Sam Houston 72, Liberty 79 - Box Score

NET #107

	H1	H2	T
Sam Houston	31	41	72
Liberty	41	38	79

Liberty

NET #106

	H1	H2	T
Sam Houston	31	41	72
Liberty	41	38	79

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

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Sam Houston

Liberty

56%

44%

✗ MissedMargin: -1.8 predicted → +7 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

53.1%→ 51.6

eFG%

63.6 ←60.1%

13.9%→ 10.4

TO Rate

11.8 ←12.3%

32.0%

ORB%

15.2%

33.7%→ 24.2

FT Rate

20.0 ←32.5%

Sam Houston

Predicted Actual

Liberty

Recap

Liberty Tops Sam Houston

The Flames' 63.6% effective field goal percentage fueled a 7-point win over the Bearkats, despite being only slightly favored by their 2-spot NET ranking advantage.

The Liberty Flames secured a 79-72 victory over the Sam Houston State Bearkats at Liberty Arena, a margin of seven points that underscores the closely contested nature of the game. With Liberty leading 41-31 at halftime, the Bearkats mounted a second-half comeback, outscoring their opponents 41-38 o...

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Top Performers

Sam Houston

Kashie Natt34.7

PTS11REB16AST3

3-9 FG, 1-3 3PT, 4-6 FT

Veljko Ilic31.0

PTS21REB5AST0STL2

10-15 FG, 1-5 FT

Jacob Walker20.5

PTS13REB5AST3

4-13 FG, 2-3 3PT, 3-4 FT

Liberty

Zach ClevelandMVP39.8

PTS19REB9AST9STL1BLK1

9-10 FG, 1-3 FT

Kaden Metheny24.1

PTS14REB3AST4STL1

5-10 FG, 4-8 3PT

Colin Porter23.6

PTS15REB3AST2STL1

4-12 FG, 3-10 3PT, 4-4 FT

Hot Players

Matt DannSam Houston+73%

PTS

2.8 avg

REB

2.0 avg

AST

0.4 avg

100% FG 3-3

Zander CarterLiberty+57%

PTS

2.9 avg

REB

1.6 avg

AST

0.6 avg

100% FG 2-2

Zach ClevelandLiberty+41%

PTS

12.0 avg

REB

7.4 avg

AST

6.8 avg

90% FG 9-10

Kashie NattSam Houston+40%

PTS

10.9 avg

REB

8.0 avg

AST

2.5 avg

33% FG 3-9

Jacob WalkerSam Houston+37%

PTS

10.9 avg

REB

2.1 avg

AST

2.3 avg

31% FG 4-13

Veljko IlicSam Houston+28%

PTS

11.5 avg

REB

6.6 avg

AST

2.2 avg

67% FG 10-15

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Sam Houston72

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO
Jacob Walker	37	13	4-13	2-3	3-4	5	3	0	2
Jacobe Coleman	37	8	3-12	2-5	0-0	4	1	0	4
Kashie Natt	35	11	3-9	1-3	4-6	16	3	0	0
Damon Nicholas Jr.	33	10	4-8	2-3	0-0	2	3	0	2
Veljko Ilic	27	21	10-15	0-0	1-5	5	0	2	0
CJ Beaumont	20	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0
Matt Dann	12	6	3-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0
Justin Begg	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Po'Boigh King	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Manning	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Jackson Rogers	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Noah Benny	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Cheikh Ndiaye	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Nathan Nguyen	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Jaxson Ford	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	72	28-62	8-16	8-15	37	10	2	8

Liberty79

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Zach Cleveland	37	19	9-10	0-0	1-3	9	9	1	1	5
Colin Porter	37	15	4-12	3-10	4-4	3	2	1	0	0
Kaden Metheny	37	14	5-10	4-8	0-0	3	4	1	0	1
Brett Decker Jr.	36	16	5-13	4-12	2-2	5	1	0	0	0
Josh Smith	17	5	2-2	1-1	0-0	5	2	0	1	0
JJ Harper	16	2	0-4	0-2	2-2	3	1	0	3	1
Zander Carter	16	5	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0
Zander Yates	2	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1
Ryan Jones Jr.		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
Torr Sorensen	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
TJ Drain	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	—	79	28-55	14-36	9-11	30	20	3	5	8