Liberty (16-9, 5-5 CUSA) hopes to continue its winning ways when it plays at Sam Houston (14-11, 7-3) on Saturday night in a Conference USA game.

Here’s what you need to know about the game:

How to Watch

7:30 p.m. ET | Saturday, February 17
Huntsville, TX | Johnson Coliseum
TV: ESPN+

Liberty vs Sam Houston Odds (KenPom)

Spread: Liberty -2
Projected score: Liberty 70, Louisiana Tech 68

Liberty Projected Starters

#0 Colin Porter

Sophomore Guard | 5’9″, 170
8.1 ppg, 4.0 apg

#3 Kaden Metheny

R-Junior Guard | 5’10”, 170
13.0 ppg, 2.7 apg, 3.4 rpg

#23 Joseph Venzant

Junior Guard | 6’3″, 200
5.9 ppg, 7.0 rpg

#22 Kyle Rode

R-Senior Forward | 6’7″, 220
13.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.4 apg

#25 Zach Cleveland

Sophomore Forward | 6’7″, 215
12.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 4.1 apg

Liberty vs Sam Houston History

Liberty now leads the series, 2-1, after winning the first meeting between the two teams since 2013 earlier this season. The Flames won, 82-66, on Jan. 20 at Liberty Arena in Lynchburg, Virginia to hand the Bearkats their first loss of the season in CUSA play.

Liberty vs Sam Houston Storylines

FLAMES LOOK TO KEEP WIN STREAK ALIVE

Liberty has put together its first three-game win streak over Division I opponents since the season opening 6-0 start. Since that time, the Flames have struggled to string together multiple wins in a row as the competition increased and the team got into conference play.

Starting 0-3 and 2-5 in Conference USA, the Flames put themselves in a tough position in terms of the conference standings. Winning three straight and with as much parity as there is in the league, Liberty is within striking distance of even the top spot in the conference. Of course to do that, the team must do a lot of winning down the stretch, beginning Saturday night at Sam Houston.

LIBERTY LOOKING FOR SEASON SWEEP OF SAM HOUSTON

The Flames and Bearkats met back on Jan. 20 at Liberty Arena with Liberty picking up the 82-66 win to hand Sam Houston its first setback in conference play to that point in the season. Four players led the Flames in scoring with Kyle Rode (19), Kaden Metheny (17), Zach Cleveland (14), and Colin Porter (12) all reaching double figures. Lamar Wilkerson scored 23 points in the loss for Sam Houston, making 11 of 16 field goals and Davon Barnes also reached 19 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

BACK ON THE ROAD

Liberty hits the road once again after two straight home contests. Of course, the Flames picked up its first win in conference play on the road in its last trip at UTEP on Feb. 3. Sam Houston is currently 5-0 on its home floor in conference play and 9-2 at home overall this season.