Scores

Final

Lipscomb 70

(11-16, 6-10 A-Sun)

Kennesaw St 55

(3-25, 2-14 A-Sun)

2:30 PM ET, February 23, 2013

KSU Convocation Center, Kennesaw, GA

1 2 T
LIP 33 3770
KENN 26 2955

Top Performers

Lipscomb: D. Alexander 22 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Stl

Kennesaw State: M. Cummings 21 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Stl

Lipscomb 70, Kennesaw St. 55

Associated Press

KENNESAW, Ga. -- Deonte Alexander scored a game-high 22 points to power Lipscomb past Kennesaw State 70-55 in an Atlantic Sun Conference matchup Saturday.

Alexander finished 9 of 12 from the floor and made 4 of 5 3-pointers.

Stephen Hurt had 14 points and seven rebounds and Martin Smith added 13 points and nine boards, helping Lipscomb (11-15, 6-9) clinch a spot in the A-Sun tournament.

On top 40-35, The Bison went on a 25-8 run, capped by Hurt's jumper to go ahead 65-43 with 6:09 remaining. Lipscomb led by double figures the rest of the way.

Lipscomb shot 49 percent (24 of 49) compared to Kennesaw State's 31.7 percent (19 of 60).

The Bison outscored the Owls 34-20 in the paint.

Lipscomb led at halftime 33-26 and never trailed in the second half.

Markeith Cummings had 21 points and three steals for the Owls (3-24, 2-13), who have lost four straight games.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
LIP
KENN
Points 70 55
FG Made-Attempted 24-49 (.490) 19-60 (.317)
3P Made-Attempted 4-8 (.500) 5-23 (.217)
FT Made-Attempted 18-29 (.621) 12-20 (.600)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (1/0) 22 (0/0)
Largest Lead 22 5

Game Leaders

 
LIP
KENN
PointsD. Alexander 22M. Cummings 21
ReboundsM. Smith 9A. Anderson 11
AssistsC. Sanderson 4N. Pruitt 2
StealsK. Sankey 2M. Cummings 3
Team Stats: Lipscomb | Kennesaw State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 24, 2013 @LIP 79, KENN 72Recap
» Feb 23, 2013 LIP 70, @KENN 55Recap

Next 5 Games

LIP
KENN
02/28 JAC 8:15pm
03/02 UNF 9:15pm
03/06 @MER 8:30pm
 02/28 @STET 7:15pm
03/02 @FGCU 5:15pm
Complete Schedule: Lipscomb | Kennesaw State

Atlantic Sun Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Florida Gulf Coast13-524-10
Mercer14-423-11
Stetson11-715-16
USC Upstate9-916-17
Jacksonville9-914-18
Northern Kentucky9-911-16
North Florida8-1013-19
Lipscomb7-1112-18
East Tennessee State8-1010-22
Kennesaw State2-163-27
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