Kaden Metheny scored 21 points and Taelon Peter added 20, and top-seeded Liberty pulled away early in the second half to beat ...

Liberty guard Taelon Peter, left, goes up to score past Jacksonville State center Mason Nicholson, second from left, during ...

Watch as the No. 1 seed Liberty Flames (27-6, 13-5 CUSA) look to earn CUSA championship and a guaranteed spot in the NCAA ...

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The No. 2 seed Jacksonville State Gamecocks (22-11) and the No. 1 seed Liberty Flames (27-6) will meet in the CUSA Championship final on Saturday.

Jacksonville State basketball to play Georgia Tech at McCamish Pavilion in NIT bracket after missing March Madness.

Liberty pulled away from Jacksonville State in the second half for a 79-67 victory in the Conference USA Tournament final ...

Liberty head coach Ritchie McKay, top, celebrates as he cuts down the second net after a win in an NCAA college basketball ...

Percentages: FG .436, FT .520. 3-Point Goals: 6-18, .333 (Brigham 3-4, Houge 1-2, House 1-2, Pierre 1-7, Cotton 0-3). Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers: None.

The Liberty Flames shot its way past Jacksonville State to win its first ever Conference USA championship in men's basketball and the program's seventh bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Kaden Metheny scored 21 points and Taelon Peter added 20, and top-seeded Liberty pulled away early in the second half to beat ...

For a season with plenty of ups and downs, Saturday's Conference USA championship game never seemed in doubt.No. 1 seed ...