:15 
 01:54  38-28 H 10 GOOD! LAYUP by Veljko Ilic [PNT]
 01:54  ASSIST by Damon Nicholas Jr.
SUB IN : Kaden Metheny  01:54 
SUB OUT: Zander Carter  01:54 
FOUL by Zach Cleveland (P1T5)  01:35 
TURNOVR by Zach Cleveland  01:35 
SUB IN : Zander Carter  01:35 
SUB OUT: Zach Cleveland  01:35 
 01:21  TURNOVR by Jacobe Coleman
SUB IN : Zach Cleveland  01:21 
SUB OUT: Zander Carter  01:21 
TIMEOUT 30sec  01:00 
MISSED JUMPER by Kaden Metheny  00:49 
 00:45  REBOUND (DEF) by Kashie Natt
 00:44  38-30 H 8 GOOD! LAYUP by Kashie Natt [FB/PNT]
FOUL by Brett Decker Jr. (P1T6)  00:44  38-31 H 7 GOOD! FT SHOT by Kashie Natt
SUB IN : Zander Carter  00:44  SUB IN : Matt Dann
SUB OUT: Josh Smith  00:44  SUB OUT: Veljko Ilic
GOOD! 3 PTR by Brett Decker Jr.  00:27  41-31 H 10
ASSIST by Zach Cleveland  00:27 
REBOUND (DEF) by Brett Decker Jr.  00:00  MISSED 3 PTR by Jacob Walker

Liberty 41, Sam Houston 31

In Off 2nd Fast
1st period-only Paint T/O Chance Break Bench
Sam Houston 20 0 11 5 6
Liberty 18 0 0 8 5

Score tied - 6 times.
Lead changed - 5 times.

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

 HOME TEAM: Liberty  Time   Score   Margin   VISITORS: Sam Houston
MISSED 3 PTR by JJ Harper  19:47 
 19:44  REBOUND (DEF) by Jacob Walker
 19:28  MISSED 3 PTR by Jacobe Coleman
REBOUND (DEF) by Colin Porter  19:24 
MISSED LAYUP by JJ Harper  19:04 
 19:02  REBOUND (DEF) by Veljko Ilic
 18:59  MISSED LAYUP by Jacob Walker
 18:50  REBOUND (OFF) by Kashie Natt
 18:50  41-33 H 8 GOOD! DUNK by Kashie Natt [PNT]
MISSED 3 PTR by Brett Decker Jr.  18:40 
REBOUND (OFF) by Zach Cleveland  18:37 
MISSED 3 PTR by Colin Porter  18:35 
 18:32  REBOUND (DEF) by Jacobe Coleman
 18:21  MISSED 3 PTR by Kashie Natt
REBOUND (DEF) by Kaden Metheny  18:18 
GOOD! 3 PTR by Brett Decker Jr.  18:10  44-33 H 11
ASSIST by Kaden Metheny  18:10 
 17:50  MISSED LAYUP by Jacobe Coleman
REBOUND (DEF) by Zach Cleveland  17:47 
MISSED 3 PTR by Brett Decker Jr.  17:43 
REBOUND (OFF) by JJ Harper  17:39 
GOOD! 3 PTR by Kaden Metheny  17:37  47-33 H 14
ASSIST by JJ Harper  17:37 
 17:18  TURNOVR by Jacob Walker
SUB IN : Josh Smith  17:18  SUB IN : Matt Dann
SUB OUT: JJ Harper  17:18  SUB OUT: Veljko Ilic
GOOD! 3 PTR by Brett Decker Jr. [FB]  17:14  50-33 H 17
ASSIST by Josh Smith  17:14 
 17:08  TIMEOUT 30sec
 17:08  TIMEOUT MEDIA
 16:44  50-36 H 14 GOOD! 3 PTR by Damon Nicholas Jr.
 16:44  ASSIST by Jacobe Coleman
 16:16  SUB IN : CJ Beaumont
 16:16  SUB OUT: Kashie Natt
MISSED 3 PTR by Kaden Metheny  16:11 
REBOUND (OFF) by Josh Smith  16:06 
MISSED 3 PTR by Brett Decker Jr.  15:52 
REBOUND (OFF) by Brett Decker Jr.  15:49 
GOOD! LAYUP by Zach Cleveland [PNT]  15:40  52-36 H 16
 15:21  52-39 H 13 GOOD! 3 PTR by CJ Beaumont
 15:21  ASSIST by Jacob Walker
MISSED 3 PTR by Brett Decker Jr.  14:46 
REBOUND (OFF) by Josh Smith  14:43 
GOOD! 3 PTR by Kaden Metheny  14:43  55-39 H 16
ASSIST by Josh Smith  14:43 
 14:19  55-42 H 13 GOOD! 3 PTR by Jacob Walker
GOOD! LAYUP by Kaden Metheny [PNT]  13:55  57-42 H 15
FOUL by Kaden Metheny (P1T1)  13:41 
 13:41  TIMEOUT MEDIA
SUB IN : JJ Harper  13:41  SUB IN : Kashie Natt
SUB OUT: Josh Smith  13:41  SUB IN : Veljko Ilic
 13:41  SUB OUT: Damon Nicholas Jr.
 13:41  SUB OUT: Matt Dann
SUB IN : Josh Smith  13:40  SUB IN : Damon Nicholas Jr.
SUB OUT: JJ Harper  13:40  SUB OUT: Jacobe Coleman
 13:39  SUB IN : Jacobe Coleman
 13:39  SUB OUT: Damon Nicholas Jr.
 13:20  MISSED JUMPER by Jacobe Coleman
REBOUND (DEF) by Zach Cleveland  13:17 
GOOD! LAYUP by Josh Smith [PNT]  12:55  59-42 H 17
ASSIST by Kaden Metheny  12:55 
 12:46  59-45 H 14 GOOD! 3 PTR by Kashie Natt
 12:46  ASSIST by Jacob Walker
TURNOVR by Zach Cleveland  12:17  STEAL by Veljko Ilic
 12:14  TURNOVR by Jacob Walker
MISSED LAYUP by Zach Cleveland  11:49  REBOUND (DEF) by Kashie Natt
 11:37  MISSED LAYUP by Kashie Natt
 11:37  REBOUND (OFF) by Veljko Ilic
 11:37  59-47 H 12 GOOD! TIP-IN by Veljko Ilic [PNT]
 11:06  FOUL by CJ Beaumont (P3T1)
 11:06  TIMEOUT MEDIA
SUB IN : JJ Harper  11:06  SUB IN : Damon Nicholas Jr.
SUB OUT: Zach Cleveland  11:06  SUB OUT: Jacobe Coleman
TURNOVR by JJ Harper  11:02 
SUB IN : Zach Cleveland  10:46 
SUB OUT: Josh Smith  10:46 
 10:35  59-49 H 10 GOOD! LAYUP by Veljko Ilic [PNT]
 10:35  ASSIST by Kashie Natt
MISSED 3 PTR by Kaden Metheny  10:18 
 10:15  REBOUND (DEF) by CJ Beaumont
 09:59  MISSED JUMPER by Veljko Ilic
REBOUND (DEF) by JJ Harper  09:56 
MISSED LAYUP by JJ Harper  09:52 
 09:49  REBOUND (DEF) by Kashie Natt
 09:46  59-51 H 8 GOOD! LAYUP by Jacob Walker [FB/PNT]
MISSED 3 PTR by Colin Porter  09:25 
 09:22  REBOUND (DEF) by CJ Beaumont
FOUL by Zach Cleveland (P2T2)  09:21 
SUB IN : Zander Carter  09:21  SUB IN : Jacobe Coleman
SUB IN : Ryan Jones Jr.  09:21  SUB OUT: Kashie Natt
SUB OUT: JJ Harper  09:21 
SUB OUT: Kaden Metheny  09:21 
 08:58  59-53 H 6 GOOD! LAYUP by Veljko Ilic [PNT]
 08:43  FOUL by Damon Nicholas Jr. (P1T2)
SUB IN : Kaden Metheny  08:43 
SUB OUT: Ryan Jones Jr.  08:43 
GOOD! 3 PTR by Zander Carter  08:33  62-53 H 9
ASSIST by Brett Decker Jr.  08:33 
 08:14  62-55 H 7 GOOD! LAYUP by Jacob Walker [PNT]
 08:01  FOUL by CJ Beaumont (P4T3)
 08:01  SUB IN : Kashie Natt
 08:01  SUB OUT: CJ Beaumont
TURNOVR by Zach Cleveland  07:48  STEAL by Veljko Ilic
 07:42  MISSED LAYUP by Jacob Walker
 07:39  REBOUND (OFF) by Kashie Natt
 07:37  MISSED LAYUP by Kashie Natt
FOUL by Zander Carter (P2T3)  07:36 
 07:36  TIMEOUT MEDIA
 07:36  MISSED FT SHOT by Kashie Natt
 07:36  REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
 07:36  62-56 H 6 GOOD! FT SHOT by Kashie Natt
SUB IN : Zander Yates  07:36 
SUB OUT: Colin Porter  07:36 
 07:35  REBOUND (OFF) by Kashie Natt
FOUL by Zander Yates (P1T4)  07:22 
TURNOVR by Zander Yates  07:22 
 07:06  62-58 H 4 GOOD! JUMPER by Veljko Ilic [PNT]
GOOD! 3 PTR by Zander Yates  06:50  65-58 H 7
ASSIST by Zach Cleveland  06:50 
 06:23  65-61 H 4 GOOD! 3 PTR by Damon Nicholas Jr.
 06:23  ASSIST by Kashie Natt
SUB IN : Colin Porter  06:19 
SUB OUT: Zander Carter  06:19 
MISSED 3 PTR by Zander Yates  06:09 
 06:05  REBOUND (DEF) by Kashie Natt
 05:55  65-64 H 1 GOOD! 3 PTR by Jacobe Coleman
 05:55  ASSIST by Damon Nicholas Jr.
GOOD! LAYUP by Zach Cleveland [PNT]  05:25  67-64 H 3
 05:24  TIMEOUT MEDIA
TIMEOUT 30sec  05:24 
FOUL by Zander Yates (P2T5)  05:09  MISSED FT SHOT by Veljko Ilic
 05:09  REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)
SUB IN : JJ Harper  05:09 
SUB OUT: Zander Yates  05:09 
 05:08  MISSED FT SHOT by Veljko Ilic
REBOUND (DEF) by Brett Decker Jr.  05:06 
FOUL by Zach Cleveland (P3T6)  04:56 
TURNOVR by Zach Cleveland  04:56 
 04:48  FOUL by Jacobe Coleman (P1T4)
 04:48  TURNOVR by Jacobe Coleman
MISSED 3 PTR by Kaden Metheny  04:20 
REBOUND (OFF) by Zach Cleveland  04:19 
MISSED FT SHOT by Zach Cleveland  04:19  FOUL by Damon Nicholas Jr. (P2T5)
REBOUND (OFF) by (DEADBALL)  04:19 
GOOD! FT SHOT by Zach Cleveland  04:19  68-64 H 4
 03:58  MISSED JUMPER by Veljko Ilic
 03:54  REBOUND (OFF) by Veljko Ilic
 03:54  68-66 H 2 GOOD! LAYUP by Veljko Ilic [PNT]
 03:42  FOUL by Damon Nicholas Jr. (P3T6)
 03:42  TIMEOUT MEDIA
MISSED 3 PTR by JJ Harper  03:28 
 03:24  REBOUND (DEF) by Kashie Natt
STEAL by Zach Cleveland  03:01  TURNOVR by Damon Nicholas Jr.
MISSED 3 PTR by Colin Porter  02:55 
 02:52  REBOUND (DEF) by Kashie Natt
BLOCK by JJ Harper  02:49  MISSED LAYUP by Damon Nicholas Jr.
 02:45  MISSED LAYUP by Jacobe Coleman
 02:44  REBOUND (OFF) by Jacobe Coleman
 02:44  REBOUND (OFF) by Jacobe Coleman
 02:43  68-68 T 7 GOOD! LAYUP by Jacobe Coleman [PNT]
 02:43  TIMEOUT TEAM
SUB IN : Zander Carter  02:43  SUB IN : CJ Beaumont
SUB OUT: JJ Harper  02:43  SUB OUT: Damon Nicholas Jr.
MISSED 3 PTR by Colin Porter  02:22 
 02:19  REBOUND (DEF) by Jacobe Coleman
SUB IN : Josh Smith  01:51 
SUB OUT: Zander Carter  01:51 
 01:49  TURNOVR by Jacobe Coleman
GOOD! LAYUP by Zach Cleveland [PNT]  01:39  70-68 H 2
FOUL by Josh Smith (P2T7)  01:24  70-69 H 1 GOOD! FT SHOT by Veljko Ilic
 01:24  MISSED FT SHOT by Veljko Ilic
 01:22  REBOUND (OFF) by Kashie Natt
FOUL by Josh Smith (P3T8)  01:22 
 01:21  MISSED FT SHOT by Kashie Natt
REBOUND (DEF) by Josh Smith  01:19 
GOOD! FT SHOT by Colin Porter  01:19  71-69 H 2 FOUL by Veljko Ilic (P1T7)
GOOD! FT SHOT by Colin Porter  01:19  72-69 H 3
FOUL by Josh Smith (P4T9)  01:07 
 01:06  MISSED FT SHOT by Veljko Ilic
REBOUND (DEF) by Brett Decker Jr.  01:03 
GOOD! 3 PTR by Colin Porter  00:37  75-69 H 6
ASSIST by Zach Cleveland  00:37 
FOUL by Josh Smith (P5T10)  00:32  75-70 H 5 GOOD! FT SHOT by Jacob Walker
SUB IN : Zander Carter  00:32 
SUB OUT: Josh Smith  00:32 
REBOUND (DEF) by Zach Cleveland  00:31  MISSED FT SHOT by Jacob Walker
 00:30  SUB IN : Damon Nicholas Jr.
 00:30  SUB OUT: Veljko Ilic
GOOD! FT SHOT by Brett Decker Jr.  00:22  76-70 H 6 FOUL by Damon Nicholas Jr. (P4T8)
GOOD! FT SHOT by Brett Decker Jr.  00:22  77-70 H 7
 00:14  MISSED 3 PTR by Jacobe Coleman
 00:10  REBOUND (OFF) by Jacob Walker
 00:09  77-72 H 5 GOOD! LAYUP by Damon Nicholas Jr. [PNT]
 00:09  TIMEOUT 30sec
SUB IN : JJ Harper  00:09 
SUB OUT: Zander Carter  00:09 
GOOD! FT SHOT by Colin Porter  00:05  78-72 H 6 FOUL by Kashie Natt (P2T9)
GOOD! FT SHOT by Colin Porter  00:05  79-72 H 7
SUB IN : Zander Carter  00:05 
SUB OUT: Kaden Metheny  00:05 
BLOCK by JJ Harper  00:00  MISSED LAYUP by Jacob Walker
REBOUND (DEF) by Colin Porter  00:00 

Liberty 79, Sam Houston 72

In Off 2nd Fast
2nd period-only Paint T/O Chance Break Bench
Sam Houston 20 5 11 2 3
Liberty 10 6 9 3 8

Score tied - 1 time.
Lead changed - 0 times.


Sam Houston vs Liberty
03/07/26 2:00 pm at Lynchburg, Va.

Sam Houston 72

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  f  5-8  0-0  0-0  1-1  2  0  10  0  0  0  0  11 
02  Jacobe Coleman  g  1-5  1-2  0-0  0-0  0  0  3  0  2  0  0  18 
04  Kashie Natt  g  1-4  0-1  3-3  2-5  7  1  5  1  0  0  0  18 
25  Damon Nicholas Jr.  g  1-4  0-1  0-0  1-1  2  0  2  2  1  0  0  18 
55  Jacob Walker  g  1-7  1-2  2-2  1-2  3  1  5  1  0  0  0  17 
01  CJ Beaumont  -  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  9 
12  Matt Dann  -  3-3  0-0  0-0  1-2  3  0  6  0  0  0  0  9 
TM  TEAM  -  -  -  -  0-0  0  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 
  Totals..............  -  12-32  2-7  5-5  6-11  17  4  31  4  3  0  0  100 
37.5%  28.6%  100 % 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  12-32  2-7  5-5 
37.5%  28.6%  100 % 
2nd Half:  0-0  0-0  0-0 
0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 

Liberty 79

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  f  6-6  0-0  0-1  0-4  4  1  12  7  2  1  0  18 
00  Colin Porter  g  3-7  2-5  0-0  0-1  1  0  8  2  0  0  1  18 
03  Kaden Metheny  g  2-4  2-3  0-0  0-2  2  0  6  2  1  0  1  18 
04  Brett Decker Jr.  g  3-7  2-6  0-0  0-2  2  1  8  0  0  0  0  16 
09  JJ Harper  g  0-0  0-0  2-2  0-1  1  2  2  0  0  1  0  9 
01  Zander Carter  -  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-2  2  1  2  1  0  0  0  12 
11  Zander Yates  -  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0+ 
12  Josh Smith  -  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-2  2  1  3  0  0  1  0  9 
21  Ryan Jones Jr.  -  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0+ 
TM  TEAM  -  -  -  -  0-0  0  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 
  Totals..............  -  16-26  7-15  2-3  0-14  14  6  41  12  3  3  2  100 
61.5%  46.7%  66.7% 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  16-26  7-15  2-3 
61.5%  46.7%  66.7% 
2nd Half:  0-0  0-0  0-0 
0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 

Score by Periods  1st   Total   
Sam Houston   31  31  Record: (21-10,13-7 CUSA) 
Liberty   41  41  Record: (25-6,17-3 CUSA) 

Officials: Shane Land,Kevin Mathis,Michael Wallace
Technical fouls: Sam Houston-None. Liberty-None.
Attendance: 3523

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


Sam Houston vs Liberty
03/07/26 2:00 pm at Lynchburg, Va.

Sam Houston 72

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  f  5-7  0-0  1-5  2-1  3  1  11  0  0  0  2  16 
02  Jacobe Coleman  g  2-7  1-3  0-0  2-2  4  1  5  1  2  0  0  18 
04  Kashie Natt  g  2-5  1-2  1-3  4-5  9  1  6  2  0  0  0  16 
25  Damon Nicholas Jr.  g  3-4  2-2  0-0  0-0  0  4  8  1  1  0  0  15 
55  Jacob Walker  g  3-6  1-1  1-2  1-1  2  0  8  2  2  0  0  20 
01  CJ Beaumont  -  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-2  2  2  3  0  0  0  0  11 
12  Matt Dann  -  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  4 
TM  TEAM  -  -  -  -  0-0  0  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 
  Totals..............  -  16-30  6-9  3-10  9-11  20  9  41  6  5  0  2  100 
53.3%  66.7%  30.0% 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  0-0  0-0  0-0 
0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
2nd Half:  16-30  6-9  3-10 
53.3%  66.7%  30.0% 

Liberty 79

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  f  3-4  0-0  1-2  2-3  5  2  7  2  3  0  1  20 
00  Colin Porter  g  1-5  1-5  4-4  0-2  2  0  7  0  0  0  0  19 
03  Kaden Metheny  g  3-6  2-5  0-0  0-1  1  1  8  2  0  0  0  19 
04  Brett Decker Jr.  g  2-6  2-6  2-2  1-2  3  0  8  1  0  0  0  20 
09  JJ Harper  g  0-4  0-2  0-0  1-1  2  0  0  1  1  2  0  7 
01  Zander Carter  -  1-1  1-1  0-0  0-0  0  1  3  0  0  0  0  4 
11  Zander Yates  -  1-2  1-2  0-0  0-0  0  2  3  0  1  0  0  2 
12  Josh Smith  -  1-1  0-0  0-0  2-1  3  4  2  2  0  0  0  8 
21  Ryan Jones Jr.  -  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1 
TM  TEAM  -  -  -  -  0-0  0  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 
  Totals..............  -  12-29  7-21  7-8  6-10  16  10  38  8  5  2  1  100 
41.4%  33.3%  87.5% 
Team summary: FG 3FG FT
1st Half:  0-0  0-0  0-0 
0.0%  0.0%  0.0% 
2nd Half:  12-29  7-21  7-8 
41.4%  33.3%  87.5% 

Score by Periods  1st   2nd   Total   
Sam Houston   31  41  72  Record: (21-10,13-7 CUSA) 
Liberty   41  38  79  Record: (25-6,17-3 CUSA) 

Officials: Shane Land,Kevin Mathis,Michael Wallace
Technical fouls: Sam Houston-None. Liberty-None.
Attendance: 3523

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


Sam Houston vs Liberty
03/07/26 2:00 pm at Lynchburg, Va. 

Newspaper Box Score
Sam Houston vs Liberty
03/07/26 2:00 pm at Lynchburg, Va.
At Lynchburg, Va.
LIBERTY 79, SAM HOUSTON 72
SAM HOUSTON (21-10,13-7 CUSA)
Veljko Ilic 10-15 1-5 21; Jacob Walker 4-13 3-4 13; Kashie Natt 3-9 4-6 11;
Damon Nicholas Jr. 4-8 0-0 10; Jacobe Coleman 3-12 0-0 8; Matt Dann 3-3 0-0
6; CJ Beaumont 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 28-62 8-15 72.
LIBERTY (25-6,17-3 CUSA)
Zach Cleveland 9-10 1-3 19; Brett Decker Jr. 5-13 2-2 16; Colin Porter 4-12
4-4 15; Kaden Metheny 5-10 0-0 14; Zander Carter 2-2 0-0 5; Josh Smith 2-2
0-0 5; Zander Yates 1-2 0-0 3; JJ Harper 0-4 2-2 2; Ryan Jones Jr. 0-0 0-0
0. Totals 28-55 9-11 79.
Sam Houston...................   31   41  -   72
Liberty.......................   41   38  -   79
3-point goals--Sam Houston 8-16 (Jacobe Coleman 2-5; Damon Nicholas Jr. 2-3;
Jacob Walker 2-3; CJ Beaumont 1-2; Kashie Natt 1-3), Liberty 14-36 (Brett
Decker Jr. 4-12; Kaden Metheny 4-8; Colin Porter 3-10; Zander Yates 1-2;
Zander Carter 1-1; Josh Smith 1-1; JJ Harper 0-2). Fouled out--Sam
Houston-None, Liberty-Josh Smith. Rebounds--Sam Houston 37 (Kashie Natt 16),
Liberty 30 (Zach Cleveland 9). Assists--Sam Houston 10 (Jacob Walker 3;
Damon Nicholas Jr. 3; Kashie Natt 3), Liberty 20 (Zach Cleveland 9). Total
fouls--Sam Houston 13, Liberty 16. Technical fouls--Sam Houston-None,
Liberty-None. A-3523
2025-26 Men's Basketball. Round: 0. Liberty vs Sam Houston. Played at Liberty



Sam Houston vs Liberty (03/07/26 - Period 2 00:00)

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS        1   2 - Tot
Sam Houston.............    0   5 -   5
Liberty.................    0   6 -   6

POINTS IN PAINT             1   2 - Tot
Sam Houston.............   20  20 -  40
Liberty.................   18  10 -  28

2ND CHANCE POINTS           1   2 - Tot
Sam Houston.............   11  11 -  22
Liberty.................    0   9 -   9

FAST BREAK POINTS           1   2 - Tot
Sam Houston.............    5   2 -   7
Liberty.................    8   3 -  11

BENCH POINTS                1   2 - Tot
Sam Houston.............    6   3 -   9
Liberty.................    5   8 -  13

SCORE TIED BY               1   2 - Tot
Sam Houston.............    3   1 -   4
Liberty.................    3   0 -   3

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