Liberty Flames vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks
CUSA Championship - Final
22-12, 12-6 CUSA
67
22-12, 12-6 CUSA
28-6, 13-5 CUSA
79
28-6, 13-5 CUSA
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
- Koree Cotton made Layup.
- Colin Porter missed Layup.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kaden Metheny missed Layup.
- Zach Cleveland missed Layup.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Koree Cotton.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. made Free Throw.
- Taelon Peter made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter.
- Quel'Ron House made Three Point Jumper.
- Colin Porter made Layup.
- Marcellus Brigham Jr. missed Layup.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Jumper.
- Mason Nicholson made Dunk. Assisted by Quel'Ron House.
- Owen Aquino missed Layup.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. made Layup.
- Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper.
- Quel'Ron House made Jumper.
- Taelon Peter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Layup.
- Quel'Ron House missed Jumper.
- Zach Cleveland missed Layup.
- Jao Ituka missed Jumper.
- Colin Porter made Layup.
- Jayvon Maughmer made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter.
- Quel'Ron House made Jumper.
- Zach Cleveland made Layup.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. made Jumper.
- Zach Cleveland made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter.
- Jao Ituka missed Layup.
- Jayvon Maughmer made Layup.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Taelon Peter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayvon Maughmer.
- Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper.
- Quel'Ron House missed Jumper.
- Zander Yates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taelon Peter.
- Mason Nicholson made Free Throw.
- Mason Nicholson missed Free Throw.
- Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper.
- Mason Nicholson missed Layup.
- Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Houge made Layup. Assisted by Jaron Pierre Jr..
- Zach Cleveland missed Jumper.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quel'Ron House.
- Jayvon Maughmer missed Layup.
- Mason Nicholson missed Jumper.
- Jayvon Maughmer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Houge made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcellus Brigham Jr..
- Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. made Layup.
- Kaden Metheny made Layup.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. made Jumper.
- Zach Cleveland missed Layup.
- Michael Houge missed Layup.
- Zander Yates missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. made Free Throw.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. made Free Throw.
- Kaden Metheny missed Jumper.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Jumper.
- Jayvon Maughmer made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter.
- Marcellus Brigham Jr. made Jumper.
- Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
- Koree Cotton missed Layup.
- Koree Cotton made Layup.
- Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Jumper.
- Koree Cotton made Free Throw.
- Koree Cotton made Free Throw.
- Taelon Peter made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
- Mason Nicholson made Layup. Assisted by Koree Cotton.
- Zach Cleveland made Layup. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
- Mason Nicholson missed Free Throw.
- Mason Nicholson missed Free Throw.
- Zach Cleveland made Dunk. Assisted by Colin Porter.
- Quel'Ron House missed Jumper.
- Taelon Peter made Layup. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
- Mason Nicholson missed Layup.
- Jayvon Maughmer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Koree Cotton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Koree Cotton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Colin Porter missed Layup.
- Michael Houge missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kaden Metheny made Layup.
- Quel'Ron House made Jumper.
- Taelon Peter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
- Owen Aquino made Dunk. Assisted by Taelon Peter.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kaden Metheny missed Layup.
- Michael Houge made Jumper. Assisted by Jaron Pierre Jr..
- Jayvon Maughmer missed Jumper.
- Owen Aquino made Layup. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
- Koree Cotton missed Layup.
- Quel'Ron House missed Free Throw.
- Quel'Ron House missed Free Throw.
- Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
- Koree Cotton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper.
- Marcellus Brigham Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaron Pierre Jr..
- Mason Nicholson made Free Throw.
- Mason Nicholson missed Free Throw.
- Koree Cotton missed Free Throw.
- Koree Cotton missed Free Throw.
- Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcellus Brigham Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaron Pierre Jr..
- Owen Aquino made Free Throw.
- Owen Aquino made Free Throw.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Jumper.
- Michael Houge missed Jumper.
- Mason Nicholson made Layup. Assisted by Koree Cotton.
- Zach Cleveland made Dunk. Assisted by Colin Porter.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Free Throw.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. made Free Throw.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. made Free Throw.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. made Free Throw.
- Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taelon Peter.
- Marcellus Brigham Jr. missed Free Throw.
- Marcellus Brigham Jr. made Free Throw.
- Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
- Taelon Peter made Free Throw.
- Taelon Peter missed Free Throw.
- Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Taelon Peter made Free Throw.
- Taelon Peter made Free Throw.
- Marcellus Brigham Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quel'Ron House.
- Quel'Ron House made Layup.
- Kaden Metheny made Free Throw.
- Kaden Metheny made Free Throw.
- Quel'Ron House missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcellus Brigham Jr. missed Two Point Tip Shot.
- Iaroslav Niagu made Free Throw.
- Iaroslav Niagu made Free Throw.
- Taelon Peter made Dunk. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
- Marcellus Brigham Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Koree Cotton missed Free Throw.
- Koree Cotton missed Free Throw.
- Jayvon Maughmer missed Free Throw.
- Michael Houge made Layup.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | JXST | LIB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Start game | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:59 | | Jump Ball won by Liberty | 0 | 0 |
| 19:59 | | Jump Ball lost by Jacksonville State | 0 | 0 |
| 19:31 | | Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:27 | | Quel'Ron House Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:06 | | Koree Cotton made Layup. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:39 | | Colin Porter missed Layup. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:37 | | Marcellus Brigham Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:30 | | Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:26 | | Colin Porter Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:19 | | Kaden Metheny missed Layup. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:17 | | Quel'Ron House Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:06 | | Foul on Jaron Pierre Jr.. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:06 | | Jaron Pierre Jr. Turnover. | 2 | 0 |
| 17:46 | | Zach Cleveland missed Layup. | 2 | 0 |
| 17:46 | | Marcellus Brigham Jr. Block. | 2 | 0 |
| 17:41 | | Mason Nicholson Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 17:37 | | Jaron Pierre Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Koree Cotton. | 4 | 0 |
| 17:37 | | Foul on Owen Aquino. | 4 | 0 |
| 17:37 | | Jayvon Maughmer subbing out for Liberty | 4 | 0 |
| 17:37 | | Taelon Peter subbing in for Liberty | 4 | 0 |
| 17:37 | | Jaron Pierre Jr. made Free Throw. | 5 | 0 |
| 17:15 | | Taelon Peter made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter. | 5 | 2 |
| 16:44 | | Quel'Ron House made Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 2 |
| 16:29 | | Colin Porter made Layup. | 8 | 4 |
| 16:04 | | Marcellus Brigham Jr. missed Layup. | 8 | 4 |
| 16:04 | | Jacksonville State Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 4 |
| 15:59 | | Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Jumper. | 8 | 4 |
| 15:56 | | Liberty Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 4 |
| 15:56 | Official TV Timeout | 8 | 4 | |
| 15:43 | | Owen Aquino Turnover. | 8 | 4 |
| 15:26 | | Mason Nicholson made Dunk. Assisted by Quel'Ron House. | 10 | 4 |
| 15:11 | | Owen Aquino missed Layup. | 10 | 4 |
| 15:09 | | Quel'Ron House Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 4 |
| 15:07 | | Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 10 | 4 |
| 15:03 | | Mason Nicholson Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 4 |
| 14:49 | | Jaron Pierre Jr. made Layup. | 12 | 4 |
| 14:25 | | Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 7 |
| 14:02 | | Quel'Ron House made Jumper. | 14 | 7 |
| 13:46 | | Taelon Peter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter. | 14 | 10 |
| 13:23 | | Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Layup. | 14 | 10 |
| 13:20 | | Owen Aquino Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 10 |
| 13:17 | | Taelon Peter Turnover. | 14 | 10 |
| 13:17 | | Quel'Ron House Steal. | 14 | 10 |
| 12:55 | | Foul on Taelon Peter. | 14 | 10 |
| 12:55 | | Kaden Metheny subbing out for Liberty | 14 | 10 |
| 12:55 | | Owen Aquino subbing out for Liberty | 14 | 10 |
| 12:55 | | Zander Yates subbing in for Liberty | 14 | 10 |
| 12:55 | | Jayvon Maughmer subbing in for Liberty | 14 | 10 |
| 12:55 | | Koree Cotton subbing out for Jacksonville State | 14 | 10 |
| 12:55 | | Marcellus Brigham Jr. subbing out for Jacksonville State | 14 | 10 |
| 12:55 | | Mason Nicholson subbing out for Jacksonville State | 14 | 10 |
| 12:55 | | Michael Houge subbing in for Jacksonville State | 14 | 10 |
| 12:55 | | Jao Ituka subbing in for Jacksonville State | 14 | 10 |
| 12:55 | | Iaroslav Niagu subbing in for Jacksonville State | 14 | 10 |
| 12:40 | | Quel'Ron House missed Jumper. | 14 | 10 |
| 12:36 | | Taelon Peter Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 10 |
| 12:24 | | Zach Cleveland missed Layup. | 14 | 10 |
| 12:21 | | Iaroslav Niagu Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 10 |
| 12:03 | | Jao Ituka missed Jumper. | 14 | 10 |
| 12:00 | | Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 10 |
| 11:47 | | Colin Porter made Layup. | 14 | 12 |
| 11:19 | | Michael Houge Turnover. | 14 | 12 |
| 11:19 | | Jayvon Maughmer Steal. | 14 | 12 |
| 11:14 | | Jayvon Maughmer made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter. | 14 | 14 |
| 10:49 | | Quel'Ron House made Jumper. | 16 | 14 |
| 10:30 | | Zach Cleveland made Layup. | 16 | 16 |
| 10:00 | | Jaron Pierre Jr. made Jumper. | 18 | 16 |
| 9:46 | | Zach Cleveland made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter. | 18 | 18 |
| 9:18 | | Jao Ituka missed Layup. | 18 | 18 |
| 9:18 | | Zach Cleveland Block. | 18 | 18 |
| 9:14 | | Jayvon Maughmer Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 18 |
| 9:11 | | Jayvon Maughmer made Layup. | 18 | 20 |
| 8:54 | | Foul on Zander Yates. | 18 | 20 |
| 8:54 | | Colin Porter subbing out for Liberty | 18 | 20 |
| 8:54 | | Kaden Metheny subbing in for Liberty | 18 | 20 |
| 8:54 | | Quel'Ron House subbing out for Jacksonville State | 18 | 20 |
| 8:54 | | Jao Ituka subbing out for Jacksonville State | 18 | 20 |
| 8:54 | | Iaroslav Niagu subbing out for Jacksonville State | 18 | 20 |
| 8:54 | | Koree Cotton subbing in for Jacksonville State | 18 | 20 |
| 8:54 | | Marcellus Brigham Jr. subbing in for Jacksonville State | 18 | 20 |
| 8:54 | | Mason Nicholson subbing in for Jacksonville State | 18 | 20 |
| 8:45 | | Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 20 |
| 8:43 | | Liberty Deadball Team Rebound. | 18 | 20 |
| 8:43 | | Foul on Marcellus Brigham Jr.. | 18 | 20 |
| 8:26 | | Taelon Peter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jayvon Maughmer. | 18 | 23 |
| 8:04 | | Koree Cotton Turnover. | 18 | 23 |
| 8:04 | | Jayvon Maughmer Steal. | 18 | 23 |
| 8:03 | | Foul on Koree Cotton. | 18 | 23 |
| 8:03 | | Michael Houge subbing out for Jacksonville State | 18 | 23 |
| 8:03 | | Quel'Ron House subbing in for Jacksonville State | 18 | 23 |
| 8:03 | | Foul on Quel'Ron House. | 18 | 23 |
| 8:03 | Official TV Timeout | 18 | 23 | |
| 7:56 | | Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 26 |
| 7:32 | | Quel'Ron House missed Jumper. | 18 | 26 |
| 7:29 | | Jayvon Maughmer Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 26 |
| 7:25 | | Zander Yates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taelon Peter. | 18 | 29 |
| 7:22 | | Jacksonville State Timeout | 18 | 29 |
| 7:22 | | Zach Cleveland subbing out for Liberty | 18 | 29 |
| 7:22 | | Owen Aquino subbing in for Liberty | 18 | 29 |
| 7:22 | | Taelon Peter subbing out for Liberty | 18 | 29 |
| 7:22 | | Colin Porter subbing in for Liberty | 18 | 29 |
| 7:15 | | Foul on Zander Yates. | 18 | 29 |
| 7:15 | | Mason Nicholson made Free Throw. | 19 | 29 |
| 7:15 | | Zander Yates subbing out for Liberty | 19 | 29 |
| 7:15 | | Zach Cleveland subbing in for Liberty | 19 | 29 |
| 7:15 | | Mason Nicholson missed Free Throw. | 19 | 29 |
| 7:14 | | Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 29 |
| 7:05 | | Foul on Koree Cotton. | 19 | 29 |
| 7:05 | | Koree Cotton subbing out for Jacksonville State | 19 | 29 |
| 7:05 | | Michael Houge subbing in for Jacksonville State | 19 | 29 |
| 6:58 | | Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 32 |
| 6:40 | | Mason Nicholson missed Layup. | 19 | 32 |
| 6:35 | | Colin Porter Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 32 |
| 6:32 | | Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper. | 19 | 32 |
| 6:29 | | Jacksonville State Defensive Rebound. | 19 | 32 |
| 6:12 | | Michael Houge made Layup. Assisted by Jaron Pierre Jr.. | 21 | 32 |
| 5:42 | | Zach Cleveland missed Jumper. | 21 | 32 |
| 5:39 | | Quel'Ron House Defensive Rebound. | 21 | 32 |
| 5:32 | | Jaron Pierre Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quel'Ron House. | 24 | 32 |
| 5:10 | | Jayvon Maughmer missed Layup. | 24 | 32 |
| 5:10 | | Mason Nicholson Block. | 24 | 32 |
| 5:06 | | Mason Nicholson Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 32 |
| 4:41 | | Mason Nicholson missed Jumper. | 24 | 32 |
| 4:37 | | Owen Aquino Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 32 |
| 4:23 | | Jayvon Maughmer missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 32 |
| 4:19 | | Marcellus Brigham Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 32 |
| 3:53 | | Michael Houge made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcellus Brigham Jr.. | 27 | 32 |
| 3:19 | | Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. | 27 | 35 |
| 3:17 | Official TV Timeout | 27 | 35 | |
| 3:17 | | Liberty Timeout | 27 | 35 |
| 3:17 | | Owen Aquino subbing out for Liberty | 27 | 35 |
| 3:17 | | Jayvon Maughmer subbing out for Liberty | 27 | 35 |
| 3:17 | | Taelon Peter subbing in for Liberty | 27 | 35 |
| 3:17 | | Zander Yates subbing in for Liberty | 27 | 35 |
| 3:17 | | Mason Nicholson subbing out for Jacksonville State | 27 | 35 |
| 3:17 | | Iaroslav Niagu subbing in for Jacksonville State | 27 | 35 |
| 2:48 | | Jaron Pierre Jr. made Layup. | 29 | 35 |
| 2:20 | | Kaden Metheny made Layup. | 29 | 37 |
| 1:56 | | Jaron Pierre Jr. made Jumper. | 31 | 37 |
| 1:41 | | Zach Cleveland missed Layup. | 31 | 37 |
| 1:41 | | Iaroslav Niagu Block. | 31 | 37 |
| 1:37 | | Iaroslav Niagu Defensive Rebound. | 31 | 37 |
| 1:26 | | Michael Houge missed Layup. | 31 | 37 |
| 1:23 | | Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound. | 31 | 37 |
| 1:16 | | Kaden Metheny subbing out for Liberty | 31 | 37 |
| 1:16 | | Jayvon Maughmer subbing in for Liberty | 31 | 37 |
| 1:00 | | Zander Yates missed Three Point Jumper. | 31 | 37 |
| 0:56 | | Michael Houge Defensive Rebound. | 31 | 37 |
| 0:51 | | Foul on Zach Cleveland. | 31 | 37 |
| 0:51 | | Jaron Pierre Jr. made Free Throw. | 32 | 37 |
| 0:51 | | Zander Yates subbing out for Liberty | 32 | 37 |
| 0:51 | | Zach Cleveland subbing out for Liberty | 32 | 37 |
| 0:51 | | Kaden Metheny subbing in for Liberty | 32 | 37 |
| 0:51 | | Owen Aquino subbing in for Liberty | 32 | 37 |
| 0:51 | | Jaron Pierre Jr. made Free Throw. | 33 | 37 |
| 0:22 | | Kaden Metheny missed Jumper. | 33 | 37 |
| 0:20 | | Liberty Deadball Team Rebound. | 33 | 37 |
| 0:20 | | Liberty Turnover. | 33 | 37 |
| 0:20 | | Kaden Metheny subbing out for Liberty | 33 | 37 |
| 0:20 | | Zach Cleveland subbing in for Liberty | 33 | 37 |
| 0:02 | | Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 33 | 37 |
| 0:00 | | Iaroslav Niagu Offensive Rebound. | 33 | 37 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 33 | 37 | |
JXST vs LIB Videos
Liberty celebrates after clinching its NCAA tournament berth
Kaden Metheny hits a 3 with the shot clock expiring
Owen Aquino throws down big dunk vs. Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Game Information
Huntsville, AL
Referee:Jeb Hartness
Referee:Todd Austin
Referee:Courtney Green
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 14-0 | - | 22-3 |
| Sam Houston | 9-5 | 5 | 17-8 |
| Jacksonville State | 8-6 | 6 | 13-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 7-7 | 7 | 14-11 |
| Missouri State | 7-7 | 7 | 13-12 |
| Western Kentucky | 6-7 | 7.5 | 13-11 |
| Middle Tennessee | 6-7 | 7.5 | 12-12 |
| Kennesaw State | 6-8 | 8 | 14-11 |
| UTEP | 6-9 | 8.5 | 10-16 |
| Florida International | 5-9 | 9 | 12-13 |
| Delaware | 5-9 | 9 | 9-16 |
| New Mexico State | 5-10 | 9.5 | 12-13 |
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