No. 14Kennesaw State Owls

West Region · 1st Round

Ugh, no.

Kennesaw State Owls lost to the Gonzaga Bulldogs

Ranked #14 · 21-14 64 – 73

Ranked #3 · 31-3

Final · Thu, Mar 19

Game Details

Moda Center (Portland) · 14,070 fans · TBS View tournament bracket →

Recap

Third-seeded Gonzaga holds off No. 14 seed Kennesaw State for a 73-64 March Madness win

Graham Ike scored 19 points and third-seeded Gonzaga held off tenacious No. 14 seed Kennesaw State 73-64 in a defensive battle that ended with some drama Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA...

Recap via ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
KENN	27	37	64
GONZ	33	40	73

Game Flow

KENN GONZ

H1H2

7-0Biggest Run12-0

7Largest Lead14

6 lead changes · tied 2 times

Win Probability · Kennesaw State Owls

tip-offnow: 0%

Game Leaders

Kennesaw State Owls

AT Amir Taylor · 15Points
RJ Johnson · 4Assists
Frankquon Sherman · 10Rebounds

Gonzaga Bulldogs

Graham Ike · 19Points
Mario Saint-Supery · 8Assists
Jalen Warley · 12Rebounds

2025-26 Conference USA Standings

Team	GB
Liberty	-
Sam Houston	4
Louisiana Tech	6
Western Kentucky	6
Middle Tennessee	6
Kennesaw State	7
Jacksonville State	7
New Mexico State	9
Missouri State	9
Florida International	9
UTEP	8
Delaware	11

Team Stats

Kennesaw State OwlsGonzaga Bulldogs

Shooting

21-58, 36% Field Goals 25-63, 40%

3-17, 18% 3-Pointers 3-18, 17%

19-26, 73% Free Throws 20-23, 87%

Possessions

34 Rebounds 45

11 Offensive Rebounds 16

7 Assists 17

9 Steals 7

4 Blocks 5

11 Turnovers 10

18 Fouls 19

Scoring

32 Points in Paint 36

2 Fast Break Points 12

7 Largest Lead 14

Box Score

Kennesaw State Owls ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
T. SimpsonF	2	6	1	28	0-3	0-1	2-4	0	3	1	1	5	0
A. TaylorF	15	7	1	24	7-13	0-2	1-1	1	0	0	1	6	2
B. LueF	5	2	1	34	2-11	0-3	1-4	3	1	0	0	2	4
F. ShermanF	13	10	0	32	4-8	1-3	4-4	3	0	0	5	5	2
RJ JohnsonG	15	2	4	35	4-12	0-3	7-9	2	2	1	1	1	4
Bench
P. Smith Jr.C	0	2	0	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	2	0	3
K. RickardG	14	2	0	22	4-7	2-3	4-4	1	3	1	1	1	2
J. HarrisG	0	1	0	17	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	1
N. ThomasF	DNP: Did not play
D. OnyirimbaF	DNP: Did not play
J. MillerF	DNP: Did not play
R. SealsF	DNP: Did not play
B. TousignautG	DNP: Did not play
D. Washington IIIG	DNP: Did not play
D. Cosby Jr.G	DNP: Did not play
E. HollandG	DNP: Did not play
C. StoneG	DNP: Did not play
S. CottleG	DNP: Did not play
C. ClemmonsG	DNP: Did not play
Team	64	34	7		21-58	3-17	19-26	11	9	4	11	23	18

Gonzaga Bulldogs ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
G. IkeF	19	8	0	36	6-13	0-1	7-8	4	0	1	4	4	4
E. InnocentiG	7	4	3	34	2-5	1-3	2-2	0	2	0	1	3	3
M. Saint-SupéryG	7	4	8	36	2-11	1-7	2-2	3	1	0	0	4	5
J. WarleyG	12	12	5	29	5-9	0-0	2-2	1	3	0	5	7	4
A. MillerG	2	1	0	15	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Bench
I. DiagneC	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
D. FogleG	17	5	0	25	6-13	1-4	4-5	1	0	1	2	3	0
B. SmithG	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Grant-FosterG	9	5	1	21	3-9	0-2	3-4	1	1	2	2	3	2
P. JeffersonF	DNP: Did not play
N. HaalandF	DNP: Did not play
B. HuffF	DNP: Did not play
A. MetzG	DNP: Did not play
C. OrnessG	DNP: Did not play
J. ArauzMooreG	DNP: Did not play
S. VentersG	DNP: Did not play
Team	73	45	17		25-63	3-18	20-23	10	7	5	16	29	19

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