Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Kennesaw State Owls

Jan 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WKU	36	33	69
KENN	37	35	72

Game Recap

Kennesaw State wins 72-69 against Western Kentucky. RJ Johnson had 19 points in Kennesaw State's 72-69 win against Western Kentucky on Wednesday.

Player Stats

WESTERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Leeroy Odiahi	22	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	1	4	4
2LJ Hackman	27	2-10	1-4	5-5	4	3	1	0	0	3	10
6Kade Unseld	19	3-11	2-10	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	4	8
5Jack Edelen	28	2-9	0-2	0-0	4	2	1	0	1	0	4
11Terrion Murdix	19	2-9	0-2	4-4	4	4	3	0	2	4	8
1Blaise Keita	16	1-2	0-0	2-2	8	0	0	2	0	3	4
8Grant Newell	25	4-15	2-5	5-8	5	0	1	2	1	1	15
10Cade Stinnett	20	0-2	0-2	4-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	4
4Ryan Myers	24	4-8	2-4	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	2	12
TOTAL	-	20-6929.0%	7-2924.1%	22-2588.0%	34	10	7	6	6	22	69

KENNESAW STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Trey Simpson	34	2-5	0-2	2-2	6	1	0	2	0	2	6
13Braedan Lue	27	6-15	0-3	4-6	7	0	3	3	3	4	16
6Frankquon Sherman	31	1-3	0-1	4-4	10	2	1	0	1	1	6
4Kaden Rickard	16	1-6	0-1	1-3	4	2	0	1	2	5	3
11RJ Johnson	39	6-12	4-6	3-6	3	4	1	3	2	1	19
23Amir Taylor	9	3-3	1-1	1-4	2	0	0	0	1	3	8
3Darius Washington III	14	2-5	0-0	3-3	2	0	1	0	0	1	7
21Jaden Harris	30	2-4	2-2	1-2	3	0	0	0	4	3	7

TOTAL	-	23-5343.4%	7-1643.8%	19-3063.3%	37	9	6	9	13	20	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWKUKENN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Kennesaw State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Western Kentucky.
(19:31) Braedan Lue misses layup.
(19:31) Leeroy Odiahi Block.
(19:26) Braedan Lue Offensive Rebound.
(19:25) Braedan Lue misses layup.
(19:20) Braedan Lue Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:20) Braedan Lue makes 0-foot tip in layup.
02
+3 (19:12) Kade Unseld makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terrion Murdix assists).
32
(18:59) Braedan Lue misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:56) LJ Hackman Defensive Rebound.
(18:35) Jack Edelen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:32) Kaden Rickard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:23) Braedan Lue makes 3-foot dunk (Kaden Rickard assists).
34
(18:00) Terrion Murdix misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(17:57) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(17:49) Kaden Rickard misses driving layup.
(17:49) Leeroy Odiahi Block.
(17:45) LJ Hackman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:33) Leeroy Odiahi makes 3-foot dunk (LJ Hackman assists).
54
(17:12) Foul on Kade Unseld.
+1 (17:12) Trey Simpson makes free throw 1 of 2.
55
+1 (17:12) Trey Simpson makes free throw 2 of 2.
56
+3 (16:54) LJ Hackman makes 26-foot three point jumper.
86
+2 (16:41) Braedan Lue makes layup (RJ Johnson assists).
88
(16:18) Grant Newell misses layup.
(16:14) Blaise Keita Offensive Rebound.
(16:10) LJ Hackman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:06) Trey Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(16:02) Frankquon Sherman misses layup.
(15:57) LJ Hackman Defensive Rebound.
(15:50) Jack Edelen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:46) Grant Newell Offensive Rebound.
(15:42) LJ Hackman misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:39) Jaden Harris Defensive Rebound.
(15:30) Foul on LJ Hackman.
+2 (15:18) Braedan Lue makes driving layup.
810
+2 (14:59) Terrion Murdix makes driving layup.
1010
(14:45) Foul on Terrion Murdix.
+1 (14:45) RJ Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1011
+1 (14:45) RJ Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1012
(14:20) Kade Unseld misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:17) Blaise Keita Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:13) Blaise Keita makes layup (Terrion Murdix assists).
1212
(14:00) RJ Johnson bad pass turnover.
(14:00) Terrion Murdix Steal.
(14:00) Terrion Murdix bad pass turnover.
(14:00) RJ Johnson Steal.
(13:53) Foul on Ryan Myers.
(13:47) Braedan Lue misses layup.
(13:45) Frankquon Sherman Offensive Rebound.
(13:40) Braedan Lue misses 10-foot jumper.
(13:35) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(13:25) Jack Edelen bad pass turnover.
(13:25) Braedan Lue Steal.
+2 (13:21) Braedan Lue makes driving layup.
1214
(13:00) Kade Unseld misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:56) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(12:45) RJ Johnson misses layup.
(12:41) RJ Johnson Offensive Rebound.
(12:41) RJ Johnson misses tip in layup.
(12:40) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(12:33) LJ Hackman misses layup.
(12:31) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(12:23) Amir Taylor bad pass turnover.
(12:23) Grant Newell Steal.
(12:15) Foul on Jaden Harris.
(12:11) Foul on Kaden Rickard.
(11:55) LJ Hackman misses layup.
(11:55) Kaden Rickard Block.
(11:53) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(11:52) Terrion Murdix misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:50) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(11:42) Kaden Rickard misses driving layup.
(11:39) Cade Stinnett Defensive Rebound.
(11:34) Grant Newell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:32) Kennesaw State Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:32) Foul on Kade Unseld.
+2 (11:15) Darius Washington III makes driving layup.
1216
(11:15) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
+1 (11:15) Darius Washington III makes free throw 1 of 1.
1217
+2 (11:00) Terrion Murdix makes driving layup.
1417
(10:45) Trey Simpson misses driving layup.
(10:45) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:45) Foul on Amir Taylor.
(10:34) Terrion Murdix misses driving layup.
(10:34) RJ Johnson Block.
(10:30) Amir Taylor Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:26) Amir Taylor makes 25-foot three point jumper (RJ Johnson assists).
1420
(10:06) LJ Hackman misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:03) Amir Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(9:58) RJ Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:55) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:42) Leeroy Odiahi makes layup (Terrion Murdix assists).
1620
+2 (9:18) Braedan Lue makes 5-foot hook shot.
1622
+2 (8:59) Ryan Myers makes 17-foot jumper.
1822
+2 (8:47) RJ Johnson makes driving layup.
1824
+3 (8:20) Ryan Myers makes 46-foot three point jumper (Jack Edelen assists).
2124
(8:02) Jaden Harris bad pass turnover.
(8:02) Ryan Myers Steal.
(8:00) Foul on Darius Washington III.
(7:43) Foul on RJ Johnson.
(7:34) Jack Edelen misses layup.
(7:30) Grant Newell Offensive Rebound.
(7:30) Grant Newell misses tip in layup.
(7:23) Ryan Myers Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:23) Ryan Myers makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2324
(7:13) Foul on LJ Hackman.
+1 (7:13) Darius Washington III makes free throw 1 of 2.
2325
+1 (7:13) Darius Washington III makes free throw 2 of 2.
2326
(7:00) Foul on Braedan Lue.
+1 (7:00) Grant Newell makes free throw 1 of 2.
2426
+1 (7:00) Grant Newell makes free throw 2 of 2.
2526
(6:40) Darius Washington III misses 7-foot jumper.
(6:40) Blaise Keita Block.
(6:35) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(6:29) Terrion Murdix bad pass turnover.
(6:29) Darius Washington III Steal.
(6:24) Trey Simpson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:20) Blaise Keita Defensive Rebound.
(6:11) Jack Edelen misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(6:07) Trey Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(6:00) Kaden Rickard misses driving layup.
(5:56) Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
(5:52) Foul on Braedan Lue.
+1 (5:52) Grant Newell makes free throw 1 of 2.
2626
(5:52) Grant Newell misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:50) Kaden Rickard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:39) RJ Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kaden Rickard assists).
2629
(5:13) Grant Newell misses 13-foot jumper.
(5:12) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:12) Foul on Kaden Rickard.
+1 (5:12) Blaise Keita makes free throw 1 of 2.
2729
+1 (5:12) Blaise Keita makes free throw 2 of 2.
2829
+3 (5:02) RJ Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Frankquon Sherman assists).
2832
(4:46) Kade Unseld misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:40) Grant Newell Offensive Rebound.
(4:38) Kade Unseld misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:38) RJ Johnson Block.
(4:31) Kennesaw State Defensive Rebound.
(4:16) Braedan Lue misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:13) Kade Unseld Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:02) Grant Newell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kade Unseld assists).
3132
(3:35) Jaden Harris bad pass turnover.
(3:10) Grant Newell misses layup.
(3:10) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(3:10) Braedan Lue Block.
(3:05) Grant Newell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:04) Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:04) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (2:52) RJ Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper.
3135
(2:44) Jack Edelen misses driving layup.
(2:44) RJ Johnson Block.
(2:40) Braedan Lue Defensive Rebound.
(2:38) Trey Simpson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:35) Ryan Myers Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Blaise Keita misses layup.
(2:15) Trey Simpson Block.
(2:08) Jack Edelen Offensive Rebound.
(2:08) Jack Edelen misses layup.
(2:08) Braedan Lue Block.
(2:08) Western Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(2:06) Foul on Jaden Harris.
+1 (2:06) LJ Hackman makes free throw 1 of 3.
3235
+1 (2:06) LJ Hackman makes free throw 2 of 3.
3335
+1 (2:06) LJ Hackman makes free throw 3 of 3.
3435
(1:53) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
(1:53) Amir Taylor misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:53) Kennesaw State Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:53) Amir Taylor misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:27) Cade Stinnett Defensive Rebound.
(1:26) Cade Stinnett misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:23) Terrion Murdix Offensive Rebound.
(1:23) Cade Stinnett misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:19) Trey Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(1:09) Braedan Lue bad pass turnover.
(0:43) Kade Unseld misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(0:38) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(0:25) Foul on Leeroy Odiahi.
+1 (0:25) Braedan Lue makes free throw 1 of 2.
3436
+1 (0:25) Braedan Lue makes free throw 2 of 2.
3437
(0:02) Foul on Frankquon Sherman.
+1 (0:02) Terrion Murdix makes free throw 1 of 2.
3537
+1 (0:02) Terrion Murdix makes free throw 2 of 2.
3637

2nd half

Team Stats

WKU

KENN

69Points72

20-69(29.0%)Field Goal(%)23-53(43.4%)

7-29(24.1%)3-Point(%)7-16(43.8%)

22-25(88.0%)Free Throw(%)19-30(63.3%)

40(16)Rebounds(Offensive)40(11)

10Assists9

7Steals6

6Blocks9

8Turnovers13

22(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

10Largest Lead6

Game Details

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 · 7:00 PM

KSU Convocation Center · Kennesaw, GA

attendance: 1,636 (35.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: KENN -4.5

over/under: 160.5