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Jacksonville knocks out Kennesaw State 92-86 in first round of ASUN Tournament

AP
Mar 04, 2024

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) Robert McCray scored 31 points to lead Jacksonville over Kennesaw State 92-86 on Monday night in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.

McCray shot 10 for 14 (4 for 4 from 3-point range) and 7 of 10 from the free throw line for the Dolphins (15-16). Marcus Niblack added 20 points while shooting 5 for 10 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free throw line, and he also had three steals. Bryce Workman shot 5 of 11 from the field and 5 for 6 from the line to finish with 17 points, while adding 15 rebounds.

Simeon Cottle led the way for the Owls (15-16) with 29 points and three steals. Terrell Burden added 28 points and nine assists. Demond Robinson had 13 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks.

Workman tallied 12 points in the first half for Jacksonville, which led 35-33 at halftime. McCray scored 21 points in the second half to lead Jacksonville to a victory.

The Dolphins will play No. 1 seed Eastern Kentucky in Tuesday's second round.

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1st Half
JU
Dolphins
35
KNSW
Owls
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Stephon Payne III vs. Demond Robinson (Zach Bell gains possession)
19:45		Gyasi Powell misses three point jump shot
19:43		Demond Robinson defensive rebound
19:27		Zach Bell personal foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
19:15		Terrell Burden misses three point jump shot
19:13		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
18:56		Robert McCray V turnover (bad pass) (Simeon Cottle steals)
18:46		Stephon Payne III blocks Quincy Ademokoya's two point driving layup
18:40		Dolphins defensive rebound
18:13		Gyasi Powell misses two point pullup jump shot
18:11		Terrell Burden defensive rebound
18:01	+3	Demond Robinson makes three point jump shot (Terrell Burden assists)	0-3
17:50		Frankquon Sherman personal foul (Stephon Payne III draws the foul)
17:32	+2	Gyasi Powell makes two point pullup jump shot	2-3
17:18		Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
17:16		Owls offensive rebound
17:12		Robert McCray V shooting foul (Simeon Cottle draws the foul)
17:12	+1	Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-4
17:12		Simeon Cottle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:12		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
16:50		Quincy Ademokoya shooting foul (Robert McCray V draws the foul)
16:50		Robert McCray V misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:50	+1	Robert McCray V makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-4
16:39		Frankquon Sherman misses three point jump shot
16:37		Terrell Burden offensive rebound
16:33		Terrell Burden misses two point layup
16:31		Marcus Niblack defensive rebound
16:21		Bryce Workman misses two point hook shot
16:19		Demond Robinson defensive rebound
16:14		Frankquon Sherman misses two point jump shot
16:12		Donovan Rivers defensive rebound
16:06		Marcus Niblack turnover (bad pass) (Simeon Cottle steals)
16:00		Frankquon Sherman misses two point layup
15:58		Gyasi Powell defensive rebound
15:52	+3	Robert McCray V makes three point jump shot (Gyasi Powell assists)	6-4
15:36		Demond Robinson misses two point jump shot
15:34		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
15:23	+3	Robert McCray V makes three point jump shot (Marcus Niblack assists)	9-4
15:05	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point driving finger roll layup (Terrell Burden assists)	9-6
15:05		Donovan Rivers shooting foul (Simeon Cottle draws the foul)
15:05		TV timeout
15:05		Simeon Cottle misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:05		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
14:47		Robert McCray V misses two point jump shot
14:45		Stephon Payne III offensive rebound
14:25		Marcus Niblack misses two point layup
14:23		Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
14:06		Stephon Payne III personal foul (Demond Robinson draws the foul)
13:53		Terrell Burden turnover (bad pass) (Bryce Workman steals)
13:43		Rongie Gordon shooting foul (Bryce Workman draws the foul)
13:43	+1	Bryce Workman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-6
13:43	+1	Bryce Workman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-6
13:29	+2	RJ Johnson makes two point layup	11-8
13:04		Robert McCray V misses two point driving layup
13:02		Bryce Workman offensive rebound
12:59	+2	Bryce Workman makes two point layup	13-8
12:47		Stephon Payne III personal foul (Demond Robinson draws the foul)
12:42		Demond Robinson misses two point jump shot
12:40		DeeJuan Pruitt defensive rebound
12:17		Simeon Cottle shooting foul (Zach Bell draws the foul)
12:17	+1	Zach Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-8
12:17	+1	Zach Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-8
12:08		Zach Bell personal foul (RJ Johnson draws the foul)
11:58		Terrell Burden misses two point jump shot
11:56		Rongie Gordon offensive rebound
11:55	+2	Rongie Gordon makes two point layup	15-10
11:29		RJ Johnson personal foul (Marcus Niblack draws the foul)
11:29		TV timeout
11:25		DeeJuan Pruitt turnover (bad pass)
11:14		RJ Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot
11:12		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
10:51	+3	Robert McCray V makes three point jump shot (Bryce Workman assists)	18-10
10:32	+2	RJ Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot	18-12
10:11		DeeJuan Pruitt misses three point jump shot
10:09		RJ Johnson defensive rebound
10:00	+3	Rongie Gordon makes three point jump shot (RJ Johnson assists)	18-15
9:32		Gyasi Powell turnover (bad pass)
9:20	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point jump shot	18-17
9:20		Robert McCray V shooting foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
9:20		Terrell Burden misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:19		Frankquon Sherman offensive rebound
9:17	+2	Frankquon Sherman makes two point layup	18-19
9:17		Donovan Rivers shooting foul (Frankquon Sherman draws the foul)
9:17		Dolphins 30 second timeout
9:17		Frankquon Sherman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:17		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
8:56		DeeJuan Pruitt misses two point layup
8:54		Jarius Cook offensive rebound
8:48		Gyasi Powell misses three point jump shot
8:46		Jarius Cook offensive rebound
8:30		Rongie Gordon shooting foul (Bryce Workman draws the foul)
8:30	+1	Bryce Workman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-19
8:30	+1	Bryce Workman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-19
8:19		Terrell Burden misses three point jump shot
8:17		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
8:08		Frankquon Sherman shooting foul (Marcus Niblack draws the foul)
8:08	+1	Marcus Niblack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-19
8:08	+1	Marcus Niblack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-19
7:54		Demond Robinson misses two point jump shot
7:52		DeeJuan Pruitt defensive rebound
7:23	+3	Bryce Workman makes three point jump shot (Jarius Cook assists)	25-19
7:12		Simeon Cottle misses two point jump shot
7:10		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
6:59	+3	Bryce Workman makes three point jump shot (Marcus Niblack assists)	28-19
6:57		Owls 30 second timeout
6:57		TV timeout
6:42		Bryce Workman blocks Terrell Burden's two point layup
6:40		Simeon Cottle offensive rebound
6:36		Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
6:34		DeeJuan Pruitt defensive rebound
6:34		Terrell Burden personal foul (Jarius Cook draws the foul)
6:34	+1	Jarius Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-19
6:34	+1	Jarius Cook makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-19
6:16		Terrell Burden misses two point driving layup
6:14		Demond Robinson offensive rebound
6:08	+3	Terrell Burden makes three point jump shot (RJ Johnson assists)	30-22
5:53		Marcus Niblack offensive foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
5:53		Marcus Niblack turnover (offensive foul)
5:44	+3	Terrell Burden makes three point stepback jump shot (RJ Johnson assists)	30-25
5:20		Jarius Cook misses two point jump shot
5:18		Jamel King defensive rebound
5:12		Jamel King turnover (bad pass) (DeeJuan Pruitt steals)
4:54	+3	Gyasi Powell makes three point jump shot (Jarius Cook assists)	33-25
4:40		Terrell Burden misses two point driving reverse layup
4:38		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
4:20		Jarius Cook misses two point jump shot
4:18		RJ Johnson defensive rebound
4:14	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point layup (RJ Johnson assists)	33-27
3:58		DeeJuan Pruitt misses two point jump shot
3:56		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
3:56		Bryce Workman personal foul (Demond Robinson draws the foul)
3:56		TV timeout
3:56	+1	Demond Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-28
3:56	+1	Demond Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-29
3:43		DeeJuan Pruitt turnover (bad pass) (Demond Robinson steals)
3:38		Terrell Burden misses three point jump shot
3:36		DeeJuan Pruitt defensive rebound
3:23	+2	Marcus Niblack makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	35-29
3:04		Demond Robinson misses three point jump shot
3:02		DeeJuan Pruitt defensive rebound
2:46		Marcus Niblack offensive foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
2:46		Marcus Niblack turnover (offensive foul)
2:31		Jamel King misses three point jump shot
2:29		Jarius Cook defensive rebound
2:10		Demond Robinson blocks Bryce Workman's two point layup
2:08		Jarius Cook offensive rebound
2:05		Jarius Cook turnover (bad pass) (Terrell Burden steals)
1:59	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point driving finger roll layup	35-31
1:33		Gyasi Powell misses three point jump shot
1:31		Demond Robinson defensive rebound
1:12	+2	Demond Robinson makes two point jump shot	35-33
0:48		Gyasi Powell misses two point pullup jump shot
0:46		Demond Robinson defensive rebound
0:38		Terrell Burden turnover (lost ball) (Gyasi Powell steals)
0:32		Jarius Cook misses three point jump shot
0:30		Jamel King defensive rebound
0:04		Terrell Burden misses two point jump shot
0:01		Demond Robinson offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
JU
Dolphins
57
KNSW
Owls
53

Time		Play	Score
19:39	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Demond Robinson assists)	35-36
19:18		Robert McCray V turnover (bad pass) (Simeon Cottle steals)
19:13		Simeon Cottle turnover (lost ball)
19:02		Bryce Workman misses two point jump shot
19:00		Demond Robinson defensive rebound
18:43		Stephon Payne III personal foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
18:29	+2	Demond Robinson makes two point dunk (Terrell Burden assists)	35-38
18:09		Frankquon Sherman personal foul (Robert McCray V draws the foul)
18:06		Bryce Workman misses two point layup
18:04		Donovan Rivers offensive rebound
18:03		Frankquon Sherman shooting foul (Donovan Rivers draws the foul)
18:03	+1	Donovan Rivers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-38
18:03	+1	Donovan Rivers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-38
17:46	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Terrell Burden assists)	37-41
17:35		Quincy Ademokoya shooting foul (Robert McCray V draws the foul)
17:35	+1	Robert McCray V makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-41
17:35		Robert McCray V misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:35		Demond Robinson defensive rebound
17:20		Demond Robinson misses two point hook shot
17:18		Zach Bell defensive rebound
17:11		Demond Robinson shooting foul (Donovan Rivers draws the foul)
17:11		Donovan Rivers misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:11		Bryce Workman turnover (lane violation)
17:01		Terrell Burden misses three point jump shot
16:59		Gyasi Powell defensive rebound
16:47		Robert McCray V misses two point layup
16:45		Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
16:38	+2	Demond Robinson makes two point jump shot (Terrell Burden assists)	38-43
16:21	+2	Donovan Rivers makes two point dunk (Robert McCray V assists)	40-43
16:04	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point driving layup	40-45
15:45	+2	Donovan Rivers makes two point layup (Robert McCray V assists)	42-45
15:42		Owls 30 second timeout
15:42		TV timeout
15:32		Simeon Cottle misses two point jump shot
15:29		Rongie Gordon offensive rebound
15:29		Zach Bell personal foul (Rongie Gordon draws the foul)
15:29		TV timeout
15:18		Terrell Burden turnover (bad pass) (Bryce Workman steals)
15:08		Simeon Cottle shooting foul (Bryce Workman draws the foul)
15:08	+1	Bryce Workman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-45
15:08		Bryce Workman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:08		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
15:02		Rongie Gordon misses two point layup
15:00		Rongie Gordon offensive rebound
14:53	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point floating jump shot	43-47
14:27	+2	Robert McCray V makes two point driving reverse layup	45-47
14:12	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point jump shot	45-49
13:50	+3	Robert McCray V makes three point jump shot (Marcus Niblack assists)	48-49
13:36		Terrell Burden misses three point jump shot
13:34		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
13:18		Bryce Workman misses two point jump shot
13:16		Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
13:05		Demond Robinson misses two point turnaround hook shot
13:03		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
12:40		Simeon Cottle personal foul (Gyasi Powell draws the foul)
12:35	+3	Marcus Niblack makes three point jump shot	51-49
12:21		Jamel King misses three point jump shot
12:18		Owls offensive rebound
12:09		Simeon Cottle turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Niblack steals)
12:06		RJ Johnson shooting foul (Marcus Niblack draws the foul)
12:06		TV timeout
12:06	+1	Marcus Niblack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-49
12:06	+1	Marcus Niblack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-49
11:52		Cole LaRue misses three point jump shot
11:50		DeeJuan Pruitt defensive rebound
11:34		Quincy Ademokoya personal foul (Marcus Niblack draws the foul)
11:34	+1	Marcus Niblack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-49
11:34	+1	Marcus Niblack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-49
11:25	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Terrell Burden assists)	55-52
11:08		Bryce Workman misses two point jump shot
11:06		Bryce Workman offensive rebound
11:04	+2	Bryce Workman makes two point layup	57-52
10:53	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point driving layup	57-54
10:23	+3	Marcus Niblack makes three point pullup bank jump shot	60-54
10:09	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Terrell Burden assists)	60-57
9:45	+3	Jarius Cook makes three point jump shot (Marcus Niblack assists)	63-57
9:30		DeeJuan Pruitt shooting foul (Simeon Cottle draws the foul)
9:30	+1	Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-58
9:30	+1	Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-59
9:04	+3	Marcus Niblack makes three point jump shot	66-59
8:43		Robert McCray V shooting foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
8:43	+1	Terrell Burden makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-60
8:43	+1	Terrell Burden makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-61
8:33		Marcus Niblack misses three point pullup jump shot
8:31		Quincy Ademokoya defensive rebound
8:24		Terrell Burden turnover (lost ball) (Gyasi Powell steals)
8:16	+3	Jarius Cook makes three point jump shot	69-61
8:03	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point floating jump shot	69-63
7:39	+2	Marcus Niblack makes two point driving layup	71-63
7:26	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point driving layup	71-65
7:25		Owls 30 second timeout
7:25		TV timeout
7:10		Stephon Payne III turnover (bad pass) (RJ Johnson steals)
7:04	+2	RJ Johnson makes two point driving layup	71-67
6:48		Demond Robinson blocks Marcus Niblack's two point jump shot
6:46		Marcus Niblack offensive rebound
6:40	+2	Bryce Workman makes two point floating jump shot	73-67
6:31	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point jump shot	73-69
6:31		Jarius Cook shooting foul (Simeon Cottle draws the foul)
6:31	+1	Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 1 of 1	73-70
6:16		Simeon Cottle personal foul (Robert McCray V draws the foul)
6:16	+1	Robert McCray V makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-70
6:16	+1	Robert McCray V makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-70
6:06		Terrell Burden turnover (bad pass)
5:57		Marcus Niblack turnover (bad pass) (RJ Johnson steals)
5:51		RJ Johnson misses two point driving layup
5:49		Stephon Payne III defensive rebound
5:43		Marcus Niblack misses three point jump shot
5:41		Terrell Burden defensive rebound
5:37	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point layup (Terrell Burden assists)	75-72
5:27		Dolphins 30 second timeout
5:10		Marcus Niblack misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
5:08		Bryce Workman offensive rebound
5:06		Dolphins turnover (shot clock violation)
4:56		Bryce Workman blocks Demond Robinson's two point dunk
4:54		Bryce Workman defensive rebound
4:29		Rongie Gordon shooting foul (Robert McCray V draws the foul)
4:29	+1	Robert McCray V makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-72
4:29		Robert McCray V misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:29		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
4:28		Bryce Workman personal foul (Simeon Cottle draws the foul)
4:19		RJ Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:17		Demond Robinson offensive rebound
4:12		Demond Robinson turnover (bad pass)
4:06	+2	Robert McCray V makes two point driving dunk	78-72
3:53		Stephon Payne III shooting foul (RJ Johnson draws the foul)
3:53		TV timeout
3:53	+1	RJ Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-73
3:53		RJ Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:53		Demond Robinson offensive rebound
3:50		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
3:48		Rongie Gordon offensive rebound
3:45	+2	Rongie Gordon makes two point layup	78-75
3:23	+2	Robert McCray V makes two point turnaround jump shot	80-75
3:09	+2	Demond Robinson makes two point layup (Terrell Burden assists)	80-77
2:53	+3	Gyasi Powell makes three point jump shot (Robert McCray V assists)	83-77
2:37		Gyasi Powell shooting foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
2:37	+1	Terrell Burden makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-78
2:37	+1	Terrell Burden makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-79
2:25	+2	Robert McCray V makes two point turnaround jump shot	85-79
2:06	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point floating jump shot	85-81
1:47	+2	Robert McCray V makes two point jump shot	87-81
1:36	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point jump shot	87-83
1:34		Owls 60 second timeout
1:10		Terrell Burden shooting foul (Robert McCray V draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Robert McCray V makes regular free throw 1 of 2	88-83
1:10	+1	Robert McCray V makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-83
1:02		Terrell Burden misses two point driving layup
1:00		Marcus Niblack defensive rebound
0:40		Dolphins 60 second timeout
0:35		Jarius Cook misses three point jump shot
0:31		Demond Robinson defensive rebound
0:31		Demond Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Niblack steals)
0:24		RJ Johnson personal foul (Marcus Niblack draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Marcus Niblack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	90-83
0:24		Marcus Niblack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:24		Demond Robinson defensive rebound
0:20		Terrell Burden misses three point jump shot
0:18		Demond Robinson offensive rebound
0:15		Demond Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Niblack steals)
0:11		Robert McCray V misses two point alley-oop layup
0:09		Robert McCray V offensive rebound
0:07	+2	Robert McCray V makes two point layup	92-83
0:03	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot	92-86
0:00		End of period

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Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot