One game after reaching a significant milestone in Kennesaw State history, Simeon Cottle scored a game-high 28 points as Kennesaw State beat Jacksonville State 88-82 on Saturday.
In the Owls’ 90-80 victory over Missouri State on Wednesday, Cottle became the fifth player in program history to surpass 1,500 career points.
On Saturday, Cottle shot 6-for-12 (5-for-9 from 3-point range) and was 11-of-12 from the free-throw line for the Owls (10-6, 2-3 Conference USA). RJ Johnson scored 16 points and added five rebounds.
Frankquon Sherman shot 3-of-6 from the field and 6-for-8 from the line to finish with 12 points, while adding eight rebounds.
Mostapha El Moutaouakkil finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Gamecocks (8-8, 3-2). AC Bryant added 11 points for Jacksonville State. Emondrek Erkins-Ford had 11 points as did Jacoby Hill.
Cottle scored the final six points for Kennesaw State to finish off the victory.
Material from The Associated Press was used in this article.
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