Simpson puts up 26 in Kennesaw State's 96-87 victory over Western Kentucky in C-USA Tournament
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) Trey Simpson had 26 points in sixth-seeded Kennesaw State Owls's 96-87 victory over No. 3 seed Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Thursday night in the Conference USA Tournament.
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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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | (Hilltoppers gains possession) | |||
| 19:44 | Grant Newell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 19:42 | Trey Simpson defensive rebound | |||
| 19:24 | +3 | RJ Johnson makes three point jump shot | 3-0 | |
| 19:04 | Teagan Moore misses two point jump shot | |||
| 19:02 | Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound | |||
| 18:36 | +3 | RJ Johnson makes three point jump shot (Amir Taylor assists) | 6-0 | |
| 18:10 | Trey Simpson shooting foul (Terrion Murdix draws the foul) | |||
| 18:10 | +1 | Terrion Murdix makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-1 | |
| 18:10 | +1 | Terrion Murdix makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-2 | |
| 18:00 | Trey Simpson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:58 | Owls offensive rebound | |||
| 17:51 | Terrion Murdix shooting foul (Trey Simpson draws the foul) | |||
| 17:51 | +1 | Trey Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-2 | |
| 17:51 | +1 | Trey Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-2 | |
| 17:37 | +3 | Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Terrion Murdix assists) | 8-5 | |
| 17:21 | RJ Johnson misses two point layup | |||
| 17:19 | Grant Newell defensive rebound | |||
| 17:19 | Grant Newell turnover | |||
| 17:06 | +2 | Amir Taylor makes two point layup (Braedan Lue assists) | 10-5 | |
| 16:46 | Trey Simpson blocks Teagan Moore's two point layup | |||
| 16:44 | Hilltoppers offensive rebound | |||
| 16:31 | Ryan Myers turnover (RJ Johnson steals) | |||
| 16:27 | +2 | Braedan Lue makes two point dunk (RJ Johnson assists) | 12-5 | |
| 16:21 | +3 | Ryan Myers makes three point jump shot (Blaise Keita assists) | 12-8 | |
| 16:16 | Ryan Myers technical foul | |||
| 16:16 | +1 | Trey Simpson makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 13-8 | |
| 16:16 | +1 | Trey Simpson makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 14-8 | |
| 16:03 | Grant Newell blocks RJ Johnson's two point layup | |||
| 16:01 | RJ Johnson offensive rebound | |||
| 15:58 | Frankquon Sherman misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:56 | Braedan Lue offensive rebound | |||
| 15:51 | Frankquon Sherman turnover (Terrion Murdix steals) | |||
| 15:45 | Ryan Myers misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:43 | Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound | |||
| 15:31 | +2 | RJ Johnson makes two point jump shot | 16-8 | |
| 15:23 | Teagan Moore turnover (Trey Simpson steals) | |||
| 15:20 | Trey Simpson misses two point dunk | |||
| 15:18 | Hilltoppers defensive rebound | |||
| 15:18 | TV timeout | |||
| 14:55 | Armelo Boone misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:53 | Braedan Lue defensive rebound | |||
| 14:46 | +3 | Braedan Lue makes three point jump shot (RJ Johnson assists) | 19-8 | |
| 14:21 | Braedan Lue blocks Blaise Keita's two point layup | |||
| 14:19 | RJ Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 14:15 | RJ Johnson turnover (LJ Hackman steals) | |||
| 14:11 | LJ Hackman turnover (RJ Johnson steals) | |||
| 13:52 | Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot | |||
| 13:50 | Armelo Boone defensive rebound | |||
| 13:49 | Amir Taylor personal foul | |||
| 13:32 | Blaise Keita personal foul | |||
| 13:32 | Armelo Boone misses two point layup | |||
| 13:30 | Owls defensive rebound | |||
| 13:14 | Kaden Rickard turnover (Armelo Boone steals) | |||
| 13:06 | +2 | Armelo Boone makes two point layup | 19-10 | |
| 12:42 | +2 | Braedan Lue makes two point layup | 21-10 | |
| 12:31 | Teagan Moore turnover (RJ Johnson steals) | |||
| 12:23 | Jaden Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:21 | Frankquon Sherman offensive rebound | |||
| 12:21 | Ryan Myers personal foul | |||
| 12:12 | Braedan Lue turnover (Armelo Boone steals) | |||
| 12:12 | Braedan Lue personal foul | |||
| 11:50 | Grant Newell misses two point layup | |||
| 11:48 | Terrion Murdix offensive rebound | |||
| 11:47 | Terrion Murdix misses two point layup | |||
| 11:45 | Teagan Moore offensive rebound | |||
| 11:45 | +2 | Teagan Moore makes two point layup | 21-12 | |
| 11:32 | RJ Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:30 | Teagan Moore defensive rebound | |||
| 11:21 | Grant Newell turnover (Braedan Lue steals) | |||
| 11:13 | +2 | RJ Johnson makes two point layup | 23-12 | |
| 11:02 | Jaden Harris personal foul | |||
| 11:02 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:00 | +3 | Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Teagan Moore assists) | 23-15 | |
| 10:29 | Teagan Moore shooting foul (Frankquon Sherman draws the foul) | |||
| 10:29 | Frankquon Sherman misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 10:29 | +1 | Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-15 | |
| 10:29 | Grant Newell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:27 | Perry Smith Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 9:45 | +2 | Kaden Rickard makes two point layup | 26-15 | |
| 9:45 | Owls 30 second timeout | |||
| 9:22 | Armelo Boone misses two point layup | |||
| 9:20 | Perry Smith Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 9:02 | Kaden Rickard misses two point layup | |||
| 9:00 | Terrion Murdix defensive rebound | |||
| 8:56 | +3 | LJ Hackman makes three point jump shot (Ryan Myers assists) | 26-18 | |
| 8:25 | Grant Newell shooting foul | |||
| 8:25 | RJ Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 8:25 | RJ Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 8:25 | Teagan Moore defensive rebound | |||
| 8:05 | +2 | Teagan Moore makes two point layup (Cam Haffner assists) | 26-20 | |
| 7:41 | Braedan Lue offensive foul | |||
| 7:41 | Braedan Lue turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 7:41 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:28 | Teagan Moore turnover | |||
| 7:10 | +2 | Kaden Rickard makes two point layup | 28-20 | |
| 6:44 | +3 | LJ Hackman makes three point jump shot (Cam Haffner assists) | 28-23 | |
| 6:24 | Hank Plona technical foul | |||
| 6:24 | +1 | Trey Simpson makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 29-23 | |
| 6:24 | +1 | Trey Simpson makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 30-23 | |
| 6:24 | Terrion Murdix personal foul | |||
| 6:24 | +1 | Trey Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-23 | |
| 6:24 | +1 | Trey Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-23 | |
| 6:13 | Frankquon Sherman shooting foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul) | |||
| 6:13 | Teagan Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 6:13 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-24 | |
| 5:55 | Ryan Myers personal foul | |||
| 5:55 | +1 | Amir Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-24 | |
| 5:55 | +1 | Amir Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-24 | |
| 5:38 | Ramone Seals shooting foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul) | |||
| 5:38 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-25 | |
| 5:38 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-26 | |
| 5:26 | +2 | Ramone Seals makes two point layup (Frankquon Sherman assists) | 36-26 | |
| 5:19 | Cam Haffner misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:17 | Ramone Seals defensive rebound | |||
| 5:17 | Ramone Seals turnover (Armelo Boone steals) | |||
| 5:16 | +2 | Armelo Boone makes two point dunk | 36-28 | |
| 5:16 | Ramone Seals shooting foul (Armelo Boone draws the foul) | |||
| 5:16 | Armelo Boone misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 5:16 | Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound | |||
| 5:02 | RJ Johnson misses two point jump shot | |||
| 5:00 | Armelo Boone defensive rebound | |||
| 4:44 | +3 | Armelo Boone makes three point jump shot | 36-31 | |
| 4:16 | +2 | Trey Simpson makes two point jump shot | 38-31 | |
| 4:16 | Cam Haffner shooting foul (Trey Simpson draws the foul) | |||
| 4:16 | +1 | Trey Simpson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 39-31 | |
| 3:56 | +2 | Leeroy Odiahi makes two point dunk (Grant Newell assists) | 39-33 | |
| 3:39 | +2 | Amir Taylor makes two point jump shot (Trey Simpson assists) | 41-33 | |
| 3:39 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:39 | Amir Taylor personal foul (Leeroy Odiahi draws the foul) | |||
| 3:39 | +1 | Leeroy Odiahi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-34 | |
| 3:39 | +1 | Leeroy Odiahi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-35 | |
| 3:15 | Amir Taylor misses two point layup | |||
| 3:13 | Grant Newell defensive rebound | |||
| 3:09 | Armelo Boone misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:07 | Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound | |||
| 2:57 | +2 | Frankquon Sherman makes two point layup | 43-35 | |
| 2:47 | +3 | Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Armelo Boone assists) | 43-38 | |
| 2:24 | RJ Johnson misses two point layup | |||
| 2:22 | Teagan Moore defensive rebound | |||
| 2:14 | Armelo Boone misses two point jump shot | |||
| 2:12 | Jaden Harris defensive rebound | |||
| 1:52 | +3 | Trey Simpson makes three point jump shot (Jaden Harris assists) | 46-38 | |
| 1:31 | Grant Newell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:29 | Grant Newell offensive rebound | |||
| 1:27 | Trey Simpson shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul) | |||
| 1:27 | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-39 | |
| 1:27 | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-40 | |
| 1:08 | Frankquon Sherman misses two point layup | |||
| 1:06 | Perry Smith Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 1:06 | Perry Smith Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 1:04 | Armelo Boone defensive rebound | |||
| 1:02 | Jaden Harris shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul) | |||
| 1:02 | Grant Newell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 1:02 | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-41 | |
| 0:43 | Jaden Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:41 | Teagan Moore defensive rebound | |||
| 0:16 | Teagan Moore misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:14 | Kaden Rickard defensive rebound | |||
| 0:02 | Jaden Harris misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:01 | LJ Hackman defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:35 | +2 | Trey Simpson makes two point layup | 48-41 | |
| 19:20 | Blaise Keita turnover (Amir Taylor steals) | |||
| 19:14 | +3 | Braedan Lue makes three point jump shot | 51-41 | |
| 18:55 | Amir Taylor shooting foul (LJ Hackman draws the foul) | |||
| 18:55 | +1 | LJ Hackman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-42 | |
| 18:55 | +1 | LJ Hackman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-43 | |
| 18:41 | +2 | Amir Taylor makes two point jump shot (Braedan Lue assists) | 53-43 | |
| 18:22 | Leeroy Odiahi misses two point dunk | |||
| 18:20 | LJ Hackman offensive rebound | |||
| 18:15 | LJ Hackman misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:13 | Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound | |||
| 18:02 | +2 | Trey Simpson makes two point layup | 55-43 | |
| 18:02 | Hilltoppers 30 second timeout | |||
| 18:02 | TV timeout | |||
| 17:45 | +2 | Leeroy Odiahi makes two point hook shot (Teagan Moore assists) | 55-45 | |
| 17:12 | RJ Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:10 | Amir Taylor offensive rebound | |||
| 17:10 | Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Amir Taylor draws the foul) | |||
| 17:10 | Amir Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 17:10 | Amir Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 17:10 | Grant Newell defensive rebound | |||
| 16:57 | Teagan Moore turnover (Frankquon Sherman steals) | |||
| 16:54 | Armelo Boone shooting foul (Frankquon Sherman draws the foul) | |||
| 16:54 | +1 | Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-45 | |
| 16:54 | +1 | Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-45 | |
| 16:42 | +3 | Ryan Myers makes three point jump shot | 57-48 | |
| 16:13 | Trey Simpson misses two point layup | |||
| 16:11 | Grant Newell defensive rebound | |||
| 16:03 | Armelo Boone misses two point dunk | |||
| 16:01 | RJ Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 15:56 | Teagan Moore shooting foul | |||
| 15:56 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:56 | RJ Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 15:56 | +1 | RJ Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-48 | |
| 15:43 | Braedan Lue shooting foul (Ryan Myers draws the foul) | |||
| 15:43 | +1 | Ryan Myers makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 58-49 | |
| 15:43 | Ryan Myers misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | |||
| 15:43 | +1 | Ryan Myers makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 58-50 | |
| 15:31 | Braedan Lue misses two point jump shot | |||
| 15:29 | Armelo Boone defensive rebound | |||
| 15:23 | Grant Newell turnover | |||
| 15:10 | Braedan Lue misses two point jump shot | |||
| 15:08 | Ryan Myers defensive rebound | |||
| 14:54 | +2 | LJ Hackman makes two point layup | 58-52 | |
| 14:38 | +2 | Frankquon Sherman makes two point layup (Braedan Lue assists) | 60-52 | |
| 14:22 | Armelo Boone misses two point layup | |||
| 14:20 | Armelo Boone offensive rebound | |||
| 14:20 | +3 | Teagan Moore makes three point jump shot (LJ Hackman assists) | 60-55 | |
| 14:04 | Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (RJ Johnson draws the foul) | |||
| 14:04 | +1 | RJ Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-55 | |
| 14:04 | RJ Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 14:04 | LJ Hackman defensive rebound | |||
| 13:58 | Cam Haffner turnover (RJ Johnson steals) | |||
| 13:43 | +2 | Braedan Lue makes two point layup (Kaden Rickard assists) | 63-55 | |
| 13:20 | +2 | Teagan Moore makes two point layup | 63-57 | |
| 13:08 | LJ Hackman personal foul | |||
| 12:58 | RJ Johnson misses two point layup | |||
| 12:56 | Teagan Moore defensive rebound | |||
| 12:52 | +2 | Teagan Moore makes two point layup | 63-59 | |
| 12:30 | Frankquon Sherman misses two point layup | |||
| 12:28 | Owls offensive rebound | |||
| 12:28 | +3 | Frankquon Sherman makes three point jump shot (RJ Johnson assists) | 66-59 | |
| 12:28 | +2 | Armelo Boone makes two point layup | 66-61 | |
| 11:43 | RJ Johnson misses two point layup | |||
| 11:41 | Blaise Keita defensive rebound | |||
| 11:39 | Jaden Harris shooting foul | |||
| 11:39 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:39 | +1 | LJ Hackman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 66-62 | |
| 11:39 | +1 | LJ Hackman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-63 | |
| 11:32 | RJ Johnson turnover | |||
| 11:20 | Grant Newell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:18 | Owls defensive rebound | |||
| 10:48 | +2 | Braedan Lue makes two point layup (RJ Johnson assists) | 68-63 | |
| 10:27 | +2 | Grant Newell makes two point layup | 68-65 | |
| 10:27 | Frankquon Sherman shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul) | |||
| 10:27 | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 68-66 | |
| 10:20 | Ryan Myers personal foul | |||
| 10:20 | +2 | Braedan Lue makes two point layup (Jaden Harris assists) | 70-66 | |
| 9:50 | Jaden Harris shooting foul (LJ Hackman draws the foul) | |||
| 9:50 | LJ Hackman misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 9:50 | +1 | LJ Hackman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-67 | |
| 9:44 | RJ Johnson turnover (Grant Newell steals) | |||
| 9:44 | Braedan Lue personal foul | |||
| 9:37 | +2 | Teagan Moore makes two point jump shot | 70-69 | |
| 9:19 | Trey Simpson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:17 | Frankquon Sherman offensive rebound | |||
| 9:15 | Blaise Keita shooting foul (Frankquon Sherman draws the foul) | |||
| 9:15 | +1 | Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-69 | |
| 9:15 | +1 | Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 72-69 | |
| 8:56 | Frankquon Sherman blocks Teagan Moore's two point layup | |||
| 8:54 | Teagan Moore offensive rebound | |||
| 8:54 | Teagan Moore turnover (Kaden Rickard steals) | |||
| 8:47 | Trey Simpson misses two point dunk | |||
| 8:45 | Terrion Murdix defensive rebound | |||
| 8:45 | +3 | Teagan Moore makes three point jump shot (LJ Hackman assists) | 72-72 | |
| 8:25 | Frankquon Sherman misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:23 | Trey Simpson offensive rebound | |||
| 8:23 | +2 | Trey Simpson makes two point layup | 74-72 | |
| 8:23 | Owls 30 second timeout | |||
| 8:23 | TV timeout | |||
| 8:04 | Armelo Boone misses two point jump shot | |||
| 8:02 | Trey Simpson defensive rebound | |||
| 7:53 | Kaden Rickard misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:51 | Trey Simpson offensive rebound | |||
| 7:49 | +2 | Trey Simpson makes two point layup | 76-72 | |
| 7:34 | Kaden Rickard blocks LJ Hackman's two point layup | |||
| 7:32 | Terrion Murdix offensive rebound | |||
| 7:21 | +3 | LJ Hackman makes three point jump shot (Armelo Boone assists) | 76-75 | |
| 6:54 | +2 | Trey Simpson makes two point layup (RJ Johnson assists) | 78-75 | |
| 6:32 | RJ Johnson personal foul (Armelo Boone draws the foul) | |||
| 6:32 | Armelo Boone misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 6:32 | Terrion Murdix offensive rebound | |||
| 6:29 | Grant Newell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:27 | Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound | |||
| 6:09 | +2 | RJ Johnson makes two point layup | 80-75 | |
| 5:41 | Kaden Rickard shooting foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul) | |||
| 5:41 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 80-76 | |
| 5:41 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 80-77 | |
| 5:32 | Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul (Frankquon Sherman draws the foul) | |||
| 5:32 | +1 | Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 81-77 | |
| 5:32 | +1 | Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 82-77 | |
| 5:12 | Armelo Boone turnover (Frankquon Sherman steals) | |||
| 5:10 | Amir Taylor turnover | |||
| 4:50 | Teagan Moore misses two point jump shot | |||
| 4:48 | Armelo Boone offensive rebound | |||
| 4:46 | Amir Taylor shooting foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul) | |||
| 4:46 | Teagan Moore misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 4:46 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 82-78 | |
| 4:24 | Amir Taylor misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:22 | Armelo Boone defensive rebound | |||
| 4:02 | Armelo Boone misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:00 | Kaden Rickard defensive rebound | |||
| 3:39 | Leeroy Odiahi shooting foul | |||
| 3:39 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:39 | Amir Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 3:39 | +1 | Amir Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-78 | |
| 3:22 | Frankquon Sherman shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul) | |||
| 3:22 | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 83-79 | |
| 3:22 | +1 | Grant Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-80 | |
| 3:07 | RJ Johnson misses two point jump shot | |||
| 3:05 | Grant Newell defensive rebound | |||
| 2:40 | Teagan Moore misses two point layup | |||
| 2:38 | Amir Taylor defensive rebound | |||
| 2:16 | Grant Newell shooting foul (Amir Taylor draws the foul) | |||
| 2:16 | +1 | Amir Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 84-80 | |
| 2:16 | +1 | Amir Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 85-80 | |
| 2:00 | Amir Taylor shooting foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul) | |||
| 2:00 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 85-81 | |
| 2:00 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 85-82 | |
| 1:46 | Terrion Murdix shooting foul (Kaden Rickard draws the foul) | |||
| 1:46 | Kaden Rickard misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 1:46 | Kaden Rickard misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 1:46 | Frankquon Sherman offensive rebound | |||
| 1:43 | +2 | Frankquon Sherman makes two point layup | 87-82 | |
| 1:43 | LJ Hackman shooting foul (Frankquon Sherman draws the foul) | |||
| 1:43 | +1 | Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 88-82 | |
| 1:29 | Kaden Rickard personal foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul) | |||
| 1:29 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-83 | |
| 1:29 | Teagan Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 1:29 | Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound | |||
| 1:18 | +2 | Trey Simpson makes two point dunk (RJ Johnson assists) | 90-83 | |
| 1:07 | LJ Hackman misses two point layup | |||
| 1:05 | Trey Simpson defensive rebound | |||
| 0:59 | LJ Hackman personal foul (RJ Johnson draws the foul) | |||
| 0:59 | +1 | RJ Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 91-83 | |
| 0:59 | +1 | RJ Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 92-83 | |
| 0:49 | Kaden Rickard personal foul (Teagan Moore draws the foul) | |||
| 0:49 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 92-84 | |
| 0:49 | +1 | Teagan Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 92-85 | |
| 0:42 | Armelo Boone personal foul (RJ Johnson draws the foul) | |||
| 0:42 | +1 | RJ Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 93-85 | |
| 0:42 | +1 | RJ Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 94-85 | |
| 0:36 | Teagan Moore misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:34 | Braedan Lue defensive rebound | |||
| 0:34 | Grant Newell personal foul (Frankquon Sherman draws the foul) | |||
| 0:34 | Frankquon Sherman misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:34 | +1 | Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 95-85 | |
| 0:30 | Armelo Boone turnover (Trey Simpson steals) | |||
| 0:27 | Frankquon Sherman turnover | |||
| 0:20 | +2 | Armelo Boone makes two point layup | 95-87 | |
| 0:20 | Hilltoppers 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:13 | Owls 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:09 | Armelo Boone personal foul (Frankquon Sherman draws the foul) | |||
| 0:09 | Frankquon Sherman misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:09 | +1 | Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 96-87 | |
| 0:02 | Armelo Boone misses two point dunk | |||
| 0:01 | Jaden Harris defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Jaden Harris defensive rebound | 0:01 |
| Armelo Boone misses two point dunk | 0:02 |
| |
+ 1 | Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:09 |
| Frankquon Sherman misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:09 |
| Armelo Boone personal foul (Frankquon Sherman draws the foul) | 0:09 |
| Owls 30 second timeout | 0:13 |
| Hilltoppers 60 second timeout | 0:20 |
| |
+ 2 | Armelo Boone makes two point layup | 0:20 |
| Frankquon Sherman turnover | 0:27 |
| Armelo Boone turnover (Trey Simpson steals) | 0:30 |
| |
+ 1 | Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:34 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 96 | 87 |
| Field Goals | 30-59 (50.8%) | 24-55 (43.6%) |
| 3-Pointers | 6-18 (33.3%) | 11-24 (45.8%) |
| Free Throws | 30-42 (71.4%) | 28-36 (77.8%) |
| Total Rebounds | 35 | 32 |
| Offensive | 9 | 9 |
| Defensive | 22 | 21 |
| Team | 4 | 2 |
| Assists | 15 | 12 |
| Steals | 11 | 6 |
| Blocks | 4 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 14 |
| Fouls | 24 | 25 |
| Technicals | 0 | 2 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Kennesaw St. 19-13 | 83.9 PPG | 44.3 RPG | 14.5 APG |
| 3 W. Kentucky 18-14 | 79.3 PPG | 42.8 RPG | 13.3 APG |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Simpson F | 26 PTS | 5 REB | 1 AST | ||
| T. Moore G | 27 PTS | 7 REB | 2 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| T. Simpson | 26 | 5 | 1 | 8/13 | 1/3 | 9/9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| F. Sherman | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4/8 | 1/3 | 10/13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| R. Johnson | 18 | 3 | 6 | 5/14 | 2/4 | 6/10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| B. Lue | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7/10 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| A. Taylor | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 5/8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| T. Simpson | 26 | 5 | 1 | 8/13 | 1/3 | 9/9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| F. Sherman | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4/8 | 1/3 | 10/13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| R. Johnson | 18 | 3 | 6 | 5/14 | 2/4 | 6/10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| B. Lue | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7/10 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| A. Taylor | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 5/8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| K. Rickard | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Seals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| P. Smith Jr. | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Harris | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| E. Holland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Stone | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Onyirimba | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Thomas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 96 | 31 | 15 | 30/59 | 6/18 | 30/42 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 22 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| T. Moore | 27 | 7 | 2 | 7/14 | 2/4 | 11/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| G. Newell | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4/10 | 3/8 | 6/7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| L. Hackman | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4/7 | 3/4 | 5/6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Murdix | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| B. Keita | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| T. Moore | 27 | 7 | 2 | 7/14 | 2/4 | 11/14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| G. Newell | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4/10 | 3/8 | 6/7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| L. Hackman | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4/7 | 3/4 | 5/6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Murdix | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| B. Keita | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| A. Boone | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5/15 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| R. Myers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| L. Odiahi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Haffner | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Edelen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Boyde | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Unseld | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Stinnett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 87 | 30 | 12 | 24/55 | 11/24 | 28/36 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 21 |