Liberty hosts the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers after Kaden Metheny scored 25 points in Liberty's 79-56 victory against the UT Arlington Mavericks. Thursday's meeting is the first this season between the squads. Liberty is 0-0 against the CUSA, and Western Kentucky is 0-0 against conference opponents.
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The Flames are 6-0 on their home court. Liberty is fourth in the CUSA with 36.6 points per game in the paint led by Owen Aquino averaging 8.0. The Hilltoppers are 1-3 on the road. Western Kentucky averages 80.6 points while outscoring opponents by 4.4 points per game. Liberty makes 51.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 11.2 percentage points higher than Western Kentucky has allowed to its opponents . Western Kentucky averages 8.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.4 more made shots on average than the 5.5 per game Liberty gives up.TOP PERFORMERS: Metheny is shooting 46.8% and averaging 14.2 points for the Flames.LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 9-1, averaging 82.8 points, 34.3 rebounds, 19.1 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.
Hilltoppers: 8-2, averaging 78.8 points, 34.1 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 9.0 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.9 points.
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