North Georgia Saints at Kennesaw State Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball76 - 89
Kennesaw State beats Division II North Georgia 89-76
Masterson hit all five of his 3-point attempts, and Ray made a first-half jumper to give him 11 points and 1,001 for his career. Ray also had six rebounds and five assists.
Kennesaw State took a 67-55 lead after scoring on three straight possessions. Masterson hit a 3-pointer, Johannes Nielsen completed a 3-point play and Ray had a putback.
North Georgia went cold in the second half, only making three of its first 18 shots. The Saints missed 11 straight shots but baskets on back-to-back possessions brought North Georgia within 72-66. Kennesaw State scored the next seven to stretch its lead to 13 points, highlighted by James Scott's steal and fast-break layup with 4:40 left.
Scott finished with 15 points for Kennesaw State (5-10), which tied a season-high with 21 assists. Aubrey Williams had 10 points and 12 rebound for his 10th double-double of the season.
Shaquan Cantrell had 18 points and seven rebounds for North Georgia, which played it as an exhibition.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Isaac Mbuyamba made Jumper. | 76 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Isaac Mbuyamba Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Denzell Hosch missed Three Point Jumper. | 76 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:30 | James Scott made Free Throw. | 76 - 87 |
Statistics
 KENN |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-68 | FG | 34-71 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 9-14 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 64 |
| 19-28 | FT | 12-17 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Assists | 21 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 37 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fouls | 22 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Capacity:
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|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |