Thedford and Western Kentucky take down Liberty 71-70
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Julius Thedford scored 18 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 32.2 seconds left, and Western Kentucky defeated Liberty 71-70 on Thursday night.
Thedford also contributed five rebounds for the Hilltoppers (10-4, 1-0 Conference USA). Tyrone Marshall added 12 points while going 6 of 7 and 0 of 3 from the free-throw line while they also had eight rebounds. Don McHenry shot 4 for 14 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.
Zach Cleveland finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and four assists for the Flames (12-2, 0-1). Liberty also got 17 points and two steals from Kaden Metheny. Owen Aquino also had 12 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. The loss ended a nine-game winning streak for the Flames.
Western Kentucky went into halftime trailing 35-21. Thedford scored a team-high 15 points.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi vs. Jayvon Maughmer (Hilltoppers gains possession) | Â | |
19:54 | Â | Don McHenry misses two point layup | Â | |
19:52 | Â | Owen Aquino defensive rebound | Â | |
19:25 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:23 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer offensive rebound | Â | |
19:16 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Jayvon Maughmer assists) | 0-2 | |
18:59 | +2 | Julius Thedford makes two point jump shot (Tyrone Marshall Jr. assists) | 2-2 | |
18:34 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Owen Aquino assists) | 2-4 | |
18:16 | Â | Don McHenry misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:14 | Â | Colin Porter defensive rebound | Â | |
18:04 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses two point hook shot | Â | |
18:02 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound | Â | |
17:39 | Â | Julius Thedford misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:37 | Â | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
17:20 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Owen Aquino assists) | 2-6 | |
17:09 | Â | Braxton Bayless turnover (lost ball) (Colin Porter steals) | Â | |
16:55 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Owen Aquino draws the foul) | Â | |
16:55 | +1 | Owen Aquino makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-7 | |
16:55 | Â | Owen Aquino misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
16:55 | Â | Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound | Â | |
16:36 | Â | Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:34 | Â | Owen Aquino defensive rebound | Â | |
16:05 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:03 | Â | Julius Thedford defensive rebound | Â | |
15:45 | Â | Enoch Kalambay turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
15:45 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:20 | +2 | Owen Aquino makes two point layup | 2-9 | |
14:50 | Â | Don McHenry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:48 | Â | Colin Porter defensive rebound | Â | |
14:34 | Â | Owen Aquino misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:32 | Â | Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound | Â | |
14:24 | Â | Jalen Jackson turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
14:01 | +2 | Colin Porter makes two point layup | 2-11 | |
14:01 | Â | Hilltoppers 30 second timeout | Â | |
13:50 | Â | Enoch Kalambay misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:48 | Â | Owen Aquino defensive rebound | Â | |
13:34 | Â | Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:32 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound | Â | |
13:09 | Â | Taelon Peter shooting foul (Khristian Lander draws the foul) | Â | |
13:09 | Â | Khristian Lander misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
13:09 | +1 | Khristian Lander makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-11 | |
12:50 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi blocks Jayvon Maughmer's two point layup | Â | |
12:48 | Â | Braxton Bayless defensive rebound | Â | |
12:43 | +2 | Braxton Bayless makes two point jump shot | 5-11 | |
12:29 | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Jayvon Maughmer assists) | 5-14 | |
12:17 | Â | Khristian Lander misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:15 | Â | Taelon Peter defensive rebound | Â | |
12:02 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses two point layup | Â | |
12:00 | Â | Jalen Jackson defensive rebound | Â | |
11:58 | Â | Jalen Jackson turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
11:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:43 | Â | Curtis Blair III misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:41 | Â | Don McHenry defensive rebound | Â | |
11:23 | +2 | Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes two point layup (Braxton Bayless assists) | 7-14 | |
11:07 | +3 | Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 7-17 | |
10:51 | Â | Curtis Blair III personal foul (Tyrone Marshall Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
10:51 | Â | Braxton Bayless offensive foul | Â | |
10:51 | Â | Braxton Bayless turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
10:29 | Â | Braxton Bayless shooting foul (Owen Aquino draws the foul) | Â | |
10:29 | Â | Owen Aquino misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
10:29 | Â | Owen Aquino misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
10:29 | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
10:12 | +2 | Leeroy Odiahi makes two point layup (Braxton Bayless assists) | 9-17 | |
9:38 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point hook shot | 9-19 | |
9:28 | +2 | Braxton Bayless makes two point hook shot | 11-19 | |
9:11 | Â | Colin Porter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:09 | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
9:02 | Â | Julius Thedford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:00 | Â | Taelon Peter defensive rebound | Â | |
8:41 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses two point layup | Â | |
8:39 | Â | Leeroy Odiahi defensive rebound | Â | |
8:22 | Â | Braxton Bayless misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:20 | Â | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
8:15 | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 11-22 | |
7:55 | Â | Don McHenry misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:53 | Â | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
7:42 | Â | Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Owen Aquino offensive rebound | Â | |
7:38 | +2 | Owen Aquino makes two point layup | 11-24 | |
7:38 | Â | Hilltoppers 30 second timeout | Â | |
7:38 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:25 | +3 | Khristian Lander makes three point jump shot | 14-24 | |
7:01 | Â | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:59 | Â | Julius Thedford defensive rebound | Â | |
6:52 | Â | Julius Thedford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:50 | Â | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
6:38 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:36 | Â | Enoch Kalambay defensive rebound | Â | |
6:25 | Â | Khristian Lander turnover (bad pass) (Owen Aquino steals) | Â | |
5:54 | +2 | Kaden Metheny makes two point layup | 14-26 | |
5:39 | Â | Julius Thedford offensive foul | Â | |
5:39 | Â | Julius Thedford turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
5:18 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Owen Aquino assists) | 14-28 | |
5:08 | +2 | Blaise Keita makes two point layup | 16-28 | |
4:47 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:45 | Â | Jalen Jackson defensive rebound | Â | |
4:40 | Â | Colin Porter personal foul | Â | |
4:21 | Â | Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:19 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound | Â | |
3:50 | Â | Flames turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
3:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:43 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer shooting foul (Julius Thedford draws the foul) | Â | |
3:43 | +1 | Julius Thedford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-28 | |
3:43 | Â | Julius Thedford misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:43 | Â | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
3:22 | Â | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:20 | Â | Don McHenry defensive rebound | Â | |
3:13 | Â | Julius Thedford turnover (bad pass) (Kaden Metheny steals) | Â | |
2:55 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point hook shot | 17-30 | |
2:39 | Â | Don McHenry misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:37 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound | Â | |
2:19 | Â | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:17 | Â | Owen Aquino offensive rebound | Â | |
2:12 | +3 | Jayvon Maughmer makes three point jump shot (Owen Aquino assists) | 17-33 | |
1:51 | Â | Julius Thedford misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:49 | Â | Tyrone Marshall Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
1:43 | +2 | Tyrone Marshall Jr. makes two point layup | 19-33 | |
1:16 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:14 | Â | Don McHenry defensive rebound | Â | |
1:03 | Â | Don McHenry turnover (lost ball) (Zach Cleveland steals) | Â | |
0:48 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses two point hook shot | Â | |
0:46 | Â | Don McHenry defensive rebound | Â | |
0:38 | Â | Colin Porter shooting foul (Don McHenry draws the foul) | Â | |
0:38 | +1 | Don McHenry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-33 | |
0:38 | +1 | Don McHenry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-33 | |
0:01 | +2 | Jayvon Maughmer makes two point hook shot | 21-35 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |