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Kennesaw State Owls at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers: January 17, 2026

The Kennesaw State Owls beat the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 81-65 on January 17, 2026 (2025-26 season).

Final · Played January 17, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: RJ Johnson (Kennesaw State Owls, 31); Ryan Myers (Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 16).

Line score

TeamH1H2Final
Kennesaw State Owls433881
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers343165

What stood out

  • The Kennesaw State Owls' biggest edge came in the 1st half (43-34).

Player lines

  • Amir Taylor (KENN F): 10 MIN, 9 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Braedan Lue (KENN F): 32 MIN, 9 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 3 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Darius Washington III (KENN G): 2 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Frankquon Sherman (KENN F): 30 MIN, 12 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Jaden Harris (KENN G): 24 MIN, 8 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Kaden Rickard (KENN G): 23 MIN, 8 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 3 TOV
  • Perry Smith Jr. (KENN C): 7 MIN, 0 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • RJ Johnson (KENN G): 39 MIN, 31 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM, 0 STL, 2 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Trey Simpson (KENN F): 33 MIN, 4 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM, 2 STL, 3 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Armelo Boone (WKU G): 20 MIN, 8 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Blaise Keita (WKU F): 7 MIN, 0 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Cam Haffner (WKU G): 4 MIN, 3 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Grant Newell (WKU F): 30 MIN, 11 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Jack Edelen (WKU G): 6 MIN, 2 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Kade Unseld (WKU G): 9 MIN, 3 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Leeroy Odiahi (WKU F): 2 MIN, 0 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • LJ Hackman (WKU G): 24 MIN, 13 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Noah Boyde (WKU F): 17 MIN, 0 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Ryan Myers (WKU G): 27 MIN, 16 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV
  • Teagan Moore (WKU G): 34 MIN, 9 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Terrion Murdix (WKU G): 20 MIN, 0 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 2 TOV

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

Full Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Kennesaw State Owls head-to-head (3 meetings).

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