Kennesaw State Owls at Tennessee State Tigers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 73
76 - 73
Kennesaw St. fends off Tennessee St. 76-73 behind Ray
Johannes Nielsen made a pair of free throws putting the Owls up 69-63 with 1:36 to go before Wayne Martin responded with a dunk five seconds later reducing Tennessee State's deficit to four.
Hooker added a free throw, Tahjere McCall answered with a pair and Kennesaw State (6-10) led 70-67. McCall's layup with 20 seconds left made it 72-70 but Tennessee State (9-5) couldn't get closer.
Darreon Reddick missed a 3 as time expired.
McCall led the Tigers with 25 points while Martin scored 20 on 9-for-11 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Kennesaw State's bench scored 27 points while the Tigers shot just 17 for 27 from the free throw line. The Tennessee State dominated the interior outscoring the Owls 36-14.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tennessee St Deadball Team Rebound. | 76 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Darreon Reddick missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Aubrey Williams made Free Throw. | 76 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Kennesaw St Deadball Team Rebound. | 75 - 73 |
Statistics
 KENN |
 TNST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 26-64 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 11-19 | 3PT | 4-14 |
| 58 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 17-23 | FT | 17-27 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 14 | Assists | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 23 | Fouls | 20 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Venue: Gentry Center
Location: Nashville, TN
Capacity:
Location: Nashville, TN
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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 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |