| FG | 3s | REB | TO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road | 27-80 | 10-36 | 49 | 13 |
| Home | 27-53 | 8-21 | 33 | 12 |
Scoring

0:212nd HalfColin Porter makes free throw 2 of 2
0:212nd HalfColin Porter makes free throw 1 of 2
0:252nd HalfBraedan Lue makes 0-foot tip in layup
0:342nd HalfJJ Harper makes free throw 2 of 2
0:392nd HalfSimeon Cottle makes driving layup
0:452nd HalfBrett Decker Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
0:452nd HalfBrett Decker Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
1:142nd HalfZach Cleveland makes 5-foot dunk (Kaden Metheny assists)
1:292nd HalfDarius Washington III makes free throw 2 of 2
2:302nd HalfZach Cleveland makes 9-foot hook shot (Kaden Metheny assists)
3:102nd HalfDarius Washington III makes layup
3:452nd HalfRamone Seals makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Washington III assists)
4:062nd HalfJosh Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
4:062nd HalfJosh Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
4:222nd HalfRamone Seals makes 23-foot three point jumper (Simeon Cottle assists)
4:342nd HalfJosh Smith makes layup (Colin Porter assists)
5:192nd HalfColin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper
5:392nd HalfBraedan Lue makes layup
6:022nd HalfKaden Metheny makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists)
6:222nd HalfFrankquon Sherman makes layup
6:352nd HalfZach Cleveland makes 9-foot hook shot (Kaden Metheny assists)
7:002nd HalfBraedan Lue makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot (Simeon Cottle assists)
7:422nd HalfZach Cleveland makes free throw 2 of 2
7:562nd HalfSimeon Cottle makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
8:082nd HalfBrett Decker Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
8:082nd HalfBrett Decker Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
8:282nd HalfBrett Decker Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper
8:552nd HalfZach Cleveland makes 2-foot dunk (Zander Yates assists)
11:582nd HalfRamone Seals makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Washington III assists)
12:382nd HalfColin Porter makes free throw 1 of 1
12:382nd HalfColin Porter makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot
13:332nd HalfRamone Seals makes layup (Darius Washington III assists)
14:162nd HalfColin Porter makes driving layup
15:242nd HalfSimeon Cottle makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darius Washington III assists)
16:112nd HalfFrankquon Sherman makes layup
16:152nd HalfAmir Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
16:492nd HalfJJ Harper makes driving layup
17:192nd HalfBraedan Lue makes free throw 2 of 2
18:032nd HalfBraedan Lue makes free throw 2 of 2
18:032nd HalfBraedan Lue makes free throw 1 of 2
18:372nd HalfSimeon Cottle makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
19:522nd HalfBraedan Lue makes layup
0:341st HalfAmir Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
0:341st HalfAmir Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
0:591st HalfDarius Washington III makes layup
1:291st HalfColin Porter makes free throw 1 of 2
1:511st HalfKaden Metheny makes 27-foot three point jumper
2:101st HalfAmir Taylor makes layup (Darius Washington III assists)
2:481st HalfSimeon Cottle makes driving layup
2:591st HalfKaden Metheny makes free throw 2 of 2
2:591st HalfKaden Metheny makes free throw 1 of 2
4:201st HalfZach Cleveland makes layup (Kaden Metheny assists)
4:501st HalfAmir Taylor makes layup (Simeon Cottle assists)
5:321st HalfAmir Taylor makes layup (Darius Washington III assists)
6:481st HalfJosh Smith makes 2-foot dunk (JJ Harper assists)
8:081st HalfZander Carter makes driving layup
8:221st HalfZach Cleveland makes 1-foot dunk (Josh Smith assists)
9:041st HalfZach Cleveland makes 7-foot hook shot
9:581st HalfColin Porter makes driving layup
10:391st HalfKaden Rickard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Frankquon Sherman assists)
11:181st HalfColin Porter makes free throw 2 of 2
11:181st HalfColin Porter makes free throw 1 of 2
11:311st HalfDarius Washington III makes driving layup
11:451st HalfColin Porter makes 24-foot three point jumper (JJ Harper assists)
12:451st HalfSimeon Cottle makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Washington III assists)
13:031st HalfBrett Decker Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper
13:491st HalfRamone Seals makes layup (Darius Washington III assists)
14:211st HalfSimeon Cottle makes 26-foot three point jumper (Frankquon Sherman assists)
15:061st HalfJJ Harper makes free throw 2 of 2
15:061st HalfJJ Harper makes free throw 1 of 2
15:221st HalfFrankquon Sherman makes free throw 2 of 2
15:321st HalfZach Cleveland makes free throw 2 of 2
16:041st HalfJJ Harper makes driving layup
16:351st HalfSimeon Cottle makes 26-foot three point jumper (Darius Washington III assists)
16:511st HalfKaden Metheny makes 31-foot three point jumper (Colin Porter assists)
17:221st HalfBrett Decker Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zach Cleveland assists)
17:441st HalfFrankquon Sherman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Simeon Cottle assists)
18:001st HalfZach Cleveland makes layup (Colin Porter assists)
18:461st HalfJJ Harper makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brett Decker Jr. assists)
19:121st HalfZach Cleveland makes layup (Kaden Metheny assists)
19:461st HalfJJ Harper makes layup (Zach Cleveland assists)
20:001st HalfSimeon Cottle makes free throw 1 of 1
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7:00 PM, January 2, 2026
Liberty Arena (VA)
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