Florida International Panthers vs Kennesaw State Owls

College Basketball

FIU

9-8

86-89

Final

Kennesaw St

11-6

VyStar Arena

Lead tracker

FIU leadsBiggest lead FIU 13, KENN 6

KENN leads

Team	1H	2H	T
FIU	51	35	86
KENN	47	42	89

Who won: Kennesaw St 89-86

The Kennesaw State Owls beat the Florida International Panthers 89-86 on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at VyStar Arena. Trey Simpson led the Kennesaw St in points (28). Zawdie Jackson led the FIU in points (25).

Player of the game

RJ Johnson

KENN · 26 PTS, 7 AST

9.0

Win probability

100%KENN final

FIUKENN

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:01KEN
Defensive rebound
Kennesaw State Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:01
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Zawdie Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Z. Jackson · 25 PTS
H2 0:16FIU
Regulartimeout
Florida International Timeout
H2 0:16
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Simeon Cottle makes free throw 2 of 2
S. Cottle · 21 PTS
FIU 86 - 89 KENN
H2 0:16
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Simeon Cottle makes free throw 1 of 2
S. Cottle · 21 PTS
FIU 86 - 88 KENN
H2 0:16
Foul on Eric Dibami
Foul on Eric Dibami.
E. Dibami · 15 PTS
H2 0:17
Steal
Simeon Cottle Steal.
S. Cottle · 21 PTS
H2 0:17
TO
Bad pass turnover
Zawdie Jackson bad pass turnover
Z. Jackson · 25 PTS
H2 0:22
Defensive rebound
Hamed Olayinka Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:24
Misses 18-foot floating jump shot
Simeon Cottle misses 18-foot floating jump shot
S. Cottle · 21 PTS
H2 0:47
Offensive Rebound
Trey Simpson Offensive Rebound.
T. Simpson · 28 PTS
H2 0:50
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Trey Simpson misses 24-foot three point jumper
T. Simpson · 28 PTS
H2 1:20
Defensive rebound
Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:23
Misses layup
Zawdie Jackson misses layup
Z. Jackson · 25 PTS
H2 1:28FIU
Offensive rebound
Florida International Offensive Rebound.
H2 1:29
Block
Trey Simpson Block.
T. Simpson · 28 PTS
H2 1:29
Misses layup
Julian Mackey misses layup
J. Mackey · 14 PTS
H2 1:48KEN
Regulartimeout
Kennesaw State Timeout
H2 1:49
+2
Driving layup
RJ Johnson makes driving layup
RJ Johnson · 26 PTS
FIU 86 - 87 KENN
H2 2:12
Defensive rebound
Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:12
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Hamed Olayinka misses free throw 2 of 2
H. Olayinka · 8 PTS
H2 2:13FIU
Dead ball rebound
Florida International Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 2:13
Misses free throw 1 of 2
Hamed Olayinka misses free throw 1 of 2
H. Olayinka · 8 PTS