{"id":173447,"date":"2026-03-01T03:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T03:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/173447\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T03:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T03:02:08","slug":"metheny-scores-24-in-libertys-81-78-victory-against-jacksonville-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/173447\/","title":{"rendered":"Metheny scores 24 in Liberty&#8217;s 81-78 victory against Jacksonville State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/kaden-metheny-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kaden Metheny<\/a> had 24 points in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/liberty-flames-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liberty&#8217;s<\/a> 81-78 win against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/jacksonville-state-gamecocks-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacksonville State<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">Metheny shot 8 for 13, including 6 for 11 from beyond the arc for the Flames (24-5, 16-2 Conference USA). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/brett-decker-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brett Decker<\/a> Jr. scored 16 points, shooting 5 for 10, including 4 for 8 from beyond the arc. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/zach-cleveland-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Cleveland<\/a> had 12 points and shot 5 of 9 from the field and 2 of 5 from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/mostapha-el-moutaouakkil-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mostapha El Moutaouakkil<\/a> finished with 21 points and six rebounds for the Gamecocks (14-15, 9-9). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/jacoby-hill-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacoby Hill<\/a> added 16 points for Jacksonville State. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/jamar-franklin-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jamar Franklin<\/a> also had 11 points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">Metheny scored 11 points in the first half and Liberty went into the break trailing 34-27. Liberty pulled off the victory after a 10-0 second-half run erased a two-point deficit and gave them the lead at 73-65 with 2:34 remaining in the half. Metheny scored 13 second-half points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Ala. 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