Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Kennesaw State Owls
· KENNESAW STATE TOURNAMENT
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 60
68 - 60
Walden, E Kentucky hold off Kennesaw St 68-60
Leading 30-26 at the break, Eastern Kentucky (2-0) got off to a sloppy start in the second half, missing eight of its first nine shots and committing five turnovers as Kennesaw State held a 34-32 lead over six minutes into the second period.
Then Waldren took over, scoring 12 of the Colonels' next 18 points as EKU opened 50-39 lead with 8:48 remaining.
Kennesaw State (0-2) pulled within four, 58-54, on Nigel Pruitt's layup with 1:32 left, but 22 seconds later, Waldren found Marcus Lewis for a dunk to push the lead back to six and the Owls never threatened again.
Lewis added 19 points on eight of 11 shooting.
Delbert Love led Kennesaw State with 16 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Corey Walden made Free Throw. | 68 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Eastern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound. | 67 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Corey Walden missed Free Throw. | 67 - 60 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Delbert Love. | 67 - 60 |
Statistics
 EKU |
 KENN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-49 | FG | 19-48 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 4-19 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 17-22 | FT | 18-24 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 10 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: VyStar Arena
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Attendance: 1,404 | Capacity:
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Attendance: 1,404 | Capacity:
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |