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Score: Kennesaw State 63, Lipscomb 77
Records: Kennesaw State (4-18, 1-13), Lipscomb (15-10, 9-5)
Key Players: Spencer Rodgers (21 pts, 10 rebs), Chris Youngblood (12 pts 4 rebs, 2 assts), Alex Peterson (9 pts, 5 rebs) and Brandon Stroud (5 pts, 10 rebs).
 
THE STORYLINE 
Spencer Rodgers earned his first double-double as an Owl Saturday night as the Kennesaw State men's basketball team got off to another strong start leading Lipscomb 31-29 at halftime, but some hot three-point shooting by the Bisons propelled Lipscomb to a 77-63 win in Allen Arena.

ABDUR-RAHIM QUOTES
On KSU's turnovers…
"We're not doing ourselves any favors by turning the ball over 14 times on the road against a veteran team. They scored 16 points off of those turnovers and that was the difference in the ballgame."

HOW IT HAPPENED
The two squads traded buckets to open Saturday night's game as Lipscomb maintained a slim 8-6 lead four minutes in. KSU managed to pull in front behind back-to-back three-pointers from Spencer Rodgers and Chris Youngblood to give the Owls a 14-12 lead at the 13:28 mark. KSU held Lipscomb to nearly 10 minutes without a field goal, pushing its lead to 20-14.

The Bisons finally snapped their drought with a layup at the 6:21 mark, opening a 7-0 run to re-take the lead 21-20. Both teams went point-for-point in the final minutes of the half before a pair of free throws from Terrell Burden and a jumper by Rodgers gave KSU a 31-29 halftime lead.

The Owls started the second half off strong thanks to a dunk from Alex Peterson and another triple by Youngblood to keep KSU in front 36-34. Lipscomb eventually pulled ahead with a 9-2 swing to lead 43-38 with 15:18 still to play.

KSU kept pace with the Bisons but could not break the five-point barrier as Lipscomb began to heat up shooting over 70 percent from the floor midway through the second half. Lipscomb pushed its lead to double-figures following back-to-back three-pointers from Will Pruitt to make it 58-47. Pruitt was 4-for-4 from three-point range in the second half as Lipscomb went 7-for-14 from beyond the arc in the period.

KSU managed to cut the lead to single-digits with an 8-3 run capped off by a jumper from Peterson to make it 68-59 with just over three minutes left. Lipscomb closed out the game outscoring KSU 9-2 down the stretch before a dunk from Youngblood in the closing seconds earned the final score of 77-63.

NOTES
- Spencer Rodgers netted over 20 points for the ninth time this season, recording a career-high 10 rebounds.
- Brandon Stroud recorded double-digit rebounds for the second time this season.
- Lipscomb's 10 three-pointers was a season-high for the Owl defense.

UP NEXT
Following this weekend, barring any changes from the ASUN, the Owls are scheduled to be off for the final weekend of the regular season. KSU will then look towards the ASUN Tournament play-in game Wednesday, Mar. 3.

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