East Tennessee State Buccaneers at Kennesaw State Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 55
71 - 55
ETSU rolls by Kennesaw State 71-55
East Tennessee State (8-6, 1-0 Atlantic Sun Conference) closed the first half on a 10-2 run, led by two 3-pointers from Rashawn Rembert to take a 40-32 halftime lead.
The Buccaneers scored the first 10 points of the second half and Kennesaw State (3-13, 0-3) could not erase the deficit, trailing by double digits for the remainder of the game. Merriweather had 12 second-half points.
Rembert scored 19 points for the Buccaneers, who shot 55 percent from the field and 50 percent (7 of 14) from long range.
Orlando Coleman scored 11 points and Nate Rucker added 10 for Kennesaw State.
East Tennessee State coach Murry Bartow earned his 300th career victory on Saturday as the Buccaneers improved to 9-0 all-time against Kennesaw State.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Nigel Pruitt missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard made Free Throw. | 71 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:43 | East Tennessee St Deadball Team Rebound. | 70 - 55 |
Statistics
 ETSU |
 KENN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-47 | FG | 20-50 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 7-14 | 3PT | 3-15 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 12-19 | FT | 12-14 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: VyStar Arena
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Attendance: 509 | Capacity:
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Attendance: 509 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
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 |