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Kennesaw State vs Western Kentucky
Final · Sat Jan 17 · 3:00 PM ET · E.A. Diddle Arena
Closing line
US sportsbook at tip-off- Spread: Kennesaw State +7.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 165.5 (146 points).
Recap
Kennesaw State beat Western Kentucky 81-65 at E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green on Jan 17, 2026 to move to 12-6.
The lead changed hands 13 times. Kennesaw State has won 4 straight.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENN | 43 | 38 | 81 |
| WKU | 34 | 31 | 65 |
Team stats
- FG
- 24-59
- 20-68
- 3PT
- 11-30
- 10-33
- FT
- 22-29
- 15-23
- Rebounds
- 49
- 40
- Assists
- 15
- 9
- Turnovers
- 11
- 8
Top performers
Points
Assists
Rebounds
Player stats
Kennesaw State · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Simpson F | 33 | 4 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Braedan Lue F | 32 | 9 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Frankquon Sherman F | 30 | 12 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Kaden Rickard G | 23 | 8 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| RJ Johnson G | 39 | 31 | 8-18 | 4-8 | 11-13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Amir Taylor F | 10 | 9 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Perry Smith Jr. C | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Darius Washington III G | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jaden Harris G | 24 | 8 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Western Kentucky · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Boyde F | 17 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Armelo Boone G | 20 | 8 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Teagan Moore G | 34 | 9 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Terrion Murdix G | 20 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Ryan Myers G | 27 | 16 | 5-17 | 4-14 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Leeroy Odiahi F | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Blaise Keita F | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Grant Newell F | 30 | 11 | 2-9 | 2-5 | 5-8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| LJ Hackman G | 24 | 13 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Kade Unseld G | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Edelen G | 6 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cam Haffner G | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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