Simeon Cottle had 28 points in Kennesaw State’s 83-71 home victory over Jacksonville State on Saturday night in the Conference USA opener for both teams.
Cottle shot 9 of 21 from the field, including 4 for 11 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the line for the Owls (9-5, 1-0). Adrian Wooley scored 20 points while going 8 of 14 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and added eight rebounds. Braedan Lue went 5 of 10 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range) to finish with 12 points.
Jaron Pierre Jr. led the Gamecocks (8-6, 0-1), finishing with 20 points and four assists. Marcellus Brigham Jr. added 15 points and six rebounds. Mason Nicholson had 10 points and five blocks.
Kennesaw State got a team-high 12 points in the first half from Cottle and the game was tied 36-36 at halftime.
Kennesaw State took a 10-point lead in the second half thanks to an 11-0 scoring run. Cottle led the way with 16 points in the second half.
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