Kennesaw State Owls vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Dec 17, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
KENN	31	36	67
MTSU	40	28	68

Game Recap

Kamari Lands scores 24 as Middle Tennessee edges Kennesaw State 68-67 in Conference USA opener. Kamari Lands scored 24 points to help Middle Tennessee hold off Kennesaw State 68-67 on Wednesday night in a Conference USA opener.

Player Stats

KENNESAW STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Amir Taylor	19	3-7	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	1	1	4	6
13Braedan Lue	35	6-13	0-2	8-8	4	2	1	3	4	1	20
0Ramone Seals	18	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
4Kaden Rickard	20	1-4	0-1	1-2	6	1	1	1	1	4	3
5Simeon Cottle	26	3-14	1-7	5-6	1	2	1	0	2	3	12
2Trey Simpson	20	2-5	1-4	0-0	4	1	1	2	0	1	5
6Frankquon Sherman	26	4-7	1-1	2-4	15	0	1	0	2	4	11
3Darius Washington III	12	1-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	1	2
11RJ Johnson	24	3-8	0-2	2-2	1	2	1	0	2	1	8
TOTAL	-	23-6336.5%	3-2015.0%	18-2281.8%	38	8	7	7	13	21	67

MIDDLE TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Chris Loofe	22	1-3	1-3	3-4	5	0	0	3	2	5	6
10Torey Alston	27	1-5	0-0	8-12	9	1	0	6	2	3	10
2Jahvin Carter	32	4-11	2-4	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	0	10
11Tre Green	27	2-10	1-7	3-3	2	1	1	0	1	2	8
22Kamari Lands	35	8-18	2-7	6-8	9	1	2	1	1	2	24
3Luka Jovanovic	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	1	2	2
55Sean Smith	25	2-8	0-1	2-2	1	4	4	0	2	4	6
0Alec Oglesby	14	0-0	0-0	2-3	2	2	0	0	2	2	2

TOTAL	-	19-5633.9%	6-2227.3%	24-3275.0%	32	10	7	11	13	20	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfKENNMTSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Middle Tennessee.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Kennesaw State.
(19:45) Kamari Lands misses 14-foot jumper.
(19:42) Amir Taylor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:34) Amir Taylor makes driving layup.
20
(19:14) Tre Green misses 13-foot jumper.
(19:11) Simeon Cottle Defensive Rebound.
(19:01) Braedan Lue misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:58) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
(18:52) Torey Alston misses 11-foot jumper.
(18:48) Torey Alston Offensive Rebound.
(18:40) Chris Loofe misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:38) Kaden Rickard Defensive Rebound.
(18:21) Braedan Lue traveling turnover.
(18:04) Foul on Simeon Cottle.
+1 (18:04) Tre Green makes free throw 1 of 3.
21
+1 (18:04) Tre Green makes free throw 2 of 3.
22
+1 (18:04) Tre Green makes free throw 3 of 3.
23
(17:53) Amir Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:49) Kaden Rickard Offensive Rebound.
(17:43) Braedan Lue misses 6-foot jumper.
(17:43) Torey Alston Block.
(17:43) Kennesaw State Offensive Rebound.
(17:32) Braedan Lue misses 22-foot jumper.
(17:29) Kennesaw State Offensive Rebound.
(17:21) Ramone Seals misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:19) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
(17:16) Foul on RJ Johnson.
+1 (17:16) Kamari Lands makes free throw 1 of 2.
24
(17:15) Kamari Lands misses free throw 2 of 2.
(17:14) Braedan Lue Defensive Rebound.
(17:04) RJ Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:00) Chris Loofe Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:47) Kamari Lands makes 21-foot pullup jump shot.
26
(16:36) Foul on Amir Taylor.
(16:36) Amir Taylor turnover.
+2 (16:17) Jahvin Carter makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
28
+2 (15:58) Braedan Lue makes 15-foot jumper.
48
(15:37) Foul on Amir Taylor.
+1 (15:37) Torey Alston makes free throw 1 of 2.
49
+1 (15:37) Torey Alston makes free throw 2 of 2.
410
(15:22) RJ Johnson bad pass turnover.
(15:22) Tre Green Steal.
+2 (15:18) Tre Green makes driving layup (Alec Oglesby assists).
412
(15:09) Foul on Torey Alston.
+2 (15:03) Braedan Lue makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Simeon Cottle assists).
612
(14:38) Tre Green misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:35) Alec Oglesby Offensive Rebound.
(14:33) Jahvin Carter misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:33) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(14:31) Sean Smith bad pass turnover.
(14:31) Braedan Lue Steal.
(14:25) Foul on Luka Jovanovic.
(14:24) Darius Washington III bad pass turnover.
(14:24) Sean Smith Steal.
(14:24) Foul on Simeon Cottle.
(14:08) Chris Loofe turnover.
(13:52) Foul on Braedan Lue.
(13:52) Braedan Lue turnover.
(13:35) Sean Smith misses 8-foot jumper.
(13:33) Torey Alston Offensive Rebound.
(13:25) Kamari Lands misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:22) Trey Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(13:10) Trey Simpson misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(13:10) Torey Alston Block.
(13:08) Trey Simpson Offensive Rebound.
(13:07) Foul on Sean Smith.
(12:52) Braedan Lue misses 11-foot jumper.
(12:52) Torey Alston Block.
(12:47) Sean Smith Defensive Rebound.
(12:45) Torey Alston misses layup.
(12:42) Braedan Lue Defensive Rebound.
(12:37) Foul on Alec Oglesby.
+1 (12:37) Simeon Cottle makes free throw 1 of 2.
712
(12:37) Simeon Cottle misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:36) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:27) Kamari Lands makes 26-foot three point jumper.
715
(12:03) Frankquon Sherman misses layup.
(12:03) Chris Loofe Block.
(11:59) Alec Oglesby Defensive Rebound.
(11:51) Jahvin Carter misses layup.
(11:51) Braedan Lue Block.
(11:51) Middle Tennessee Offensive Rebound.
(11:33) Kamari Lands misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:33) Torey Alston Offensive Rebound.
(11:33) Foul on Trey Simpson.
(11:33) Torey Alston misses free throw 1 of 1.
(11:33) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(11:33) Foul on Chris Loofe.
(11:24) Simeon Cottle misses layup.
(11:16) Trey Simpson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:16) Trey Simpson makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
915
(11:10) Foul on Frankquon Sherman.
+1 (11:10) Torey Alston makes free throw 1 of 2.
916
+1 (11:10) Torey Alston makes free throw 2 of 2.
917
+2 (10:58) Frankquon Sherman makes layup.
1117
(10:38) Kamari Lands misses 5-foot jumper.
(10:38) Braedan Lue Block.
(10:34) Kaden Rickard Defensive Rebound.
(10:15) Simeon Cottle misses layup.
(10:13) Torey Alston Defensive Rebound.
(10:03) Foul on Torey Alston.
(10:03) Torey Alston turnover.
(9:46) Simeon Cottle bad pass turnover.
(9:46) Kamari Lands Steal.
(9:46) Foul on Simeon Cottle.
+1 (9:46) Kamari Lands makes free throw 1 of 2.
1118
+1 (9:46) Kamari Lands makes free throw 2 of 2.
1119
(9:29) Braedan Lue bad pass turnover.
(9:03) Kamari Lands misses 6-foot jumper.
(8:59) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(8:58) Frankquon Sherman bad pass turnover.
(8:58) Sean Smith Steal.
+2 (8:55) Sean Smith makes 0-foot dunk.
1121
(8:46) Kaden Rickard bad pass turnover.
(8:46) Kamari Lands Steal.
+2 (8:41) Kamari Lands makes layup (Alec Oglesby assists).
1123
+2 (8:26) Braedan Lue makes layup.
1323
(8:11) Alec Oglesby bad pass turnover.
(8:11) Kaden Rickard Steal.
+2 (8:07) Kaden Rickard makes driving layup.
1523
+3 (7:37) Jahvin Carter makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alec Oglesby assists).
1526
+2 (7:14) Amir Taylor makes layup (Kaden Rickard assists).
1726
+3 (6:52) Jahvin Carter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tre Green assists).
1729
(6:33) RJ Johnson misses layup.
(6:33) Luka Jovanovic Block.
(6:33) Kennesaw State Offensive Rebound.
(6:30) Braedan Lue bad pass turnover.
(6:30) Sean Smith Steal.
(6:26) Jahvin Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:23) Kennesaw State Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:03) Braedan Lue makes layup.
1929
(5:50) Jahvin Carter misses layup.
(5:50) Kaden Rickard Block.
(5:45) Amir Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(5:35) Amir Taylor misses layup.
(5:35) Chris Loofe Block.
(5:29) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
(5:28) Kamari Lands bad pass turnover.
(5:28) RJ Johnson Steal.
(5:14) RJ Johnson out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(4:47) Tre Green misses layup.
(4:47) Chris Loofe Offensive Rebound.
(4:47) Foul on Kaden Rickard.
+1 (4:47) Chris Loofe makes free throw 1 of 2.
1930
+1 (4:47) Chris Loofe makes free throw 2 of 2.
1931
(4:25) Foul on Chris Loofe.
+1 (4:25) RJ Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2031
+1 (4:25) RJ Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2131
(4:03) Alec Oglesby bad pass turnover.
(4:03) Frankquon Sherman Steal.
(3:44) Foul on Alec Oglesby.
+1 (3:44) Frankquon Sherman makes free throw 1 of 2.
2231
(3:43) Frankquon Sherman misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:41) Kamari Lands Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:30) Luka Jovanovic makes layup (Sean Smith assists).
2233
+3 (3:14) Frankquon Sherman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Braedan Lue assists).
2533
(3:00) Sean Smith misses 17-foot jumper.
(2:58) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:44) Darius Washington III makes layup (RJ Johnson assists).
2733
+3 (2:27) Tre Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sean Smith assists).
2736
+2 (2:14) Braedan Lue makes driving layup.
2936
(1:58) Tre Green misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:56) Kamari Lands Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:44) Jahvin Carter makes driving layup.
2938
(1:26) Braedan Lue misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:24) Middle Tennessee Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:56) Kamari Lands makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
2940
(0:38) Foul on Sean Smith.
+1 (0:38) Braedan Lue makes free throw 1 of 2.
3040
+1 (0:38) Braedan Lue makes free throw 2 of 2.
3140
(0:09) Tre Green misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:07) Jahvin Carter Offensive Rebound.
(0:01) Kamari Lands misses 12-foot jumper.
(0:01) Ramone Seals Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

KENN

MTSU

67Points68

23-63(36.5%)Field Goal(%)19-56(33.9%)

3-20(15.0%)3-Point(%)6-22(27.3%)

18-22(81.8%)Free Throw(%)24-32(75.0%)

44(18)Rebounds(Offensive)39(15)

8Assists10

7Steals7

7Blocks11

13Turnovers14

21(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

2Largest Lead14

Game Details

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 · 7:30 PM

Murphy Center · Murfreesboro, TN

attendance: 2,812 (24.4%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MTSU -3.5

over/under: 160.5