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Liberty defeats Florida International 78-69
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Kyle Rode's 19 points helped Liberty defeat Florida International 78-69 on Thursday night.
Rode had eight rebounds and five assists for the Flames (12-7, 1-3 Conference USA). Kaden Metheny added 18 points while going 6 of 12 (6 for 10 from 3-point range), and he also had six assists. Brody Peebles had 12 points and shot 4 for 9 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free throw line.
Javaunte Hawkins led the Panthers (7-12, 2-2) in scoring, finishing with 24 points. Arturo Dean added 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals for Florida International. Seth Pinkney also had eight points.
Liberty took the lead with 5:59 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 36-29 at halftime, with Metheny racking up nine points. Rode scored a team-high 10 points after halftime.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Panthers gains possession) | ||
| 19:35 |  | +2 | Dashon Gittens makes two point jump shot | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | | Joseph Venzant turnover (bad pass) (Dashon Gittens steals) | ||
| 18:48 | | Jaidon Lipscomb misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:46 | | Kyle Rode defensive rebound | ||
| 18:32 | | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists) | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | | +2 | Javaunte Hawkins makes two point jump shot | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | | Colin Porter turnover (bad pass) (Arturo Dean steals) | ||
| 17:51 | | Arturo Dean misses two point layup | ||
| 17:49 | | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | ||
| 17:44 | | +3 | Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Kaden Metheny assists) | 4-5 |
| 17:24 | | Dashon Gittens misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:22 | | Flames defensive rebound | ||
| 16:59 | | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:57 | | Arturo Dean defensive rebound | ||
| 16:46 | | +3 | Javaunte Hawkins makes three point jump shot | 7-5 |
| 16:15 | | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:13 | | Joseph Venzant offensive rebound | ||
| 16:03 | | Dashon Gittens blocks Colin Porter's two point layup | ||
| 16:01 | | Kaden Metheny offensive rebound | ||
| 16:00 | | Flames turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 16:00 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:34 | | Jayden Brewer turnover (bad pass) (Kyle Rode steals) | ||
| 15:25 | | +2 | Joseph Venzant makes two point dunk (Kyle Rode assists) | 7-7 |
| 15:12 | | Javaunte Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:10 | | Kyle Rode defensive rebound | ||
| 14:53 | | +3 | Colin Porter makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 7-10 |
| 14:24 | | +2 | Javaunte Hawkins makes two point jump shot | 9-10 |
| 13:56 | | Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:54 | | Mohamed Sanogo defensive rebound | ||
| 13:39 | | +3 | Javaunte Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Jayden Brewer assists) | 12-10 |
| 13:08 | | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 12-13 |
| 12:39 | | Mohamed Sanogo turnover (bad pass) (Colin Porter steals) | ||
| 12:22 | | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Colin Porter assists) | 12-15 |
| 11:59 | | Arturo Dean turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 11:59 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:44 | | Colin Porter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Zach Cleveland offensive rebound | ||
| 11:37 | | +2 | Zach Cleveland makes two point layup | 12-17 |
| 11:24 | | Jayden Brewer misses two point layup | ||
| 11:22 | | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | Brody Peebles makes two point layup (Colin Porter assists) | 12-19 |
| 10:43 | | +3 | Javaunte Hawkins makes three point jump shot | 15-19 |
| 10:08 | | Zach Cleveland misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Jayden Brewer defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Javaunte Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Okechukwu Okeke offensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | +3 | Petar Krivokapic makes three point jump shot (Jaden Grant assists) | 18-19 |
| 9:18 | | Okechukwu Okeke shooting foul (Ben Southerland draws the foul) | ||
| 9:18 | | Ben Southerland misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:18 | | Ben Southerland misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:18 | | Dante Wilcox defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Arturo Dean misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Flames defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Gabriel McKay misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Arturo Dean defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Arturo Dean misses two point layup | ||
| 8:19 | | Flames defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | Brody Peebles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:59 | | Arturo Dean defensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | +2 | Arturo Dean makes two point layup | 20-19 |
| 7:34 | | Gabriel McKay misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Jaidon Lipscomb defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Kaden Metheny shooting foul (Petar Krivokapic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:28 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:28 | | Petar Krivokapic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:28 | | +1 | Petar Krivokapic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-19 |
| 7:13 | | Jump ball. (Flames gains possession) | ||
| 7:09 | | Joseph Venzant misses two point hook shot | ||
| 7:07 | | Dashon Gittens defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Arturo Dean misses two point layup | ||
| 6:57 | | Kaden Metheny defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Joseph Venzant misses two point layup | ||
| 6:47 | | Dashon Gittens defensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | Petar Krivokapic misses two point layup | ||
| 6:32 | | Colin Porter defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Kyle Rode misses two point layup | ||
| 6:22 | | Joseph Venzant offensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Joseph Venzant misses two point layup | ||
| 6:13 | | Joseph Venzant offensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Joseph Venzant assists) | 21-22 |
| 5:47 | | Dante Wilcox turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 5:35 | | Colin Porter misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Zach Cleveland offensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | +3 | Colin Porter makes three point jump shot (Kaden Metheny assists) | 21-25 |
| 5:01 | | +2 | Seth Pinkney makes two point dunk (Jaidon Lipscomb assists) | 23-25 |
| 4:34 | | Seth Pinkney shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul) | ||
| 4:34 | | +1 | Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-26 |
| 4:34 | | +1 | Zach Cleveland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-27 |
| 4:11 | | +2 | Seth Pinkney makes two point dunk (Jaidon Lipscomb assists) | 25-27 |
| 3:59 | | Zach Cleveland misses two point dunk | ||
| 3:57 | | Kyle Rode offensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | Shiloh Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Jaden Grant defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Seth Pinkney turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 3:29 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:09 | | Kaden Metheny turnover (bad pass) (Dashon Gittens steals) | ||
| 2:54 | | Kaden Metheny turnover (Arturo Dean steals) | ||
| 2:40 | | Jaidon Lipscomb misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | Brody Peebles defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Joseph Venzant offensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | +3 | Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Joseph Venzant assists) | 25-30 |
| 1:51 | | +2 | Mohamed Sanogo makes two point jump shot | 27-30 |
| 1:31 | | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Kyle Rode assists) | 27-33 |
| 1:11 | | Javaunte Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:09 | | Panthers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | Javaunte Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Zach Cleveland defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | +3 | Kyle Rode makes three point jump shot (Kaden Metheny assists) | 27-36 |
| 0:05 | | +2 | Arturo Dean makes two point jump shot | 29-36 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:44 | | Dashon Gittens misses two point layup | ||
| 19:42 | | Seth Pinkney offensive rebound | ||
| 19:36 | | Zach Cleveland blocks Seth Pinkney's two point layup | ||
| 19:34 | | Colin Porter defensive rebound | ||
| 19:24 | | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:22 | | Arturo Dean defensive rebound | ||
| 19:14 | | Colin Porter personal foul | ||
| 19:07 | | Arturo Dean misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:05 | | Kyle Rode defensive rebound | ||
| 18:51 | | Zach Cleveland turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 18:37 | | Dashon Gittens misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:35 | | Seth Pinkney offensive rebound | ||
| 18:29 | | +3 | Javaunte Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Seth Pinkney assists) | 32-36 |
| 18:23 | | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 32-39 |
| 18:02 | | Joseph Venzant shooting foul (Arturo Dean draws the foul) | ||
| 18:02 | | Arturo Dean misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 18:02 | | +1 | Arturo Dean makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-39 |
| 17:37 | | Kyle Rode misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:35 | | Kyle Rode offensive rebound | ||
| 17:30 | | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists) | 33-42 |
| 17:12 | | +3 | Javaunte Hawkins makes three point jump shot | 36-42 |
| 16:43 | | +3 | Kaden Metheny makes three point jump shot (Colin Porter assists) | 36-45 |
| 16:30 | | +3 | Dashon Gittens makes three point jump shot (Javaunte Hawkins assists) | 39-45 |
| 16:07 | | Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:05 | | Kyle Rode offensive rebound | ||
| 16:04 | | Seth Pinkney shooting foul (Kyle Rode draws the foul) | ||
| 16:04 | | +1 | Kyle Rode makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-46 |
| 16:04 | | +1 | Kyle Rode makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-47 |
| 15:52 | | Dashon Gittens misses three point jump shot |