Kennesaw State 91, Missouri State 87 - Box Score

NET #155

	H1	H2	T
Kennesaw State	44	47	91
Missouri State	34	53	87

Missouri State

NET #206

	H1	H2	T
Kennesaw State	44	47	91
Missouri State	34	53	87

Wed, Feb 18, 2026Great Southern Bank ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Kennesaw State

Missouri State

57%

43%

✓ CorrectMargin: -2.0 predicted → -4 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

50.1%→ 60.7

eFG%

55.5 ←49.9%

14.2%→ 9.0

TO Rate

11.1 ←14.3%

34.4%

ORB%

29.1%

43.8%→ 60.7

FT Rate

70.9 ←44.1%

Kennesaw State

Predicted Actual

Missouri State

Recap

Kennesaw State Owls Hold Off Missouri State Bears 91-87 Behind RJ Johnson's 29 Points

The win improves Kennesaw State's tournament resume, as they move to 15-11 on the season with a NET ranking of 185, while Missouri State falls to 13-13 with a NET ranking of 207, losing 4 of their last 5 games and being outscored by an average of 3.0 points per game in that stretch.

The Kennesaw State Owls traveled to the Great Southern Bank Arena to face off against the Missouri State Bears in a non-conference matchup, and they won with a 91-87 victory. RJ Johnson led the charge for Kennesaw State, scoring 29 points, including 7 in the final 5 minutes of the game. Missouri Sta...

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Top Performers

Kennesaw State

RJ Johnson39.6

PTS29REB3AST4STL2

8-13 FG, 4-5 3PT, 9-12 FT

Frankquon Sherman37.3

PTS18REB9AST3STL1BLK1

4-11 FG, 1-4 3PT, 9-10 FT

Amir Taylor23.1

PTS11REB3AST3BLK2

3-7 FG, 2-2 3PT, 3-5 FT

Missouri State

Keith Palek IIIMVP40.2

PTS20REB6AST7STL2

4-12 FG, 1-3 3PT, 11-15 FT

Michael Osei-Bonsu35.3

PTS20REB4AST4STL1BLK2

8-13 FG, 4-8 FT

Trey Williams Jr.23.5

PTS19REB0AST3

6-9 FG, 5-8 3PT, 2-2 FT

Hot Players

Melakih CunninghamMissouri State+198%

PTS

3.1 avg

REB

2.0 avg

AST

0.6 avg

100% FG 3-3

RJ JohnsonKennesaw State+65%

PTS

14.8 avg

REB

3.1 avg

AST

3.9 avg

62% FG 8-13

Trey Williams Jr.Missouri State+54%

PTS

9.2 avg

REB

1.9 avg

AST

3.2 avg

67% FG 6-9

Jaden HarrisKennesaw State+49%

PTS

8.4 avg

REB

1.9 avg

AST

1.1 avg

50% FG 4-8

Amir TaylorKennesaw State+48%

PTS

7.3 avg

REB

3.3 avg

AST

0.9 avg

43% FG 3-7

Frankquon ShermanKennesaw State+48%

PTS

10.7 avg

REB

8.6 avg

AST

1.0 avg

36% FG 4-11

Perry Smith Jr.Kennesaw State+43%

PTS

2.7 avg

REB

2.2 avg

AST

0.7 avg

67% FG 2-3

Keith Palek IIIMissouri State+24%

PTS

17.0 avg

REB

6.2 avg

AST

3.4 avg

33% FG 4-12

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Kennesaw State91

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Trey Simpson	31	7	3-6	1-4	0-1	4	0	2	2	1
Frankquon Sherman	31	18	4-11	1-4	9-10	9	3	1	1	0
RJ Johnson	29	29	8-13	4-5	9-12	3	4	2	0	2
Jaden Harris	26	12	4-8	4-8	0-0	2	3	1	0	2
Braedan Lue	23	6	2-7	2-3	0-0	5	0	0	1	1
Amir Taylor	23	11	3-7	2-2	3-5	3	3	0	2	0
Perry Smith Jr.	17	5	2-3	0-0	1-2	2	1	1	1	0
Kaden Rickard	10	3	1-1	0-0	1-4	2	2	0	0	1
Ramone Seals	7	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Darius Washington III	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Dozie Onyirimba	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Charles Stone	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Nigel Thomas	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jamil Miller	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Simeon Cottle	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Davin Cosby Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Chase Clemmons	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Holland	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brendan Tousignaut	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	91	27-56	14-26	23-34	30	16	8	7	7

Missouri State87

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Kobi Williams	39	13	3-11	1-9	6-9	3	1	0	0	2
Keith Palek III	38	20	4-12	1-3	11-15	6	7	2	0	1
Trey Williams Jr.	33	19	6-9	5-8	2-2	0	3	0	0	0
Michael Osei-Bonsu	25	20	8-13	0-0	4-8	4	4	1	2	1
Antwan Burnett	22	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1
Darrion Sutton	14	4	2-4	0-0	0-1	5	0	0	3	1
Melakih Cunningham	14	11	3-3	2-2	3-4	5	1	1	0	1
Zaxton King	9	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0
Cameron Boone	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0
Tyrique Brooks	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	2
Collin Clark	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryder Cheesman	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Amar Kuljuhovic	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Logan Epes	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	87	26-55	9-24	26-39	25	18	4	7	9