Vermont Catamounts vs Liberty Flames
Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational - Adventure Bracket
79
5-0
73
4-2
- Gus Yalden made Jumper.
- Lucas Mari missed Three Point Jumper.
- Gus Yalden made Two Point Tip Shot.
- TJ Long made Jumper. Assisted by Lucas Mari.
- TJ Long missed Three Point Jumper.
- Gus Yalden missed Three Point Jumper.
- TJ Long made Jumper.
- Sean Blake missed Layup.
- Sean Blake missed Layup.
- Momo Nkugwa missed Three Point Jumper.
- David Simon missed Layup.
- Jackson Skipper missed Three Point Jumper.
- TJ Hurley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Blake.
- Gus Yalden made Layup.
- TJ Long made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lucas Mari.
- Gus Yalden missed Jumper.
- Lucas Mari missed Jumper.
- Gus Yalden missed Layup.
- Ben Johnson made Jumper.
- TJ Long made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gus Yalden.
- TJ Long missed Three Point Jumper.
- David Simon made Dunk. Assisted by Sean Blake.
- TJ Long made Layup.
- Gus Yalden made Layup.
- Momo Nkugwa missed Layup.
- Gus Yalden missed Jumper.
- TJ Long missed Jumper.
- Lucas Mari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by TJ Hurley.
- TJ Long missed Three Point Jumper.
- TJ Hurley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Blake.
- TJ Hurley missed Jumper.
- TJ Hurley missed Three Point Jumper.
- TJ Long missed Jumper.
- TJ Long made Jumper.
- Ben Michaels made Layup. Assisted by Sean Blake.
- TJ Hurley missed Three Point Jumper.
- Momo Nkugwa made Layup. Assisted by Lucas Mari.
- TJ Long made Three Point Jumper.
- Lucas Mari made Jumper.
- TJ Hurley made Layup.
- Gus Yalden made Layup.
- TJ Long missed Three Point Jumper.
- Ben Johnson missed Jumper.
- Gus Yalden made Two Point Tip Shot.
- Lucas Mari made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gus Yalden.
- Lucas Mari missed Three Point Jumper.
- TJ Hurley made Layup.
- Lucas Mari made Layup.
- Momo Nkugwa missed Layup.
- TJ Long missed Three Point Jumper.
- TJ Long missed Three Point Jumper.
- TJ Hurley missed Three Point Jumper.
- TJ Hurley made Jumper.
- Lucas Mari missed Three Point Jumper.
- Gus Yalden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Blake.
- TJ Long missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
- Colin Porter made Jumper.
- Brett Decker Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
- Brett Decker Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
- Brett Decker Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
- Josh Smith made Dunk. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
- Josh Smith made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
- Zach Cleveland made Layup.
- Zach Cleveland made Layup.
- Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zander Carter.
- Zach Cleveland made Layup.
- Brett Decker Jr. missed Jumper.
- Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
- Colin Porter made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
- JJ Harper missed Layup.
- Zander Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
- JJ Harper missed Layup.
- Brett Decker Jr. made Layup.
- Brett Decker Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
- Kaden Metheny made Layup.
- Kaden Metheny missed Layup.
- Brett Decker Jr. missed Jumper.
- Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kaden Metheny made Layup.
- Kaden Metheny made Three Point Jumper.
- Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
- JJ Harper made Layup. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
- Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brett Decker Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brett Decker Jr. made Three Point Jumper.
- JJ Harper missed Layup.
- Brett Decker Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zach Cleveland made Jumper.
- Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zander Yates made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
- Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brett Decker Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland.
- Zach Cleveland made Dunk.
- Kaden Metheny made Layup.
- Josh Smith made Layup. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
- Josh Smith missed Layup.
- Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper.
- JJ Harper missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zach Cleveland made Layup. Assisted by Kaden Metheny.
- Kaden Metheny missed Layup.
- Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brett Decker Jr..
- JJ Harper made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter.
- JJ Harper made Layup. Assisted by Colin Porter.
- Kaden Metheny missed Layup.
- Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Zach Cleveland missed Layup.
- Kaden Metheny made Layup.
LIBERTY
VERMONT
| TIME | PLAY | LIB | UVM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Start game | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:59 | | Jump Ball won by Liberty | 0 | 0 |
| 19:59 | | Jump Ball lost by Vermont | 0 | 0 |
| 19:44 | | Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:42 | | Gus Yalden Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 19:23 | | Gus Yalden made Jumper. | 0 | 2 |
| 18:57 | | Colin Porter made Jumper. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:37 | | TJ Long Turnover. | 2 | 2 |
| 18:13 | | Colin Porter Turnover. | 2 | 2 |
| 17:56 | | Gus Yalden Turnover. | 2 | 2 |
| 17:56 | | JJ Harper Steal. | 2 | 2 |
| 17:49 | | Brett Decker Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter. | 5 | 2 |
| 17:42 | | Foul on Colin Porter. | 5 | 2 |
| 17:30 | | Lucas Mari missed Three Point Jumper. | 5 | 2 |
| 17:25 | | Gus Yalden Offensive Rebound. | 5 | 2 |
| 17:25 | | Gus Yalden made Two Point Tip Shot. | 5 | 4 |
| 17:11 | | Brett Decker Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland. | 8 | 4 |
| 16:56 | | TJ Long made Jumper. Assisted by Lucas Mari. | 8 | 6 |
| 16:43 | | Brett Decker Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zach Cleveland. | 11 | 6 |
| 16:25 | | Foul on Lucas Mari. | 11 | 6 |
| 16:25 | | Lucas Mari Turnover. | 11 | 6 |
| 16:25 | | TJ Hurley subbing out for Vermont | 11 | 6 |
| 16:25 | | Sean Blake subbing in for Vermont | 11 | 6 |
| 16:25 | | Colin Porter subbing out for Liberty | 11 | 6 |
| 16:25 | | Josh Smith subbing in for Liberty | 11 | 6 |
| 16:15 | | Josh Smith made Dunk. Assisted by Zach Cleveland. | 13 | 6 |
| 16:02 | | TJ Long missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 6 |
| 15:59 | | Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 6 |
| 15:57 | | Zach Cleveland Turnover. | 13 | 6 |
| 15:50 | Official TV Timeout | 13 | 6 | |
| 15:34 | | Gus Yalden missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 6 |
| 15:31 | | JJ Harper Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 6 |
| 15:17 | | Josh Smith made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland. | 15 | 6 |
| 15:01 | | TJ Long made Jumper. | 15 | 8 |
| 14:40 | | Zach Cleveland made Layup. | 17 | 8 |
| 14:40 | | Foul on Noah Barnett. | 17 | 8 |
| 14:40 | | Gus Yalden subbing out for Vermont | 17 | 8 |
| 14:40 | | Lucas Mari subbing out for Vermont | 17 | 8 |
| 14:40 | | Momo Nkugwa subbing in for Vermont | 17 | 8 |
| 14:40 | | Jackson Skipper subbing in for Vermont | 17 | 8 |
| 14:40 | | Kaden Metheny subbing out for Liberty | 17 | 8 |
| 14:40 | | Colin Porter subbing in for Liberty | 17 | 8 |
| 14:40 | | Zach Cleveland made Free Throw. | 18 | 8 |
| 14:27 | | Sean Blake missed Layup. | 18 | 8 |
| 14:24 | | Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 8 |
| 14:20 | | Foul on Josh Smith. | 18 | 8 |
| 14:20 | | Josh Smith Turnover. | 18 | 8 |
| 14:20 | | Josh Smith subbing out for Liberty | 18 | 8 |
| 14:20 | | Zander Carter subbing in for Liberty | 18 | 8 |
| 14:04 | | Foul on JJ Harper. | 18 | 8 |
| 14:04 | | Noah Barnett made Free Throw. | 18 | 9 |
| 14:04 | | TJ Long subbing out for Vermont | 18 | 9 |
| 14:04 | | TJ Hurley subbing in for Vermont | 18 | 9 |
| 14:04 | | Noah Barnett made Free Throw. | 18 | 10 |
| 14:04 | | Noah Barnett subbing out for Vermont | 18 | 10 |
| 14:04 | | Ben Michaels subbing in for Vermont | 18 | 10 |
| 14:04 | | JJ Harper subbing out for Liberty | 18 | 10 |
| 14:04 | | Kaden Metheny subbing in for Liberty | 18 | 10 |
| 13:49 | | Zach Cleveland made Layup. | 20 | 10 |
| 13:19 | | Sean Blake missed Layup. | 20 | 10 |
| 13:16 | | Sean Blake Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 10 |
| 13:16 | | Sean Blake Turnover. | 20 | 10 |
| 12:57 | | Colin Porter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zander Carter. | 23 | 10 |
| 12:33 | | Sean Blake Turnover. | 23 | 10 |
| 12:33 | | Colin Porter Steal. | 23 | 10 |
| 12:26 | | Foul on TJ Hurley. | 23 | 10 |
| 12:26 | | Zach Cleveland made Free Throw. | 24 | 10 |
| 12:26 | | Ben Michaels subbing out for Vermont | 24 | 10 |
| 12:26 | | David Simon subbing in for Vermont | 24 | 10 |
| 12:25 | | Zach Cleveland missed Free Throw. | 24 | 10 |
| 12:24 | | David Simon Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 10 |
| 12:02 | | Momo Nkugwa missed Three Point Jumper. | 24 | 10 |
| 11:59 | | Colin Porter Defensive Rebound. | 24 | 10 |
| 11:41 | | Zach Cleveland made Layup. | 26 | 10 |
| 11:25 | | David Simon missed Layup. | 26 | 10 |
| 11:25 | | Zach Cleveland Block. | 26 | 10 |
| 11:21 | | Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 10 |
| 11:09 | | Brett Decker Jr. missed Jumper. | 26 | 10 |
| 11:07 | | Sean Blake Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 10 |
| 11:03 | | Jackson Skipper missed Three Point Jumper. | 26 | 10 |
| 10:58 | | Colin Porter Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 10 |
| 10:44 | | Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper. | 26 | 10 |
| 10:40 | | Sean Blake Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 10 |
| 10:18 | | TJ Hurley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sean Blake. | 26 | 13 |
| 9:57 | | Colin Porter made Layup. Assisted by Zach Cleveland. | 28 | 13 |
| 9:46 | | Foul on Kaden Metheny. | 28 | 13 |
| 9:46 | Official TV Timeout | 28 | 13 | |
| 9:46 | | David Simon subbing out for Vermont | 28 | 13 |
| 9:46 | | TJ Hurley subbing out for Vermont | 28 | 13 |
| 9:46 | | Jackson Skipper subbing out for Vermont | 28 | 13 |
| 9:46 | | Sean Blake subbing out for Vermont | 28 | 13 |
| 9:46 | | Gus Yalden subbing in for Vermont | 28 | 13 |
| 9:46 | | TJ Long subbing in for Vermont | 28 | 13 |
| 9:46 | | Lucas Mari subbing in for Vermont | 28 | 13 |
| 9:46 | | Ben Johnson subbing in for Vermont | 28 | 13 |
| 9:46 | | Brett Decker Jr. subbing out for Liberty | 28 | 13 |
| 9:46 | | Zach Cleveland subbing out for Liberty | 28 | 13 |
| 9:46 | | JJ Harper subbing in for Liberty | 28 | 13 |
| 9:46 | | Zander Yates subbing in for Liberty | 28 | 13 |
| 9:31 | | Gus Yalden made Layup. | 28 | 15 |
| 9:12 | | JJ Harper missed Layup. | 28 | 15 |
| 9:12 | | Momo Nkugwa Block. | 28 | 15 |
| 9:09 | | TJ Long Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 15 |
| 9:02 | | Foul on Zander Yates. | 28 | 15 |
| 8:58 | | TJ Long made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lucas Mari. | 28 | 18 |
| 8:27 | | Zander Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Colin Porter. | 31 | 18 |
| 8:04 | | Gus Yalden missed Jumper. | 31 | 18 |
| 8:01 | | Kaden Metheny Defensive Rebound. | 31 | 18 |
| 7:54 | | Foul on Zander Yates. | 31 | 18 |
| 7:54 | | Zander Yates Turnover. | 31 | 18 |
| 7:54 | Official TV Timeout | 31 | 18 | |
| 7:54 | | Zander Carter subbing out for Liberty | 31 | 18 |
| 7:54 | | Zander Yates subbing out for Liberty | 31 | 18 |
| 7:54 | | Brett Decker Jr. subbing in for Liberty | 31 | 18 |
| 7:54 | | Zach Cleveland subbing in for Liberty | 31 | 18 |
| 7:39 | | Lucas Mari missed Jumper. | 31 | 18 |
| 7:36 | | Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 31 | 18 |
| 7:18 | | JJ Harper missed Layup. | 31 | 18 |
| 7:18 | | Ben Johnson Block. | 31 | 18 |
| 7:15 | | Lucas Mari Defensive Rebound. | 31 | 18 |
| 7:05 | | Gus Yalden missed Layup. | 31 | 18 |
| 7:05 | | Zach Cleveland Block. | 31 | 18 |
| 7:01 | | Zach Cleveland Defensive Rebound. | 31 | 18 |
| 6:36 | | Brett Decker Jr. made Layup. | 33 | 18 |
| 6:06 | | Ben Johnson made Jumper. | 33 | 20 |
| 5:45 | | Colin Porter Turnover. | 33 | 20 |
| 5:45 | | Momo Nkugwa Steal. | 33 | 20 |
| 5:45 | | Lucas Mari subbing out for Vermont | 33 | 20 |
| 5:45 | | Ben Johnson subbing out for Vermont | 33 | 20 |
| 5:45 | | TJ Hurley subbing in for Vermont | 33 | 20 |
| 5:45 | | Sean Blake subbing in for Vermont | 33 | 20 |
| 5:45 | | JJ Harper subbing out for Liberty | 33 | 20 |
| 5:45 | | Josh Smith subbing in for Liberty | 33 | 20 |
| 5:33 | | TJ Long made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gus Yalden. | 33 | 23 |
| 5:15 | | Brett Decker Jr. made Three Point Jumper. | 36 | 23 |
| 5:00 | | TJ Long missed Three Point Jumper. | 36 | 23 |
| 4:57 | | Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 36 | 23 |
| 4:46 | | Foul on Momo Nkugwa. | 36 | 23 |
| 4:46 | | Brett Decker Jr. missed Free Throw. | 36 | 23 |
| 4:46 | | Liberty Deadball Team Rebound. | 36 | 23 |
| 4:46 | | Brett Decker Jr. made Free Throw. | 37 | 23 |
| 4:46 | | Momo Nkugwa subbing out for Vermont | 37 | 23 |
| 4:46 | | Gus Yalden subbing out for Vermont | 37 | 23 |
| 4:46 | | TJ Long subbing out for Vermont | 37 | 23 |
| 4:46 | | David Simon subbing in for Vermont | 37 | 23 |
| 4:46 | | Ben Johnson subbing in for Vermont | 37 | 23 |
| 4:46 | | Noah Barnett subbing in for Vermont | 37 | 23 |
| 4:46 | | Colin Porter subbing out for Liberty | 37 | 23 |
| 4:46 | | Josh Smith subbing out for Liberty | 37 | 23 |
| 4:46 | | JJ Harper subbing in for Liberty | 37 | 23 |
| 4:46 | | Ryan Jones Jr. subbing in for Liberty | 37 | 23 |
| 4:46 | | Brett Decker Jr. made Free Throw. | 38 | 23 |
| 4:23 | | David Simon made Dunk. Assisted by Sean Blake. | 38 | 25 |
| 3:49 | | Kaden Metheny made Layup. | 40 | 25 |
| 3:41 | | Foul on Ryan Jones Jr.. | 40 | 25 |
| 3:41 | Official TV Timeout | 40 | 25 | |
| 3:41 | | Noah Barnett made Free Throw. | 40 | 26 |
| 3:40 | | Noah Barnett missed Free Throw. | 40 | 26 |
| 3:40 | | Brett Decker Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 40 | 26 |
| 3:40 | | Foul on Noah Barnett. | 40 | 26 |
| 3:40 | | Ben Johnson subbing out for Vermont | 40 | 26 |
| 3:40 | | TJ Long subbing in for Vermont | 40 | 26 |
| 3:28 | | Foul on Sean Blake. | 40 | 26 |
| 3:28 | | Noah Barnett subbing out for Vermont | 40 | 26 |
| 3:28 | | Ben Michaels subbing in for Vermont | 40 | 26 |
| 3:28 | | TJ Hurley subbing out for Vermont | 40 | 26 |
| 3:28 | | Momo Nkugwa subbing in for Vermont | 40 | 26 |
| 3:24 | | Zach Cleveland Turnover. | 40 | 26 |
| 3:24 | | Momo Nkugwa Steal. | 40 | 26 |
| 3:15 | | TJ Long made Layup. | 40 | 28 |
| 2:53 | | Kaden Metheny missed Layup. | 40 | 28 |
| 2:51 | | TJ Long Defensive Rebound. | 40 | 28 |
| 2:43 | | David Simon Turnover. | 40 | 28 |
| 2:43 | | Zach Cleveland Steal. | 40 | 28 |
| 2:39 | | David Simon subbing out for Vermont | 40 | 28 |
| 2:39 | | Gus Yalden subbing in for Vermont | 40 | 28 |
| 2:39 | | Ryan Jones Jr. subbing out for Liberty | 40 | 28 |
| 2:39 | | Colin Porter subbing in for Liberty | 40 | 28 |
| 2:25 | | Brett Decker Jr. missed Jumper. | 40 | 28 |
| 2:22 | | Gus Yalden Defensive Rebound. | 40 | 28 |
| 2:01 | | Foul on Sean Blake. | 40 | 28 |
| 2:01 | | Sean Blake Turnover. | 40 | 28 |
| 2:01 | | Gus Yalden subbing out for Vermont | 40 | 28 |
| 2:01 | | TJ Hurley subbing in for Vermont | 40 | 28 |
| 1:55 | | Colin Porter missed Three Point Jumper. | 40 | 28 |
| 1:51 | | Momo Nkugwa Defensive Rebound. | 40 | 28 |
| 1:31 | | Foul on Zach Cleveland. | 40 | 28 |
| 1:31 | | Sean Blake subbing out for Vermont | 40 | 28 |
| 1:31 | | Lucas Mari subbing in for Vermont | 40 | 28 |
| 1:31 | | TJ Hurley made Free Throw. | 40 | 29 |
| 1:31 | | TJ Hurley made Free Throw. | 40 | 30 |
| 1:03 | | Foul on TJ Long. | 40 | 30 |
| 1:03 | | Zach Cleveland missed Free Throw. | 40 | 30 |
| 1:03 | | Liberty Deadball Team Rebound. | 40 | 30 |
| 1:03 | | Ben Michaels subbing out for Vermont | 40 | 30 |
| 1:03 | | Gus Yalden subbing in for Vermont | 40 | 30 |
| 1:03 | | JJ Harper subbing out for Liberty | 40 | 30 |
| 1:03 | | Josh Smith subbing in for Liberty | 40 | 30 |
| 1:03 | | Zach Cleveland missed Free Throw. | 40 | 30 |
| 1:02 | | TJ Hurley Defensive Rebound. | 40 | 30 |
| 0:40 | | Gus Yalden made Layup. | 40 | 32 |
| 0:13 | | Kaden Metheny missed Three Point Jumper. | 40 | 32 |
| 0:10 | | Momo Nkugwa Defensive Rebound. | 40 | 32 |
| 0:01 | | Momo Nkugwa missed Layup. | 40 | 32 |
| 0:00 | | Josh Smith Defensive Rebound. | 40 | 32 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 40 | 32 | |
LIB vs UVM Videos
Gus Yalden with the and-1 bucket
Gus Yalden somehow gets the and-1 to fall
TJ Hurley hits the basket vs. Liberty Flames
Game Information
State Farm Field House
1:30 PM, November 24, 2025Coverage: ESPNU
Kissimmee, FL
Attendance: 1,315
- Referees:
- Ian McClenny
- Ed Corliss
- Nick Nadeau
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