Kennesaw State Owls at Butler Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
64 - 82
64 - 82
Butler shoots past Kennesaw State, 82-64, in Jordan's debut
The game marked the Butler debut of coach LaVell Jordan, who helped the Bulldogs to conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances as both a player and an assistant coach.
Butler doubled up the Owls in the first half, taking a 48-24 advantage into intermission.
The Bulldogs shot 50 percent from the field, hitting 32 of 64 attempts, but just 6 of 25 from distance. Paul Jorgensen and Tyler Wideman contributed 14 and 13 points, respectively.
James Scott scored 26 points, hitting 10 of 19 shots from the field, including 4 of 9 from behind the 3-point arc, to lead Kennesaw State. Tristan Jarrett scored 15 points off the bench.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kennesaw State Deadball Team Rebound. | 64 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jerald Gillens-Butler missed Jumper. | 64 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:30 | James Scott made Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 82 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Joey Brunk made Layup. | 61 - 82 |
Statistics
 KENN |
 BTLR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-54 | FG | 32-64 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-18 | 3PT | 6-25 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 11-19 | FT | 12-23 |
| 58 | Free Throw % | 52 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 29 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 25 |
Game Information
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 9,138 | 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 East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 18-2 | - | 30-7 |
| UConn | 17-3 | 1 | 34-6 |
| Villanova | 15-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 21-12 |
| Creighton | 9-11 | 9 | 16-18 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Butler | 7-13 | 11 | 16-16 |
| Providence | 7-13 | 11 | 15-18 |
| Marquette | 7-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 16-18 |
| Xavier | 6-14 | 12 | 15-18 |