UTEP Miners @ Liberty Flames
6-12, 2-5 CUSA
69
6-12, 2-5 CUSA
15-3, 7-0 CUSA
80
15-3, 7-0 CUSA
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Colin Porter misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jamal West Jr. misses layup
- Brett Decker Jr. makes layup
- Elijah Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists)
- Zach Cleveland makes driving layup
- Caleb Blackwell misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kaden Metheny makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists)
- Caleb Blackwell misses layup
- Elijah Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brett Decker Jr. makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
- KJ Thomas makes layup (Kaseem Watson assists)
- Zach Cleveland makes layup (Kaden Metheny assists)
- Kaseem Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists)
- Jamal West Jr. misses layup
- Brett Decker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists)
- Jamal West Jr. makes layup
- Kaseem Watson makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Brett Decker Jr. misses layup
- Zach Cleveland makes layup
- Caleb Blackwell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- KJ Thomas makes layup
- JJ Harper misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot
- JJ Harper misses layup
- Trey Horton III misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brett Decker Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists)
- Elijah Jones makes driving layup
- Brett Decker Jr. makes layup (JJ Harper assists)
- Elijah Jones makes layup
- Colin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Kaseem Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Colin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Jamal West Jr. misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- JJ Harper misses layup
- Trey Horton III misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kaden Metheny makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists)
- KJ Thomas makes layup
- Kaden Metheny misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Zander Carter makes driving layup
- Elijah Jones makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot
- Zach Cleveland makes layup
- Elijah Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Colin Porter misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brett Decker Jr. makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot
- Zach Cleveland makes 3-foot dunk
- Caleb Blackwell makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists)
- Ryan Jones Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Elijah Jones makes layup (Caleb Blackwell assists)
- Cassius Brooks makes layup
- Caleb Blackwell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal West Jr. assists)
- Kaden Metheny makes layup
- Caleb Blackwell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kaseem Watson assists)
- Kaden Metheny misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brett Decker Jr. misses layup
- Caleb Blackwell makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Brett Decker Jr. misses layup
- JJ Harper makes 0-foot tip in layup
- Kaseem Watson makes 7-foot floating jump shot
- Caleb Blackwell makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Zach Cleveland makes layup (Kaden Metheny assists)
- Jamal West Jr. makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Caleb Blackwell assists)
- JJ Harper misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Colin Porter makes layup
- Elijah Jones makes 20-foot jumper
- JJ Harper makes layup (Colin Porter assists)
- Caleb Blackwell makes 29-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists)
- Colin Porter makes free throw 1 of 2
- Colin Porter makes free throw 2 of 2
- Caleb Blackwell misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Colin Porter makes layup
- Elijah Jones makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot (Caleb Blackwell assists)
- Kaden Metheny misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Elijah Jones misses 12-foot jumper
- Zach Cleveland makes layup (JJ Harper assists)
- Elijah Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- JJ Harper misses layup
- Brett Decker Jr. misses layup
- KJ Thomas misses layup
- Brett Decker Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists)
- Kaseem Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brett Decker Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kaseem Watson misses layup
- Kaden Metheny misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Elijah Jones misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot
- Zach Cleveland makes layup (Kaden Metheny assists)
- Kaseem Watson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Horton III assists)
- Brett Decker Jr. makes driving layup
- Brett Decker Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
- Kaden Metheny makes layup
- Colin Porter makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Caleb Blackwell misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Trey Horton III makes 24-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists)
- Colin Porter misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Elijah Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
- Elijah Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Zach Cleveland misses free throw 1 of 2
- Zach Cleveland makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Smith makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists)
- Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kaseem Watson makes layup (Caleb Blackwell assists)
- Zach Cleveland makes driving layup (Brett Decker Jr. assists)
- Elijah Jones misses layup
- Brett Decker Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Caleb Blackwell makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Brett Decker Jr. misses 6-foot jumper
- Caleb Blackwell misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Zach Cleveland misses free throw 1 of 2
- Zach Cleveland makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jamal West Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kaden Metheny makes driving layup
- Kaseem Watson misses 16-foot jumper
- Elijah Jones misses 6-foot turnaround jump shot
- Kaden Metheny makes driving layup
- Zach Cleveland misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Elijah Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists)
- Brett Decker Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Elijah Jones makes layup (Caleb Blackwell assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | UTEP | LIB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Start game | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:58 | | Jump Ball won by UTEP | 0 | 0 |
| 19:58 | | Jump Ball lost by Liberty | 0 | 0 |
| 19:37 | | Jamal West Jr. bad pass turnover | 0 | 0 |
| 19:37 | | Zach Cleveland Steal. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:29 | | Colin Porter misses 24-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 19:25 | | Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:07 | | Jamal West Jr. misses layup | 0 | 0 |
| 19:07 | | Zach Cleveland Block. | 0 | 0 |
| 18:55 | | Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 18:41 | | Brett Decker Jr. makes layup | 0 | 2 |
| 18:23 | | Elijah Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists) | 3 | 2 |
| 18:00 | | Zach Cleveland makes driving layup | 3 | 4 |
| 17:39 | | Foul on Colin Porter. | 3 | 4 |
| 17:19 | | Caleb Blackwell misses 24-foot three point jumper | 3 | 4 |
| 17:19 | | Zach Cleveland Block. | 3 | 4 |
| 17:17 | | UTEP Deadball Team Rebound. | 3 | 4 |
| 17:17 | | team shot clock turnover | 3 | 4 |
| 17:00 | | Kaden Metheny makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists) | 3 | 6 |
| 16:51 | | Caleb Blackwell misses layup | 3 | 6 |
| 16:51 | | JJ Harper Block. | 3 | 6 |
| 16:51 | | UTEP Offensive Rebound. | 3 | 6 |
| 16:44 | | Elijah Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper | 3 | 6 |
| 16:40 | | Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 6 |
| 16:35 | | Brett Decker Jr. makes 21-foot pullup jump shot | 3 | 8 |
| 16:07 | | KJ Thomas makes layup (Kaseem Watson assists) | 5 | 8 |
| 15:42 | | Zach Cleveland makes layup (Kaden Metheny assists) | 5 | 10 |
| 15:32 | | Foul on Kaden Metheny. | 5 | 10 |
| 15:32 | Official TV Timeout | 5 | 10 | |
| 15:32 | | KJ Thomas subbing out for UTEP | 5 | 10 |
| 15:32 | | Elijah Jones subbing out for UTEP | 5 | 10 |
| 15:32 | | Trey Horton III subbing in for UTEP | 5 | 10 |
| 15:32 | | Cassius Brooks subbing in for UTEP | 5 | 10 |
| 15:13 | | Kaseem Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists) | 8 | 10 |
| 14:56 | | Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover | 8 | 10 |
| 14:56 | | Jamal West Jr. Steal. | 8 | 10 |
| 14:51 | | Jamal West Jr. misses layup | 8 | 10 |
| 14:51 | | Zach Cleveland Block. | 8 | 10 |
| 14:50 | | Liberty Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 10 |
| 14:50 | | JJ Harper subbing out for Liberty | 8 | 10 |
| 14:50 | | Josh Smith subbing in for Liberty | 8 | 10 |
| 14:35 | | Brett Decker Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists) | 8 | 13 |
| 14:05 | | Jamal West Jr. makes layup | 10 | 13 |
| 13:48 | | Kaden Metheny bad pass turnover | 10 | 13 |
| 13:48 | | Jamal West Jr. Steal. | 10 | 13 |
| 13:38 | | Kaseem Watson makes 15-foot pullup jump shot | 12 | 13 |
| 13:15 | | Brett Decker Jr. misses layup | 12 | 13 |
| 13:11 | | Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 13 |
| 13:10 | | Trey Horton III bad pass turnover | 12 | 13 |
| 13:10 | | Colin Porter subbing out for Liberty | 12 | 13 |
| 13:10 | | Zander Carter subbing in for Liberty | 12 | 13 |
| 12:49 | | Zach Cleveland makes layup | 12 | 15 |
| 12:27 | | Caleb Blackwell misses 26-foot three point jumper | 12 | 15 |
| 12:24 | | Liberty Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 15 |
| 12:24 | | Caleb Blackwell subbing out for UTEP | 12 | 15 |
| 12:24 | | Jamal West Jr. subbing out for UTEP | 12 | 15 |
| 12:24 | | KJ Thomas subbing in for UTEP | 12 | 15 |
| 12:24 | | Elijah Jones subbing in for UTEP | 12 | 15 |
| 12:07 | | Foul on Cassius Brooks. | 12 | 15 |
| 12:07 | | Josh Smith makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 16 |
| 12:07 | | Kaden Metheny subbing out for Liberty | 12 | 16 |
| 12:07 | | Zach Cleveland subbing out for Liberty | 12 | 16 |
| 12:07 | | Colin Porter subbing in for Liberty | 12 | 16 |
| 12:07 | | JJ Harper subbing in for Liberty | 12 | 16 |
| 12:07 | | Josh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 17 |
| 11:35 | | KJ Thomas makes layup | 14 | 17 |
| 11:13 | | JJ Harper misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot | 14 | 17 |
| 11:07 | | Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 17 |
| 10:45 | | KJ Thomas bad pass turnover | 14 | 17 |
| 10:45 | | Josh Smith Steal. | 14 | 17 |
| 10:39 | | JJ Harper misses layup | 14 | 17 |
| 10:36 | | Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 17 |
| 10:27 | | Trey Horton III misses 23-foot three point jumper | 14 | 17 |
| 10:19 | | Zander Carter Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 17 |
| 10:01 | | Brett Decker Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists) | 14 | 20 |
| 9:46 | | Elijah Jones makes driving layup | 16 | 20 |
| 9:23 | | Brett Decker Jr. makes layup (JJ Harper assists) | 16 | 22 |
| 8:58 | | Elijah Jones makes layup | 18 | 22 |
| 8:38 | | Colin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper | 18 | 25 |
| 8:12 | | Kaseem Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper | 18 | 25 |
| 8:07 | | Colin Porter Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 25 |
| 7:46 | | Colin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper | 18 | 28 |
| 7:43 | | UTEP Timeout | 18 | 28 |
| 7:43 | Official TV Timeout | 18 | 28 | |
| 7:43 | | Brett Decker Jr. subbing out for Liberty | 18 | 28 |
| 7:43 | | Kaden Metheny subbing in for Liberty | 18 | 28 |
| 7:43 | | Kaseem Watson subbing out for UTEP | 18 | 28 |
| 7:43 | | Caleb Blackwell subbing in for UTEP | 18 | 28 |
| 7:42 | | Josh Smith subbing out for Liberty | 18 | 28 |
| 7:42 | | Zach Cleveland subbing in for Liberty | 18 | 28 |
| 7:42 | | Elijah Jones subbing out for UTEP | 18 | 28 |
| 7:42 | | Jamal West Jr. subbing in for UTEP | 18 | 28 |
| 7:15 | | Jamal West Jr. misses 11-foot pullup jump shot | 18 | 28 |
| 7:04 | | Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 28 |
| 6:55 | | JJ Harper misses layup | 18 | 28 |
| 6:51 | | Cassius Brooks Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 28 |
| 6:47 | | Trey Horton III misses 23-foot three point jumper | 18 | 28 |
| 6:41 | | Colin Porter Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 28 |
| 6:36 | | Kaden Metheny makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists) | 18 | 31 |
| 6:03 | | KJ Thomas makes layup | 20 | 31 |
| 5:47 | | Kaden Metheny misses 24-foot three point jumper | 20 | 31 |
| 5:44 | | Trey Horton III Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 31 |
| 5:38 | | Caleb Blackwell traveling turnover | 20 | 31 |
| 5:38 | Official TV Timeout | 20 | 31 | |
| 5:38 | | Trey Horton III subbing out for UTEP | 20 | 31 |
| 5:38 | | Kaseem Watson subbing in for UTEP | 20 | 31 |
| 5:38 | | Cassius Brooks subbing out for UTEP | 20 | 31 |
| 5:38 | | Elijah Jones subbing in for UTEP | 20 | 31 |
| 5:18 | | Zander Carter makes driving layup | 20 | 33 |
| 4:49 | | Elijah Jones makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot | 22 | 33 |
| 4:28 | | Zach Cleveland makes layup | 22 | 35 |
| 4:18 | | Elijah Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper | 22 | 35 |
| 4:13 | | Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 35 |
| 4:10 | | Colin Porter misses 24-foot three point jumper | 22 | 35 |
| 4:06 | | KJ Thomas Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 35 |
| 3:58 | | Foul on Caleb Blackwell. | 22 | 35 |
| 3:58 | | Caleb Blackwell turnover | 22 | 35 |
| 3:58 | Official TV Timeout | 22 | 35 | |
| 3:58 | | Kaden Metheny subbing out for Liberty | 22 | 35 |
| 3:58 | | JJ Harper subbing out for Liberty | 22 | 35 |
| 3:58 | | Brett Decker Jr. subbing in for Liberty | 22 | 35 |
| 3:58 | | Ryan Jones Jr. subbing in for Liberty | 22 | 35 |
| 3:35 | | Brett Decker Jr. makes 14-foot turnaround jump shot | 22 | 37 |
| 3:18 | | Caleb Blackwell bad pass turnover | 22 | 37 |
| 3:18 | | Zach Cleveland Steal. | 22 | 37 |
| 3:13 | | Zach Cleveland makes 3-foot dunk | 22 | 39 |
| 3:01 | | Caleb Blackwell makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists) | 25 | 39 |
| 2:31 | | Ryan Jones Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper | 25 | 39 |
| 2:26 | | Caleb Blackwell Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 39 |
| 2:24 | | Elijah Jones makes layup (Caleb Blackwell assists) | 27 | 39 |
| 2:19 | | Liberty Timeout | 27 | 39 |
| 2:19 | | Colin Porter subbing out for Liberty | 27 | 39 |
| 2:19 | | Zander Carter subbing out for Liberty | 27 | 39 |
| 2:19 | | Ryan Jones Jr. subbing out for Liberty | 27 | 39 |
| 2:19 | | Kaden Metheny subbing in for Liberty | 27 | 39 |
| 2:19 | | JJ Harper subbing in for Liberty | 27 | 39 |
| 2:19 | | Josh Smith subbing in for Liberty | 27 | 39 |
| 2:19 | | KJ Thomas subbing out for UTEP | 27 | 39 |
| 2:19 | | Cassius Brooks subbing in for UTEP | 27 | 39 |
| 2:00 | | Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover | 27 | 39 |
| 2:00 | | Cassius Brooks Steal. | 27 | 39 |
| 1:55 | | Cassius Brooks makes layup | 29 | 39 |
| 1:36 | | Zach Cleveland bad pass turnover | 29 | 39 |
| 1:36 | | Kaseem Watson Steal. | 29 | 39 |
| 1:29 | | Caleb Blackwell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal West Jr. assists) | 32 | 39 |
| 1:08 | | Kaden Metheny makes layup | 32 | 41 |
| 0:54 | | Caleb Blackwell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kaseem Watson assists) | 35 | 41 |
| 0:36 | | Foul on Jamal West Jr.. | 35 | 41 |
| 0:30 | | Kaden Metheny misses 24-foot three point jumper | 35 | 41 |
| 0:27 | | Josh Smith Offensive Rebound. | 35 | 41 |
| 0:15 | | Brett Decker Jr. misses layup | 35 | 41 |
| 0:15 | | Elijah Jones Block. | 35 | 41 |
| 0:10 | | Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 35 | 41 |
| 0:00 | | Caleb Blackwell makes 24-foot three point jumper | 38 | 41 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 38 | 41 | |
UTEP @ LIB Videos
Brett Decker Jr. knocks down basket
Caleb Blackwell buries triple against Liberty Flames
Zach Cleveland gets up for the beautiful slam dunk
Game Information
Lynchburg, VA
Referee:Landon Brandes
Referee:Drew Larson
Referee:Nick Nadeau
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Conference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 11-0 | - | 19-3 |
| Sam Houston | 8-4 | 3.5 | 16-7 |
| Missouri State | 7-4 | 4 | 13-9 |
| Jacksonville State | 7-4 | 4 | 12-10 |
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| Florida International | 4-7 | 7 | 11-11 |
| New Mexico State | 4-8 | 7.5 | 11-11 |
| UTEP | 4-8 | 7.5 | 8-15 |
| Delaware | 2-9 | 9 | 6-16 |
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