NCAAB

Kennesaw State Owls at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

· CUSA Championship - Quarterfinal
19-13, 4-8 Away
Final
96 - 87

Simpson puts up 26 in Kennesaw State's 96-87 victory over Western Kentucky in C-USA Tournament

Kennesaw State Owls vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers: Game Highlights

Kennesaw State (19-13) plays No. 2 seed Sam Houston in the semifinals Friday.

Simpson added five rebounds for the Owls (18-13, 10-10 Conference USA). Frankquon Sherman scored 19 points and added 10 rebounds. RJ Johnson shot 5 of 14 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 10 from the free-throw line to finish with 18 points.

Teagan Moore led the way for the Hilltoppers (18-13, 11-9) with 27 points and seven rebounds. Grant Newell added 17 points and six rebounds for Western Kentucky. LJ Hackman finished with 16 points.

Kennesaw State led Western Kentucky at the half, 46-41, with Simpson (14 points) its high scorer before the break. Simpson's layup with 8:23 left in the second half gave Kennesaw State the lead for good at 74-72.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 96 - 87
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 96 - 87
2nd 0:00 Jaden Harris Defensive Rebound. 96 - 87
2nd 0:02 Armelo Boone misses dunk 96 - 87
2nd 0:09 Frankquon Sherman makes free throw 2 of 2 96 - 87

Statistics

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30-59 FG 24-55
51 Field Goal % 44
6-18 3PT 11-24
33 Three Point % 46
30-42 FT 28-36
71 Free Throw % 78
35 Rebounds 32
11 Offensive Rebounds 10
24 Defensive Rebounds 22
15 Assists 12
11 Steals 6
4 Blocks 1
10 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 11
16 Fast Break Points 24
46 Points in Paint 26
24 Fouls 25
12 Largest Lead 0
0 Lead Changes 0
98 Percent Led 0

Game Information

Venue: Propst Arena

Location: Huntsville, AL
Attendance: 3,029 | Capacity:

2025-26 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 17-3 - 25-7
Sam Houston 13-7 4 22-10
Louisiana Tech 11-9 6 19-13
Western Kentucky 11-9 6 18-14
Middle Tennessee 11-9 6 17-15
Kennesaw State 10-10 7 19-13
Jacksonville State 10-10 7 15-17
New Mexico State 8-12 9 16-16
Missouri State 8-12 9 16-17
Florida International 8-12 9 15-17
UTEP 7-13 10 11-20
Delaware 6-14 11 10-21
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