Score: Kennesaw State 78 North Florida 93
Records: Kennesaw State (5-14, 1-2), North Florida (15-6, 4-0)
Key Players: Kendrick Ray (21 points, six rebounds and three assists), Yonel Brown (17 points and four assists)
 
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Kennesaw State came out red hot against A-Sun leading North Florida, but the Ospreys got going late to overcome the early deficit to win 93-78 in the UNF Arena on Saturday, January 16.
 
Kendrick Ray led KSU with 21 points and had six rebounds. Yonel Brown was second on the team with 17 points.
 
The Owls came out and took the lead immediately behind a couple of Brown three pointers. His third of the game put the Owls up 19-9 with 14:44 remaining in the first half.
 
KSU held a double-digit lead for the next 10 minutes after that and had a lead as large as 14 with 4:52 remaining in the first half.
 
With halftime getting close, UNF responded with an 11-0 run before KSU made two free throws to have a 47-42 lead at the break.
 
Coming out of the break, North Florida went up 54-53 with 15:48 remaining in the game and wouldn't give KSU the lead back the rest of the way.
 
Now, the Owls will head home to the friendly confines of the KSU Convocation Center, where they will welcome FGCU on Thursday, January 21 at 7 p.m.
 
 Coach Skinner on the North Florida Game
"The final score is not an indication of how well we played this evening. It's going to be difficult to win games when we're going to experience the kind of foul trouble that we did. To only be shooting one free throw the entire half was a lot to overcome. We're getting better, but we do need to show more maturity to be able to be a little more consistent with our offensive and defensive effort. The first 20 minutes we played well, but foul trouble created some difficulties for us and didn't allow us to continue to be as aggressive as we wanted to be. It's a learning experience. It's always tough to play on the road. To win on the road, you have to be good defensively and take advantage of your opportunities."
 - Kennesaw State Head Coach Al Skinner
 
 Notes
- This is the second game in a row that Ray has scored 20-plus points and the third road game. He has eight of them on the season.
- Brown scored 14 of his 17 points in the first half going 4-6 from the floor with four treys and two free throws.
  
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