KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) - Chris Perez scored 19 points, including a last-minute three-point play, to lead Stetson over Kennesaw State 70-60 Wednesday night in Atlantic Sun action.
Stetson scored the last 10 points to hand Kennesaw State (1-13, 0-2) its 12th straight loss.
Stetson (4-9, 1-1) led 56-46, but the Owls' 8-0 run pulled them within 56-54 on a layup by Aaron Anderson. When Myles Hamilton stuck a jumper with 1:29 left, it was tied 60-60.
But Stetson rebuffed the rally. Adam Pegg (14 points) converted a 3-point play. After an Owls' miss, Perez completed his three-point play with 0:36 remaining. Two free throws by Joel Naburgs with 0:19 left clinched it.
Stetson had a 3-point advantage, hitting 8 of 15 treys while Kennesaw State made 3 of 16. Stetson shot 25 for 41 (61 percent) from the floor, Kennesaw State 24 for 61 (39.3 percent).
Markeith Cummings led the Owls with 19 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Stetson (4-9) « | 32 | 38 | 70 |
| Kennesaw State (1-13) | 33 | 27 | 60 |
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| Stetson Hatters | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| W. Green, F | 27 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| A. Pegg, C | 30 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| C. Perez, G | 38 | 8-10 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 |
| J. Naburgs, G | 25 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| H. Miller, G | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Graham | 28 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| L. McInerney | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| D. Diaz | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Solanke | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-41 | 12-19 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 70 | |
| 61% | 63.2% | ||||||
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| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Anderson, F | 38 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| M. Cummings, F | 33 | 8-19 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| A. Osemhen, C | 22 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| D. Love, G | 38 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| M. Hamilton, G | 28 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| Y. Brown | 17 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| N. Pruitt | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| B. Dawson | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Montgomery | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 24-61 | 9-16 | 30 | 8 | 17 | 60 | |
| 39.3% | 56.3% | ||||||
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