MBB Game Day: Towson

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Liberty vs. Towson (State Farm Field House | Kissimmee, Fla.)
2025 ESPN Events Invitational Semifinals
Tipoff: Tuesday at 12 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
Radio: LFSN Radio
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Liberty (5-0) and Towson (4-2) will meet in the semifinals of the 2025 Terry's Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational. The Flames bested Vermont 79-73 to advance, and the Tigers topped Rhode Island 62-55.
Brett Decker Jr. paced Liberty with 23 points Monday and knocked down five triples. Zach Cleveland had 14 points, six boards, seven assists, two blocks and two steals. Kaden Metheny added 14 points.
The two teams last met in 2019, a 66-54 Flames win at the DC Holiday Hoops Festival. Towson holds a 9-4 edge in the all-time series, but Liberty is 2-0 versus the Tigers on a neutral floor.
Decker Jr. is averaging a team-best 20.6 ppg and has knocked down 25 threes. He is No. 1 in the nation in threes per game (5.00).
Zach Cleveland is averaging 11.2 ppg, 9.2 rpg and 7.8 apg through five games.
The Flames have shot 54.2 percent or better in all five games, the first time since 1992 that Liberty has shot that percentage or better in five straight contests.
The Flames are 7-0 in MTEs since since the start of the 2023-24 season. Liberty went 3-0 at both the Myrtle Beach Invitational (2023) and Paradise Jam (2024), winning titles at both.
Liberty is 5-0 for the second time in the last three years. The Flames have won seven straight regular season games, dating back to last year.
Liberty has 182 wins over the past seven-plus seasons, tied for sixth most in the nation.
The Flames have scored 79 or more points in all five games this year.
Redshirt senior JJ Harper is averaging 10.8 ppg while shooting an efficient 71.4 percent from the floor.

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Players Mentioned

Zach Cleveland

Brett Decker Jr.

JJ Harper

Kaden Metheny

MBB Game Day: Towson

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