Thursday, January 24, 2013

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MACON, Ga. – Northern Kentucky, USC Upstate, Jacksonville and Lipscomb picked up victories in Thursday night's conference action.

The Dolphins moved to the top of the standings with a 6-2 conference record after a road win vs. ETSU. The Bisons pulled out an overtime win at home vs. Kennesaw State.

NKU's Eshaunte Jones scored 26 points to mark the most of all players in tonight's contests, while the Spartans Ricardo Glenn pulled down 15 rebounds in their 63-57 victory vs. North Florida.

Men's Basketball Contests
• Northern Kentucky 63, Mercer 46
• USC Upstate 63, North Florida 57
• Jacksonville 83, ETSU 80
• Lipscomb 79, Kennesaw State 72

Top-Three Points
1. Eshaunte Jones, Northern Kentucky – 26 points
2. Keith McDougald, Jacksonville – 23 points
3. Malcolm Smith, Lipscomb – 21 points

Top-Three Rebounds
1. Ricardo Glenn, USC Upstate – 15 rebounds
2. Aaron Anderson, Kennesaw State – 13 rebounds
3. Malcolm Smith, Lipscomb – 12 rebounds

Top-Three Assists
1. Powell, Jacksonville – 9 assists
2. Wil Wilson, North Florida – 8 assists
3. Khion Sankey, Lipscomb – 6 assists

Top-Three Steals
T1. Keith McDougald, Jacksonville – 4 steals
T1. Yonel Brown, Kennesaw State – 4 steals
T3. Khion Sankey & Deonte Alexander, Lipscomb – 3 steals
T3. Aaron Anderson, Kennesaw State – 3 steals
T3. Beau Beech, North Florida – 3 steals

Top-Three Blocks
1. Jodd Maxey, USC Upstate – 5 blocks
T2. Aaron Anderson & Andrew Osemehen, Kennesaw State – 2 blocks
T2. Travis Wallace, North Florida – 2 blocks

A-Sun Men's Basketball continues tomorrow night with Stetson at FGCU on CSS and ESPN 3 at 7:05 PM.

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