NCAAB

Kennesaw State Owls at Jacksonville State Gamecocks

· NCAA Men's Basketball
18-13, 5-8 Away
Final
74 - 70

Gordon's 25 lead Kennesaw State over Jacksonville State 74-70

Both teams advance to the Conference USA tournament that begins Tuesday. Jacksonville State is the No. 2 seed and will play the winner of a first-round game between Western Kentucky and Florida International in a quarterfinal game Wednesday. Kennesaw State is the No. 4 seed and will face fifth-seeded New Mexico State in a quarterfinal match-up Thursday.

Gordon had eight rebounds for the Owls (18-13, 10-8). Adrian Wooley added 17 points while going 5 of 10 from the floor, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and 4 for 6 from the line while they also had five rebounds. Simeon Cottle shot 3 of 13 from the field, including 1 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 11 points.

The Gamecocks (20-11) were led by Jaron Pierre Jr., who recorded 22 points. Mason Nicholson added 12 points and seven rebounds for Jacksonville State. Michael Houge had 11 points, eight rebounds and two steals.

Wooley scored 14 points in the first half and Kennesaw State went into the break trailing 41-29. Gordon's 19-point second half helped Kennesaw State close out the four-point victory.

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Matchup Prediction

Jacksonville State: 72.8%
Kennesaw State: 27.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 74 - 70
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 74 - 70
2nd 0:00 Kennesaw State Deadball Team Rebound. 74 - 70
2nd 0:02 Jaron Pierre Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. 74 - 70
2nd 0:05 Rongie Gordon made Free Throw. 74 - 70

Statistics

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24-57 FG 25-64
42.1 Field Goal % 39.1
11-30 3PT 7-24
36.7 Three Point % 29.2
15-18 FT 13-17
83.3 Free Throw % 76.5
40 Rebounds 36
10 Offensive Rebounds 11
30 Defensive Rebounds 25
15 Assists 9
5 Steals 7
4 Blocks 3
10 Turnovers 7
1 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 13
9 Fast Break Points 4
24 Points in Paint 36
15 Fouls 16
11 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

Venue: Pete Mathews Coliseum

Location: Jacksonville, AL
Attendance: 2,977 | Capacity:

2024-25 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 13-5 - 25-6
Middle Tennessee 12-6 1 21-10
Jacksonville State 12-6 1 20-11
Kennesaw State 10-8 3 18-13
New Mexico State 10-8 3 17-14
Louisiana Tech 9-9 4 20-11
Western Kentucky 8-10 5 17-14
UTEP 7-11 6 17-14
Sam Houston 6-12 7 13-18
Florida International 3-15 10 9-22
Full Standings