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KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State got a big 81-74 win over Bethune-Cookman on its home floor on Saturday, December 16.
 
The Owls snapped a losing streak by having five players score in double figures led by Tyler Hooker, who had a career high 23 points.
 
Anthony Wilson saw his first action of the season after battling back from a knee injury back in the spring and gave the Owls a huge boost with 13 points and nine rebounds.
 
Kennesaw State got off to a fast start behind a couple of Nick Masterson threes to lead 11-4 early.
 
The Owls extended that lead to as much as nine by holding Bethune-Cookman scoreless for over four minutes late in the first half, but the Wildcats used a 6-0 run to cut the Owls lead to 33-30 at the half.
 
KSU pushed their lead back to seven right out of the locker room behind a couple of Jordan Jones jumpers and held onto that lead the entire second half.
 
Bethune-Cookman got that lead down to three several times over the final 20 minutes, but Kennesaw State refused to relinquish the lead.
 
The Owls led for 37:11 of the 40 minutes in the game with their biggest lead being nine two times.
 
A major key in the victory was cleaning up the boards. KSU outrebounded BCU 48-36. Wilson led the Owls with nine rebounds.
 
This win pushes KSU to 2-1 at home and snaps a six-game losing streak.
 
The Owls will now turn their attention to Georgia Southern for a Tuesday night in-state battle. It will be shown on ESPN3 beginning at 7 p.m.

#NestNotes

• The victory tonight moves Kennesaw State to 2-1 at home this season. On the year, KSU has played three games at home to seven games on the road.
• The Owls had five players score in double figures with Hooker leading the way with 23. The others were Masterson with 14, Wilson with 13 and Jones and Kosta Jankovic each had 10.
• The 23 points by Hooker set a new career high for him. It's the third time this season a Kennesaw State player has scored at least 20 points in a game. James Scott had the other two games in the 20s.
• The Owls dominated the boards tonight outrebounding Bethune-Cookman 48-36. The 48 rebounds is the most for KSU in a game this season.
• In total there were 51 fouls called in the game. KSU made 27 free throws to BCU's 16. Overall, the Owls were 27-42 from the line.

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