NCAA 2025-2026
February 7, 2026
Match Summary
LIBERTY defeated MISSOURI STATE 79-76 on February 7, 2026 in the NCAA 2025-2026. LIBERTY won by a 3-point margin. Keith Palek Iii led all scorers with 25 points. LIBERTY shot 55.1% from the field while MISSOURI STATE managed 48.2%. LIBERTY collected 25 rebounds and MISSOURI STATE grabbed 31. This game was played as part of the NCAA 2025-2026 season in United States.
Points Leader
Keith Palek Iii F
6'10" - 2.08m
Efficiency Leader
Zach Cleveland F
22 yrs (2004) 6'7" - 2.01m
LIBERTY
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | * Brett Decker, Jr. | 38:00 | 20 | 6/9 | 3/4 | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | * Kaden Metheny | 37:00 | 8 | 3/9 | 1/2 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | * Zach Cleveland | 36:00 | 19 | 8/13 | 8/13 | 0/0 | 3/9 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 0 | * Colin Porter | 35:00 | 10 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 7/10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | * J.j. Harper | 16:00 | 7 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Josh Smith | 17:00 | 12 | 5/6 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Zander Carter | 14:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Ryan Jones | 07:00 | 3 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 79 | 27/49 | 20/29 | 7/20 | 18/28 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 94 |
MISSOURI STATE
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | * Kobi Williams | 36:00 | 11 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 1/3 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | * Keith Palek Iii | 29:00 | 25 | 9/17 | 6/13 | 3/4 | 4/4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| 1 | * Trey Williams, Jr. | 25:00 | 0 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | * Michael Osei-Bonsu | 25:00 | 16 | 6/12 | 6/12 | 0/0 | 4/12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | * Antwan Burnett | 24:00 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Zaxton King | 26:00 | 8 | 3/7 | 1/3 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Tyrique Brooks | 12:00 | 3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Melakih Cunningham | 12:00 | 6 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 20 | Cameron Boone | 06:00 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Darrion Sutton | 05:00 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 200:00 | 76 | 27/56 | 19/39 | 8/17 | 14/26 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 78 |
* Players marked with * are starters.