UTEP 69, Liberty 80 - Box Score | College Hoops Data

NET #268

	H1	H2	T
UTEP	38	31	69
Liberty	41	39	80

Liberty

NET #106

	H1	H2	T
UTEP	38	31	69
Liberty	41	39	80

Sat, Jan 17, 2026Liberty Arena (VA)Final

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

UTEP

Liberty

10%

91%

✓ CorrectMargin: +16.1 predicted → +11 actual

Recap

Liberty Cruises Past UTEP 80-69 Behind Balanced Attack

Zach Cleveland and Brett Decker Jr. lead Flames with 20 points each

Liberty dominated Texas at El Paso from start to finish, securing an 80-69 victory at Liberty Arena. The Flames' balanced offense, led by Zach Cleveland and Brett Decker Jr.'s 20 points each, proved too much for the Miners to handle. Cleveland also added 6 rebounds to his impressive stat line, while...

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Top Performers

UTEP

Elijah Jones30.4

PTS21REB7AST0BLK2

9-16 FG, 2-5 3PT, 1-2 FT

Caleb Blackwell28.4

PTS20REB2AST7

7-13 FG, 6-11 3PT

KJ Thomas14.1

PTS6REB3AST4

3-4 FG

Liberty

Zach ClevelandMVP37.7

PTS20REB6AST3STL2BLK4

9-10 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2-4 FT

Kaden Metheny25.6

PTS13REB3AST3STL3

6-10 FG, 1-5 3PT

Brett Decker Jr.25.1

PTS20REB3AST1

8-16 FG, 3-6 3PT, 1-1 FT

Hot Players

Caleb BlackwellUTEP+77%

PTS

10.7 avg

REB

2.8 avg

AST

2.9 avg

54% FG 7-13

Elijah JonesUTEP+48%

PTS

12.9 avg

REB

5.4 avg

AST

0.6 avg

56% FG 9-16

Colin PorterLiberty+26%

PTS

11.2 avg

REB

3.0 avg

AST

3.3 avg

63% FG 5-8

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UTEP69

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Kaseem Watson	38	12	5-9	2-4	0-0	0	2	1	0	2
Caleb Blackwell	34	20	7-13	6-11	0-0	2	7	0	0	3
Elijah Jones	34	21	9-16	2-5	1-2	7	0	0	2	2
KJ Thomas	33	6	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	4	0	0	1
Jamal West Jr.	30	5	2-5	0-0	1-2	4	1	2	0	2
Trey Horton III	16	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	2
Cassius Brooks	15	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0
David Tubek	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Mouhamed Mbaye	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Montgomery Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Hernandez	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
C.J. Smith	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyreese Watson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
LA Hayes	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	69	28-51	11-23	2-4	19	15	4	2	12

Liberty80

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Zach Cleveland	34	20	9-10	0-1	2-4	6	3	2	4	4
Brett Decker Jr.	34	20	8-16	3-6	1-1	3	1	0	0	0
Colin Porter	34	15	5-8	3-6	2-2	4	3	0	0	1
Kaden Metheny	32	13	6-10	1-5	0-0	3	3	3	0	1
JJ Harper	32	4	2-7	0-1	0-0	3	3	1	1	0
Zander Carter	17	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Smith	15	6	1-1	0-0	4-4	1	0	1	0	0
Ryan Jones Jr.	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
JC Shirer Jr.	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
Isaiah Ihnen	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
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
Total	—	80	32-54	7-20	9-11	21	13	7	5	6