Western Kentucky 94, Liberty 73 - Box Score

NET #160

	H1	H2	T
Western Kentucky	48	46	94
Liberty	37	36	73

Liberty

NET #106

	H1	H2	T
Western Kentucky	48	46	94
Liberty	37	36	73

Sat, Feb 21, 2026Liberty Arena (VA)Final

CHD Scout Prediction

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Predicted

Actual

Western Kentucky

Liberty

27%

73%

✗ MissedMargin: +7.2 predicted → -21 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

45.8%→ 61.0

eFG%

62.2 ←60.1%

11.9%→ 10.4

TO Rate

16.0 ←12.0%

30.5%

ORB%

16.0%

38.7%→ 39.0

FT Rate

64.4 ←30.8%

Western Kentucky

Predicted Actual

Liberty

Recap

Hilltoppers Dethrone Flames in Home-Upset Rout

Lower-seeded Western Kentucky stuns No. 81 Liberty 94-73 in dominant performance.

In a stunning turn of events, Western Kentucky, seeded 177th in the NET rankings, toppled Liberty, a team ranked 81st, by a 21-point margin, 94-73. This upset has significant implications for Liberty's NCAA Tournament seeding, potentially putting their bid in jeopardy. Western Kentucky's decisive vi...

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Top Performers

Western Kentucky

Grant NewellMVP37.1

PTS21REB8AST3STL1

7-15 FG, 1-6 3PT, 6-6 FT

Teagan Moore27.3

PTS21REB4AST1

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

Terrion Murdix24.8

PTS10REB4AST5STL2

4-8 FG, 2-2 3PT

Liberty

JJ Harper28.6

PTS16REB3AST2STL1BLK2

6-7 FG, 1-2 3PT, 3-7 FT

Colin Porter26.1

PTS20REB3AST2STL1BLK1

7-14 FG, 3-9 3PT, 3-3 FT

Zach Cleveland19.8

PTS11REB4AST5STL2

4-8 FG, 3-5 FT

Hot Players

Grant NewellWestern Kentucky+73%

PTS

12.9 avg

REB

4.6 avg

AST

1.0 avg

47% FG 7-15

Blaise KeitaWestern Kentucky+47%

PTS

2.6 avg

REB

3.9 avg

AST

0.3 avg

100% FG 2-2

Colin PorterLiberty+43%

PTS

11.2 avg

REB

3.0 avg

AST

3.3 avg

50% FG 7-14

Terrion MurdixWestern Kentucky+43%

PTS

5.7 avg

REB

3.4 avg

AST

4.2 avg

50% FG 4-8

JJ HarperLiberty+42%

PTS

10.7 avg

REB

2.7 avg

AST

1.4 avg

86% FG 6-7

Josh SmithLiberty+30%

PTS

7.4 avg

REB

3.7 avg

AST

0.4 avg

100% FG 3-3

LJ HackmanWestern Kentucky+29%

PTS

8.8 avg

REB

2.9 avg

AST

1.5 avg

56% FG 5-9

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Western Kentucky94

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Terrion Murdix	34	10	4-8	2-2	0-0	4	5	2	0	1
Grant Newell	32	21	7-15	1-6	6-6	8	3	1	0	0
LJ Hackman	32	17	5-9	1-4	6-6	0	0	2	0	2
Teagan Moore	31	21	6-11	3-3	6-7	4	1	0	0	0
Armelo Boone	25	7	3-8	1-2	0-0	7	4	2	0	3
Ryan Myers	19	12	4-6	2-4	2-2	3	1	1	0	0
Blaise Keita	16	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	0	1
Leeroy Odiahi	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	1	1
Cade Stinnett	3	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0
Noah Boyde	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Edelen	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	94	31-59	10-21	22-23	33	14	10	1	8

Liberty73

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Kaden Metheny	35	6	2-4	2-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	1
Colin Porter	34	20	7-14	3-9	3-3	3	2	1	1	3
Brett Decker Jr.	34	5	2-3	0-1	1-2	2	1	1	0	1
Zach Cleveland	33	11	4-8	0-0	3-5	4	5	2	0	5
JJ Harper	27	16	6-7	1-2	3-7	3	2	1	2	0
Zander Carter	14	4	1-3	0-2	2-4	0	0	1	0	0
Josh Smith	13	11	3-3	0-0	5-6	3	1	0	0	1
Zander Yates	3	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0
Torr Sorensen	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Grimes	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Jones Jr.	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
JC Shirer Jr.	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	73	25-45	6-21	17-29	19	12	6	4	11