Kennesaw State beats No. 24 Rutgers 79-77 in program's 1st home game against ranked team
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) Jamil Miller had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Kennesaw State dominated No. 24 Rutgers on Sunday and held on for a 79-77 win in the first home game against a ranked opponent in the program's history.
Kennesaw State (5-1) was up by as many as 21 points and led for all but about seven minutes at the beginning of the game. Simeon Cottle had 15 points and Ricardo Wright scored 14.
The Scarlet Knights (4-1) fought back in the second half with strong efforts from freshmen Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, who finished with 21 and 17 points, respectively.
Kennesaw State: The Owls dominated the paint, out rebounding Rutgers 46-27. They won despite losing the turnover margin 22-9.
Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights opened up the second half with a 10-0 run and shot 50% from the field after halftime but could never take the lead, coming as close as two points in the final seconds of the game.
Down 9-8 early in the first half, Kennesaw State took its first lead of the game when Miller hit a 3-pointer at the 13:08 mark to give the Owls an 11-9 lead and incite a raucous home crowd.
Kennesaw State shot an impressive 50% from the field in the first half and finished 46.7% (28-60) overall. The Owls got double-digit point efforts from four separate players.
Rutgers heads to Las Vegas to face Notre Dame in the Players Era Thanksgiving Festival on Tuesday, while Kennesaw State will host UC Irvine on Thursday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | (Scarlet Knights gains possession) | |||
19:43 | +2 | Emmanuel Ogbole makes two point dunk (Dylan Harper assists) | 2-0 | |
19:31 | Adrian Wooley turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Ogbole steals) | |||
19:19 | +3 | Ace Bailey makes three point jump shot (Jordan Derkack assists) | 5-0 | |
18:55 | Braedan Lue misses two point jump shot | |||
18:53 | Jordan Derkack defensive rebound | |||
18:38 | Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot | |||
18:36 | Braedan Lue defensive rebound | |||
18:27 | Simeon Cottle misses two point jump shot | |||
18:25 | Scarlet Knights defensive rebound | |||
18:00 | Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot | |||
17:58 | Simeon Cottle defensive rebound | |||
17:52 | Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot | |||
17:50 | Andre Weir offensive rebound | |||
17:43 | +2 | Adrian Wooley makes two point layup (Andre Weir assists) | 5-2 | |
17:30 | Jordan Derkack misses three point jump shot | |||
17:28 | Braedan Lue defensive rebound | |||
17:23 | Ace Bailey shooting foul (Braedan Lue draws the foul) | |||
17:23 | +1 | Braedan Lue makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-3 | |
17:23 | +1 | Braedan Lue makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-4 | |
17:00 | Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot | |||
16:58 | Simeon Cottle defensive rebound | |||
16:49 | Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot | |||
16:47 | Jordan Derkack defensive rebound | |||
16:40 | +2 | Ace Bailey makes two point jump shot | 7-4 | |
16:29 | Adrian Wooley offensive foul | |||
16:29 | Adrian Wooley turnover (offensive foul) | |||
16:08 | Dylan Harper misses three point jump shot | |||
16:06 | Jamil Miller defensive rebound | |||
15:44 | Simeon Cottle turnover (lost ball) (Ace Bailey steals) | |||
15:38 | Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot | |||
15:36 | Dylan Harper offensive rebound | |||
15:33 | +2 | Dylan Harper makes two point layup | 9-4 | |
15:33 | Owls 30 second timeout | |||
15:33 | TV timeout | |||
15:20 | +2 | Rongie Gordon makes two point layup (Adrian Wooley assists) | 9-6 | |
15:02 | Jordan Derkack turnover (bad pass) | |||
14:51 | Braedan Lue misses two point jump shot | |||
14:51 | Braedan Lue offensive rebound | |||
14:51 | Jump ball. Braedan Lue (Braedan Lue gains possession) | |||
14:45 | Simeon Cottle turnover (lost ball) (PJ Hayes IV steals) | |||
14:29 | Jeremiah Williams misses two point jump shot | |||
14:27 | Braedan Lue defensive rebound | |||
14:18 | +2 | Adrian Wooley makes two point jump shot | 9-8 | |
13:45 | Jamichael Davis misses three point jump shot | |||
13:43 | Lathan Sommerville offensive rebound | |||
13:38 | Lathan Sommerville misses two point layup | |||
13:36 | Jamil Miller defensive rebound | |||
13:29 | Rongie Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
13:27 | Jamil Miller offensive rebound | |||
13:18 | Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot | |||
13:16 | Owls offensive rebound | |||
13:16 | PJ Hayes IV personal foul | |||
13:08 | +3 | Jamil Miller makes three point jump shot (Adrian Wooley assists) | 9-11 | |
12:47 | Ace Bailey turnover (lost ball) (Jamil Miller steals) | |||
12:43 | Adrian Wooley misses two point layup | |||
12:41 | PJ Hayes IV defensive rebound | |||
12:36 | Ace Bailey offensive foul | |||
12:36 | Ace Bailey turnover (offensive foul) | |||
12:18 | Ricardo Wright turnover (bad pass) (PJ Hayes IV steals) | |||
12:08 | PJ Hayes IV misses three point jump shot | |||
12:06 | Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound | |||
11:38 | +2 | Ricardo Wright makes two point jump shot | 9-13 | |
11:15 | Jeremiah Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
11:13 | Rongie Gordon defensive rebound | |||
11:04 | Ricardo Wright misses two point jump shot | |||
11:02 | Owls offensive rebound | |||
11:01 | TV timeout | |||
10:59 | Adrian Wooley misses three point jump shot | |||
10:57 | PJ Hayes IV defensive rebound | |||
10:43 | Adrian Wooley blocks Jordan Derkack's two point layup | |||
10:41 | Jordan Derkack offensive rebound | |||
10:38 | +3 | PJ Hayes IV makes three point jump shot (Jordan Derkack assists) | 12-13 | |
10:19 | Jamichael Davis blocks Rongie Gordon's two point layup | |||
10:17 | Rongie Gordon offensive rebound | |||
10:07 | +2 | Adrian Wooley makes two point jump shot | 12-15 | |
10:00 | +2 | Jordan Derkack makes two point layup (Dylan Harper assists) | 14-15 | |
9:51 | Ricardo Wright turnover (bad pass) (PJ Hayes IV steals) | |||
9:46 | PJ Hayes IV misses two point layup | |||
9:44 | Emmanuel Ogbole offensive rebound | |||
9:44 | Emmanuel Ogbole misses two point dunk | |||
9:43 | Owls defensive rebound | |||
9:43 | PJ Hayes IV personal foul | |||
9:33 | +3 | Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Adrian Wooley assists) | 14-18 | |
9:23 | +2 | Emmanuel Ogbole makes two point layup (Dylan Harper assists) | 16-18 | |
9:05 | Adrian Wooley turnover (bad pass) (Tyson Acuff steals) | |||
9:00 | Tyson Acuff turnover (bad pass) (Frankquon Sherman steals) | |||
8:55 | Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot | |||
8:53 | Jordan Derkack defensive rebound | |||
8:46 | Rongie Gordon blocks Jordan Derkack's two point layup | |||
8:44 | Ricardo Wright defensive rebound | |||
8:39 | +3 | Ricardo Wright makes three point jump shot (Adrian Wooley assists) | 16-21 | |
8:37 | Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout | |||
8:15 | +2 | Dylan Harper makes two point layup | 18-21 | |
7:56 | +2 | Rongie Gordon makes two point layup | 18-23 | |
7:56 | TV timeout | |||
7:40 | Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot | |||
7:38 | Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound | |||
7:22 | +2 | Andre Weir makes two point jump shot | 18-25 | |
7:04 | Frankquon Sherman personal foul | |||
7:04 | Braedan Lue shooting foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul) | |||
7:00 | Jordan Derkack misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:00 | +1 | Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-25 | |
6:38 | Dylan Harper shooting foul (Simeon Cottle draws the foul) | |||
6:38 | +1 | Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-26 | |
6:38 | +1 | Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-27 | |
6:23 | Emmanuel Ogbole turnover (lost ball) (Adrian Wooley steals) | |||
6:11 | Simeon Cottle misses two point jump shot | |||
6:09 | Andre Weir offensive rebound | |||
6:06 | +2 | Andre Weir makes two point layup | 19-29 | |
6:00 | Adrian Wooley personal foul | |||
5:54 | Dylan Harper turnover (lost ball) (Adrian Wooley steals) | |||
5:50 | +2 | Braedan Lue makes two point dunk (Adrian Wooley assists) | 19-31 | |
5:50 | Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout | |||
5:28 | Jamil Miller blocks Jamichael Davis's two point layup | |||
5:26 | Jamil Miller defensive rebound | |||
5:14 | Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot | |||
5:12 | PJ Hayes IV defensive rebound | |||
5:01 | +3 | Ace Bailey makes three point jump shot (Dylan Harper assists) | 22-31 | |
4:40 | +3 | Jamil Miller makes three point jump shot (Andre Weir assists) | 22-34 | |
4:22 | Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot | |||
4:20 | Braedan Lue defensive rebound | |||
4:07 | +2 | Simeon Cottle makes two point layup | 22-36 | |
3:39 |