Kennesaw State vs. Gonzaga box score: Full stats from 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament game originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The No. 3 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs got a scare from the No. 14 seed Kennesaw State Owls in the first round of the Big Dance on Thursday night. The Bulldogs picked up an ugly 73-64 win in Portland.
Graham Ike led the way with 19 points and 8 rebounds. This was the first-ever meeting for the Owls and Bulldogs.
Here is a look at the box score from Thursday's first round West Region game in Portland.
Kennesaw State vs. Gonzaga March Madness box score
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gonzaga |
33 | 40 | 73 |
|
Kennesaw State |
27 | 37 | 64 |
Gonzaga stats
| STARTERS | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | REB | AST | PF | FT | STL | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
15G. IkeF |
35 | 19 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 7-8 | 0 | 1 |
|
5E. InnocentiF |
33 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 |
|
23A. MillerG |
14 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
|
17M. Saint-SuperyG |
35 | 7 | 2-11 | 1-7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 |
|
8J. WarleyG |
28 | 12 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 |
| BENCH | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | REB | AST | PF | FT | STL | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
10J. ArauzMooreG |
0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
|
24I. DiagneC |
2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 |
|
4D. FogleG |
24 | 17 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 1 |
|
7T. Grant-FosterG |
21 | 9 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 |
|
35N. HaalandF |
0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
|
34B. HuffF |
0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
|
32P. JeffersonF |
0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
|
0C. OrnessG |
0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
|
3B. SmithG |
2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
|
2S. VentersF |
0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
Kennesaw State stats
| STARTERS | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | REB | AST | PF | FT | STL | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
11R. JohnsonG |
35 | 15 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7-9 | 2 | 1 |
|
13B. LueF |
33 | 5 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 |
|
6F. ShermanF |
32 | 13 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 |
|
2T. SimpsonF |
27 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 |
|
23A. TaylorF |
24 | 15 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 |
| BENCH | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | REB | AST | PF | FT | STL | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
21J. HarrisG |
16 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 |
|
9E. HollandG |
0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
|
30D. OnyirimbaF |
0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
|
4K. RickardG |
22 | 14 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 |
|
0R. SealsF |
0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
|
12P. Smith Jr.C |
8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
|
31C. StoneG |
0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
|
3D. Washington IIIG |
0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
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