How to watch Liberty vs. New Mexico St. basketball game
Halftime Report
The last time Liberty and N. Mex. State met, the game was decided by 25 points, but it sure doesn’t look like the final score will be so lopsided this time. After one quarter, neither team has the match in the bag, but Liberty leads 34-31 over N. Mex. State.
If Liberty keeps playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 15-4 in no time. On the other hand, N. Mex. State will have to make due with an 11-7 record unless they turn things around (and fast).
Who’s Playing
N. Mex. State Aggies @ Liberty Flames
Current Records: N. Mex. State 11-6, Liberty 14-4
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Liberty Arena — Lynchburg, Virginia
- TV: ESPN Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $19.78
What to Know
We’ve got another exciting Conference USA matchup on schedule as the Liberty Flames and the N. Mex. State Aggies are set to tip at 7:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Liberty Arena. The Flames are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 78.9 points per game this season.
Liberty is headed into Saturday’s matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They lost 72-70 to UTEP on a last-minute jump shot From Ahamad Bynum. The match was a 31-31 toss-up at halftime, but the Flames couldn’t quite close it out.
The loss doesn’t tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Taelon Peter, who went 6 for 11 en route to 20 points plus six rebounds. Kaden Metheny was another key player, going 6 for 8 en route to 17 points.
Meanwhile, N. Mex. State entered their tilt with FIU on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they’ll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 59-52 win over the Panthers.
N. Mex. State can attribute much of their success to Dionte Bostick, who earned 13 points along with three steals, and Zawdie Jackson, who earned 13 points. The dominant performance also gave Bostick a new career-high in field goal percentage (66.7%).
Liberty’s defeat dropped their record down to 14-4. As for N. Mex. State, they are on a roll lately: they’ve won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Looking ahead, Liberty is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by seven points. This contest will be their seventh straight as the favorites (so far over this stretch they are 3-3 against the spread).
Liberty took their victory against N. Mex. State in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 83-58. Will Liberty repeat their success, or does N. Mex. State have a better game plan this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.
Odds
Liberty is a solid 7-point favorite against N. Mex. State, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Flames as a 7.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 134.5 points.
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Series History
Liberty and N. Mex. State both have 1 win in their last 2 games.
- Feb 29, 2024 – Liberty 83 vs. N. Mex. State 58
- Feb 01, 2024 – N. Mex. State 79 vs. Liberty 73
