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Kohl leads Abilene Christian into Southland title game 93-71

AP
Mar 12, 2021

KATY, Texas (AP) Kolton Kohl scored 20 points, Airion Simmons added 16 off the bench and Abilene Christian Wildcats walloped Lamar Cardinals 93-71 on Friday in the semifinals of the Southland Tournament.

The second-seeded Wildcats (22-4) advance to Saturday's championship game to face No. 1 seed Nicholls State.

The Wildcats shot 53% for the game, making 34 of 64 field goals, and out-rebounded Lamar 32-23. Abilene Christian piled up 22 assists, Reggie Miller leading with six. The Wildcats also scored 29 points off turnovers and dominated scoring in the paint 42-28.

The Wildcats showcased phenomenal ball movement, multiple passes per possession opening up 3-point opportunities or drives to the hoop.

All 14 Wildcats saw playing time, 11 scored and four reached double figures. Clay Gayman and Joe Pleasant added 11 points each.

Anderson Kopp scored 23 points off the bench to lead sixth-seeded Lamar (10-18), with Kasen Harrison adding 18.

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1st Half
LAM
Cardinals
29
ABIL
Wildcats
52

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Cardinals gains possession)
19:44	+3	Joe Pleasant makes three point jump shot (Kolton Kohl assists)	0-3
19:11	+2	Davion Buster makes two point jump shot	2-3
18:42		Reggie Miller misses three point jump shot
18:40		Reggie Miller offensive rebound
18:30		Coryon Mason turnover (bad pass)
18:00		Avery Sullivan misses two point jump shot
17:58		Kolton Kohl defensive rebound
17:45		Joe Pleasant misses two point hook shot
17:43		Avery Sullivan defensive rebound
17:43		Jump ball. (Cardinals gains possession)
17:21		Davion Buster misses three point jump shot
17:19		Damien Daniels defensive rebound
17:07	+2	Damien Daniels makes two point jump shot	2-5
16:57		Ellis Jefferson turnover (lost ball) (Damien Daniels steals)
16:46		Kolton Kohl misses two point jump shot
16:44		Reggie Miller offensive rebound
16:37		Clay Gayman misses three point jump shot
16:35		Kasen Harrison defensive rebound
16:28	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point jump shot	4-5
16:13		Clay Gayman misses three point jump shot
16:11		David Muoka defensive rebound
16:02		Ellis Jefferson turnover (bad pass) (Clay Gayman steals)
15:53	+2	Kolton Kohl makes two point layup (Coryon Mason assists)	4-7
15:53		TV timeout
15:24		Anderson Kopp misses two point jump shot
15:22		Airion Simmons defensive rebound
15:07	+2	Airion Simmons makes two point jump shot (Reggie Miller assists)	4-9
14:52		Avery Sullivan misses two point layup
14:50		Airion Simmons defensive rebound
14:39	+2	Clay Gayman makes two point jump shot (Makhi Morris assists)	4-11
14:30		Cardinals 30 second timeout
14:20		Kasen Harrison misses two point jump shot
14:18		David Muoka offensive rebound
14:17		David Muoka misses two point layup
14:00		Airion Simmons defensive rebound
14:00		David Muoka shooting foul (Airion Simmons draws the foul)
14:00		Airion Simmons misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:00	+1	Airion Simmons makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-12
13:43		Kasen Harrison turnover (bad pass) (Tobias Cameron steals)
13:37	+3	Airion Simmons makes three point jump shot (Reggie Miller assists)	4-15
13:27		Davion Buster misses two point jump shot
13:25		Airion Simmons defensive rebound
13:17		Reggie Miller turnover (lost ball) (Kasen Harrison steals)
13:10		Makhi Morris shooting foul (Kasen Harrison draws the foul)
13:10	+1	Kasen Harrison makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-15
13:10		Kasen Harrison misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:10		Kolton Kohl defensive rebound
12:57		Coryon Mason misses three point jump shot
12:55		Kasen Harrison defensive rebound
12:43		Anderson Kopp misses three point jump shot
12:41		Coryon Mason defensive rebound
12:36		Coryon Mason turnover (bad pass)
12:14		Joe Pleasant shooting foul (Anderson Kopp draws the foul)
12:14	+1	Anderson Kopp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-15
12:14	+1	Anderson Kopp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-15
11:51		Damien Daniels misses two point layup
11:49		Kolton Kohl offensive rebound
11:45	+2	Kolton Kohl makes two point tip shot	7-17
11:23		Avery Sullivan misses two point jump shot
11:21		Lincoln Smith offensive rebound
11:19		Lincoln Smith turnover (bad pass) (Damien Daniels steals)
11:19		Lincoln Smith personal foul
11:19		TV timeout
11:05		Coryon Mason misses three point jump shot
11:03		Coryon Mason offensive rebound
10:52	+2	Kolton Kohl makes two point jump shot	7-19
10:34	+3	Anderson Kopp makes three point jump shot (Kasen Harrison assists)	10-19
10:08		Clay Gayman turnover (bad pass) (Ellis Jefferson steals)
10:01	+2	Ellis Jefferson makes two point layup	12-19
9:49	+2	Airion Simmons makes two point layup (Reggie Miller assists)	12-21
9:31	+3	Anderson Kopp makes three point jump shot (Kasen Harrison assists)	15-21
9:27		Wildcats 30 second timeout
9:18	+2	Coryon Mason makes two point layup	15-23
9:04		Avery Sullivan misses two point layup
9:02		Damien Daniels defensive rebound
8:53	+3	Airion Simmons makes three point jump shot (Coryon Mason assists)	15-26
8:42		Reggie Miller personal foul
8:39		Davion Buster misses two point jump shot
8:37		Wildcats defensive rebound
8:27	+2	Coryon Mason makes two point dunk (Airion Simmons assists)	15-28
8:26		Ellis Jefferson shooting foul (Coryon Mason draws the foul)
8:26	+1	Coryon Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-29
8:12	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point jump shot	17-29
7:53		Kolton Kohl misses two point layup
7:51		Ayaan Sohail defensive rebound
7:44		Kolton Kohl shooting foul (Ayaan Sohail draws the foul)
7:44		TV timeout
7:44		Ayaan Sohail misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:44	+1	Ayaan Sohail makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-29
7:02		Ayaan Sohail personal foul (Tobias Cameron draws the foul)
7:02	+1	Tobias Cameron makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-30
7:02	+1	Tobias Cameron makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-31
7:02		Lincoln Smith turnover (bad pass)
7:02	+2	Kolton Kohl makes two point jump shot (Tobias Cameron assists)	18-33
6:50		Anderson Kopp turnover (lost ball) (Reggie Miller steals)
6:32	+3	Airion Simmons makes three point jump shot (Makhi Morris assists)	18-36
6:17		Kasen Harrison offensive foul
6:17		Kasen Harrison turnover
6:07	+2	Kolton Kohl makes two point layup (Tobias Cameron assists)	18-38
5:42		Kasen Harrison misses two point jump shot
5:40		Davion Buster offensive rebound
5:34		Davion Buster misses three point jump shot
5:32		Wildcats defensive rebound
5:23		Clay Gayman misses three point jump shot
5:21		Ayaan Sohail defensive rebound
5:09	+2	David Muoka makes two point jump shot (Davion Buster assists)	20-38
4:53	+2	Makhi Morris makes two point jump shot (Clay Gayman assists)	20-40
4:32		Ayaan Sohail misses two point jump shot
4:30		Reggie Miller defensive rebound
4:25		Ayaan Sohail personal foul (Reggie Miller draws the foul)
4:25		Reggie Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:25	+1	Reggie Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-41
4:25	+1	Reggie Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-41
3:58		Davion Buster turnover (bad pass) (Makhi Morris steals)
3:53	+2	Clay Gayman makes two point layup (Reggie Miller assists)	20-43
3:53		Anderson Kopp shooting foul (Clay Gayman draws the foul)
3:53		TV timeout
3:53	+1	Clay Gayman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-44
3:35		Makhi Morris personal foul (Ellis Jefferson draws the foul)
3:16	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point jump shot	22-44
2:56		Anderson Kopp shooting foul (Clay Gayman draws the foul)
2:56	+1	Clay Gayman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-45
2:56	+1	Clay Gayman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-46
2:31		Anderson Kopp turnover (bad pass)
2:12	+2	Clay Gayman makes two point layup	22-48
2:02	+2	Davion Buster makes two point jump shot	24-48
1:40		Clay Gayman misses three point jump shot
1:38		Ellis Jefferson defensive rebound
1:31		Ellis Jefferson misses two point jump shot
1:29		Coryon Mason defensive rebound
1:29		Jump ball. (Wildcats gains possession)
1:17		David Muoka personal foul (Kolton Kohl draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Kolton Kohl makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-49
1:17	+1	Kolton Kohl makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-50
1:02		Damien Daniels personal foul
0:58	+3	Kasen Harrison makes three point jump shot (Davion Buster assists)	27-50
0:47	+2	Kolton Kohl makes two point layup (Reggie Miller assists)	27-52
0:25	+2	David Muoka makes two point jump shot (Anderson Kopp assists)	29-52
0:01		David Muoka blocks Kolton Kohl's two point jump shot
0:00		David Muoka defensive rebound

2nd Half
LAM
Cardinals
42
ABIL
Wildcats
41

Time		Play	Score
19:42		Kasen Harrison turnover (bad pass) (Coryon Mason steals)
19:32		David Muoka blocks Joe Pleasant's two point layup
19:30		Kasen Harrison defensive rebound
19:20	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point layup	31-52
19:04		Damien Daniels misses two point jump shot
19:02		Kolton Kohl offensive rebound
18:57		Wildcats 30 second timeout
18:57		TV timeout
18:45		Kolton Kohl turnover (bad pass) (David Muoka steals)
18:38		Avery Sullivan turnover (bad pass)
18:22		Coryon Mason misses two point jump shot
18:20		David Muoka defensive rebound
18:11		Avery Sullivan misses two point layup
18:09		Kolton Kohl defensive rebound
18:06		Kolton Kohl turnover (bad pass)
17:34		Kolton Kohl blocks Kasen Harrison's two point layup
17:32		Coryon Mason defensive rebound
17:24		Avery Sullivan personal foul (Damien Daniels draws the foul)
17:19	+3	Coryon Mason makes three point jump shot (Kolton Kohl assists)	31-55
17:03	+3	Anderson Kopp makes three point jump shot (Davion Buster assists)	34-55
16:52		David Muoka blocks Joe Pleasant's two point layup
16:50		Joe Pleasant offensive rebound
16:38		Makhi Morris misses three point jump shot
16:36		Kolton Kohl offensive rebound
16:30	+2	Kolton Kohl makes two point layup	34-57
16:16		Ellis Jefferson misses three point jump shot
16:14		Joe Pleasant defensive rebound
15:56		Kolton Kohl misses two point jump shot
15:54		Anderson Kopp defensive rebound
15:49	+3	Anderson Kopp makes three point jump shot	37-57
15:32		Kasen Harrison shooting foul (Makhi Morris draws the foul)
15:32		TV timeout
15:32		Makhi Morris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:32	+1	Makhi Morris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-58
15:04	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point jump shot	39-58
14:44		Clay Gayman misses three point jump shot
14:42		Anderson Kopp defensive rebound
14:27		Davion Buster turnover (bad pass) (Tobias Cameron steals)
14:20		Makhi Morris misses two point layup
14:18		Airion Simmons offensive rebound
14:20		Lincoln Smith shooting foul (Airion Simmons draws the foul)
14:20	+1	Airion Simmons makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-59
14:20	+1	Airion Simmons makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-60
13:59		Clay Gayman personal foul
13:57	+3	Davion Buster makes three point jump shot (Kasen Harrison assists)	42-60
13:44		Clay Gayman misses three point jump shot
13:40		Wildcats offensive rebound
13:33		Airion Simmons misses two point jump shot
13:31		Lincoln Smith defensive rebound
13:06		Anderson Kopp misses three point jump shot
13:04		Airion Simmons defensive rebound
12:57		Airion Simmons turnover (lost ball) (Kasen Harrison steals)
12:57		Anderson Kopp misses three point jump shot
12:55		Clay Gayman defensive rebound
12:41		Airion Simmons misses three point jump shot
12:39		Anderson Kopp defensive rebound
12:24		Davion Buster misses three point jump shot
12:22		Lincoln Smith offensive rebound
12:17	+2	Lincoln Smith makes two point layup	44-60
12:03	+3	Damien Daniels makes three point jump shot (Reggie Miller assists)	44-63
11:30		Kasen Harrison misses two point jump shot
11:28		Joe Pleasant defensive rebound
11:27		Official timeout
11:27		TV timeout
11:04	+2	Kolton Kohl makes two point layup (Coryon Mason assists)	44-65
10:43	+2	Anderson Kopp makes two point layup	46-65
10:22	+2	Joe Pleasant makes two point jump shot (Kolton Kohl assists)	46-67
10:00		Avery Sullivan turnover (lost ball) (Damien Daniels steals)
9:54		Anderson Kopp blocks Damien Daniels's two point layup
9:52		Lincoln Smith defensive rebound
9:49		Reggie Miller personal foul
9:42		Avery Sullivan misses two point jump shot
9:40		Reggie Miller defensive rebound
9:30		Lincoln Smith personal foul
9:29		Reggie Miller turnover (bad pass) (Anderson Kopp steals)
9:18		Avery Sullivan turnover (lost ball) (Joe Pleasant steals)
9:06	+3	Joe Pleasant makes three point jump shot (Coryon Mason assists)	46-70
8:47	+2	Anderson Kopp makes two point jump shot (Kasen Harrison assists)	48-70
8:32		Avery Sullivan shooting foul (Kolton Kohl draws the foul)
8:32	+1	Kolton Kohl makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-71
8:32	+1	Kolton Kohl makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-72
8:14		Damien Daniels personal foul
8:10		Makhi Morris personal foul (Ayaan Sohail draws the foul)
8:00		Tobias Cameron personal foul (Ellis Jefferson draws the foul)
8:00		TV timeout
7:41	+2	Anderson Kopp makes two point jump shot	50-72
7:09	+2	Damien Daniels makes two point layup	50-74
6:51	+2	Ellis Jefferson makes two point layup	52-74
6:32	+2	Joe Pleasant makes two point jump shot	52-76
6:32		Avery Sullivan shooting foul (Joe Pleasant draws the foul)
6:32	+1	Joe Pleasant makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-77
6:19		David Muoka misses two point jump shot
6:17		Makhi Morris defensive rebound
5:51	+2	Clay Gayman makes two point dunk	52-79
5:41		Ellis Jefferson turnover (lost ball) (Clay Gayman steals)
5:34	+2	Tobias Cameron makes two point layup (Clay Gayman assists)	52-81
5:34		Cardinals 30 second timeout
5:26		Ellis Jefferson offensive foul
5:26		Ellis Jefferson turnover
5:02	+3	Cameron Steele makes three point jump shot (Damien Daniels assists)	52-84
4:28		Logan McLaughlin shooting foul (Avery Sullivan draws the foul)
4:28	+1	Avery Sullivan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-84
4:28	+1	Avery Sullivan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-84
4:14		Avery Sullivan shooting foul (Cameron Steele draws the foul)
4:14		Cameron Steele misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:14		Cameron Steele misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:14		Kasen Harrison defensive rebound
4:07		Kasen Harrison misses three point jump shot
4:05		Clay Gayman defensive rebound
3:55	+2	Makhi Morris makes two point layup	54-86
3:45	+2	Ellis Jefferson makes two point layup	56-86
3:19		David Muoka blocks Makhi Morris's two point layup
3:19		Makhi Morris offensive rebound
3:19		Anderson Kopp blocks Makhi Morris's two point layup
3:19		Ellis Jefferson defensive rebound
3:19	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point layup	58-86
3:00	+3	Tobias Cameron makes three point jump shot (Cameron Steele assists)	58-89
2:52		TV timeout
2:35		Lincoln Smith misses two point layup
2:33		Jameson Richardson defensive rebound
2:19		David Muoka blocks Logan McLaughlin's two point jump shot
2:19		Logan McLaughlin offensive rebound
2:19	+2	Logan McLaughlin makes two point layup	58-91
2:08	+3	Anderson Kopp makes three point jump shot	61-91
1:47		Logan McLaughlin misses three point jump shot
1:45		Cardinals defensive rebound
1:36		Paul Hiepler blocks Kasen Harrison's two point layup
1:34		Corey Nickerson offensive rebound
1:24	+2	Corey Nickerson makes two point layup	63-91
1:16		Lincoln Smith blocks Payton Brooks's two point layup
1:14		Lincoln Smith defensive rebound
1:01	+2	Lincoln Smith makes two point layup	65-91
0:57		Jameson Richardson turnover (traveling)
0:48	+2	Kasen Harrison makes two point jump shot	67-91
0:27		Paul Hiepler turnover (lost ball) (Anderson Kopp steals)
0:27	+2	Lincoln Smith makes two point layup	69-91
0:22		Paul Hiepler misses two point jump shot
0:22		Cameron Steele offensive rebound
0:16	+2	Cameron Steele makes two point layup	69-93
0:18	+2	Corey Nickerson makes two point layup (Ayaan Sohail assists)	71-93

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Corey Nickerson makes two point layup (Ayaan Sohail assists)