{"id":491618,"date":"2026-01-04T11:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T11:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/491618\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T11:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T11:19:10","slug":"el-moutaouakkil-leads-jacksonville-state-against-liberty-after-22-point-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/491618\/","title":{"rendered":"El Moutaouakkil leads Jacksonville State against Liberty after 22-point game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jacksonville State faces the Liberty Flames after Mostapha El Moutaouakkil scored 22 points in the Gamecocks&#8217; 67-64 victory against the Delaware Fightin&#8217; Blue Hens.<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville State Gamecocks (7-6, 2-0 CUSA) at Liberty Flames (10-3, 2-0 CUSA)<\/p>\n<p>Lynchburg, Virginia; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/betmgm.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:<\/a> Flames -10.5; over\/under is 134.5<\/p>\n<p>BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville State takes on Liberty after Mostapha El Moutaouakkil scored 22 points in Jacksonville State&#8217;s 67-64 win against the Delaware Fightin&#8217; Blue Hens.<\/p>\n<p>The Flames have gone 7-0 at home. Liberty is first in the CUSA with 18.2 assists per game led by Zach Cleveland averaging 7.3.<\/p>\n<p>The Gamecocks are 2-0 in CUSA play. Jacksonville State scores 74.3 points and has outscored opponents by 10.7 points per game.<\/p>\n<p>Liberty averages 81.5 points, 17.9 more per game than the 63.6 Jacksonville State gives up. Jacksonville State averages 8.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 more made shots on average than the 7.2 per game Liberty gives up.<\/p>\n<p>The Flames and Gamecocks meet Sunday for the first time in CUSA play this season.<\/p>\n<p>TOP PERFORMERS: Brett Decker Jr. is averaging 18.2 points for the Flames. Kaden Metheny is averaging 12.9 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Bryant is shooting 40.6% from beyond the arc with 3.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Gamecocks, while averaging 13.2 points. El Moutaouakkil is shooting 45.3% and averaging 16.4 points over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 7-3, averaging 78.4 points, 27.9 rebounds, 17.9 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 51.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.5 points per game.<\/p>\n<p>Gamecocks: 4-6, averaging 66.1 points, 33.7 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 5.3 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.8 points.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataskrive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Skrive<\/a> and data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportradar.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong id=\"isPasted\">Copyright 2025 Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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