New Mexico State 53, Kennesaw State 76 - Box Score

NET #190

	H1	H2	T
New Mexico State	24	29	53
Kennesaw State	43	33	76

Kennesaw State

NET #155

	H1	H2	T
New Mexico State	24	29	53
Kennesaw State	43	33	76

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CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

New Mexico State

Kennesaw State

49%

51%

✓ CorrectMargin: +0.3 predicted → +23 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

50.4%→ 27.1

eFG%

49.0 ←50.0%

12.8%→ 15.9

TO Rate

10.5 ←14.7%

32.8%

ORB%

35.3%

32.4%→ 72.9

FT Rate

69.2 ←44.8%

New Mexico State

Predicted Actual

Kennesaw State

Recap

Kennesaw State Dominates New Mexico State 76-53 Behind RJ Johnson's Stellar Performance

Owls' 23-point victory exceeds expectations, boosts tournament resume

Kennesaw State delivered a resounding 76-53 victory over New Mexico State at the KSU Convocation Center, with RJ Johnson leading the charge. The Owls' star player posted an impressive 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists, guiding his team to a convincing win. This dominant performance exceeded the e...

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Top Performers

New Mexico State

Julius Mims19.0

PTS10REB10AST0

4-9 FG, 1-2 3PT, 1-2 FT

Jemel Jones15.9

PTS13REB2AST2BLK1

3-10 FG, 0-1 3PT, 7-8 FT

Elijah Elliott11.9

PTS4REB2AST2STL2

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

Kennesaw State

RJ JohnsonMVP42.3

PTS20REB9AST7BLK2

7-14 FG, 2-5 3PT, 4-10 FT

Frankquon Sherman24.6

PTS11REB8AST1STL2

3-7 FG, 0-2 3PT, 5-8 FT

Trey Simpson21.7

PTS5REB6AST2STL2BLK2

2-7 FG, 0-3 3PT, 1-1 FT

Hot Players

Augustine EkweNew Mexico State+113%

PTS

2.4 avg

REB

2.2 avg

AST

0.1 avg

33% FG 1-3

Jaden HarrisKennesaw State+67%

PTS

8.4 avg

REB

1.9 avg

AST

1.1 avg

45% FG 5-11

RJ JohnsonKennesaw State+65%

PTS

14.8 avg

REB

3.1 avg

AST

3.9 avg

50% FG 7-14

Cyr MalongaNew Mexico State+60%

PTS

2.9 avg

REB

2.0 avg

AST

0.1 avg

100% FG 1-1

Darius Washington IIIKennesaw State+48%

PTS

4.5 avg

REB

2.0 avg

AST

1.6 avg

40% FG 2-5

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New Mexico State53

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Jemel Jones	29	13	3-10	0-1	7-8	2	2	0	1	3
Anthony Wrzeszcz	29	2	0-4	0-3	2-2	2	0	0	0	0
Julius Mims	27	10	4-9	1-2	1-2	10	0	0	0	2
Gabe Pickens	18	2	0-2	0-1	2-4	0	1	1	0	2
Chris Terrell	17	7	3-7	1-3	0-0	0	0	2	0	2
Kyrese Mullen	16	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1
Elijah Elliott	15	4	0-4	0-2	4-4	2	2	2	0	1
Jae'Coby Osborne	15	4	0-0	0-0	4-6	3	0	0	0	1
Jayland Randall	10	1	0-4	0-3	1-2	0	1	1	1	0
Augustine Ekwe	10	6	1-3	0-0	4-4	4	0	0	0	0
Cyr Malonga	10	4	1-1	0-0	2-3	4	0	1	0	0
Christian Villegas	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Teysean Eaglestaff	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0
Amarco Doyle	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Omarr Smith	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	53	12-48	2-16	27-35	29	6	7	3	12

Kennesaw State76

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
RJ Johnson	34	20	7-14	2-5	4-10	9	7	0	2	2
Jaden Harris	32	16	5-11	4-10	2-2	3	0	0	0	1
Frankquon Sherman	31	11	3-7	0-2	5-8	8	1	2	0	1
Amir Taylor	25	10	1-2	0-0	8-9	2	1	1	0	0
Trey Simpson	23	5	2-7	0-3	1-1	6	2	2	2	1
Braedan Lue	17	5	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	0	2	1	0
Kaden Rickard	17	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	2
Darius Washington III	15	8	2-5	0-1	4-4	2	2	0	0	1
Dozie Onyirimba	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Charles Stone	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Holland	2	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0
Simeon Cottle	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
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
Davin Cosby Jr.	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ramone Seals	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Perry Smith Jr.	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	—	76	22-52	7-24	25-36	34	13	7	5	8