Kennesaw State Owls vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs

Mar 19, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
KENN	27	37	64
GONZ	33	40	73

Game Recap

Third-seeded Gonzaga holds off No. 14 seed Kennesaw State for a 73-64 March Madness win. Graham Ike scored 19 points and third-seeded Gonzaga held off tenacious No. 14 seed Kennesaw State 73-64 in a defensive battle that ended with some drama Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA...

Player Stats

KENNESAW STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Trey Simpson	28	0-3	0-1	2-4	6	1	3	1	0	0	2
23Amir Taylor	24	7-13	0-2	1-1	7	1	0	0	1	2	15
13Braedan Lue	34	2-11	0-3	1-4	2	1	1	0	3	4	5
6Frankquon Sherman	32	4-8	1-3	4-4	10	0	0	0	3	2	13
11RJ Johnson	35	4-12	0-3	7-9	2	4	2	1	2	4	15
12Perry Smith Jr.	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	0
4Kaden Rickard	22	4-7	2-3	4-4	2	0	3	1	1	2	14
21Jaden Harris	17	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0

TOTAL	-	21-5836.2%	3-1717.6%	19-2673.1%	32	7	9	4	11	18	64

GONZAGA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5Emmanuel Innocenti	34	2-5	1-3	2-2	4	3	2	0	0	3	7
15Graham Ike	36	6-13	0-1	7-8	8	0	0	1	4	4	19
17Mario Saint-Supery	36	2-11	1-7	2-2	4	8	1	0	3	5	7
8Jalen Warley	29	5-9	0-0	2-2	12	5	3	0	1	4	12
23Adam Miller	15	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
24Ismaila Diagne	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4Davis Fogle	25	6-13	1-4	4-5	5	0	0	1	1	0	17
3Braeden Smith	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Tyon Grant-Foster	21	3-9	0-2	3-4	5	1	1	2	1	2	9
TOTAL	-	25-6339.7%	3-1816.7%	20-2387.0%	39	17	7	5	10	19	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfKENNGONZ

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Kennesaw State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Gonzaga.
(19:38) RJ Johnson misses 10-foot pullup jump shot.
(19:36) Graham Ike Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:14) Graham Ike makes layup.
02
(18:53) Foul on Graham Ike.
(18:41) Braedan Lue bad pass turnover.
(18:41) Emmanuel Innocenti Steal.
(18:37) Jalen Warley bad pass turnover.
(18:37) Trey Simpson Steal.
(18:29) Frankquon Sherman bad pass turnover.
(18:29) Mario Saint-Supery Steal.
(18:10) Adam Miller misses 19-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:08) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(17:57) Foul on Emmanuel Innocenti.
+1 (17:57) RJ Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2.
12
+1 (17:57) RJ Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2.
22
(17:36) Graham Ike misses layup.
(17:36) Trey Simpson Block.
(17:35) Amir Taylor Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:06) Amir Taylor makes driving layup.
42
(16:44) Emmanuel Innocenti misses 14-foot jumper.
(16:42) RJ Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(16:37) RJ Johnson bad pass turnover.
(16:37) Jalen Warley Steal.
(16:24) Graham Ike misses 8-foot jumper.
(16:22) Trey Simpson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:53) Amir Taylor makes driving layup.
62
(15:32) Mario Saint-Supery misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(15:29) Kennesaw State Defensive Rebound.
(15:19) Braedan Lue misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:15) Frankquon Sherman Offensive Rebound.
(14:59) RJ Johnson misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(14:56) Graham Ike Defensive Rebound.
(14:48) Mario Saint-Supery misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:45) Emmanuel Innocenti Offensive Rebound.
(14:43) Davis Fogle misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:40) Tyon Grant-Foster Offensive Rebound.
(14:40) Tyon Grant-Foster misses tip in layup.
(14:39) Amir Taylor Defensive Rebound.
(14:25) Trey Simpson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:23) Tyon Grant-Foster Defensive Rebound.
(14:20) Mario Saint-Supery misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(14:17) Trey Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(14:08) Amir Taylor misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:05) Emmanuel Innocenti Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:58) Tyon Grant-Foster makes 18-foot turnaround jump shot.
64
(13:42) Foul on Mario Saint-Supery.
(13:42) Trey Simpson misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:42) Kennesaw State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:42) Trey Simpson makes free throw 2 of 2.
74
+2 (13:23) Graham Ike makes layup.
76
(13:23) Foul on Amir Taylor.
+1 (13:23) Graham Ike makes free throw 1 of 1.
77
(13:04) Foul on Tyon Grant-Foster.
+1 (13:04) Kaden Rickard makes free throw 1 of 2.
87
+1 (13:04) Kaden Rickard makes free throw 2 of 2.
97
(12:39) Davis Fogle misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot.
(12:37) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(12:12) Braedan Lue misses 8-foot pullup jump shot.
(12:09) Kaden Rickard Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:08) Kaden Rickard makes 24-foot three point jumper.
127
(11:51) Emmanuel Innocenti misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:47) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:29) Kaden Rickard makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
147
(11:07) Graham Ike misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:04) Jaden Harris Defensive Rebound.
(10:48) Jaden Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:46) Gonzaga Defensive Rebound.
(10:32) Foul on Frankquon Sherman.
+2 (10:25) Graham Ike makes 0-foot alley oop dunk (Mario Saint-Supery assists).
149
(10:02) RJ Johnson misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(9:58) Perry Smith Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(9:47) Kaden Rickard misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:45) Perry Smith Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(9:44) Perry Smith Jr. misses tip in layup.
(9:42) Gonzaga Defensive Rebound.
(9:32) Foul on Jaden Harris.
+1 (9:32) Mario Saint-Supery makes free throw 1 of 2.
1410
+1 (9:32) Mario Saint-Supery makes free throw 2 of 2.
1411
(9:05) Amir Taylor misses layup.
(9:03) Gonzaga Defensive Rebound.
(8:51) Mario Saint-Supery misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:48) Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
(8:41) RJ Johnson misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(8:39) Frankquon Sherman Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:37) Frankquon Sherman makes layup.
1611
(8:27) Foul on Amir Taylor.
+1 (8:27) Tyon Grant-Foster makes free throw 1 of 2.
1612
+1 (8:27) Tyon Grant-Foster makes free throw 2 of 2.
1613
(8:00) Jaden Harris misses driving layup.
(8:00) Ismaila Diagne Block.
(7:59) Jalen Warley Defensive Rebound.
(7:47) Tyon Grant-Foster misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:45) Trey Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(7:34) Braedan Lue misses dunk.
(7:34) Tyon Grant-Foster Block.
(7:33) Jalen Warley Defensive Rebound.
(7:30) Adam Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:28) Trey Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(7:19) Braedan Lue misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(7:17) Frankquon Sherman Offensive Rebound.
(7:15) Frankquon Sherman misses layup.
(7:14) Mario Saint-Supery Defensive Rebound.
(7:09) Tyon Grant-Foster misses driving layup.
(7:09) RJ Johnson Block.
(7:07) Gonzaga Offensive Rebound.
(6:51) Jalen Warley misses layup.
(6:50) Graham Ike Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:50) Graham Ike makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
1615
+2 (6:36) RJ Johnson makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
1815
+2 (6:23) Mario Saint-Supery makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Warley assists).
1817
(6:06) Braedan Lue misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:03) Jalen Warley Defensive Rebound.
(5:52) Tyon Grant-Foster misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:50) Graham Ike Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:46) Jalen Warley makes layup (Tyon Grant-Foster assists).
1819
+2 (5:31) RJ Johnson makes 19-foot pullup jump shot.
2019
+2 (5:19) Tyon Grant-Foster makes driving layup.
2021
(4:57) Foul on Jalen Warley.
(4:48) Foul on Perry Smith Jr..
(4:48) Perry Smith Jr. turnover.
(4:32) Graham Ike bad pass turnover.
(4:32) Kaden Rickard Steal.
+2 (4:14) RJ Johnson makes driving layup.
2221
(3:50) Mario Saint-Supery bad pass turnover.
(3:50) Kaden Rickard Steal.
(3:44) Kaden Rickard bad pass turnover.
(3:44) Jalen Warley Steal.
(3:39) Graham Ike bad pass turnover.
(3:39) Kaden Rickard Steal.
+3 (3:21) Kaden Rickard makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2521
(3:07) Tyon Grant-Foster bad pass turnover.
(3:07) RJ Johnson Steal.
(3:06) Foul on Graham Ike.
(2:44) Jaden Harris misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(2:44) Davis Fogle Block.
(2:40) Mario Saint-Supery Defensive Rebound.
(2:37) Davis Fogle misses driving layup.
(2:35) Tyon Grant-Foster Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:27) Jalen Warley makes driving layup (Mario Saint-Supery assists).
2523
+2 (2:00) Frankquon Sherman makes layup.
2723
+2 (1:39) Jalen Warley makes driving layup (Mario Saint-Supery assists).
2725
(1:20) Braedan Lue misses layup.
(1:18) Emmanuel Innocenti Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:15) Davis Fogle makes layup (Mario Saint-Supery assists).
2727
(1:15) Foul on Kaden Rickard.
+1 (1:15) Davis Fogle makes free throw 1 of 1.
2728
(1:03) Foul on Emmanuel Innocenti.
(1:03) Braedan Lue misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:02) Davis Fogle Defensive Rebound.
(0:47) Foul on Braedan Lue.
+1 (0:47) Emmanuel Innocenti makes free throw 1 of 2.
2729
+1 (0:47) Emmanuel Innocenti makes free throw 2 of 2.
2730
(0:39) Frankquon Sherman misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:36) Tyon Grant-Foster Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:10) Davis Fogle makes 26-foot three point jumper (Mario Saint-Supery assists).
2733
(0:03) RJ Johnson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:00) Gonzaga Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

KENN

GONZ

64Points73

21-58(36.2%)Field Goal(%)25-63(39.7%)

3-17(17.6%)3-Point(%)3-18(16.7%)

19-26(73.1%)Free Throw(%)20-23(87.0%)

34(11)Rebounds(Offensive)45(16)

7Assists17

9Steals7

4Blocks5

11Turnovers10

18(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

7Largest Lead14

Game Details

Thursday, March 19, 2026 · 10:24 PM

Moda Center · Portland, OR

attendance: 14,070 (70.4%)

tv: TBS

spread: GONZ -20.5

over/under: 152.5