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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Bryson Lockley's fifth double-double of the season was not enough to overcome a slow start for the Kennesaw State men's basketball team as FGCU downed the Owls 78-56 Saturday night.
 
How it happened: Bobby Parker got the night started as the Owls (5-24, 2-12) and Eagles (13-17, 8-7) traded buckets throughout the opening minutes of the game. FGCU took the lead behind a pair of three-pointers, leading 14-9 at the under-12 media timeout. 
 
Out of the break, the Eagles put together an 8-0 run to push their lead to double-digits, 22-9, at the 9:23 mark. KSU got back within single-digits, 22-14, with a 5-0 run capped off by a jumper from Kyle Clarke with 8:16 to play.
 
That would be as close as KSU would get though as FGCU sank three straight three-pointers to spark a 20-1 run for the Eagles. The Owls went nearly eight minutes without a field goal to close out the first half before a steal and breakaway dunk from Bryson Lockley capped off a 5-0 run for the Owls to end the period trailing 42-20.
 
Danny Lewis looked to spark something for the Owls in the second half, opening the period with back-to-back treys. FGCU answered each of KSU's attempts to mount a comeback, maintaining a 20-point lead. The Eagles kept their foot on the gas with a 14-1 run to lead 64-33 at the 11:44 mark.
 
Both teams traded buckets before back-to-back three-pointers from Kosta Jankovic and Hooker opened an 8-0 run for the Owls to make it 69-45 at the seven-minute mark. FGCU pushed its lead back to 30 points with a 7-0 run, but the Owls closed out the game on a 9-0 run to earn the final score of 78-56.
 
Notes: Bryson Lockley fell two points shy of his career-high while logging his sixth game this season with double-digit rebounds, finishing with 15 points and 11 boards … After only netting one point collectively in the first half, Tyler Hooker and Danny Lewis combined for 23 points in the second half … Lewis finished with 13 points while Hooker recorded 11 … KSU finished the game shooting 29.2 percent from the floor … FGCU went 12-of-35 from three-point range compared to 5-of-17 for KSU, all five coming in the second half … The Owls pulled down 41 rebounds marking the eighth time this year they have recorded 40 or more boards … Isaac Mbuyamba recorded three blocks, his second straight game with two or more blocks.
 
Up next: The Owls have a quick turnaround as they head to Lynchburg to take on Liberty Tuesday (Feb. 26) night at 7 p.m.