Kennesaw State Owls vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Jan 17, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
KENN	43	38	81
WKU	34	31	65

Game Recap

Player Stats

KENNESAW STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Trey Simpson	33	1-6	1-6	1-2	7	4	2	3	1	1	4
13Braedan Lue	32	4-10	1-3	0-4	3	2	0	3	2	3	9
6Frankquon Sherman	30	3-5	0-1	6-6	10	0	0	1	1	3	12
4Kaden Rickard	23	2-5	2-4	2-2	5	3	2	0	3	5	8
11RJ Johnson	39	8-18	4-8	11-13	9	5	0	2	1	2	31
23Amir Taylor	10	3-3	1-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	9
12Perry Smith Jr.	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Darius Washington III	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
21Jaden Harris	24	3-11	2-7	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	8



TOTAL	-	24-5940.7%	11-3036.7%	22-2975.9%	43	15	4	9	9	17	81

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Noah Boyde	17	0-1	0-0	0-2	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
12Armelo Boone	20	2-8	1-3	3-5	6	0	0	0	1	2	8
30Teagan Moore	34	4-10	0-2	1-2	8	2	0	0	1	3	9
11Terrion Murdix	20	0-5	0-1	0-0	7	0	1	0	2	3	0
4Ryan Myers	27	5-17	4-14	2-2	1	3	0	0	2	1	16
21Leeroy Odiahi	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1Blaise Keita	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
8Grant Newell	30	2-9	2-5	5-8	4	2	1	1	0	1	11
2LJ Hackman	24	5-12	1-5	2-2	2	1	2	1	0	3	13
6Kade Unseld	9	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3
5Jack Edelen	6	0-2	0-0	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	2	2
3Cam Haffner	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
TOTAL	-	20-6829.4%	10-3330.3%	15-2365.2%	35	9	4	2	7	23	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfKENNWKU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Kennesaw State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Western Kentucky.
(19:35) Frankquon Sherman bad pass turnover.
+2 (19:17) Ryan Myers makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
02
+2 (19:00) RJ Johnson makes driving layup.
22
(18:26) Noah Boyde misses layup.
(18:26) Braedan Lue Block.
(18:21) Trey Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(18:11) Kaden Rickard misses 13-foot jumper.
(18:08) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(18:04) Foul on Kaden Rickard.
+1 (18:04) Armelo Boone makes free throw 1 of 2.
23
+1 (18:04) Armelo Boone makes free throw 2 of 2.
24
(17:49) RJ Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:47) Braedan Lue Offensive Rebound.
(17:47) Foul on Terrion Murdix.
(17:43) Braedan Lue misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(17:40) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
(17:34) Ryan Myers bad pass turnover.
(17:34) Kaden Rickard Steal.
+2 (17:15) Braedan Lue makes 15-foot jumper (RJ Johnson assists).
44
(16:52) Terrion Murdix bad pass turnover.
(16:52) Trey Simpson Steal.
(16:35) Foul on Grant Newell.
+1 (16:35) RJ Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
54
+1 (16:35) RJ Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
64
+3 (16:13) Armelo Boone makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ryan Myers assists).
67
+3 (15:47) RJ Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Braedan Lue assists).
97
+3 (15:25) Grant Newell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ryan Myers assists).
910
+3 (15:15) Kaden Rickard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Simpson assists).
1210
+3 (15:00) Ryan Myers makes 26-foot three point jumper (Teagan Moore assists).
1213
(14:46) Kaden Rickard misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:43) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(14:39) Blaise Keita misses layup.
(14:39) Frankquon Sherman Block.
(14:39) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(14:21) Foul on Braedan Lue.
+1 (14:21) Grant Newell makes free throw 1 of 2.
1214
(14:21) Grant Newell misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:19) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(14:13) Foul on Ryan Myers.
(14:13) Braedan Lue misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:13) Kennesaw State Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:11) Braedan Lue misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:10) Noah Boyde Defensive Rebound.
(13:49) LJ Hackman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:46) Grant Newell Offensive Rebound.
(13:46) Ryan Myers misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:43) Kennesaw State Defensive Rebound.
(13:32) RJ Johnson bad pass turnover.
(13:32) LJ Hackman Steal.
+2 (13:25) LJ Hackman makes driving layup.
1216
(13:16) RJ Johnson misses driving layup.
(13:14) RJ Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(13:14) Foul on LJ Hackman.
(13:14) RJ Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:14) Kennesaw State Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:14) RJ Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:12) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
(12:55) Grant Newell misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
(12:49) Trey Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(12:48) Foul on Terrion Murdix.
+2 (12:31) Braedan Lue makes 11-foot jumper.
1416
(12:18) Grant Newell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:14) Trey Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(12:06) Foul on Cam Haffner.
+3 (11:58) RJ Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper.
1716
(11:48) LJ Hackman misses driving layup.
(11:48) Trey Simpson Block.
(11:42) Perry Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:29) Braedan Lue misses 17-foot turnaround jump shot.
(11:22) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(11:18) Armelo Boone misses layup.
(11:13) Perry Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(11:07) Braedan Lue out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(10:54) Armelo Boone misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:50) Kaden Rickard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:45) Kaden Rickard makes 24-foot three point jumper (RJ Johnson assists).
2016
(10:32) Teagan Moore bad pass turnover.
(10:32) Kaden Rickard Steal.
+2 (10:24) Frankquon Sherman makes 18-foot jumper (Kaden Rickard assists).
2216
(10:07) Ryan Myers misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:04) LJ Hackman Offensive Rebound.
(10:03) Foul on Kaden Rickard.
+1 (10:03) LJ Hackman makes free throw 1 of 2.
2217
+1 (10:03) LJ Hackman makes free throw 2 of 2.
2218
(9:50) Darius Washington III bad pass turnover.
(9:50) LJ Hackman Steal.
+2 (9:43) LJ Hackman makes 2-foot dunk.
2220
(9:30) Jaden Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:26) Trey Simpson Offensive Rebound.
(9:14) RJ Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:09) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(8:55) LJ Hackman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:52) Armelo Boone Offensive Rebound.
(8:50) Armelo Boone misses layup.
(8:46) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(8:43) Perry Smith Jr. misses layup.
(8:41) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(8:37) Foul on Darius Washington III.
(8:37) Noah Boyde misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:37) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:36) Noah Boyde misses free throw 2 of 2.
(8:34) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(8:31) Teagan Moore misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:26) Terrion Murdix Offensive Rebound.
(8:26) Terrion Murdix misses tip in layup.
(8:26) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(8:26) Foul on Noah Boyde.
+1 (8:26) Frankquon Sherman makes free throw 1 of 2.
2320
+1 (8:26) Frankquon Sherman makes free throw 2 of 2.
2420
(8:03) Foul on Trey Simpson.
(8:03) Grant Newell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:03) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:03) Grant Newell makes free throw 2 of 2.
2421
(7:49) Jaden Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:46) Armelo Boone Defensive Rebound.
(7:40) Ryan Myers misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(7:35) Noah Boyde Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:27) Teagan Moore makes layup.
2423
(7:14) RJ Johnson misses 9-foot jumper.
(7:11) Teagan Moore Defensive Rebound.
(7:06) Grant Newell misses driving layup.
(7:03) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(6:52) Jaden Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:47) RJ Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(6:37) RJ Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:31) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
(6:30) Foul on Jaden Harris.
+1 (6:30) Ryan Myers makes free throw 1 of 2.
2424
+1 (6:30) Ryan Myers makes free throw 2 of 2.
2425
(6:10) Braedan Lue misses 6-foot jumper.
(6:06) Amir Taylor Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:01) Amir Taylor makes layup.
2625
+2 (5:52) LJ Hackman makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot.
2627
+3 (5:36) Amir Taylor makes 23-foot three point jumper (RJ Johnson assists).
2927
(5:20) Grant Newell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:17) Kaden Rickard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:14) Trey Simpson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kaden Rickard assists).
3227
(4:52) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
(4:52) Leeroy Odiahi turnover.
(4:42) Foul on Braedan Lue.
(4:42) Braedan Lue turnover.
(4:30) Terrion Murdix bad pass turnover.
(4:30) Trey Simpson Steal.
(4:20) Trey Simpson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:16) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
(4:11) Ryan Myers misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:06) Kaden Rickard Defensive Rebound.
(3:55) Foul on Terrion Murdix.
(3:55) Trey Simpson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:55) Kennesaw State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:55) Trey Simpson makes free throw 2 of 2.
3327
(3:37) Ryan Myers bad pass turnover.
+2 (3:33) RJ Johnson makes driving layup (Trey Simpson assists).
3527
(3:33) Foul on Kade Unseld.
+1 (3:33) RJ Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1.
3627
(3:09) Foul on RJ Johnson.
+1 (3:09) Jack Edelen makes free throw 1 of 2.
3628
+1 (3:09) Jack Edelen makes free throw 2 of 2.
3629
(2:56) Jaden Harris misses layup.
(2:55) Kennesaw State Offensive Rebound.
(2:49) Braedan Lue misses layup.
(2:46) Kennesaw State Offensive Rebound.
(2:37) Braedan Lue misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:33) Noah Boyde Defensive Rebound.
(2:07) Jack Edelen misses 7-foot jumper.
(2:03) Amir Taylor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:51) Braedan Lue makes 22-foot three point jumper (Trey Simpson assists).
3929
(1:42) Teagan Moore misses layup.
(1:42) Trey Simpson Block.
(1:35) Teagan Moore Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:35) Teagan Moore makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3931
(1:21) Foul on Noah Boyde.
+1 (1:21) Amir Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2.
4031
+1 (1:21) Amir Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2.
4131
(0:57) LJ Hackman misses layup.
(0:55) Kennesaw State Defensive Rebound.
(0:55) Kennesaw State Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Kennesaw State retains its timeout.
+2 (0:42) Amir Taylor makes 10-foot jumper (Jaden Harris assists).
4331
+3 (0:10) LJ Hackman makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jack Edelen assists).
4334
(0:03) RJ Johnson misses driving layup.
(0:00) Kade Unseld Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

KENN

WKU

81Points65

24-59(40.7%)Field Goal(%)20-68(29.4%)

11-30(36.7%)3-Point(%)10-33(30.3%)

22-29(75.9%)Free Throw(%)15-23(65.2%)

49(12)Rebounds(Offensive)40(14)

15Assists9

4Steals4

9Blocks2

11Turnovers8

17(0)Fouls(Technical)23(0)

19Largest Lead4

Game Details

Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 3:00 PM

E. A. Diddle Arena · Bowling Green, KY

attendance: 3,823 (50.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WKU -7.5

over/under: 165.5