RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) - Glenn Cosey scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half as Eastern Kentucky pulled away for an 85-71 nonconference victory over Kennesaw State on Friday night.
The junior guard, who played two seasons at Columbus State Community College in Ohio, made two 3-pointers and a layup during an 14-7 run that gave the Colonels (2-0) a 50-41 lead with 12:43 left in the game.
Cosey added six points and Eric Stutz five during a late 11-4 run that stretched the lead to 85-66.
Markeith Cummings scored 22 points to lead the Owls (1-2), and Delbert Love scored 11 of his 12 points in the first half, which ended with Eastern Kentucky ahead 36-33 after eight lead changes.
The Colonels took advantage of 18 Kennesaw State turnovers while committing just 10 of their own.
The game was part of the Comfort Suites Invitational, a round-robin involving five teams.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Kennesaw State (1-2) | 33 | 38 | 71 |
| Eastern Kentucky (2-0) « | 36 | 49 | 85 |
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| Kennesaw State Owls | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Anderson, F | 37 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| M. Cummings, F | 25 | 8-12 | 5-7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| A. Osemhen, C | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| D. Love, G | 39 | 4-10 | 4-8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Y. Brown, G | 27 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Hamilton | 32 | 3-5 | 7-10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| B. Dawson | 13 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| N. Pruitt | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Hobbs | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23-45 | 21-31 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 71 | |
| 51.1% | 67.7% | ||||||
| Eastern Kentucky Colonels | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| E. Stutz, F | 25 | 4-8 | 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| D. Muff, F | 15 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| M. DiNunno, G | 37 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| G. Cosey, G | 34 | 6-11 | 6-8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| T. Johnson, G | 24 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Johnson | 20 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| C. Walden | 17 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| M. Lewis | 15 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| T. Knipp | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| J. Babb-Harrison | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Parsons | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Stenzel | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 30-57 | 18-21 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 85 | |
| 52.6% | 85.7% | ||||||
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