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Cottle scores 25 in Kennesaw State's 78-76 win over Louisiana Tech

AP
Jan 18, 2025

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) Simeon Cottle scored 25 points as Kennesaw State beat Louisiana Tech 78-76 on Saturday night.

Cottle went 10 of 15 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Owls (11-7, 3-2 Conference USA). Braedan Lue scored 19 points while shooting 7 for 15 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds. Adrian Wooley had 13 points and shot 3 of 11 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 8 from the line.

The Bulldogs (13-6, 2-4) were led by Daniel Batcho, who recorded 23 points and seven rebounds. Devin Ree added 14 points and two steals for Louisiana Tech. Amaree Abram also put up 11 points and four assists.

Both teams play on Thursday. Kennesaw State visits New Mexico State and Louisiana Tech hosts Western Kentucky.

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1st Half
LT
Bulldogs
30
KNSW
Owls
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bulldogs gains possession)
19:55	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point dunk (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	2-0
19:36	+2	Braedan Lue makes two point jump shot	2-2
19:08		Andre Weir blocks Sean Newman Jr.'s two point layup
19:06		Bulldogs offensive rebound
19:05	+2	Devin Ree makes two point layup (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	4-2
18:49		Jamil Miller misses three point jump shot
18:47		Braedan Lue offensive rebound
18:43		Devin Ree personal foul
18:34	+3	Adrian Wooley makes three point jump shot	4-5
18:05		Kaden Cooper misses two point jump shot
18:03		Andre Weir defensive rebound
17:50	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot	4-8
17:18		Daniel Batcho misses two point layup
17:16		Daniel Batcho offensive rebound
17:15		Daniel Batcho misses two point layup
17:13		Andre Weir defensive rebound
17:13		Amaree Abram blocks Simeon Cottle's two point layup
17:11		Owls offensive rebound
17:09		Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot
17:07		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
16:52		Daniel Batcho misses two point jump shot
16:50		Owls defensive rebound
16:35		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
16:33		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
16:20		Braedan Lue blocks Kaden Cooper's two point dunk
16:18		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
16:12		Simeon Cottle misses two point jump shot
16:10		Daniel Batcho defensive rebound
16:04	+3	Amaree Abram makes three point jump shot	7-8
15:59		Sean Newman Jr. shooting foul (Jamil Miller draws the foul)
15:59		TV timeout
15:59		Jamil Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:59	+1	Jamil Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-9
15:38		Amaree Abram turnover (Simeon Cottle steals)
15:30		Adrian Wooley misses two point layup
15:28		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
15:13		Sean Elkinton misses two point layup
15:11		Braedan Lue defensive rebound
15:10		Braedan Lue turnover (traveling)
14:59		Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
14:57		Braedan Lue defensive rebound
14:43	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point jump shot	7-11
14:09		Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:07		Owls defensive rebound
13:58		Adrian Wooley misses two point layup
13:56		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
13:48		Amaree Abram misses two point layup
13:46		Daniel Batcho offensive rebound
13:46	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point layup	9-11
13:46		Braedan Lue shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
13:46		Daniel Batcho misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:46		Jamil Miller defensive rebound
13:31		Simeon Cottle turnover (Amaree Abram steals)
13:21		Kaden Cooper turnover (out of bounds)
13:02		Amaree Abram shooting foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
13:02	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-12
13:02	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-13
12:51		Frankquon Sherman personal foul
12:42		Kaden Cooper misses three point jump shot
12:40		Owls defensive rebound
12:26		Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
12:24		Jamil Miller offensive rebound
12:16		Frankquon Sherman misses three point jump shot
12:14		Bulldogs defensive rebound
11:48		Frankquon Sherman shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
11:48		TV timeout
11:48	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-13
11:48	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-13
11:36	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point jump shot	11-15
11:10		Braedan Lue shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
11:10	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-15
11:10	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-15
10:51		Sean Newman Jr. personal foul
10:42		Sean Elkinton shooting foul (Jamil Miller draws the foul)
10:42		Jamil Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:42	+1	Jamil Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-16
10:17		Kaden Cooper misses two point jump shot
10:15		Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound
10:02		Adrian Wooley misses three point jump shot
10:00		Andre Weir offensive rebound
9:56		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
9:54		AJ Bates defensive rebound
9:46		Sean Elkinton misses three point jump shot
9:44		Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
9:41		AJ Bates personal foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
9:32	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point jump shot	13-18
9:03		Daniel Batcho turnover (Adrian Wooley steals)
8:55		Adrian Wooley misses two point layup
8:53		Sean Elkinton defensive rebound
8:25		Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
8:23		Andre Weir defensive rebound
8:16		Adrian Wooley misses two point layup
8:14		Adrian Wooley offensive rebound
8:08		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
8:06		Owls offensive rebound
7:55		Will Allen blocks Frankquon Sherman's two point layup
7:55		Frankquon Sherman offensive rebound
7:55		TV timeout
7:52		Simeon Cottle turnover (Devin Ree steals)
7:44	+2	Devin Ree makes two point layup	15-18
7:33		Braedan Lue misses two point jump shot
7:31		Owls offensive rebound
7:14		Braedan Lue misses two point jump shot
7:12		AJ Bates defensive rebound
6:43		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
6:33	+2	Braedan Lue makes two point dunk (Adrian Wooley assists)	15-20
6:06		Amaree Abram misses two point layup
6:04		Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
5:45	+2	Andre Weir makes two point jump shot	15-22
5:23	+3	Amaree Abram makes three point jump shot (Daniel Batcho assists)	18-22
4:56	+2	Braedan Lue makes two point jump shot	18-24
4:43		Amaree Abram misses two point jump shot
4:41		Andre Weir personal foul
4:33		AJ Bates misses three point jump shot
4:31		Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
4:19		Landren Blocker blocks Delaney Heard's two point layup
4:17		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
4:12		Simeon Cottle shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-24
4:12	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-24
3:58		Simeon Cottle turnover (AJ Bates steals)
3:53	+2	AJ Bates makes two point layup	22-24
3:47	+2	Jamil Miller makes two point dunk (Adrian Wooley assists)	22-26
3:20		Amaree Abram misses two point jump shot
3:18		Amaree Abram offensive rebound
3:14		Amaree Abram misses two point layup
3:12		Braedan Lue defensive rebound
3:04	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point layup	22-28
2:50		Simeon Cottle shooting foul (AJ Bates draws the foul)
2:50		TV timeout
2:50		AJ Bates misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:21		Jamil Miller defensive rebound
2:21		Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot
2:19		Sean Elkinton defensive rebound
2:04		Amaree Abram misses two point layup
2:02		Devin Ree offensive rebound
2:00		Braedan Lue shooting foul (Devin Ree draws the foul)
2:00	+1	Devin Ree makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-28
2:00	+1	Devin Ree makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-28
1:46		Amaree Abram personal foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
1:46		Adrian Wooley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:46		Kaden Cooper defensive rebound
1:31		Daniel Batcho misses two point layup
1:29		Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
1:24		AJ Bates shooting foul (Frankquon Sherman draws the foul)
1:24		Frankquon Sherman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:24	+1	Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-29
0:56	+3	Devin Ree makes three point jump shot (Jordan Crawford assists)	27-29
0:36		Adrian Wooley misses three point jump shot
0:34		Jamil Miller offensive rebound
0:33	+2	Jamil Miller makes two point layup	27-31
0:33		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:14		Andre Weir blocks Jordan Crawford's two point layup
0:12		Kaden Cooper offensive rebound
0:12	+2	Kaden Cooper makes two point layup	29-31
0:12		Adrian Wooley shooting foul (Kaden Cooper draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Kaden Cooper makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-31
0:03	+2	Andre Weir makes two point hook shot	30-33
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LT
Bulldogs
46
KNSW
Owls
45

Time		Play	Score
19:51		Devin Ree misses three point jump shot
19:49		Andre Weir defensive rebound
19:37	+2	Braedan Lue makes two point layup	30-35
19:37		Devin Ree shooting foul (Braedan Lue draws the foul)
19:37	+1	Braedan Lue makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-36
19:25		Amaree Abram misses three point jump shot
19:23		Andre Weir defensive rebound
19:09		Sean Newman Jr. personal foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
18:57		Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot
18:55		Jamil Miller offensive rebound
18:39		Jamil Miller turnover (Kaden Cooper steals)
18:35	+2	Kaden Cooper makes two point layup	32-36
18:24		Owls 30 second timeout
18:24		TV timeout
18:05		Adrian Wooley misses three point jump shot
18:03		Owls turnover (shot clock violation)
17:42		Sean Newman Jr. turnover (bad pass)
17:14	+2	Braedan Lue makes two point jump shot	32-38
16:48		Andre Weir blocks Daniel Batcho's two point layup
16:46		Andre Weir defensive rebound
16:35	+3	Braedan Lue makes three point jump shot (Simeon Cottle assists)	32-41
16:20		Jamil Miller shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
16:20	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-41
16:20	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-41
16:06	+2	Rongie Gordon makes two point layup (Adrian Wooley assists)	34-43
15:52	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point layup (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	36-43
15:31		Jamil Miller turnover (Devin Ree steals)
15:27		Rongie Gordon blocks Devin Ree's two point layup
15:27		Bulldogs offensive rebound
15:27		TV timeout
15:14	+2	Sean Newman Jr. makes two point jump shot	38-43
14:56		Braedan Lue misses two point jump shot
14:54		Daniel Batcho defensive rebound
14:45	+3	Sean Newman Jr. makes three point jump shot (Amaree Abram assists)	41-43
14:14	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point layup	41-45
13:51	+3	Devin Ree makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	44-45
13:28	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point jump shot	44-47
12:59		Rongie Gordon personal foul
12:53		Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:51		Devin Ree offensive rebound
12:48	+2	Amaree Abram makes two point layup (AJ Bates assists)	46-47
12:34	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point jump shot	46-49
12:11		Amaree Abram misses two point layup
12:09		Bulldogs offensive rebound
12:04		Sean Newman Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:02		Bulldogs offensive rebound
12:02		Amaree Abram turnover (Ricardo Wright steals)
11:43	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot	46-52
11:19		Devin Ree turnover (bad pass)
11:19		TV timeout
11:06		Frankquon Sherman misses three point jump shot
11:04		Devin Ree defensive rebound
10:54	+3	Sean Elkinton makes three point jump shot (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	49-52
10:35	+2	Frankquon Sherman makes two point layup	49-54
10:11		Sean Newman Jr. turnover (Frankquon Sherman steals)
10:05	+2	Adrian Wooley makes two point layup	49-56
10:05		AJ Bates shooting foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
10:05	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-57
9:45	+2	Kaden Cooper makes two point layup (Amaree Abram assists)	51-57
9:30	+2	Andre Weir makes two point layup (Ricardo Wright assists)	51-59
9:01		Andre Weir blocks Sean Newman Jr.'s two point layup
8:59		Kaden Cooper offensive rebound
8:54		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
8:31		Kaden Cooper shooting foul (Frankquon Sherman draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-60
8:31	+1	Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-61
8:07		Rongie Gordon shooting foul (Amaree Abram draws the foul)
8:07		Amaree Abram misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:07	+1	Amaree Abram makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-61
7:57		Kaden Cooper shooting foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
7:57		TV timeout
7:57		Adrian Wooley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:57	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-62
7:30	+3	Sean Newman Jr. makes three point jump shot (Amaree Abram assists)	55-62
7:12		Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
7:10		Amaree Abram defensive rebound
6:58	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point layup (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	57-62
6:58		Adrian Wooley shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
6:58	+1	Daniel Batcho makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-62
6:45	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Braedan Lue assists)	58-65
6:16		Sean Newman Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:14		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
5:49	+2	Andre Weir makes two point layup (Adrian Wooley assists)	58-67
5:21		Andre Weir personal foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
5:21		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
5:02	+2	Amaree Abram makes two point jump shot	60-67
4:40		Daniel Batcho shooting foul (Braedan Lue draws the foul)
4:40		Braedan Lue misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:40	+1	Braedan Lue makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-68
4:21	+3	Sean Newman Jr. makes three point jump shot (Amaree Abram assists)	63-68
3:59		Andre Weir misses two point jump shot
3:58		Andre Weir offensive rebound
3:58		Devin Ree shooting foul (Andre Weir draws the foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:58		Andre Weir misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:58		Andre Weir misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:58		Daniel Batcho defensive rebound
3:38		Adrian Wooley personal foul (Amaree Abram draws the foul)
3:28	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point layup (Sean Newman Jr. assists)	65-68
3:28		Andre Weir shooting foul (Daniel Batcho draws the foul)
3:28		Daniel Batcho misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:28		Andre Weir defensive rebound
3:02		Braedan Lue misses two point jump shot
3:00		Braedan Lue offensive rebound
2:57	+2	Braedan Lue makes two point layup	65-70
2:36		Daniel Batcho misses two point jump shot
2:34		Bulldogs offensive rebound
2:25		Amaree Abram turnover (Jamil Miller steals)
2:22		AJ Bates shooting foul (Simeon Cottle draws the foul)
2:22	+1	Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-71
2:22	+1	Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-72
2:05	+2	AJ Bates makes two point layup	67-72
2:05		Jamil Miller shooting foul (AJ Bates draws the foul)
2:05		AJ Bates misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:05		Andre Weir personal foul (Devin Ree draws the foul)
2:05	+1	Devin Ree makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-72
2:05	+1	Devin Ree makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-72
1:52		Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot
1:50		Daniel Batcho defensive rebound
1:43		Devin Ree misses three point jump shot
1:41		Amaree Abram offensive rebound
1:33		Amaree Abram misses two point layup
1:31		Daniel Batcho offensive rebound
1:29	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point layup	71-72
1:15		Adrian Wooley misses two point jump shot
1:13		Adrian Wooley offensive rebound
1:13		Devin Ree personal foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
1:13	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-73
1:13	+1	Adrian Wooley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-74
0:51		Sean Newman Jr. turnover (Adrian Wooley steals)
0:47	+2	Adrian Wooley makes two point dunk	71-76
0:45		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:36		Andre Weir blocks Sean Newman Jr.'s two point layup
0:36		Bulldogs offensive rebound
0:29	+2	AJ Bates makes two point layup	73-76
0:28		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:24		AJ Bates personal foul (Braedan Lue draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Braedan Lue makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-77
0:24	+1	Braedan Lue makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-78
0:08	+2	Daniel Batcho makes two point layup	75-78
0:08		Bulldogs 60 second timeout
0:07		Adrian Wooley turnover (Sean Newman Jr. steals)
0:01		Devin Ree misses three point jump shot
0:00		Rongie Gordon personal foul (Landren Blocker draws the foul)
0:00		Landren Blocker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:00	+1	Landren Blocker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-78
0:00		End of period

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Landren Blocker makes regular free throw 2 of 2