Basketball: Aggies Set to Face Kennesaw State (Game Program) -

Saturday’s game is the fourth all-time matchup between the programs, with Kennesaw State holding a narrow 2–1 edge in the series.

Source: NMSU Athletics
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For NM State, Saturday’s trip east is about momentum as much as mileage.

The Aggies return to the road after a challenging homestand, facing a Conference USA test against Kennesaw State at the KSU Convocation Center in Georgia. Tipoff is set for 3:00 p.m. MT, with NM State looking to steady itself away from home as the regular season moves into its later phases.

This marks the first meeting of the season between the Aggies and the Owls, but not an unfamiliar one. Saturday’s game is the fourth all-time matchup between the programs, with Kennesaw State holding a narrow 2–1 edge in the series. The most recent meeting came under postseason pressure, when the Owls edged NM State 80–77 in the quarterfinal round of the 2025 Conference USA Tournament in Huntsville, Alabama.

As with a traditional game program, what follows is designed to be read before the opening tip and revisited throughout the afternoon—offering context, numbers, and personnel behind a matchup that carries both conference implications and recent history.

Opening Tip
Who: NM State Aggies (10–10, 3–7 CUSA) vs. Kennesaw State Owls (13–8, 5–5 CUSA)
Where: KSU Convocation Center | Kennesaw, Georgia
When: Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026 | 3:00 p.m. MT