Kennesaw State Owls vs. UTEP Miners

Mar 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
KENN	25	46	71
UTEP	35	43	78

Game Recap

West scores 28 as UTEP beats Kennesaw State 78-71. Jamal West had 28 points in UTEP's 78-71 victory against Kennesaw State on Thursday.

Player Stats

KENNESAW STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Trey Simpson	27	1-8	0-6	4-6	10	0	0	1	2	1	6
23Amir Taylor	16	2-6	0-2	6-7	5	3	1	0	0	4	10
13Braedan Lue	23	6-14	1-5	2-3	3	0	0	1	1	4	15
6Frankquon Sherman	27	4-8	0-1	2-3	16	0	0	0	1	4	10
11RJ Johnson	27	3-13	0-2	2-2	1	3	2	0	1	1	8
0Ramone Seals	9	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0
12Perry Smith Jr.	12	2-6	0-1	2-4	2	0	0	1	0	0	6
4Kaden Rickard	25	2-4	0-1	5-8	5	5	0	0	2	2	9
21Jaden Harris	34	2-4	2-4	1-2	4	0	0	0	3	4	7
TOTAL	-	22-6533.8%	3-2313.0%	24-3568.6%	50	11	3	3	13	20	71

UTEP	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Jamal West Jr.	36	7-15	0-1	14-16	7	1	2	2	3	4	28
13Kaseem Watson	31	4-8	3-6	4-4	5	3	2	0	2	2	15
33Elijah Jones	29	1-4	1-2	0-0	8	0	1	0	2	5	3
1KJ Thomas	22	0-1	0-0	3-4	2	1	0	0	0	3	3
4Caleb Blackwell	38	5-14	1-6	0-2	4	3	3	0	1	3	11
25Mouhamed Mbaye	10	1-2	0-0	0-1	3	0	0	1	0	4	2
23Cassius Brooks	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11Trey Horton III	11	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	1	3
7LA Hayes	20	5-9	2-3	1-3	4	2	1	0	0	4	13
TOTAL	-	24-5742.1%	8-2138.1%	22-3073.3%	35	11	9	4	8	27	78

Play-by-Play

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1st halfKENNUTEP

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by UTEP.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Kennesaw State.
+2 (19:35) Jamal West Jr. makes layup.
02
(19:25) RJ Johnson bad pass turnover.
(19:25) Caleb Blackwell Steal.
(19:22) Caleb Blackwell bad pass turnover.
(19:02) Trey Simpson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(18:55) Frankquon Sherman Offensive Rebound.
(18:46) Braedan Lue misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:43) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
(18:34) Kaseem Watson bad pass turnover.
(18:25) RJ Johnson misses 9-foot jumper.
(18:23) Frankquon Sherman Offensive Rebound.
(18:18) Trey Simpson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:15) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:11) Jamal West Jr. makes layup (Caleb Blackwell assists).
04
(17:52) Amir Taylor misses layup.
(17:50) Kennesaw State Offensive Rebound.
(17:48) Foul on Kaseem Watson.
+2 (17:32) Frankquon Sherman makes layup (Amir Taylor assists).
24
(17:20) Foul on Amir Taylor.
+1 (17:20) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
25
+1 (17:20) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
26
(17:08) Jaden Harris bad pass turnover.
(17:08) Elijah Jones Steal.
+3 (16:55) Kaseem Watson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists).
29
(16:32) Perry Smith Jr. misses layup.
(16:32) Jamal West Jr. Block.
(16:27) Frankquon Sherman Offensive Rebound.
(16:22) Frankquon Sherman misses 9-foot jumper.
(16:20) Perry Smith Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(16:20) Foul on KJ Thomas.
+1 (16:20) Perry Smith Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
39
(16:20) Perry Smith Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(16:18) Trey Simpson Offensive Rebound.
(16:18) Foul on Kaseem Watson.
+2 (16:07) RJ Johnson makes driving layup.
59
(15:37) LA Hayes misses 11-foot jumper.
(15:32) Jaden Harris Defensive Rebound.
(15:22) Trey Simpson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:18) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:18) Jamal West Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(15:01) Foul on Trey Simpson.
(15:01) Trey Simpson turnover.
(14:46) LA Hayes misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:42) Elijah Jones Offensive Rebound.
(14:35) LA Hayes misses 16-foot jumper.
(14:32) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(14:13) Ramone Seals misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:09) KJ Thomas Defensive Rebound.
(14:01) Elijah Jones misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(13:58) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(13:50) Ramone Seals out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(13:31) Foul on Frankquon Sherman.
+1 (13:31) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
510
+1 (13:31) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
511
(13:11) Foul on Trey Horton III.
(13:10) Foul on Mouhamed Mbaye.
(13:03) Braedan Lue misses 16-foot jumper.
(13:03) Foul on Braedan Lue.
(13:01) Mouhamed Mbaye Defensive Rebound.
(12:51) Caleb Blackwell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:47) Ramone Seals Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:42) Frankquon Sherman makes driving layup.
711
(12:35) Caleb Blackwell misses layup.
(12:35) UTEP Offensive Rebound.
(12:35) Kennesaw State Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Kennesaw State retains its timeout.
(12:28) Mouhamed Mbaye misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(12:24) Caleb Blackwell Offensive Rebound.
(12:16) Cassius Brooks misses layup.
(12:16) Braedan Lue Block.
(12:00) Jaden Harris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:44) Braedan Lue makes 12-foot jumper.
911
(11:24) Elijah Jones misses 8-foot jumper.
(11:21) Ramone Seals Defensive Rebound.
(11:16) Foul on Cassius Brooks.
+1 (11:16) Kaden Rickard makes free throw 1 of 2.
1011
+1 (11:16) Kaden Rickard makes free throw 2 of 2.
1111
(11:01) Jamal West Jr. misses 14-foot jumper.
(10:58) Ramone Seals Defensive Rebound.
(10:47) RJ Johnson misses 9-foot jumper.
(10:41) Frankquon Sherman Offensive Rebound.
(10:29) Ramone Seals misses layup.
(10:26) Elijah Jones Defensive Rebound.
(10:15) Foul on Elijah Jones.
(10:15) Elijah Jones turnover.
(10:05) RJ Johnson misses layup.
(10:02) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
(9:42) Foul on Braedan Lue.
+1 (9:42) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1112
(9:42) Jamal West Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(9:40) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(9:31) Foul on Jamal West Jr..
(9:31) Amir Taylor misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:31) Kennesaw State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:31) Amir Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2.
1212
(9:18) Foul on Frankquon Sherman.
+1 (9:18) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
1213
+1 (9:18) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
1214
(9:05) Ramone Seals bad pass turnover.
+3 (8:53) Kaseem Watson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal West Jr. assists).
1217
+2 (8:35) Kaden Rickard makes 4-foot jumper.
1417
(8:13) Kaseem Watson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:10) Jaden Harris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:01) Trey Simpson makes 3-foot floating jump shot.
1617
(7:39) Elijah Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:35) Kaden Rickard Defensive Rebound.
(7:29) Amir Taylor misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:27) UTEP Defensive Rebound.
(7:16) Kaseem Watson bad pass turnover.
(7:16) RJ Johnson Steal.
+2 (7:13) RJ Johnson makes layup.
1817
(7:13) Foul on Elijah Jones.
(7:13) Elijah Jones turnover.
+1 (7:13) RJ Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1917
+1 (7:13) RJ Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2017
(7:06) Jaden Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:01) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:40) Kaseem Watson makes 9-foot jumper.
2019
(6:25) Trey Simpson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:21) Caleb Blackwell Defensive Rebound.
(6:17) Caleb Blackwell misses 13-foot jumper.
(6:14) Trey Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(5:57) Amir Taylor misses layup.
(5:54) Kaseem Watson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:34) Caleb Blackwell makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Thomas assists).
2022
(5:19) RJ Johnson misses layup.
(5:16) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:14) Jamal West Jr. misses layup.
(5:14) Trey Simpson Block.
(5:09) Amir Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(5:04) Foul on Mouhamed Mbaye.
+1 (5:04) Trey Simpson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2122
(5:04) Trey Simpson misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:04) Mouhamed Mbaye Defensive Rebound.
(5:04) Foul on Amir Taylor.
(5:04) Mouhamed Mbaye misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:04) Trey Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(4:43) Foul on KJ Thomas.
(4:43) Trey Simpson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:43) Kennesaw State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:43) Trey Simpson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2222
+2 (4:32) Caleb Blackwell makes driving layup.
2224
(4:32) Foul on RJ Johnson.
(4:32) Caleb Blackwell misses free throw 1 of 1.
(4:32) Trey Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(4:14) RJ Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:10) Mouhamed Mbaye Defensive Rebound.
(4:07) Caleb Blackwell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:04) Ramone Seals Defensive Rebound.
(4:01) RJ Johnson misses layup.
(4:01) Trey Horton III Block.
(4:01) UTEP Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:42) Mouhamed Mbaye makes layup (Trey Horton III assists).
2226
(3:29) Amir Taylor misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:25) Jamal West Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(3:15) Foul on Jaden Harris.
+1 (3:15) Jamal West Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2227
(3:15) Jamal West Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:14) Kaden Rickard Defensive Rebound.
(2:57) Kaden Rickard misses layup.
(2:57) Mouhamed Mbaye Block.
(2:52) LA Hayes Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:48) Trey Horton III makes 28-foot three point jumper (LA Hayes assists).
2230
(2:23) Perry Smith Jr. misses layup.
(2:20) Trey Horton III Defensive Rebound.
(1:56) LA Hayes misses 8-foot jumper.
(1:53) Perry Smith Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:41) Ramone Seals bad pass turnover.
(1:41) Caleb Blackwell Steal.
(1:35) Trey Horton III misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:33) Kaden Rickard Defensive Rebound.
(1:26) Kaden Rickard bad pass turnover.
(1:26) Jamal West Jr. Steal.
+2 (1:22) Jamal West Jr. makes 4-foot dunk.
2232
(1:00) Foul on LA Hayes.
(1:00) Kaden Rickard misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:00) Kennesaw State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (1:00) Kaden Rickard makes free throw 2 of 2.
2332
(0:27) Jamal West Jr. misses 12-foot jumper.
(0:24) Amir Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(0:07) Kaden Rickard misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:05) Trey Simpson Offensive Rebound.
(0:05) Foul on Mouhamed Mbaye.
+1 (0:05) Trey Simpson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2432
+1 (0:05) Trey Simpson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2532
+3 (0:00) Kaseem Watson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Caleb Blackwell assists).
2535

2nd half

Team Stats

KENN

UTEP

71Points78

22-65(33.8%)Field Goal(%)24-57(42.1%)

3-23(13.0%)3-Point(%)8-21(38.1%)

24-35(68.6%)Free Throw(%)22-30(73.3%)

51(18)Rebounds(Offensive)39(7)

11Assists11

3Steals9

3Blocks4

13Turnovers9

20(0)Fouls(Technical)27(0)

3Largest Lead14

Game Details

Thursday, March 5, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Don Haskins Center · El Paso, TX

attendance: 3,705 (30.9%)

tv: CBSSN

spread: KENN -3.5

over/under: 148.5