Porter's 17 lead Liberty over Sam Houston 76-68
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) Colin Porter's 17 points helped Liberty defeat Sam Houston 76-68 on Thursday night.
Porter had five assists and three steals for the Flames (14-2, 2-1 Conference USA). Taelon Peter shot 6 for 10 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to add 15 points. Jay Maughmer shot 4 for 9, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points.
Lamar Wilkerson finished with 25 points and nine rebounds for the Bearkats (7-9, 0-3). Marcus Boykin added 16 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals for Sam Houston. Cameron Huefner had nine points.
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Both teams play on Saturday. Liberty visits Louisiana Tech and Sam Houston hosts Florida International.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Bearkats gains possession) | Â | |
19:33 | Â | Cameron Huefner misses two point layup | Â | |
19:31 | Â | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
19:05 | +3 | Zach Cleveland makes three point jump shot (Jayvon Maughmer assists) | 3-0 | |
18:46 | Â | Dorian Finister misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:44 | Â | Owen Aquino defensive rebound | Â | |
18:39 | Â | Cameron Huefner personal foul | Â | |
18:32 | Â | Zach Cleveland offensive foul | Â | |
18:32 | Â | Zach Cleveland turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
18:14 | Â | Colin Porter shooting foul | Â | |
18:14 | Â | Marcus Boykin misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
18:14 | +1 | Marcus Boykin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-1 | |
17:47 | Â | Owen Aquino turnover | Â | |
17:38 | +2 | Marcus Boykin makes two point layup | 3-3 | |
17:22 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:20 | Â | Owen Aquino offensive rebound | Â | |
17:15 | Â | Owen Aquino misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:13 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson defensive rebound | Â | |
16:56 | +2 | Lamar Wilkerson makes two point jump shot | 3-5 | |
16:27 | Â | Colin Porter turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
16:10 | Â | Cameron Huefner misses two point layup | Â | |
16:08 | Â | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
16:01 | Â | Cameron Huefner shooting foul | Â | |
16:01 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
16:01 | +1 | Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-5 | |
16:01 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
16:01 | Â | Josiah Hammons defensive rebound | Â | |
15:48 | Â | Josiah Hammons misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:46 | Â | Owen Aquino defensive rebound | Â | |
15:28 | +3 | Jayvon Maughmer makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 7-5 | |
14:54 | +3 | Erik Taylor makes three point jump shot (Brennen Burns assists) | 7-8 | |
14:30 | +2 | Taelon Peter makes two point layup (Owen Aquino assists) | 9-8 | |
13:59 | Â | Jaxson Ford misses two point layup | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
13:47 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses two point layup | Â | |
13:45 | Â | Jaxson Ford defensive rebound | Â | |
13:29 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:27 | Â | Gabriel McKay defensive rebound | Â | |
13:17 | Â | Zander Yates misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:15 | Â | Marcus Boykin defensive rebound | Â | |
12:57 | +2 | Jaxson Ford makes two point layup | 9-10 | |
12:57 | Â | Zander Yates shooting foul | Â | |
12:57 | +1 | Jaxson Ford makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 9-11 | |
12:36 | +2 | Zander Yates makes two point layup (Colin Porter assists) | 11-11 | |
12:20 | +2 | Jaxson Ford makes two point layup (Marcus Boykin assists) | 11-13 | |
12:06 | Â | Zander Yates misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:04 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson defensive rebound | Â | |
11:51 | +2 | Lamar Wilkerson makes two point layup | 11-15 | |
11:39 | Â | Zander Yates misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:37 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson defensive rebound | Â | |
11:20 | Â | Marcus Boykin misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:18 | Â | Gabriel McKay defensive rebound | Â | |
11:05 | +2 | Colin Porter makes two point jump shot | 13-15 | |
10:43 | Â | Gabriel McKay shooting foul | Â | |
10:43 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:43 | +1 | Marcus Boykin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-16 | |
10:43 | +1 | Marcus Boykin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-17 | |
10:21 | +3 | Gabriel McKay makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists) | 16-17 | |
10:04 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:02 | Â | Dorian Finister offensive rebound | Â | |
10:00 | Â | Dorian Finister misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:58 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson offensive rebound | Â | |
9:55 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson misses two point layup | Â | |
9:53 | Â | Owen Aquino defensive rebound | Â | |
9:42 | +2 | Jayvon Maughmer makes two point jump shot | 18-17 | |
9:23 | +2 | Lamar Wilkerson makes two point jump shot | 18-19 | |
8:58 | Â | Owen Aquino misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:56 | Â | Kalifa Sakho defensive rebound | Â | |
8:48 | Â | Brennen Burns misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:46 | Â | Owen Aquino defensive rebound | Â | |
8:37 | +2 | Owen Aquino makes two point layup (Colin Porter assists) | 20-19 | |
8:13 | Â | Brennen Burns misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:11 | Â | Kalifa Sakho offensive rebound | Â | |
8:08 | Â | Kalifa Sakho misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:06 | Â | Owen Aquino defensive rebound | Â | |
7:59 | +2 | Kaden Metheny makes two point jump shot | 22-19 | |
7:36 | +3 | Lamar Wilkerson makes three point jump shot | 22-22 | |
7:12 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:10 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer offensive rebound | Â | |
7:05 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses two point layup | Â | |
7:03 | Â | Zach Cleveland offensive rebound | Â | |
6:58 | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup | 24-22 | |
6:28 | Â | Bearkats turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
6:28 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:14 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses two point layup | Â | |
6:12 | Â | Marcus Boykin defensive rebound | Â | |
6:08 | Â | Marcus Boykin turnover (Colin Porter steals) | Â | |
5:43 | Â | Kaden Metheny misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:41 | Â | Flames offensive rebound | Â | |
5:39 | Â | Erik Taylor shooting foul | Â | |
5:39 | Â | Taelon Peter misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
5:39 | +1 | Taelon Peter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-22 | |
5:21 | Â | Taelon Peter blocks Marcus Boykin's two point layup | Â | |
5:19 | Â | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | Â | |
5:15 | Â | Erik Taylor personal foul | Â | |
5:01 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:59 | Â | Jaxson Ford defensive rebound | Â | |
4:54 | +2 | Lamar Wilkerson makes two point layup | 25-24 | |
4:42 | Â | Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:40 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson defensive rebound | Â | |
4:32 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:30 | Â | Taelon Peter defensive rebound | Â | |
4:27 | Â | Taelon Peter turnover (Jaxson Ford steals) | Â | |
4:21 | Â | Josiah Hammons misses two point layup | Â | |
4:19 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson offensive rebound | Â | |
4:15 | +2 | Lamar Wilkerson makes two point layup | 25-26 | |
4:02 | Â | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:00 | Â | Marcus Boykin defensive rebound | Â | |
3:49 | Â | Jaxson Ford misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:47 | Â | Owen Aquino defensive rebound | Â | |
3:27 | +2 | Owen Aquino makes two point dunk | 27-26 | |
3:07 | Â | Jaxson Ford misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:05 | Â | Owen Aquino defensive rebound | Â | |
3:03 | +2 | Taelon Peter makes two point dunk | 29-26 | |
3:03 | Â | Bearkats 30 second timeout | Â | |
3:03 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:54 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:52 | Â | Owen Aquino defensive rebound | Â | |
2:30 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:28 | Â | Bearkats defensive rebound | Â | |
2:07 | Â | Lamar Wilkerson turnover (Colin Porter steals) | Â | |
1:59 | +3 | Colin Porter makes three point jump shot (Jayvon Maughmer assists) | 32-26 | |
1:35 | Â | Owen Aquino shooting foul | Â | |
1:35 | +1 | Brennen Burns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-27 | |
1:35 | +1 | Brennen Burns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-28 | |
1:19 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses two point layup | Â | |
1:17 | Â | Jayvon Maughmer offensive rebound | Â | |
1:11 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:09 | Â | Marcus Boykin defensive rebound | Â | |
0:59 | +3 | Cameron Huefner makes three point jump shot (Dorian Finister assists) | 32-31 | |
0:29 | Â | Kalifa Sakho blocks Kaden Metheny's two point layup | Â | |
0:27 | Â | Flames offensive rebound | Â | |
0:29 | Â | Owen Aquino technical foul | Â | |
0:27 | Â | Owen Aquino turnover | Â | |
0:27 | Â | Dorian Finister technical foul | Â | |
0:27 | Â | Dorian Finister turnover | Â | |
0:24 | Â | Zach Cleveland misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:22 | Â | Kalifa Sakho defensive rebound | Â | |
0:03 | +2 | Cameron Huefner makes two point layup (Marcus Boykin assists) | 32-33 | |
0:02 | Â | Flames 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:01 | +3 | Colin Porter makes three point jump shot | 35-33 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |