Scores: Kennesaw State 57, Louisville 94
Records: Kennesaw State (3-9), Louisville (8-1)
Key Players: Yonel Brown (19 points),
Kendrick Ray (13 points and 5 assists),
Aubrey Williams (10 points and 5 rebounds)
Box Score (XML) | Box Score (PDF) | Ray DunkLOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kennesaw State had three players score in double figures, but the Louisville Cardinals won 94-57 on Wednesday, December 16.
Yonel Brown led the team with 19 points,
Kendrick Ray had 13 and five assists and
Aubrey Williams had 10 points and five rebounds.
Nick Masterson got the first bucket for the Owls when he hit a three a minute into the game to make the score 5-2 Cardinals.
Over the next nine minutes, Louisville's defensive intensity got to the Owls as they went on a 12-0 run to take a 17-3 lead.
KSU cut it to 12 at one point in the first half, but Louisville pushed there lead back to 41-19 at halftime.
For the game, Kennesaw State only had 11 turnovers against the Cardinals, which ties the least amount the Owls have had this season.
The second half was highlighted by a Ray dunk on 6'10" Chinanu Onuaku, but the Cardinals outscored the Owls 53-38 to win 94-57.
Next up, KSU takes on Chattanooga on Friday, December 17 at 7 p.m.
Coach Skinner on his team continuing to play hard"We're really trying to continue to improve and we've made some progress. One of the things that has helped us is we were concerned about handling the ball and turning it over and our turnovers are down, which is important. Our execution continues to improve, but again if you don't get many interior shots like we didn't tonight it's going to be tough. We learned a lot and will continue to get better. For us, our focus is on our league play and we can learn from some of the things that happened tonight. If we can execute well against Louisville, then we can execute against a lot of people."
- Kennesaw State Head Coach Al SkinnerNotes- This is the fifth high-major team Kennesaw State has played this season as they have played Alabama, LSU, Arizona State, West Virginia and now Louisville. They have one more against Indiana December 22.
- The Owls had 11 turnovers in the game. That ties the least amount of turnovers that the Owls have had all year. The other game they had 11 was against Elon.
- KSU had three players score in double figures as
Yonel Brown had 19,
Kendrick Ray had 13 and
Aubrey Williams finished with 10 points.
- Ray's five assists is a career high with him. He's had four assists in four games.
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