Sam Houston Bearkats vs Liberty Flames Box Score & Player Stats: Liberty win 79-72, Mar 7, 2026

NCAAB · Final · Sat, Mar 7, 2026
Liberty Arena (VA)
Summary

Flames top Bearkats, 79–72

How they scored
H2
Zach Cleveland makes free throw 2 of 2
64–68
LIB
H2
Veljko Ilic makes layup
66–68
SHSU
H2
Jacobe Coleman makes layup
68–68
SHSU
H2
Zach Cleveland makes driving layup
68–70
LIB
H2
Veljko Ilic makes free throw 1 of 2
69–70
SHSU
H2
Colin Porter makes free throw 1 of 2
69–71
LIB
H2
Colin Porter makes free throw 2 of 2
69–72
LIB
H2
Colin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists)
69–75
LIB
H2
Jacob Walker makes free throw 1 of 2
70–75
SHSU
H2
Brett Decker Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
70–76
LIB
H2
Brett Decker Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
70–77
LIB
H2
Damon Nicholas Jr. makes layup
72–77
SHSU
H2
Colin Porter makes free throw 1 of 2
72–78
LIB
H2
Colin Porter makes free throw 2 of 2
72–79
LIB
Sam Houston
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Veljko Ilic
27
21
10-15
0-0
1-5
5
0
Jacob Walker
37
13
4-13
2-3
3-4
5
3
Jacobe Coleman
37
8
3-12
2-5
0-0
4
1
Kashie Natt
35
11
3-9
1-3
4-6
16
3
Damon Nicholas Jr.
33
10
4-8
2-3
0-0
2
3
Matt Dann
12
6
3-3
0-0
0-0
3
0
CJ Beaumont
19
3
1-2
1-2
0-0
2
0
Liberty
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Zach Cleveland
37
19
9-10
0-0
1-3
9
9
Brett Decker Jr.
36
16
5-13
4-12
2-2
5
1
JJ Harper
16
2
0-4
0-2
2-2
3
1
Colin Porter
37
15
4-12
3-10
4-4
3
2
Kaden Metheny
37
14
5-10
4-8
0-0
3
4
Ryan Jones Jr.
1
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
Zander Yates
3
3
1-2
1-2
0-0
0
0
Josh Smith
17
5
2-2
1-1
0-0
5
2
Zander Carter
16
5
2-2
1-1
0-0
2
1

Questions

Who won the Sam Houston vs Liberty game?

Liberty beat Sam Houston 79-72 on Saturday, Mar 7, at Liberty Arena (VA).

What was the final score of Sam Houston vs Liberty?

Liberty 79, Sam Houston 72.

Played Saturday, March 7, 2026. Score and box score from ESPN. How we get our numbers

Win probability
LIB 91%
The marked point is Colin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists): 83% to 97% for Flames on one play, the biggest of the game.
Conference USA
W
L
GB
Blue Hens
10
21
14.5
Miners
11
20
15.5
Aggies
16
16
9
Bears
16
18
10
Panthers
15
17
10
Owls
21
14
5.5
Gamecocks
15
17
10
Bulldogs
20
14
2
Hilltoppers
18
14
7
Blue Raiders
17
15
8
Bearkats
22
12
4
Flames
26
8
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