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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Kennesaw State Owls

College Basketball
Western KY
11-10
69-72
Final
Kennesaw St
13-8
VyStar Arena

Lead tracker

WKU leadsBiggest lead WKU 10, KENN 6
H1H2
KENN leads
Team1H2HT
WKU363369
KENN373572

Who won: Kennesaw St 72-69

The Kennesaw State Owls beat the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 72-69 on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at VyStar Arena. RJ Johnson led the Kennesaw St in points (19). Grant Newell led the Western KY in points (15).

Player of the game

RJ Johnson

KENN · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 3 BLK

7.9

Win probability

100%KENN final
WKUKENN

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:01Braedan Lue

    Steal

    Braedan Lue Steal.

    B. Lue · 16 PTS

  4. H2 0:01Kade Unseld
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Kade Unseld bad pass turnover

    K. Unseld · 8 PTS

  5. H2 0:01Frankquon Sherman
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Frankquon Sherman makes free throw 2 of 2

    F. Sherman · 6 PTS

    WKU 69 - 72 KENN
  6. H2 0:01Frankquon Sherman
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Frankquon Sherman makes free throw 1 of 2

    F. Sherman · 6 PTS

    WKU 69 - 71 KENN
  7. H2 0:01Ryan Myers

    Foul on Ryan Myers

    Foul on Ryan Myers.

    R. Myers · 12 PTS

  8. H2 0:05

    Block

    Trey Simpson Block.

    T. Simpson · 6 PTS

  9. H2 0:05Jaden Harris

    Defensive rebound

    Jaden Harris Defensive Rebound.

  10. H2 0:05Grant Newell

    Misses dunk

    Grant Newell misses dunk

    G. Newell · 15 PTS

  11. H2 0:14WKU

    Regulartimeout

    Western Kentucky Timeout

  12. H2 0:27Terrion Murdix

    Steal

    Terrion Murdix Steal.

    T. Murdix · 8 PTS

  13. H2 0:27Frankquon Sherman
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Frankquon Sherman bad pass turnover

    F. Sherman · 6 PTS

  14. H2 0:49WKU
    TO

    Lost ball turnover

    team shot clock turnover

  15. H2 0:49WKU

    Dead ball rebound

    Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.

  16. H2 0:49Terrion Murdix

    Misses driving layup

    Terrion Murdix misses driving layup

    T. Murdix · 8 PTS

  17. H2 1:15Terrion Murdix

    Defensive rebound

    Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.

  18. H2 1:19Grant Newell

    Block

    Grant Newell Block.

    G. Newell · 15 PTS

  19. H2 1:19Braedan Lue

    Misses driving layup

    Braedan Lue misses driving layup

    B. Lue · 16 PTS

  20. H2 1:34Terrion Murdix
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Terrion Murdix makes free throw 2 of 2

    T. Murdix · 8 PTS

    WKU 69 - 70 KENN
  21. H2 1:34Terrion Murdix
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Terrion Murdix makes free throw 1 of 2

    T. Murdix · 8 PTS

    WKU 68 - 70 KENN
  22. H2 1:34

    Foul on Amir Taylor

    Foul on Amir Taylor.

    A. Taylor · 8 PTS

  23. H2 1:52Jaden Harris
    TO

    Turnover

    Jaden Harris turnover

    J. Harris · 7 PTS

  24. H2 1:52Jaden Harris

    Foul on Jaden Harris

    Foul on Jaden Harris.

    J. Harris · 7 PTS

  25. H2 2:06Frankquon Sherman

    Defensive rebound

    Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.

Leaders

WKUKENN
Points
Grant Newell
15
RJ Johnson
19
Assists
Terrion Murdix
4
RJ Johnson
4
Rebounds
Blaise Keita
8
Frankquon Sherman
10

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