Thursday, January 31, 2013

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MACON, Ga. – FGCU, Jacksonville and USC Upstate all earned wins to remain at the top of the Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings at 7-3, while Northern Kentucky moved to 5-5 in league play. The Spartans' Jodd Maxey posted the most glaring numbers with 27 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks.

Stetson's Chris Perez posted the most points on the night with 32, while Lipscomb's Khion Sankey pulled down 14 rebounds to lead all student-athletes.

Men's Basketball Contests
• Northern Kentucky 70, ETSU 68
• USC Upstate 83, Lipscomb 71
• Jacksonville 71, Stetson 70
• FGCU 89, North Florida 75

Top-Three Points
1. Chris Perez, Stetson – 32 points
2. Chase Fieler, FGCU – 27 points
3. Jodd Maxey, USC Upstate – 26 points

Top-Three Rebounds
1. Khion Sankey, Lipscomb – 14 rebounds
2. Jodd Maxey, USC Upstate – 13 rebounds
T3. Torrey Craig, Babatunde Olumuyiwa; USC Upstate – 10 rebounds
T3. Malcolm Smith, Lipscomb – 10 rebounds

Top-Three Assists
1. Russell Powell, Jacksonville – 8 assists
2. Joel Naburgs, Stetson – 7 assists
T3. Jarvis Jones, ETSU – 6 assists
T3. Brett Comer, FGCU – 6 assists
T3. J.J. Butler, Lipscomb – 6 assists

Top-Three Steals
1. Will Wilson, North Florida – 5 steals
T2. Glenn Powell, Jacksonville – 4 steals
T2. Ty Greene, USC Upstate – 4 steals

Top-Three Blocks
1. Jodd Maxey, USC Upstate – 6 blocks
2. Willie Green, Stetson – 4 blocks
T3. Nine tied with two blocks

A-Sun Men's Basketball continues on Friday night with Kennesaw State at Mercer in the A-Sun/CSS Friday Night game at 7 p.m. in Macon.

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