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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayKennesaw State96
Final
HomeWestern Kentucky87
Thursday, March 12, 2026All Champaign sports
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KENN465096
WKU414687
Final

Kennesaw State beats Western Kentucky 96-87

Kennesaw State Owls beat Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 96-87 on Thursday at Propst Arena.

The first half made the difference: Kennesaw State outscored Western Kentucky 46-41.

Kennesaw State shot 51% to 44% and won the boards 35-32.

For Kennesaw State, Trey Simpson (F): 26. For Western Kentucky, Teagan Moore (G): 27.

Kennesaw State improves to 19-13. Western Kentucky falls to 18-14.

Attendance: 3,029.

Full recap at ESPN: Simpson puts up 26 in Kennesaw State's 96-87 victory over Western Kentucky in C-USA Tournament

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#2
KENN · PointsTrey Simpson F26
#11
KENN · AssistsRJ Johnson G6
#2
KENN · ReboundsFrankquon Sherman F10
#30
WKU · PointsTeagan Moore G27
#30
WKU · AssistsTeagan Moore G2
#30
WKU · ReboundsTeagan Moore G7
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
T. Simpson F28268-131-39-951021232
A. Taylor F23113-50-15-821110115
B. Lue F23167-102-30-033211124
F. Sherman F37194-81-310-13101221373
RJ Johnson G39185-142-46-1036340121
P. Smith Jr. F800-10-00-030000120
R. Seals F221-10-00-010100012
K. Rickard G2342-40-10-221111023
J. Harris G1700-30-30-022000024
Team9630-596-1830-42351510114112424

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RJ Johnson drains 3 vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

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Trey Simpson denies Western Kentucky Hilltoppers with block

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Braedan Lue throws down powerful jam vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

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Armelo Boone drains bucket vs Kennesaw State Owls

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LJ Hackman knocks down the 3

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Armelo Boone rocks the rim with dunk

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Trey Simpson knocks down bucket

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Nice basket from Trey Simpson

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