Saturday, January 05, 2013

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MACON, Ga. – FGCU, North Florida, USC Upstate, Lipscomb and Kennesaw State all earned conference wins on Saturday with the Owls earning the first conference win under head coach Lewis Preston.

The Eagles registered its eight-straight win at Alico Arena this season with a 78-55 victory vs. Jacksonville behind Bernard Thompson's 18 points. North Florida's victory was highlighted by Parker Smith's 33 points on nine three-point field goals and his teammate Will Wilson dishing out 12 assists.

Men's Basketball Contests
• FGCU 78, Jacksonville 55
• Kennesaw State 83, Mercer 75
• North Florida 90, Stetson 74
• USC Upstate 60, Northern Kentucky 54
• ETSU 60, Lipscomb 56

Top-Three Points
1. Parker Smith, North Florida - 33 points
2. Delbert Love, Kennesaw State - 32 points
3. Travis Wallace, North Florida - 23 points

Top-Three Rebounds
1. Stephen Hurt, Lipscomb - 13 rebounds
2. Kordario Fleming, Jacksonville - 11 rebounds
3. Ricardo Glenn, USC Upstate - 10 rebounds

Top-Three Assists
1. Will Wilson, North Florida - 12 assists
2. Hunter Miller, Stetson - 8 assists
3. Brett Comer, FGCU - 7 assists

Top-Three Steals
T1. Dajuan Graf, FGCU - 4 steals
T1. Beau Beech, North Florida - 4 steals
T1. Jarvis Jones, ETSU - 4 steals

Top Blocks
T1. Chase Fielder, FGCU - 3 blocks
T1. Jodd Maxey, USC Upstate - 3 blocks
3. Daniel Coursey, Mercer - 2 blocks

A-Sun Men's Basketball returns on Monday with four games scheduled for play.

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