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Recap - Jacksonville State Defeats Liberty 72-61

Jacksonville State earned a 72-61 victory over Liberty on Saturday, getting 18 points from Quel'Ron House at Pete Mathews Coliseum.

Jao Ituka had 13 points for Jacksonville State and Michael Houge chipped in with 12 points. Quel'Ron House had 4 assists for them, while Mason Nicholson was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.

Liberty got 19 points from Taelon Peter in a losing cause and another 17 points from Zach Cleveland. Zach Cleveland contributed 7 assists for them, while Taelon Peter had 9 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Liberty were victorious, as the score was 38-33 at the break.

Jacksonville State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 35-26.

Next game, Jacksonville State takes its act home to face Middle Tennessee looking for another win. For Liberty, they head home to face Louisiana Tech.