Liberty Flames @ Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

24-6, 12-5 CUSA

Final

	1	2	T
Liberty LIB	42	44	86
MTSU MTSU	37	44	81

Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersMTSUMTSU

20-10, 11-6 CUSA

Essam Mostafa missed Jumper.
Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Bufford missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Bufford made Layup. Assisted by Essam Mostafa.
Essam Mostafa made Layup.
Essam Mostafa made Layup. Assisted by Camryn Weston.
Essam Mostafa missed Layup.
Justin Bufford made Layup.
Justin Bufford missed Jumper.
Camryn Weston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Porter.
Essam Mostafa missed Layup.
Kamari Lands made Jumper.
Jlynn Counter missed Three Point Jumper.
Kamari Lands made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Camryn Weston.
Kamari Lands missed Jumper.
Camryn Weston missed Three Point Jumper.
Essam Mostafa made Layup.
Jlynn Counter missed Three Point Jumper.
Tre Green made Layup.
Kamari Lands made Three Point Jumper.
Chris Loofe missed Jumper.
Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
Tre Green missed Three Point Jumper.
Jestin Porter made Jumper.
Kamari Lands made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jlynn Counter.
Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
Kamari Lands made Jumper.
Camryn Weston missed Three Point Jumper.
Essam Mostafa made Layup. Assisted by Kamari Lands.
Essam Mostafa made Layup.
Essam Mostafa missed Layup.
Jlynn Counter missed Layup.
Torey Alston made Layup.
Essam Mostafa missed Jumper.
Jestin Porter missed Jumper.
Essam Mostafa made Layup.
Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
Jestin Porter made Layup.
Essam Mostafa made Layup.
Camryn Weston missed Three Point Jumper.
Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
Camryn Weston made Layup.
Essam Mostafa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Camryn Weston.
Kamari Lands made Jumper.
Kamari Lands missed Layup.
Justin Bufford missed Three Point Jumper.
Essam Mostafa made Layup.
Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
Kamari Lands missed Jumper.
Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
Camryn Weston made Layup.
Jestin Porter missed Layup.
Essam Mostafa missed Jumper.
Essam Mostafa made Layup.
Camryn Weston missed Layup.
Jestin Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tre Green.
Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
Essam Mostafa made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Porter.
Camryn Weston missed Three Point Jumper.
Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
Essam Mostafa made Jumper.
Kaden Metheny missed Layup.
Owen Aquino made Layup.
Owen Aquino missed Three Point Jumper.
Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper.
Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
Taelon Peter made Dunk. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
Zach Cleveland made Layup.
Zach Cleveland made Layup.
Owen Aquino made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
Kaden Metheny missed Layup.
Taelon Peter made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter.
Owen Aquino missed Three Point Jumper.
Zander Yates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
Zach Cleveland missed Layup.
Zander Yates missed Three Point Jumper.
Gabriel McKay missed Three Point Jumper.
Zach Cleveland made Dunk. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
Zach Cleveland made Jumper.
Zach Cleveland made Layup.
Taelon Peter made Dunk. Assisted by Colin Porter.
Taelon Peter missed Three Point Jumper.
Taelon Peter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
Taelon Peter made Layup.
Taelon Peter made Three Point Jumper.
Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
Colin Porter made Layup.
Jayvon Maughmer missed Layup.
Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
Jayvon Maughmer missed Layup.
Jayvon Maughmer made Layup.
Colin Porter made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
Zander Yates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
Zach Cleveland missed Jumper.
Taelon Peter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
Zander Yates missed Three Point Jumper.
Taelon Peter made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
Zach Cleveland missed Layup.
Owen Aquino missed Layup.
Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
Taelon Peter missed Three Point Jumper.
Owen Aquino made Layup. Assisted by Taelon Peter.
Taelon Peter made Layup. Assisted by Owen Aquino.
Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
Taelon Peter made Layup.
Taelon Peter made Layup.
Owen Aquino made Dunk. Assisted by Jayvon Maughmer.
Zach Cleveland made Layup.
Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
Taelon Peter missed Three Point Jumper.
Owen Aquino made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter.
Colin Porter missed Jumper.
Owen Aquino missed Three Point Jumper.

LIBERTY

MTSU

TIME		LIB	MTSU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Middle Tennessee	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Liberty	0	0
19:38	Essam Mostafa missed Jumper.	0	0
19:35	Owen Aquino Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:18	Kaden Metheny missed Layup.	0	0
19:15	Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:01	Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:00	Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:55	Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:53	Justin Bufford Offensive Rebound.	0	0
18:36	Justin Bufford missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
18:34	Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:17	Foul on Torey Alston.	0	0
18:17	Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.	1	0
18:17	Torey Alston subbing out for Middle Tennessee	1	0
18:17	Camryn Weston subbing in for Middle Tennessee	1	0
18:17	Zach Cleveland made Free Throw.	2	0
18:01	Justin Bufford made Layup. Assisted by Essam Mostafa.	2	2
17:33	Owen Aquino made Layup.	4	2
17:17	Essam Mostafa made Layup.	4	4
17:06	Owen Aquino missed Three Point Jumper.	4	4
17:02	Essam Mostafa Defensive Rebound.	4	4
16:55	Essam Mostafa made Layup. Assisted by Camryn Weston.	4	6
16:33	Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper.	7	6
16:17	Essam Mostafa missed Layup.	7	6
16:15	Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	7	6
16:07	Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.	7	6
16:04	Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.	7	6
16:04	Jayvon Maughmer subbing out for Liberty	7	6
16:04	Taelon Peter subbing in for Liberty	7	6
15:50	Camryn Weston Turnover.	7	6
15:50	Taelon Peter Steal.	7	6
15:46	Taelon Peter made Dunk. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.	9	6
15:31	Justin Bufford made Layup.	9	8
15:15	Zach Cleveland made Layup.	11	8
15:15	Foul on Justin Bufford.	11	8
15:14	Zach Cleveland missed Free Throw.	11	8
15:13	Essam Mostafa Defensive Rebound.	11	8
14:48	Justin Bufford missed Jumper.	11	8
14:46	Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.	11	8
14:35	Zach Cleveland made Layup.	13	8
14:28	Foul on Taelon Peter.	13	8
14:28	Justin Bufford subbing out for Middle Tennessee	13	8
14:28	Kamari Lands subbing in for Middle Tennessee	13	8
14:13	Camryn Weston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Porter.	13	11
13:48	Owen Aquino made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.	15	11
13:37	Essam Mostafa missed Layup.	15	11
13:34	Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.	15	11
13:27	Kaden Metheny missed Layup.	15	11
13:27	Jlynn Counter Block.	15	11
13:24	Camryn Weston Defensive Rebound.	15	11
13:21	Camryn Weston Turnover.	15	11
13:21	Zach Cleveland Steal.	15	11
13:17	Taelon Peter made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter.	17	11
12:55	Kamari Lands made Jumper.	17	13
12:34	Owen Aquino missed Three Point Jumper.	17	13
12:32	Jestin Porter Defensive Rebound.	17	13
12:22	Jlynn Counter missed Three Point Jumper.	17	13
12:20	Taelon Peter Defensive Rebound.	17	13
11:59	Zach Cleveland Turnover.	17	13
11:57	Jestin Porter subbing out for Middle Tennessee	17	13
11:57	Tre Green subbing in for Middle Tennessee	17	13
11:57	Taelon Peter subbing out for Liberty	17	13
11:57	Kaden Metheny subbing out for Liberty	17	13
11:57	Owen Aquino subbing out for Liberty	17	13
11:57	Zander Yates subbing in for Liberty	17	13
11:57	Gabriel McKay subbing in for Liberty	17	13
11:57	Jayvon Maughmer subbing in for Liberty	17	13
11:49	Kamari Lands made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Camryn Weston.	17	16
11:16	Zander Yates made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.	20	16
11:01	Kamari Lands missed Jumper.	20	16
10:57	Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	20	16
10:53	Zach Cleveland missed Layup.	20	16
10:51	Essam Mostafa Defensive Rebound.	20	16
10:22	Camryn Weston missed Three Point Jumper.	20	16
10:22	Zach Cleveland Block.	20	16
10:21	Essam Mostafa Offensive Rebound.	20	16
10:21	Essam Mostafa made Layup.	20	18
10:17	Essam Mostafa subbing out for Middle Tennessee	20	18
10:17	Chris Loofe subbing in for Middle Tennessee	20	18
10:06	Zach Cleveland subbing out for Liberty	20	18
10:06	Owen Aquino subbing in for Liberty	20	18
10:00	Foul on Jlynn Counter.	20	18
9:52	Zander Yates missed Three Point Jumper.	20	18
9:50	Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.	20	18
9:45	Foul on Owen Aquino.	20	18
9:45	Chris Loofe made Free Throw.	20	19
9:45	Zander Yates subbing out for Liberty	20	19
9:45	Kaden Metheny subbing in for Liberty	20	19
9:45	Chris Loofe made Free Throw.	20	20
9:22	Gabriel McKay missed Three Point Jumper.	20	20
9:17	Camryn Weston Defensive Rebound.	20	20
9:03	Jlynn Counter missed Three Point Jumper.	20	20
9:01	Tre Green Offensive Rebound.	20	20
9:00	Tre Green made Layup.	20	22
8:39	Owen Aquino Turnover.	20	22
8:39	Camryn Weston Steal.	20	22
8:36	Foul on Jayvon Maughmer.	20	22
8:36	Jlynn Counter subbing out for Middle Tennessee	20	22
8:36	Jestin Porter subbing in for Middle Tennessee	20	22
8:36	Gabriel McKay subbing out for Liberty	20	22
8:36	Jayvon Maughmer subbing out for Liberty	20	22
8:36	Taelon Peter subbing in for Liberty	20	22
8:36	Zach Cleveland subbing in for Liberty	20	22
8:31	Kamari Lands made Three Point Jumper.	20	25
8:04	Zach Cleveland made Dunk. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.	22	25
7:50	Chris Loofe missed Jumper.	22	25
7:47	Taelon Peter Defensive Rebound.	22	25
7:40	Taelon Peter Turnover.	22	25
7:40	Jestin Porter Steal.	22	25
7:26	Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.	22	25
7:26	Liberty Defensive Rebound.	22	25
7:26	Official TV Timeout	22	25
7:26	Kamari Lands subbing out for Middle Tennessee	22	25
7:26	Torey Alston subbing in for Middle Tennessee	22	25
7:26	Owen Aquino subbing out for Liberty	22	25
7:26	Zander Yates subbing in for Liberty	22	25
7:10	Zach Cleveland made Jumper.	24	25
6:48	Tre Green missed Three Point Jumper.	24	25
6:46	Taelon Peter Defensive Rebound.	24	25
6:35	Zach Cleveland made Layup.	26	25
6:08	Jestin Porter made Jumper.	26	27
6:01	Taelon Peter made Dunk. Assisted by Colin Porter.	28	27
6:00	Middle Tennessee Timeout	28	27
6:00	Torey Alston subbing out for Middle Tennessee	28	27
6:00	Tre Green subbing out for Middle Tennessee	28	27
6:00	Jlynn Counter subbing in for Middle Tennessee	28	27
6:00	Kamari Lands subbing in for Middle Tennessee	28	27
5:48	Chris Loofe subbing out for Middle Tennessee	28	27
5:48	Essam Mostafa subbing in for Middle Tennessee	28	27
5:37	Kamari Lands Turnover.	28	27
5:37	Taelon Peter Steal.	28	27
5:28	Taelon Peter missed Three Point Jumper.	28	27
5:26	Zach Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	28	27
5:26	Foul on Essam Mostafa.	28	27
5:26	Zander Yates subbing out for Liberty	28	27
5:26	Owen Aquino subbing in for Liberty	28	27
5:22	Taelon Peter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.	31	27
5:11	Kamari Lands made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jlynn Counter.	31	30
4:46	Colin Porter Turnover.	31	30
4:46	Jlynn Counter Steal.	31	30
4:44	Jlynn Counter subbing out for Middle Tennessee	31	30
4:44	Tre Green subbing in for Middle Tennessee	31	30
4:29	Jestin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.	31	30
4:27	Owen Aquino Defensive Rebound.	31	30
4:19	Taelon Peter made Layup.	33	30
4:02	Kamari Lands made Jumper.	33	32
3:47	Taelon Peter made Three Point Jumper.	36	32
3:28	Camryn Weston missed Three Point Jumper.	36	32
3:26	Colin Porter Defensive Rebound.	36	32
3:04	Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.	39	32
2:53	Essam Mostafa made Layup. Assisted by Kamari Lands.	39	34
2:37	Colin Porter made Layup.	41	34
2:37	Foul on Camryn Weston.	41	34
2:37	Official TV Timeout	41	34
2:37	Tre Green subbing out for Middle Tennessee	41	34
2:37	Kamari Lands subbing out for Middle Tennessee	41	34
2:37	Jlynn Counter subbing in for Middle Tennessee	41	34
2:37	Justin Bufford subbing in for Middle Tennessee	41	34
2:37	Taelon Peter subbing out for Liberty	41	34
2:37	Jayvon Maughmer subbing in for Liberty	41	34
2:37	Colin Porter made Free Throw.	42	34
2:24	Essam Mostafa made Layup.	42	36
2:07	Camryn Weston subbing out for Middle Tennessee	42	36
2:07	Tre Green subbing in for Middle Tennessee	42	36
2:01	Owen Aquino Turnover.	42	36
1:43	Essam Mostafa missed Layup.	42	36
1:41	Owen Aquino Defensive Rebound.	42	36
1:27	Foul on Colin Porter.	42	36
1:27	Colin Porter Turnover.	42	36
1:09	Jlynn Counter missed Layup.	42	36
1:07	Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound.	42	36
0:50	Jayvon Maughmer missed Layup.	42	36
0:50	Tre Green Defensive Rebound.	42	36
0:50	Foul on Zach Cleveland.	42	36
0:50	Technical Foul on Owen Aquino.	42	36
0:50	Technical Foul on Justin Bufford.	42	36
0:50	Justin Bufford Turnover.	42	36
0:50	Owen Aquino subbing out for Liberty	42	36
0:50	Zander Yates subbing in for Liberty	42	36
0:29	Foul on Zach Cleveland.	42	36
0:29	Justin Bufford missed Free Throw.	42	36
0:29	Middle Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.	42	36
0:29	Zach Cleveland subbing out for Liberty	42	36
0:29	Taelon Peter subbing in for Liberty	42	36
0:29	Essam Mostafa subbing out for Middle Tennessee	42	36
0:29	Chris Loofe subbing in for Middle Tennessee	42	36
0:29	Justin Bufford made Free Throw.	42	37
0:29	Justin Bufford subbing out for Middle Tennessee	42	37
0:29	Kamari Lands subbing in for Middle Tennessee	42	37
0:29	Brett Decker Jr. subbing in for Liberty	42	37
0:29	Jayvon Maughmer subbing out for Liberty	42	37
0:05	Foul on Zander Yates.	42	37
0:05	Zander Yates Turnover.	42	37
0:05	Tre Green subbing out for Middle Tennessee	42	37
0:05	Camryn Weston subbing in for Middle Tennessee	42	37
0:05	Taelon Peter subbing out for Liberty	42	37
0:05	Brett Decker Jr. subbing out for Liberty	42	37
0:05	Gabriel McKay subbing in for Liberty	42	37
0:05	Jayvon Maughmer subbing in for Liberty	42	37
0:04	Foul on Chris Loofe.	42	37
0:04	Chris Loofe Turnover.	42	37
0:04	Gabriel McKay subbing out for Liberty	42	37
0:04	Jayvon Maughmer subbing out for Liberty	42	37
0:04	Taelon Peter subbing in for Liberty	42	37
0:04	Brett Decker Jr. subbing in for Liberty	42	37
0:04	Liberty Timeout	42	37
0:04	Jlynn Counter subbing out for Middle Tennessee	42	37
0:04	Tre Green subbing in for Middle Tennessee	42	37
0:00	End of 1st half	42	37

Murphy Center

7:30 PM, March 6, 2025Coverage: CBSSN

Murfreesboro, TN

Attendance: 4,858

Referees:
Patrick Evans
Terry Oglesby
K.B. Burdett Jr.

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Liberty	13-5	-	28-7
Middle Tennessee	12-6	1	22-12
Jacksonville State	12-6	1	23-13
Kennesaw State	10-8	3	19-14
New Mexico State	10-8	3	17-15
Louisiana Tech	9-9	4	20-12
Western Kentucky	8-10	5	17-15
UTEP	7-11	6	18-15
Sam Houston	6-12	7	13-19
Florida International	3-15	10	10-23

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