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

KENN leads

Team	1H	2H	T
WKU	36	33	69
KENN	37	35	72

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

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:01
Steal
Braedan Lue Steal.
B. Lue · 16 PTS
H2 0:01
TO
Bad pass turnover
Kade Unseld bad pass turnover
K. Unseld · 8 PTS
H2 0:01
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Frankquon Sherman makes free throw 2 of 2
F. Sherman · 6 PTS
WKU 69 - 72 KENN
H2 0:01
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Frankquon Sherman makes free throw 1 of 2
F. Sherman · 6 PTS
WKU 69 - 71 KENN
H2 0:01
Foul on Ryan Myers
Foul on Ryan Myers.
R. Myers · 12 PTS
H2 0:05
Block
Trey Simpson Block.
T. Simpson · 6 PTS
H2 0:05
Defensive rebound
Jaden Harris Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:05
Misses dunk
Grant Newell misses dunk
G. Newell · 15 PTS
H2 0:14WKU
Regulartimeout
Western Kentucky Timeout
H2 0:27
Steal
Terrion Murdix Steal.
T. Murdix · 8 PTS
H2 0:27
TO
Bad pass turnover
Frankquon Sherman bad pass turnover
F. Sherman · 6 PTS
H2 0:49WKU
TO
Lost ball turnover
team shot clock turnover
H2 0:49WKU
Dead ball rebound
Western Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:49
Misses driving layup
Terrion Murdix misses driving layup
T. Murdix · 8 PTS
H2 1:15
Defensive rebound
Terrion Murdix Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:19
Block
Grant Newell Block.
G. Newell · 15 PTS
H2 1:19
Misses driving layup
Braedan Lue misses driving layup
B. Lue · 16 PTS
H2 1:34
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Terrion Murdix makes free throw 2 of 2
T. Murdix · 8 PTS
WKU 69 - 70 KENN
H2 1:34
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Terrion Murdix makes free throw 1 of 2
T. Murdix · 8 PTS
WKU 68 - 70 KENN
H2 1:34
Foul on Amir Taylor
Foul on Amir Taylor.
A. Taylor · 8 PTS
H2 1:52
TO
Turnover
Jaden Harris turnover
J. Harris · 7 PTS
H2 1:52
Foul on Jaden Harris
Foul on Jaden Harris.
J. Harris · 7 PTS
H2 2:06
Defensive rebound
Frankquon Sherman Defensive Rebound.