Jacksonville Dolphins at Kennesaw State Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
71 - 69
Jacksonville edges Kennesaw State 71-69
Jacksonville (12-16, 8-9 Atlantic Sun) led 64-53 with 5:42 before going into a scoring drought that let Kennesaw State (6-24, 3-14) close the gap to 64-62. McDougald then made two free throws with 1:30 left. Delbert Love's 3-pointer with 12 seconds left got the Owls within 70-69, but McDougald added a final free throw and Orlando Coleman's last-second 3-point attempt for the Owls missed.
McDougald finished with 13 points. Jarvis Haywood and Javon Dawson scored 14 points apiece and Vince Martin added 10. The Dolphins made 23 of 30 free throws to the Owls' 12 of 18.
Nate Rucker scored 17 points, Love 15 and Nigel Pruitt 11 for the Owls, who were knocked out of contention for a conference tournament berth.
Jacksonville has won three straight games.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:03 | R.J. Slawson Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Orlando Coleman missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Keith McDougald made Free Throw. | 71 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Jacksonville Deadball Team Rebound. | 70 - 69 |
Statistics
 JAX |
 KENN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-59 | FG | 26-63 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 4-14 | 3PT | 5-21 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 23-30 | FT | 12-18 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 9 |
| 14 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fouls | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Attendance: 1,108 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Sun Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | +1 | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | +1 | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 7 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |
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 |