Liberty 81, Jacksonville State 78 - Box Score

NET #106

	H1	H2	T
Liberty	27	54	81
Jacksonville State	34	44	78

Jacksonville State

NET #216

	H1	H2	T
Liberty	27	54	81
Jacksonville State	34	44	78

Sat, Feb 28, 2026Pete Mathews ColiseumFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Liberty

Jacksonville State

55%

45%

✓ CorrectMargin: -1.5 predicted → -3 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

60.0%→ 67.0

eFG%

58.2 ←49.9%

12.3%→ 12.1

TO Rate

9.9 ←14.0%

15.1%

ORB%

27.5%

32.7%→ 36.0

FT Rate

36.4 ←43.1%

Liberty

Predicted Actual

Jacksonville State

Recap

Liberty Overcomes Mismatch to Down Jacksonville State

Despite being a 16-point NET favorite, Liberty held off Jacksonville State in a 3-point thriller, spoiling the Gamecocks' bid to pull off a major upset.

Liberty edged Jacksonville State 81-78 in a tightly contested game at Pete Mathews Coliseum. The final margin was three points, a testament to the competitive nature of the contest. The visiting Flames, ranked #90 nationally, secured a crucial victory over the Gamecocks, who occupy the #218 spot in ...

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Top Performers

Liberty

Kaden MethenyMVP32.9

PTS24REB2AST4STL1

8-13 FG, 6-11 3PT, 2-2 FT

Zach Cleveland25.9

PTS12REB7AST5BLK2

5-9 FG, 2-5 FT

Colin Porter23.6

PTS12REB3AST5STL1

2-5 FG, 1-3 3PT, 7-7 FT

Jacksonville State

Mostapha El Moutaouakkil25.2

PTS21REB6AST0

6-17 FG, 2-4 3PT, 7-10 FT

Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.21.6

PTS10REB3AST4STL1

4-7 FG, 2-5 3PT

Jaye Nash20.3

PTS4REB4AST5STL2

0-3 FG, 0-1 3PT, 4-6 FT

Hot Players

Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.Jacksonville State+133%

PTS

4.7 avg

REB

1.6 avg

AST

1.0 avg

57% FG 4-7

Toby NnadozieJacksonville State+85%

PTS

1.2 avg

REB

1.1 avg

AST

0.4 avg

50% FG 1-2

Jamar FranklinJacksonville State+59%

PTS

5.2 avg

REB

1.4 avg

AST

0.3 avg

50% FG 4-8

Kaden MethenyLiberty+55%

PTS

13.5 avg

REB

2.9 avg

AST

3.0 avg

62% FG 8-13

Jacoby HillJacksonville State+28%

PTS

10.1 avg

REB

3.9 avg

AST

1.6 avg

86% FG 6-7

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Liberty81

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Kaden Metheny	38	24	8-13	6-11	2-2	2	4	1	0	1
Brett Decker Jr.	36	16	5-10	4-8	2-2	1	0	0	0	1
Zach Cleveland	36	12	5-9	0-0	2-5	7	5	0	2	4
Colin Porter	36	12	2-5	1-3	7-7	3	5	1	0	1
JJ Harper	24	5	2-4	0-2	1-2	3	1	0	1	0
Josh Smith	19	8	4-6	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	1
Zander Carter	9	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan Jones Jr.	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Ihnen	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Torr Sorensen	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
JC Shirer Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Grimes	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brady Kester	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
TJ Drain	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Zander Yates	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	81	28-50	11-25	14-18	21	15	3	3	8

Jacksonville State78

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Jaye Nash	32	4	0-3	0-1	4-6	4	5	2	0	0
Emondrek Erkins-Ford	30	10	5-8	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	1	1
Marcus Fitzgerald Jr.	29	10	4-7	2-5	0-0	3	4	1	0	0
Jacoby Hill	27	16	6-7	1-1	3-4	3	1	0	0	3
Mostapha El Moutaouakkil	26	21	6-17	2-4	7-10	6	0	0	0	2
Iaroslav Niagu	24	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	0
Jamar Franklin	21	11	4-8	3-6	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Toby Nnadozie	10	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	1
Connor Loy	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Aidan Driggers	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
AC Bryant	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Vick	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Bencao Vungo	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Aitor Anabitarte	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Thomas Tut	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	78	28-55	8-18	14-20	26	13	4	1	7