NCAAB

Kennesaw State Owls at Gonzaga Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - West Region - 1st Round
21-13, 4-8 Away

vs
30-3, 15-0 Home

Gonzaga Bulldogs and Kennesaw State Owls play in the first round of NCAA Tournament

Kennesaw state's NCAA tournament preview

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Kennesaw State Owls (21-13, 13-10 CUSA) vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs (30-3, 18-2 WCC)

Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT

Bulldogs -21.5; over/under is 154.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 Gonzaga plays in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Kennesaw State.

The Bulldogs have gone 18-2 against WCC teams, with a 12-1 record in non-conference play. Gonzaga averages 9.5 turnovers per game and is 25-2 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

The Owls are 13-10 in CUSA play. Kennesaw State is sixth in the CUSA with 14.1 assists per game led by RJ Johnson averaging 3.9.

Gonzaga makes 51.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.9 percentage points higher than Kennesaw State has allowed to its opponents (41.1%). Kennesaw State averages 9.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.6 more made shots on average than the 7.8 per game Gonzaga allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Graham Ike is averaging 19.7 points and 8.2 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Tyon Grant-Foster is averaging 11.3 points over the last 10 games.

Johnson is shooting 43.3% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Owls, while averaging 14.4 points and 3.9 assists. Frankquon Sherman is averaging 13.4 points and 8.6 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 8-2, averaging 78.1 points, 31.4 rebounds, 18.1 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.0 points per game.

Owls: 7-3, averaging 78.5 points, 31.0 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.9 points.

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Matchup Prediction

Gonzaga: 95.6%
Kennesaw State: 4.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W3 Streak W2
76.1 Points Against 66.0
83.4 Points Per Game 85.1
45 Field Goal % 51
35 Three Point % 34
40.3 Rebounds Per Game 39.9
14.3 Assists Per Game 18.3
5.3 Blocks Per Game 3.7
7.1 Steals Per Game 8.5
0.3 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.2
12.2 Total Turnovers Per Game 9.9

Game Information

Venue: Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Capacity:

2025-26 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 17-3 - 26-7
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 21-13
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 10 11-20
Delaware 6-14 11 10-21

2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Gonzaga 16-2 - 30-3
Saint Mary's 16-2 - 27-5
Santa Clara 15-3 1 26-8
Oregon State 9-9 7 17-16
Seattle U 8-10 8 21-13
Pacific 8-10 8 18-15
San Francisco 8-10 8 17-16
Washington State 7-11 9 12-20
Loyola Marymount 6-12 10 15-17
Portland 6-12 10 15-19
San Diego 5-13 11 12-21
Pepperdine 4-14 12 9-23
Full Standings

Kennesaw State Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ UTEP UTEP L 78-71
@ NMSU NMSU L 79-76
vs WKU WKU W 96-87
vs SHSU SHSU W 79-73
vs LT LT W 71-60

Gonzaga Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs PAC W 71-62
vs PORT W 89-48
@ SMC L 70-59
vs ORST W 65-56
vs SCU W 79-68