Missouri State 76, Liberty 79 - Box Score

NET #206

	H1	H2	T
Missouri State	38	38	76
Liberty	42	37	79

Liberty

NET #106

	H1	H2	T
Missouri State	38	38	76
Liberty	42	37	79

Sat, Feb 7, 2026Liberty Arena (VA)Final

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Missouri State

Liberty

13%

87%

✓ CorrectMargin: +13.5 predicted → +3 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

50.6%→ 55.4

eFG%

62.2 ←60.4%

14.6%→ 12.9

TO Rate

15.2 ←11.8%

28.4%

ORB%

15.6%

45.4%→ 46.4

FT Rate

57.1 ←30.2%

Missouri State

Predicted Actual

Liberty

Recap

Liberty Holds Off Missouri State 79-76 Behind Balanced Attack

Brett Decker Jr. leads Liberty with 20 points, while Keith Palek III scores 25 for Missouri State

Liberty's high-powered offense was on full display as they took down Missouri State 79-76 in a tightly contested matchup at Liberty Arena. The Flames, now 20-3 on the season, were led by Brett Decker Jr.'s 20 points, while Zach Cleveland added a impressive all-around performance with 19 points, 10 r...

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Top Performers

Missouri State

Keith Palek III37.8

PTS25REB9AST2STL1

9-17 FG, 3-4 3PT, 4-4 FT

Michael Osei-Bonsu29.3

PTS16REB9AST2STL2

6-12 FG, 4-12 FT

Kobi Williams16.9

PTS11REB2AST1BLK1

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

Liberty

Zach ClevelandMVP47.5

PTS19REB10AST11STL2BLK1

8-13 FG, 3-9 FT

Colin Porter28.6

PTS10REB3AST6STL3

1-4 FG, 1-4 3PT, 7-10 FT

Brett Decker Jr.23.9

PTS20REB2AST2

6-9 FG, 3-5 3PT, 5-5 FT

Hot Players

Tyrique BrooksMissouri State+67%

PTS

1.9 avg

REB

0.6 avg

AST

0.5 avg

100% FG 1-1

Melakih CunninghamMissouri State+58%

PTS

3.1 avg

REB

2.0 avg

AST

0.6 avg

50% FG 2-4

Zach ClevelandLiberty+53%

PTS

12.0 avg

REB

7.4 avg

AST

6.8 avg

62% FG 8-13

Keith Palek IIIMissouri State+35%

PTS

17.0 avg

REB

6.2 avg

AST

3.4 avg

53% FG 9-17

Josh SmithLiberty+30%

PTS

7.4 avg

REB

3.7 avg

AST

0.4 avg

83% FG 5-6

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Missouri State76

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Kobi Williams	35	11	3-5	1-3	4-4	2	1	0	1	0
Keith Palek III	29	25	9-17	3-4	4-4	9	2	1	0	2
Zaxton King	26	8	3-7	2-4	0-0	1	1	1	0	2
Michael Osei-Bonsu	25	16	6-12	0-0	4-12	9	2	2	0	3
Trey Williams Jr.	25	0	0-5	0-3	0-2	2	5	0	0	0
Antwan Burnett	24	3	1-3	1-1	0-2	4	1	0	0	1
Melakih Cunningham	12	6	2-4	0-1	2-2	2	1	1	1	0
Tyrique Brooks	12	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1
Cameron Boone	6	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0
Darrion Sutton	5	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1
Ryder Cheesman	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Amar Kuljuhovic	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Collin Clark	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Logan Epes	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	76	27-56	8-17	14-26	31	14	5	3	10

Liberty79

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Zach Cleveland	37	19	8-13	0-0	3-9	10	11	2	1	4
Brett Decker Jr.	37	20	6-9	3-5	5-5	2	2	0	0	1
Kaden Metheny	37	8	3-9	2-7	0-0	2	2	0	0	3
Colin Porter	35	10	1-4	1-4	7-10	3	6	3	0	0
Josh Smith	17	12	5-6	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	2	2
JJ Harper	16	7	3-4	0-0	1-2	2	1	0	0	0
Zander Carter	14	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	1	0
Ryan Jones Jr.	6	3	1-4	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	1	1
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
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
Drew Grimes	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	79	27-49	7-20	18-28	25	22	6	5	11