Liberty 65, Kennesaw State 74 - Box Score

NET #106

	H1	H2	T
Liberty	29	36	65
Kennesaw State	32	42	74

Kennesaw State

NET #155

	H1	H2	T
Liberty	29	36	65
Kennesaw State	32	42	74

Thu, Feb 26, 2026VyStar ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Liberty

Kennesaw State

56%

45%

✗ MissedMargin: -1.6 predicted → +9 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

60.2%→ 54.8

eFG%

60.9 ←50.1%

12.1%→ 17.4

TO Rate

16.6 ←14.1%

15.6%

ORB%

33.6%

32.0%→ 54.8

FT Rate

21.8 ←44.0%

Liberty

Predicted Actual

Kennesaw State

Recap

Upset Alert: KSU Tops Liberty

Kennesaw State pulls off the upset as the lower-ranked Owls take down Liberty by 9 points despite being ranked 86 spots lower in the NET rankings.

In a stunning turn of events, Kennesaw State University pulled off a significant upset, defeating Liberty University 74-65 at VyStar Arena. The nine-point margin of victory is notable, given the disparity in their NET rankings, with Kennesaw State sitting at 176 and Liberty at 90. This result has su...

Read Full Article →

Top Performers

Liberty

JJ Harper23.4

PTS14REB2AST0STL4BLK1

5-7 FG, 0-2 3PT, 4-6 FT

Brett Decker Jr.22.1

PTS15REB3AST2BLK1

5-9 FG, 5-7 3PT

Kaden Metheny19.8

PTS6REB4AST4STL3

2-9 FG, 2-7 3PT

Kennesaw State

Frankquon ShermanMVP37.8

PTS18REB9AST2STL2BLK1

7-12 FG, 3-3 3PT, 1-3 FT

RJ Johnson36.4

PTS25REB2AST5STL3

8-13 FG, 5-6 3PT, 4-5 FT

Amir Taylor19.0

PTS6REB5AST3BLK2

2-6 FG, 1-2 3PT, 1-2 FT

Hot Players

RJ JohnsonKennesaw State+47%

PTS

14.8 avg

REB

3.1 avg

AST

3.9 avg

62% FG 8-13

Frankquon ShermanKennesaw State+43%

PTS

10.7 avg

REB

8.6 avg

AST

1.0 avg

58% FG 7-12

Amir TaylorKennesaw State+22%

PTS

7.3 avg

REB

3.3 avg

AST

0.9 avg

33% FG 2-6

Sort:

Liberty65

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Brett Decker Jr.	38	15	5-9	5-7	0-0	3	2	0	1	1
Zach Cleveland	35	10	2-4	0-0	6-6	3	3	0	2	5
Colin Porter	35	11	2-8	1-5	6-7	2	2	1	0	1
Kaden Metheny	34	6	2-9	2-7	0-0	4	4	3	0	2
JJ Harper	33	14	5-7	0-2	4-6	2	0	4	1	2
Josh Smith	17	6	3-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0
Zander Carter	8	3	0-1	0-1	3-4	2	0	0	0	0
Zander Yates		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Grimes		0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Jones Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Ihnen	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Brady Kester	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
JC Shirer Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Torr Sorensen	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
TJ Drain	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	65	19-42	8-22	19-23	18	11	8	5	11

Kennesaw State74

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
RJ Johnson	34	25	8-13	5-6	4-5	2	5	3	0	3
Frankquon Sherman	33	18	7-12	3-3	1-3	9	2	2	1	0
Jaden Harris	31	8	3-5	2-4	0-0	1	0	2	0	2
Braedan Lue	27	7	3-5	0-0	1-2	6	1	1	0	2
Trey Simpson	24	6	3-8	0-2	0-0	3	1	0	1	2
Amir Taylor	22	6	2-6	1-2	1-2	5	3	0	2	1
Kaden Rickard	15	2	1-4	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	2	0
Perry Smith Jr.	9	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Ramone Seals	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	2
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
Nigel Thomas	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
Dozie Onyirimba	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
Charles Stone	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
Chase Clemmons	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	74	28-55	11-18	7-12	28	14	8	6	12