Saturday, February 16, 2013

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MACON, Ga. – USC Upstate defeated Kennesaw State 79-67 to secure its spot in the 2013 General Shale Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship. With the Spartans victory, ETSU also clinched a spot in the tournament.

Lipcomb's Martin Smith collected 30 points to lead the Bisons to an 84-74 win vs. FGCU. Smith's 30 point performance marked a career-high.

Men's Basketball Contests
• USC Upstate 79, Kennesaw State 67
• Mercer 71, ETSU 54
• Lipscomb 84, FGCU 74
• Stetson 62, Northern Kentucky 46

Top-Three Points
1. Martin Smith, Lipscomb – 30 points
2. Markeith Cummings, Kennesaw State – 28 points
3. Torrey Craig, USC Upstate – 24 points

Top-Three Rebounds
1. Torrey Craig, USC Upstate – 12 rebounds
T2. Martin Smith, Lipscomb – 10 rebounds
T2. Stephen Hurt, Lipscomb – 10 rebounds

Top-Three Assists
1. Brett Comer, FGCU – 12 assists
2. Ricardo Glenn, USC Upstate – 7 assists
3. Myles Hamilton, Kennesaw State – 6 assists

Top-Three Steals
T1. Eight players tied with 2 steals

Top-Three Blocks
1. Chase Fieler, FGCU – 4 blocks
2. Jodd Maxey, USC Upstate– 3 blocks
T3. Five players tied with 2 blocks

A-Sun Men's Hoops continues on Thursday, February 21st with four games scheduled.

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