Kennesaw State 71, UTEP 78 - Box Score

NET #155

	H1	H2	T
Kennesaw State	25	46	71
UTEP	35	43	78

UTEP

NET #268

	H1	H2	T
Kennesaw State	25	46	71
UTEP	35	43	78

Thu, Mar 5, 2026Don Haskins CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

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Predicted

Actual

Kennesaw State

UTEP

75%

25%

✗ MissedMargin: -7.8 predicted → +7 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

51.0%→ 36.2

eFG%

49.1 ←48.3%

14.2%→ 13.9

TO Rate

10.2 ←14.3%

33.6%

ORB%

25.2%

43.8%→ 53.8

FT Rate

52.6 ←32.2%

Kennesaw State

Predicted Actual

UTEP

Recap

Upset Alert: UTEP Tops KSU

UTEP pulls off a stunning upset, defying its 111-spot lower NET ranking to take down Kennesaw State 78-71.

The University of Texas at El Paso, UTEP, pulled off a stunning upset at the Don Haskins Center, defeating Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw State, 78-71. The seven-point margin of victory belies the significance of this result, as UTEP, ranked 271 in the NET rankings, took down a Kennesaw State t...

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Top Performers

Kennesaw State

Frankquon Sherman27.7

PTS10REB16AST0

4-8 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2-3 FT

Amir Taylor22.5

PTS10REB5AST3STL1

2-6 FG, 0-2 3PT, 6-7 FT

Kaden Rickard19.5

PTS9REB5AST5

2-4 FG, 0-1 3PT, 5-8 FT

UTEP

Jamal West Jr.MVP41.4

PTS28REB7AST1STL2BLK2

7-15 FG, 0-1 3PT, 14-16 FT

Kaseem Watson26.5

PTS15REB5AST3STL2

4-8 FG, 3-6 3PT, 4-4 FT

Caleb Blackwell24.8

PTS11REB4AST3STL3

5-14 FG, 1-6 3PT, 0-2 FT

Hot Players

LA HayesUTEP+179%

PTS

4.2 avg

REB

1.9 avg

AST

0.7 avg

56% FG 5-9

Mouhamed MbayeUTEP+117%

PTS

0.7 avg

REB

1.6 avg

AST

0.0 avg

50% FG 1-2

Kaden RickardKennesaw State+98%

PTS

5.2 avg

REB

2.5 avg

AST

1.9 avg

50% FG 2-4

Jamal West Jr.UTEP+61%

PTS

14.3 avg

REB

6.7 avg

AST

1.4 avg

47% FG 7-15

Amir TaylorKennesaw State+57%

PTS

7.3 avg

REB

3.3 avg

AST

0.9 avg

33% FG 2-6

Perry Smith Jr.Kennesaw State+43%

PTS

2.7 avg

REB

2.2 avg

AST

0.7 avg

33% FG 2-6

Frankquon ShermanKennesaw State+28%

PTS

10.7 avg

REB

8.6 avg

AST

1.0 avg

50% FG 4-8

Kaseem WatsonUTEP+24%

PTS

12.4 avg

REB

4.8 avg

AST

1.3 avg

50% FG 4-8

Trey SimpsonKennesaw State+20%

PTS

8.2 avg

REB

4.6 avg

AST

0.5 avg

13% FG 1-8

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Kennesaw State71

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Jaden Harris	34	7	2-4	2-4	1-2	4	0	0	0	3
RJ Johnson	27	8	3-13	0-2	2-2	1	3	2	0	1
Frankquon Sherman	27	10	4-8	0-1	2-3	16	0	0	0	1
Trey Simpson	27	6	1-8	0-6	4-6	10	0	0	1	2
Kaden Rickard	25	9	2-4	0-1	5-8	5	5	0	0	2
Braedan Lue	23	15	6-14	1-5	2-3	3	0	0	1	1
Amir Taylor	16	10	2-6	0-2	6-7	5	3	1	0	0
Perry Smith Jr.	12	6	2-6	0-1	2-4	2	0	0	1	0
Ramone Seals	9	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	3
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
Brendan Tousignaut	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Darius Washington III	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
Dozie Onyirimba	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
Eric Holland	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
Total	—	71	22-65	3-23	24-35	50	11	3	3	13

UTEP78

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Caleb Blackwell	38	11	5-14	1-6	0-2	4	3	3	0	1
Jamal West Jr.	36	28	7-15	0-1	14-16	7	1	2	2	3
Kaseem Watson	31	15	4-8	3-6	4-4	5	3	2	0	2
Elijah Jones	29	3	1-4	1-2	0-0	8	0	1	0	2
KJ Thomas	22	3	0-1	0-0	3-4	2	1	0	0	0
LA Hayes	20	13	5-9	2-3	1-3	4	2	1	0	0
Trey Horton III	11	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	1	0
Mouhamed Mbaye	10	2	1-2	0-0	0-1	3	0	0	1	0
Cassius Brooks	2	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
C.J. Smith	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Hernandez	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Montgomery Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyreese Watson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
David Tubek	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	78	24-57	8-21	22-30	35	11	9	4	8