Kaden Metheny Leads Liberty to Victory Over Sam Houston
Kaden Metheny scored 26 points and led Liberty to a 64-61 victory over Sam Houston, securing their conference win despite Sam Houston's struggles.
Kaden Metheny scored 26 points to help Liberty hold off Sam Houston 64-61 on Saturday night.
Metheny also had seven rebounds for the Flames (19-5, 7-4 Conference USA). Colin Porter added 10 points and Zach Cleveland scored eight.
Marcus Boykin finished with 23 points, five assists and three steals to pace the Bearkats (8-16, 1-10), who have lost seven in a row. Cameron Huefner had 15 points and Lamar Wilkerson totaled 11 points and six rebounds.
Metheny put up 12 points in the first half for Liberty, which led 33-29. Liberty took the lead for good with 1:03 left in the second half on a dunk from Cleveland to make it a 62-60 game.