Liberty 81, Middle Tennessee 65 - Box Score

NET #106

	H1	H2	T
Liberty	43	38	81
Middle Tennessee	29	36	65

Middle Tennessee

NET #163

	H1	H2	T
Liberty	43	38	81
Middle Tennessee	29	36	65

Thu, Jan 29, 2026Murphy CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

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Predicted

Actual

Liberty

Middle Tennessee

74%

26%

✓ CorrectMargin: -7.6 predicted → -16 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

59.7%→ 71.2

eFG%

50.9 ←51.1%

11.9%→ 8.1

TO Rate

15.3 ←13.9%

16.6%

ORB%

26.4%

30.1%→ 19.2

FT Rate

29.6 ←28.2%

Liberty

Predicted Actual

Middle Tennessee

Recap

Liberty Dominates Middle Tennessee State 81-65 Behind Kaden Metheny's 29 Points

Flames' star guard leads team to convincing win, improving record to 18-3

Liberty's high-powered offense was on full display at the Murphy Center, as the Flames cruised to an 81-65 victory over Middle Tennessee State. Kaden Metheny stole the show, scoring 29 points and grabbing 5 rebounds to lead Liberty to their 18th win of the season. The Flames' impressive performance ...

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Top Performers

Liberty

Kaden MethenyMVP41.5

PTS29REB5AST3STL1

11-14 FG, 6-9 3PT, 1-2 FT

Zach Cleveland35.7

PTS14REB6AST9STL2

6-9 FG, 2-2 FT

JJ Harper19.1

PTS13REB3AST0STL1BLK1

5-8 FG, 0-1 3PT, 3-4 FT

Middle Tennessee

Torey Alston34.9

PTS20REB12AST1BLK1

7-10 FG, 6-9 FT

Sean Smith26.6

PTS19REB3AST3STL1BLK1

6-11 FG, 4-7 3PT, 3-4 FT

Jahvin Carter17.4

PTS10REB2AST2STL1

4-10 FG, 1-4 3PT, 1-1 FT

Hot Players

Kaden MethenyLiberty+91%

PTS

13.5 avg

REB

2.9 avg

AST

3.0 avg

79% FG 11-14

Sean SmithMiddle Tennessee+69%

PTS

9.2 avg

REB

2.2 avg

AST

3.4 avg

55% FG 6-11

Zander CarterLiberty+57%

PTS

2.9 avg

REB

1.6 avg

AST

0.6 avg

100% FG 2-2

Luka JovanovicMiddle Tennessee+48%

PTS

2.1 avg

REB

2.9 avg

AST

0.4 avg

0% FG 0-2

Torey AlstonMiddle Tennessee+45%

PTS

13.3 avg

REB

8.0 avg

AST

1.4 avg

70% FG 7-10

Marcus Whitlock Jr.Middle Tennessee+38%

PTS

4.0 avg

REB

1.2 avg

AST

0.6 avg

40% FG 2-5

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Liberty81

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Colin Porter	37	8	3-10	2-9	0-0	2	1	1	0	2
Kaden Metheny	34	29	11-14	6-9	1-2	5	3	1	0	0
Zach Cleveland	34	14	6-9	0-0	2-2	6	9	2	0	2
JJ Harper	33	13	5-8	0-1	3-4	3	0	1	1	1
Brett Decker Jr.	32	12	5-7	2-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	0
Zander Carter	14	5	2-2	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0
Josh Smith	12	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0
Zander Yates	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Grimes		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Jones Jr.		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
TJ Drain		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
Isaiah Ihnen	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
Total	—	81	32-52	10-21	7-10	22	13	6	2	5

Middle Tennessee65

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Torey Alston	38	20	7-10	0-0	6-9	12	1	0	1	2
Jahvin Carter	32	10	4-10	1-4	1-1	2	2	1	0	0
Sean Smith	31	19	6-11	4-7	3-4	3	3	1	1	3
Luka Jovanovic	23	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	6	2	0	1	2
Kamari Lands	21	5	2-7	1-4	0-0	1	2	1	0	1
Marcus Whitlock Jr.	19	6	2-5	2-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	1
Chris Loofe	17	2	1-2	0-0	0-2	4	0	0	1	1
Alec Oglesby	11	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1
James Dent Jr.	6	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Tre Green	3	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Savon Wykle	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Oloumou	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jarred Hall	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jax Howard	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Charvez Ambrose	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	65	23-54	9-27	10-16	31	11	3	4	11