Cottle scores 28 as Kennesaw State takes down Jacksonville State 83-71
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) Simeon Cottle had 28 points in Kennesaw State's 83-71 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) in scoring, finishing with 20 points and four assists. Marcellus Brigham Jr. added 15 points and six rebounds for Jacksonville State. Mason Nicholson also had 10 points and five blocks.
Kennesaw State got a team-high 12 points across 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 with 16 points in the second half.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Mason Nicholson vs. Rongie Gordon (Gamecocks gains possession) | |||
20:00 | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
19:42 | Mason Nicholson offensive rebound | |||
19:41 | Braedan Lue blocks Mason Nicholson's two point layup | |||
19:39 | Jamil Miller defensive rebound | |||
19:24 | Jamil Miller misses two point jump shot | |||
19:22 | Rongie Gordon offensive rebound | |||
19:20 | Mason Nicholson blocks Rongie Gordon's two point layup | |||
19:18 | Rongie Gordon offensive rebound | |||
19:15 | Rongie Gordon misses two point layup | |||
19:13 | Koree Cotton defensive rebound | |||
18:56 | Jamil Miller shooting foul (Mason Nicholson draws the foul) | |||
18:56 | +1 | Mason Nicholson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 | |
18:56 | Mason Nicholson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
18:56 | Jamil Miller defensive rebound | |||
18:42 | Mason Nicholson personal foul | |||
18:37 | Simeon Cottle misses two point layup | |||
18:35 | Mason Nicholson defensive rebound | |||
18:05 | Mason Nicholson misses two point jump shot | |||
18:03 | Gamecocks offensive rebound | |||
18:03 | Adrian Wooley personal foul | |||
17:59 | Koree Cotton turnover (bad pass) (Rongie Gordon steals) | |||
17:52 | Adrian Wooley misses three point jump shot | |||
17:50 | Rongie Gordon offensive rebound | |||
17:45 | Rongie Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Jaron Pierre Jr. steals) | |||
17:37 | Jamar Franklin misses three point jump shot | |||
17:35 | Adrian Wooley defensive rebound | |||
17:15 | Koree Cotton personal foul | |||
17:09 | +2 | Adrian Wooley makes two point layup | 1-2 | |
16:39 | Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
16:37 | Braedan Lue defensive rebound | |||
16:17 | +2 | Simeon Cottle makes two point layup (Jamil Miller assists) | 1-4 | |
15:55 | Iaroslav Niagu misses two point jump shot | |||
15:53 | Jamil Miller defensive rebound | |||
15:42 | Jamil Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
15:40 | Braedan Lue offensive rebound | |||
15:38 | TV timeout | |||
15:29 | Adrian Wooley turnover (traveling) | |||
15:12 | Jamil Miller blocks Michael Houge's two point layup | |||
15:10 | Owls defensive rebound | |||
15:00 | +3 | Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Braedan Lue assists) | 1-7 | |
14:44 | Jaron Pierre Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Simeon Cottle steals) | |||
14:39 | +2 | Simeon Cottle makes two point layup | 1-9 | |
14:22 | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
14:20 | Adrian Wooley defensive rebound | |||
14:11 | Simeon Cottle misses two point jump shot | |||
14:09 | Michael Houge defensive rebound | |||
13:58 | Rongie Gordon shooting foul (Michael Houge draws the foul) | |||
13:58 | +1 | Michael Houge makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-9 | |
13:58 | Michael Houge misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
13:58 | Andre Weir defensive rebound | |||
13:37 | Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot | |||
13:35 | Adrian Wooley offensive rebound | |||
13:31 | Jaron Pierre Jr. blocks Jamil Miller's two point layup | |||
13:29 | Michael Houge defensive rebound | |||
13:14 | Jao Ituka misses two point jump shot | |||
13:12 | Adrian Wooley defensive rebound | |||
13:05 | Braedan Lue misses two point jump shot | |||
13:03 | Quel'Ron House defensive rebound | |||
12:55 | Andre Weir personal foul | |||
12:40 | Michael Houge misses two point jump shot | |||
12:38 | Jamil Miller defensive rebound | |||
12:25 | Simeon Cottle turnover (lost ball) (Quel'Ron House steals) | |||
12:21 | Braedan Lue shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul) | |||
12:21 | +1 | Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-9 | |
12:21 | +1 | Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-9 | |
12:08 | +2 | Frankquon Sherman makes two point jump shot | 4-11 | |
11:50 | Quel'Ron House misses two point jump shot | |||
11:48 | Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound | |||
11:31 | Quel'Ron House personal foul | |||
11:31 | TV timeout | |||
11:21 | Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot | |||
11:19 | Jao Ituka defensive rebound | |||
10:45 | +2 | Koree Cotton makes two point jump shot | 6-11 | |
10:43 | Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot | |||
10:41 | Mason Nicholson defensive rebound | |||
10:30 | Andre Weir shooting foul (Marcellus Brigham Jr. draws the foul) | |||
10:30 | +1 | Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-11 | |
10:30 | +1 | Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-11 | |
10:18 | Andre Weir offensive foul | |||
10:18 | Andre Weir turnover (offensive foul) | |||
9:58 | Jao Ituka misses two point jump shot | |||
9:56 | Gamecocks offensive rebound | |||
9:51 | +3 | Koree Cotton makes three point jump shot | 11-11 | |
9:34 | Koree Cotton personal foul | |||
9:32 | +3 | Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Jamil Miller assists) | 11-14 | |
9:06 | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
9:04 | Owls defensive rebound | |||
8:39 | Mason Nicholson blocks Simeon Cottle's two point layup | |||
8:37 | Simeon Cottle offensive rebound | |||
8:33 | Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot | |||
8:31 | Gamecocks defensive rebound | |||
8:12 | +2 | Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point jump shot | 13-14 | |
7:51 | Michael Houge flagrant 1 (Frankquon Sherman draws the foul) | |||
7:51 | TV timeout | |||
7:51 | +1 | Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-15 | |
7:51 | +1 | Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-16 | |
7:49 | +2 | Ricardo Wright makes two point layup (Jamil Miller assists) | 13-18 | |
7:35 | +3 | Jamar Franklin makes three point jump shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists) | 16-18 | |
7:18 | +2 | Jamil Miller makes two point layup (Rongie Gordon assists) | 16-20 | |
7:18 | Marcellus Brigham Jr. shooting foul (Jamil Miller draws the foul) | |||
7:18 | +1 | Jamil Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-21 | |
6:56 | Marcellus Brigham Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
6:54 | Rongie Gordon defensive rebound | |||
6:50 | Jamar Franklin shooting foul (Simeon Cottle draws the foul) | |||
6:50 | +1 | Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-22 | |
6:50 | +1 | Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-23 | |
6:30 | Simeon Cottle shooting foul (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul) | |||
6:30 | +1 | Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 17-23 | |
6:30 | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
6:30 | Braedan Lue defensive rebound | |||
6:13 | +3 | Ricardo Wright makes three point jump shot | 17-26 | |
5:59 | Ricardo Wright personal foul (Jao Ituka draws the foul) | |||
5:59 | +1 | Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-26 | |
5:59 | +1 | Jao Ituka makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-26 | |
5:49 | +2 | Braedan Lue makes two point jump shot | 19-28 | |
5:26 | Simeon Cottle personal foul (Jamar Franklin draws the foul) | |||
5:26 | +1 | Jamar Franklin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-28 | |
5:26 | +1 | Jamar Franklin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-28 | |
5:14 | Ricardo Wright misses two point jump shot | |||
5:12 | Rongie Gordon offensive rebound | |||
5:08 | +2 | Rongie Gordon makes two point dunk (Ricardo Wright assists) | 21-30 | |
4:44 | +3 | Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists) | 24-30 | |
4:31 | Jamar Franklin personal foul (Ricardo Wright draws the foul) | |||
4:31 | Ricardo Wright misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
4:31 | Adrian Wooley offensive rebound | |||
4:18 | Rongie Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
4:16 | Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound | |||
3:59 | Jao Ituka misses three point jump shot | |||
3:57 | Rongie Gordon defensive rebound | |||
3:51 | Ricardo Wright turnover (out of bounds) | |||
3:51 | TV timeout | |||
3:31 | +2 | Jao Ituka makes two point jump shot | 26-30 | |
3:15 | +3 | Braedan Lue makes three point jump shot (Rongie Gordon assists) | 26-33 | |
2:42 | +2 | Iaroslav Niagu makes two point layup (Marcellus Brigham Jr. assists) | 28-33 | |
2:32 | Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot | |||
2:30 | Rongie Gordon offensive rebound | |||
2:23 | Adrian Wooley misses three point jump shot | |||
2:21 | Rongie Gordon offensive rebound | |||
2:18 | +2 | Adrian Wooley makes two point layup (Rongie Gordon assists) | 28-35 | |
1:50 | Jao Ituka misses two point layup | |||
1:48 | Delaney Heard defensive rebound | |||
1:42 | Quel'Ron House shooting foul (Delaney Heard draws the foul) | |||
1:42 | Delaney Heard misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
1:42 | +1 | Delaney Heard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-36 | |
1:28 | +3 | Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaron Pierre Jr. assists) | 31-36 | |
1:10 | Delaney Heard misses three point jump shot | |||
1:08 | Marcellus Brigham Jr. defensive rebound | |||
0:54 | +2 | Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes two point layup | 33-36 | |
0:54 | Jamil Miller shooting foul (Marcellus Brigham Jr. draws the foul) | |||
0:54 | +1 | Marcellus Brigham Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 34-36 | |
0:42 | Adrian Wooley misses three point jump shot | |||
0:40 | Michael Houge defensive rebound | |||
0:35 | +2 | Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point layup | 36-36 | |
0:24 | Owls 30 second timeout | |||
0:02 | Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Owls offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |