Metheny has 19 as Liberty downs Middle Tennessee 73-63
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Kaden Metheny had 19 points in Liberty's 73-63 win against Middle Tennessee on Saturday night.
Metheny shot 8 for 15, including 3 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Flames (13-2, 1-1 Conference USA). Colin Porter scored 16 points and added five assists and three steals. Zach Cleveland had 11 points and shot 4 of 11 from the field and 3 for 5 from the line.
The Blue Raiders (10-5, 1-1) were led in scoring by Camryn Weston, who finished with 16 points. Essam Mostafa added 14 points, 16 rebounds and two steals for Middle Tennessee. Justin Bufford had 13 points and two blocks.
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Both teams next play Thursday. Liberty visits Sam Houston and Middle Tennesseeplays Kennesaw State at home.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Essam Mostafa vs. Owen Aquino (Blue Raiders gains possession) | Â | |
19:29 | Â | Jlynn Counter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:27 | Â | Kaden Metheny defensive rebound | Â | |
18:58 | Â | Colin Porter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:56 | Â | Torey Alston defensive rebound | Â | |
18:31 | Â | Torey Alston misses two point layup | Â | |
18:29 | Â | Torey Alston offensive rebound | Â | |
18:26 | Â | Torey Alston turnover (lost ball) (Colin Porter steals) | Â | |
18:22 | Â | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:20 | Â | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | Â | |
18:04 | Â | Jestin Porter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:02 | Â | Owen Aquino defensive rebound | Â | |
17:51 | Â | Colin Porter turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
17:38 | Â | Essam Mostafa misses two point hook shot | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Owen Aquino defensive rebound | Â | |
17:20 | Â | Owen Aquino misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:18 | Â | Jlynn Counter defensive rebound | Â | |
16:58 | +2 | Justin Bufford makes two point jump shot | 2-0 | |
16:41 | Â | Owen Aquino turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
16:20 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup | 4-0 | |
15:53 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:51 | Â | Owen Aquino offensive rebound | Â | |
15:46 | +3 | Colin Porter makes three point jump shot | 4-3 | |
15:40 | Â | Justin Bufford offensive foul | Â | |
15:40 | Â | Justin Bufford turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
15:40 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:32 | +2 | Owen Aquino makes two point dunk (Zach Cleveland assists) | 4-5 | |
15:21 | +3 | Jlynn Counter makes three point jump shot (Jestin Porter assists) | 7-5 | |
14:45 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup | 7-7 | |
14:21 | Â | Camryn Weston turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
14:00 | Â | Kaden Metheny turnover (bad pass) (Torey Alston steals) | Â | |
13:48 | +3 | Jlynn Counter makes three point jump shot | 10-7 | |
13:13 | Â | Camryn Weston shooting foul (Colin Porter draws the foul) | Â | |
13:13 | +1 | Colin Porter makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 10-8 | |
13:13 | +1 | Colin Porter makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 10-9 | |
13:13 | +1 | Colin Porter makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 10-10 | |
12:59 | Â | Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:57 | Â | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
12:57 | Â | Chris Loofe personal foul | Â | |
12:35 | +3 | Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Kaden Metheny assists) | 10-13 | |
12:14 | Â | Chris Loofe misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:12 | Â | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
12:03 | +2 | Taelon Peter makes two point layup | 10-15 | |
11:38 | Â | Tre Green turnover (lost ball) (Kaden Metheny steals) | Â | |
11:25 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Taelon Peter assists) | 10-17 | |
11:25 | Â | Torey Alston shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul) | Â | |
11:25 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:25 | +1 | Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-18 | |
11:05 | Â | Jlynn Counter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:03 | Â | Flames defensive rebound | Â | |
10:54 | Â | Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:52 | Â | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | Â | |
10:44 | Â | Taelon Peter shooting foul (Jlynn Counter draws the foul) | Â | |
10:44 | +1 | Jlynn Counter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-18 | |
10:44 | +1 | Jlynn Counter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-18 | |
10:25 | +3 | Jayvon Maughmer makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists) | 12-21 | |
10:15 | Â | Jestin Porter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:13 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Owen Aquino misses two point layup | Â | |
9:56 | Â | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | Â | |
9:47 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup (Jlynn Counter assists) | 14-21 | |
9:33 | +2 | Colin Porter makes two point jump shot | 14-23 | |
9:18 | Â | Owen Aquino blocks Jlynn Counter's two point jump shot | Â | |
9:16 | Â | Gabriel McKay defensive rebound | Â | |
9:11 | Â | Taelon Peter misses two point layup | Â | |
9:09 | Â | Blue Raiders defensive rebound | Â | |
8:53 | Â | Jlynn Counter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Jlynn Counter offensive rebound | Â | |
8:39 | Â | Essam Mostafa misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:37 | Â | Gabriel McKay defensive rebound | Â | |
8:28 | Â | Owen Aquino turnover (bad pass) (Jestin Porter steals) | Â | |
8:17 | Â | Essam Mostafa misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:15 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound | Â | |
8:03 | Â | Camryn Weston personal foul | Â | |
7:52 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists) | 14-25 | |
7:52 | Â | Blue Raiders 30 second timeout | Â | |
7:52 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:30 | Â | Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:28 | Â | Chris Loofe offensive rebound | Â | |
7:26 | Â | Kaden Metheny personal foul | Â | |
7:26 | Â | Blue Raiders turnover (5-second violation) | Â | |
7:14 | +2 | Kaden Metheny makes two point layup | 14-27 | |
7:03 | +3 | Justin Bufford makes three point jump shot (Camryn Weston assists) | 17-27 | |
6:36 | +2 | Kaden Metheny makes two point layup (Zach Cleveland assists) | 17-29 | |
6:23 | +2 | Chris Loofe makes two point dunk (Jlynn Counter assists) | 19-29 | |
6:06 | Â | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:04 | Â | Chris Loofe defensive rebound | Â | |
6:04 | Â | Zach Cleveland personal foul | Â | |
5:55 | Â | Chris Loofe offensive foul | Â | |
5:55 | Â | Chris Loofe turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
5:37 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:35 | Â | Chris Loofe defensive rebound | Â | |
5:27 | +2 | Chris Loofe makes two point layup (Jlynn Counter assists) | 21-29 | |
5:02 | Â | Taelon Peter turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
4:49 | Â | Jlynn Counter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:47 | Â | Taelon Peter defensive rebound | Â | |
4:25 | Â | Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:23 | Â | Essam Mostafa defensive rebound | Â | |
4:16 | Â | Jestin Porter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:14 | Â | Taelon Peter defensive rebound | Â | |
3:51 | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists) | 21-32 | |
3:36 | Â | Owen Aquino blocks Jestin Porter's two point layup | Â | |
3:34 | Â | Essam Mostafa offensive rebound | Â | |
3:32 | Â | Colin Porter personal foul | Â | |
3:32 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:26 | Â | Jacob Johnson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:24 | Â | Taelon Peter defensive rebound | Â | |
3:19 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Taelon Peter assists) | 21-34 | |
2:54 | Â | Camryn Weston misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:52 | Â | Kaden Metheny defensive rebound | Â | |
2:28 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:26 | Â | Jacob Johnson defensive rebound | Â | |
2:25 | Â | Owen Aquino personal foul | Â | |
2:12 | Â | Jlynn Counter turnover (lost ball) (Colin Porter steals) | Â | |
1:51 | +2 | Jayvon Maughmer makes two point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 21-36 | |
1:51 | Â | Blue Raiders 30 second timeout | Â | |
1:40 | Â | Taelon Peter shooting foul (Torey Alston draws the foul) | Â | |
1:40 | +1 | Torey Alston makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-36 | |
1:40 | +1 | Torey Alston makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-36 | |
1:30 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses two point layup | Â | |
1:28 | Â | Jlynn Counter defensive rebound | Â | |
1:24 | Â | Camryn Weston turnover (bad pass) (Colin Porter steals) | Â | |
1:18 | +3 | Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 23-39 | |
1:03 | Â | Camryn Weston misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:01 | Â | Flames defensive rebound | Â | |
0:47 | +3 | Colin Porter makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 23-42 | |
0:39 | Â | Colin Porter personal foul (Jlynn Counter draws the foul) | Â | |
0:39 | Â | Jlynn Counter misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
0:39 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound | Â | |
0:18 | Â | Torey Alston blocks Taelon Peter's three point jump shot | Â | |
0:16 | Â | Justin Bufford defensive rebound | Â | |
0:09 | Â | Torey Alston misses two point layup | Â | |
0:07 | Â | Essam Mostafa offensive rebound | Â | |
0:04 | +2 | Essam Mostafa makes two point layup | 25-42 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |