Kennesaw St. downs N. Florida behind Masterson's 28 points
KENNESAW, Ga. -- Nick Masterson scored 28 points with six 3-pointers, James Scott added 17 points, and Kennesaw State used a late run to beat North Florida 89-81 on Thursday night to split the season series with the Ospreys.
Tyler Hooker scored 14 points and a go-ahead layup with 1:40 left, Bryson Lockley and Anthony Wilson had 10 apiece, and the Owls (8-17, 4-6 Atlantic Sun Conference) shot 39.5 percent from the field and made 23 free throws in winning for the third time in their last six games.
Trailing 42-40 at halftime, North Florida led 51-49 on Garrett Sams' 3-pointer and 72-66 on Ivan Gandia-Rosa's 3 with 6:41 left. Hooker's layup put the Owls up 78-77 and the lead traded hands until Hooker's layup with 1:40 to go sparked an 11-2 run to end the game.
Noah Horchle scored 22 points, Sams added 15, and Gandia-Rosa had 12 with 11 rebounds for the Ospreys (11-16, 5-5), who shot 49.2 percent from the field but turned it over 14 times.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Glenn Tuitt
- Chris King
- R.B. Clyburn
2023-24 ASUN Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern Kentucky | 12-4 | - | 17-14 |
Stetson | 11-5 | 1 | 22-13 |
Lipscomb | 11-5 | 1 | 20-12 |
Austin Peay | 10-6 | 2 | 19-16 |
North Florida | 9-7 | 3 | 16-16 |
North Alabama | 8-8 | 4 | 15-17 |
Florida Gulf Coast | 8-8 | 4 | 14-18 |
Queens University | 7-9 | 5 | 14-19 |
Kennesaw State | 6-10 | 6 | 15-16 |
Jacksonville | 5-11 | 7 | 16-17 |
Central Arkansas | 5-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
Bellarmine | 4-12 | 8 | 8-23 |