The Owls immediately race out to an 8-0 lead, but Lipscomb gives them fits all game by finding ways to get to the free throw line. They take a 6pt halftime lead, but KSU fights back and takes a 79-77 lead with 5:43. Unfortunately, foul trouble dooms them down the stretch as they lose 3 starters. Without their leaders, the Owls collapse and only score 1 pt over the final 5:43. Another 1st round exit by a #1 FOFC seed.
Code:
Lipscomb 85, Kennesaw State 80
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Lipscomb (9-21, 5-9):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Arnoldo Fugate C 36 2-7 2-2 3 11 3 3 6
Robert Keck PF 23 1-3 1-4 1 6 1 4 3
Sterling Gale SF 30 9-14 3-11 5 8 0 0 24
Floyd Wright SG 30 6-11 2-2 3 5 3 3 17
Cleveland Nash PG 28 3-6 1-3 0 0 1 2 8
Todd Kimball PF 20 2-3 2-4 0 1 3 3 6
Kirby Shavers SG 11 1-4 6-8 1 1 0 2 8
Ivo Hansen PG 7 1-1 0-0 0 0 2 1 2
Norbert Tabb SF 9 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 5
Deandre Ortiz PF 4 2-2 1-1 0 3 0 2 5
Houston Beer PF 1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1
Turnovers: 15 (A.Fugate 2, R.Keck 2, S.Gale 1, F.Wright
5, C.Nash 2, T.Kimball 2, D.Ortiz 1)
Blocked Shots: 6 (A.Fugate 3, F.Wright 1, T.Kimball 1,
K.Shavers 1)
Steals: 6 (A.Fugate 1, F.Wright 1, C.Nash 2, T.Kimball
2)
3P FGs: 8-19 (R.Keck 0-2, S.Gale 3-4, F.Wright 3-6,
C.Nash 1-3, K.Shavers 0-2, N.Tabb 1-2)
Kennesaw State (21-10, 10-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Rey Ericson C 28 5-10 3-5 5 8 2 2 15
Arthur Ryall PF 25 1-2 1-3 3 4 1 5 3
Joe Sims SF 21 4-10 0-0 3 6 1 5 9
Erick Greenwald SG 34 6-14 1-1 0 1 1 2 15
Brian McCaslin PG 29 3-6 2-2 1 4 0 5 9
Kelvin Bradbury SG 16 2-7 6-8 2 5 1 4 11
Ronald Bowen PF 12 2-4 1-2 0 0 0 5 6
Clifford Tippett PF 14 0-4 0-2 4 5 1 1 0
Woodrow Mulcahy SF 12 3-4 2-2 1 3 1 2 9
Andres McAlpin C 5 0-0 1-2 0 2 1 0 1
Benito Mann PG 3 1-4 0-0 3 3 0 0 2
Turnovers: 20 (R.Ericson 3, A.Ryall 1, J.Sims 2,
E.Greenwald 5, B.McCaslin 2, K.Bradbury 3, R.Bowen 2,
W.Mulcahy 1, A.McAlpin 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (K.Bradbury 1)
Steals: 8 (R.Ericson 2, J.Sims 3, E.Greenwald 2,
R.Bowen 1)
3P FGs: 9-28 (R.Ericson 2-5, A.Ryall 0-1, J.Sims 1-3,
E.Greenwald 2-7, B.McCaslin 1-3, K.Bradbury 1-3,
R.Bowen 1-2, C.Tippett 0-2, W.Mulcahy 1-2)
Player of Game: SF Sterling Gale (LPSCM)