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KENNESAW, Ga. – Kennesaw State had a big Senior Day for Nick Masterson, Jordan Jones and Arthur Gray as the Owls won its third in a row after pummeling the Jacksonville Dolphins 78-54 in their final regular season home game in the KSU Convocation Center.
 
During the three-game win streak, Kennesaw State has won by an average of 18.67 points with two of those wins being by 24 points. The 24-point margin is the largest margin of victory by Kennesaw State in an ASUN game since 2007.
 
On their Senior Night, Nick Masterson and Jordan Jones led the team as Masterson scored 20 points and Jones finished with 12 points and nine rebounds.
 
Kennesaw State came out riding James Scott and Masterson in the first half to jump out to an early double-digit lead.
 
Scott scored nine of the team's first 15 points and Masterson scored 18 of his 20 points in the game in the first half.
 
KSU held that double-digit lead the rest of the half. Jacksonville got the deficit down to 10, but Kennesaw State pushed it back to 18 at the half and never looked back from there.
 
Coming out of the locker room, the Owls went on an early 8-0 run in the second half to go up 51-27 pushing their lead out even more not giving Jacksonville any hope.
 
The largest lead for Kennesaw State came with 8:05 remaining up 35 points.
 
Scott was also big for the Owls on offense as he matched Masterson with 20 points of his own.
 
This victory pushes Kennesaw State to 9-17 and 5-6 in the ASUN. With three games remaining in the regular season, the ASUN standings have tightened up heading down the stretch.
 
The Owls will hit the road next week beginning with ASUN leading FGCU on Thursday, February 15 at 7 p.m.

#NestNotes

• With the win, Kennesaw State has won three games in a row by an average margin of victory of 18.67 points. The two 24-point wins against USC Upstate a week ago and Jacksonville today were the largest ASUN win for the Owls since 2007.
• When February comes around, Skinner has the Owls playing their best basketball. With the win today, KSU is 3-0 this season and 12-5 in his three seasons combined.
• Masterson and Jones both finished in double figures as Masterson had 20 and Jones had 12 in their final regular season home game in the KSU Convocation Center.
• The Owls defense held Jacksonville down most of the game. They shot 33.3 percent from the floor for the game and were 3-13 from behind the arc.
• Masterson and Scott both scored at least 20 points in the game for the second time this season. The first one was against Stetson at home.

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