Kennesaw State Owls at South Carolina Upstate Spartans
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
78 - 75
78 - 75
Kennesaw St. snaps 4-game skid, holds off SC Upstate, 78-75
The Owls (6-16, 2-4 A-Sun) built a nine-point lead by halftime and led 60-47 with 6:19 left after Ray converted a pair of free throws.
But the Spartans (7-16, 1-5) battled back. Mike Cunningham cut the lead to seven on a 3-pointer with 2:02 left to make it 70-63. A minute later he got to the basket for a layup to make it 73-69. Ran answered with a pair of free throws, Brown added another and Bernard Morena hit two before Deion Holmes and Cunningham each knocked down 3-pointers in the final 29 seconds to cut the final margin to three, but Holmes missed a 3-point attempt with a second left.
Buchanan led SC-Upstate with 19 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Michael Buchanan Offensive Rebound. | 78 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Mike Cunningham missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Kennesaw St Timeout | 78 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Kendrick Ray made Free Throw. | 78 - 75 |
Statistics
 KENN |
 UPST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-52 | FG | 28-66 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 8-17 | 3PT | 5-21 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 20-31 | FT | 14-22 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fouls | 27 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: G.B. Hodge Center
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Attendance: 670 | Capacity:
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Attendance: 670 | Capacity:
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 | 6 | 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 |
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |