Peter scores 23 off the bench, Liberty beats UTEP 76-69
AP
Feb 15, 2025
EL PASO, Texas (AP) Taelon Peter scored 23 points off of the bench to lead Liberty Flames past UTEP 76-69 on Saturday night.
Peter had 10 rebounds for the Flames (21-5, 9-4 Conference USA). Owen Aquino scored 13 points and added 10 rebounds. Kaden Metheny went 4 of 9 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points.
Otis Frazier III finished with 16 points and two blocks for the Miners (17-8, 7-5). David Terrell Jr. added 10 points, six rebounds, seven assists and three steals for UTEP. Corey Camper Jr. finished with 10 points and two steals.
Zander Yates scored eight points in the first half and Liberty went into halftime trailing 35-32. Peter scored 17 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Liberty to a seven-point victory.
NEXT UP
Liberty plays Saturday against Florida International at home, and UTEP visits Kennesaw State on Thursday.
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1st Half
LIB
Flames
32
UTEP
Miners
35
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Zach Cleveland vs. Otis Frazier III (Miners gains possession)
19:31
Kevin Kalu misses two point jump shot
19:29
Colin Porter defensive rebound
19:10
Zach Cleveland turnover (lost ball) (Corey Camper Jr. steals)
18:52
David Terrell Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:50
Flames defensive rebound
18:31
Jayvon Maughmer misses three point jump shot
18:29
David Terrell Jr. defensive rebound
18:17
Devon Barnes misses two point jump shot
18:15
Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
18:00
Jayvon Maughmer turnover (lost ball) (Otis Frazier III steals)
17:51
+2
David Terrell Jr. makes two point layup (Otis Frazier III assists)
0-2
17:28
+3
Owen Aquino makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)
3-2
17:02
Corey Camper Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:00
Corey Camper Jr. offensive rebound
16:59
+2
Corey Camper Jr. makes two point layup
3-4
16:29
+2
Zach Cleveland makes two point layup (Kaden Metheny assists)
5-4
16:29
Otis Frazier III shooting foul (Zach Cleveland draws the foul)
16:29
Zach Cleveland misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:29
Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
16:09
Kevin Kalu misses two point hook shot
16:07
Taelon Peter defensive rebound
15:50
Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
15:48
Owen Aquino offensive rebound
15:43
Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
15:41
Kevin Kalu defensive rebound
15:35
Kevin Kalu misses two point layup
15:33
Owen Aquino defensive rebound
15:09
Taelon Peter misses three point jump shot
15:07
David Terrell Jr. defensive rebound
14:55
+3
Devon Barnes makes three point jump shot (David Terrell Jr. assists)
5-7
14:31
Kaden Metheny misses two point jump shot
14:29
Owen Aquino offensive rebound
14:27
+2
Owen Aquino makes two point layup
7-7
14:12
Otis Frazier III misses three point jump shot
14:10
Taelon Peter defensive rebound
14:00
Colin Porter misses three point jump shot
13:58
David Terrell Jr. defensive rebound
13:48
Devon Barnes misses three point jump shot
13:46
Taelon Peter defensive rebound
13:32
Devon Barnes personal foul
13:32
TV timeout
13:26
Owen Aquino turnover (bad pass) (David Terrell Jr. steals)
13:18
+2
Derick Hamilton makes two point dunk (David Terrell Jr. assists)
7-9
12:56
Colin Porter turnover (bad pass) (David Terrell Jr. steals)
12:49
David Terrell Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:47
Jayvon Maughmer defensive rebound
12:32
Colin Porter turnover (bad pass)
12:17
Ahamad Bynum misses three point jump shot
12:15
Zach Cleveland defensive rebound
11:59
Gabriel McKay misses three point jump shot
11:57
Zach Cleveland offensive rebound
11:52
Kaden Metheny misses three point jump shot
11:50
Otis Frazier III defensive rebound
11:40
Zander Yates personal foul
11:40
TV timeout
11:34
David Terrell Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:32
Derick Hamilton offensive rebound
11:28
+2
Derick Hamilton makes two point layup
7-11
11:07
+3
Zander Yates makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)
10-11
10:34
+2
Otis Frazier III makes two point layup
10-13
10:18
Zach Cleveland misses two point layup
10:16
Ahamad Bynum defensive rebound
10:12
+2
Otis Frazier III makes two point layup (David Terrell Jr. assists)
10-15
10:12
Flames 30 second timeout
10:01
Otis Frazier III shooting foul (Zander Yates draws the foul)
10:01
Zander Yates misses regular free throw 1 of 3
10:01
+1
Zander Yates makes regular free throw 2 of 3
11-15
10:01
+1
Zander Yates makes regular free throw 3 of 3
12-15
9:46
Ahamad Bynum misses three point jump shot
9:44
Taelon Peter defensive rebound
9:30
Taelon Peter turnover (lost ball) (Ahamad Bynum steals)
9:22
+3
Ahamad Bynum makes three point jump shot (David Terrell Jr. assists)
12-18
9:04
+3
Taelon Peter makes three point jump shot (Zach Cleveland assists)
15-18
8:44
Elijah Jones turnover (lost ball) (Gabriel McKay steals)