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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Kennesaw State has won two straight to start the season for the first time in five years as the Owls went on the road and overpowered Florida A&M for an 92-72 victory in men's college basketball action on Saturday afternoon from the Lawson Center.
STAT OF THE GAME: KSU shot 57.1% for the contest (32-of-56), while defensively the Owls held FAMU to just 32.8% (22-of-67).
OWLS OF THE GAME: Ramone Seals and
Frankquon Sherman shined for the Owls, and the duo were credited with 28 points and 15 rebounds, while shooting a combined 11-of-14 from the floor for 78.6%.
THE FIRST HALF: The Owls scored the first five points and led 10-4 before Tyler Shirley caught fire for the Rattlers. He sank three of three from three-point range, helping to spark a 15-6 run that would put the home team up 19-16. It was still a three-point edge at 21-18 when the Owls took back control with a 13-2 burst, and they never trailed again.
Simeon Cottle scored nine points during that run. KSU then allowed just one made field goal over the final four minutes, and used a layup from Seals with 28 seconds left to go up 48-34 at the half.
THE SECOND HALF: The Rattlers best chance to close into the margin came early in the second half, with a 6-0 run to make it a 51-42 game with 14:46 to play. Freshman
Trey Simpson responded with back-to-back three-pointers to put KSU back up 57-44. FAMU kept fighting, but the last time it was within 10 was at 59-49 on a made free throw with 12:06 on the clock.
Braedan Lue responded with a layup, while a pair of
RJ Johnson free throws and a Simpson dunk pushed the edge back to 65-50 and the Owls never looked back.
NOTES
-Five players were credited in finishing in double-figure scoring, led by Johnson's 16 points. He was followed by Sherman (15), Seals (12), Cottle (12) and Simpson (10).
-KSU has now won three straight against the Rattlers in the all-time series.
Great job by our guys getting a hard-fought road win against a talented Florida A&M team. Anytime you take a young team on the road it's a challenge and I thought our team answered the bell. There are still things for us to improve on and get better, especially in terms of our rebounding and our defense, to get us to the level we are trying to be at. Overall, happy with our effort, and ready to get back to work on Monday."
NEXT TIME OUT: The Owls will return home for its next two games, starting with a Wednesday, Nov. 12 contest against Point University at 7 p.m. in VyStar Arena.
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