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Kennesaw State beats No. 24 Rutgers 79-77 in program's 1st home game against ranked team

AP
Nov 24, 2024

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) Jamil Miller had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Kennesaw State dominated No. 24 Rutgers on Sunday and held on for a 79-77 win in the first home game against a ranked opponent in the program's history.

Kennesaw State (5-1) was up by as many as 21 points and led for all but about seven minutes at the beginning of the game. Simeon Cottle had 15 points and Ricardo Wright scored 14.

The Scarlett Knights (4-1) fought back in the second half with strong efforts from freshmen Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, who finished with 21 and 17 points, respectively.

Kennesaw State: The Owls dominated the paint, out rebounding Rutgers 46-27. They won despite losing the turnover margin 22-9.

Rutgers: The Scarlett Knights opened up the second half with a 10-0 run and shot 50% from the field after halftime but could never take the lead, coming as close as two points in the final seconds of the game.

Down 9-8 early in the first half, Kennesaw State took its first lead of the game when Miller hit a 3-pointer at the 13:08 mark to give the Owls an 11-9 lead and incite a raucous home crowd.

Kennesaw State shot an impressive 50% from the field in the first half and finished 46.7% (28-60) overall. The Owls got double-digit point efforts from four separate players.

Rutgers heads to Las Vegas to face Notre Dame in the Players Era Thanksgiving Festival on Tuesday, while Kennesaw State will host UC Irvine on Thursday.

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1st Half
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
26
KNSW
Owls
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Scarlet Knights gains possession)
19:43	+2	Emmanuel Ogbole makes two point dunk (Dylan Harper assists)	2-0
19:31		Adrian Wooley turnover (bad pass) (Emmanuel Ogbole steals)
19:19	+3	Ace Bailey makes three point jump shot (Jordan Derkack assists)	5-0
18:55		Braedan Lue misses two point jump shot
18:53		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
18:38		Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot
18:36		Braedan Lue defensive rebound
18:27		Simeon Cottle misses two point jump shot
18:25		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
18:00		Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot
17:58		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
17:52		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
17:50		Andre Weir offensive rebound
17:43	+2	Adrian Wooley makes two point layup (Andre Weir assists)	5-2
17:30		Jordan Derkack misses three point jump shot
17:28		Braedan Lue defensive rebound
17:23		Ace Bailey shooting foul (Braedan Lue draws the foul)
17:23	+1	Braedan Lue makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-3
17:23	+1	Braedan Lue makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-4
17:00		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
16:58		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
16:49		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
16:47		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
16:40	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point jump shot	7-4
16:29		Adrian Wooley offensive foul
16:29		Adrian Wooley turnover (offensive foul)
16:08		Dylan Harper misses three point jump shot
16:06		Jamil Miller defensive rebound
15:44		Simeon Cottle turnover (lost ball) (Ace Bailey steals)
15:38		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
15:36		Dylan Harper offensive rebound
15:33	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point layup	9-4
15:33		Owls 30 second timeout
15:33		TV timeout
15:20	+2	Rongie Gordon makes two point layup (Adrian Wooley assists)	9-6
15:02		Jordan Derkack turnover (bad pass)
14:51		Braedan Lue misses two point jump shot
14:51		Braedan Lue offensive rebound
14:51		Jump ball. Braedan Lue (Braedan Lue gains possession)
14:45		Simeon Cottle turnover (lost ball) (PJ Hayes IV steals)
14:29		Jeremiah Williams misses two point jump shot
14:27		Braedan Lue defensive rebound
14:18	+2	Adrian Wooley makes two point jump shot	9-8
13:45		Jamichael Davis misses three point jump shot
13:43		Lathan Sommerville offensive rebound
13:38		Lathan Sommerville misses two point layup
13:36		Jamil Miller defensive rebound
13:29		Rongie Gordon misses three point jump shot
13:27		Jamil Miller offensive rebound
13:18		Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot
13:16		Owls offensive rebound
13:16		PJ Hayes IV personal foul
13:08	+3	Jamil Miller makes three point jump shot (Adrian Wooley assists)	9-11
12:47		Ace Bailey turnover (lost ball) (Jamil Miller steals)
12:43		Adrian Wooley misses two point layup
12:41		PJ Hayes IV defensive rebound
12:36		Ace Bailey offensive foul
12:36		Ace Bailey turnover (offensive foul)
12:18		Ricardo Wright turnover (bad pass) (PJ Hayes IV steals)
12:08		PJ Hayes IV misses three point jump shot
12:06		Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound
11:38	+2	Ricardo Wright makes two point jump shot	9-13
11:15		Jeremiah Williams misses three point jump shot
11:13		Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
11:04		Ricardo Wright misses two point jump shot
11:02		Owls offensive rebound
11:01		TV timeout
10:59		Adrian Wooley misses three point jump shot
10:57		PJ Hayes IV defensive rebound
10:43		Adrian Wooley blocks Jordan Derkack's two point layup
10:41		Jordan Derkack offensive rebound
10:38	+3	PJ Hayes IV makes three point jump shot (Jordan Derkack assists)	12-13
10:19		Jamichael Davis blocks Rongie Gordon's two point layup
10:17		Rongie Gordon offensive rebound
10:07	+2	Adrian Wooley makes two point jump shot	12-15
10:00	+2	Jordan Derkack makes two point layup (Dylan Harper assists)	14-15
9:51		Ricardo Wright turnover (bad pass) (PJ Hayes IV steals)
9:46		PJ Hayes IV misses two point layup
9:44		Emmanuel Ogbole offensive rebound
9:44		Emmanuel Ogbole misses two point dunk
9:43		Owls defensive rebound
9:43		PJ Hayes IV personal foul
9:33	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Adrian Wooley assists)	14-18
9:23	+2	Emmanuel Ogbole makes two point layup (Dylan Harper assists)	16-18
9:05		Adrian Wooley turnover (bad pass) (Tyson Acuff steals)
9:00		Tyson Acuff turnover (bad pass) (Frankquon Sherman steals)
8:55		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
8:53		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
8:46		Rongie Gordon blocks Jordan Derkack's two point layup
8:44		Ricardo Wright defensive rebound
8:39	+3	Ricardo Wright makes three point jump shot (Adrian Wooley assists)	16-21
8:37		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
8:15	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point layup	18-21
7:56	+2	Rongie Gordon makes two point layup	18-23
7:56		TV timeout
7:40		Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot
7:38		Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound
7:22	+2	Andre Weir makes two point jump shot	18-25
7:04		Frankquon Sherman personal foul
7:04		Braedan Lue shooting foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul)
7:00		Jordan Derkack misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:00	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-25
6:38		Dylan Harper shooting foul (Simeon Cottle draws the foul)
6:38	+1	Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-26
6:38	+1	Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-27
6:23		Emmanuel Ogbole turnover (lost ball) (Adrian Wooley steals)
6:11		Simeon Cottle misses two point jump shot
6:09		Andre Weir offensive rebound
6:06	+2	Andre Weir makes two point layup	19-29
6:00		Adrian Wooley personal foul
5:54		Dylan Harper turnover (lost ball) (Adrian Wooley steals)
5:50	+2	Braedan Lue makes two point dunk (Adrian Wooley assists)	19-31
5:50		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
5:28		Jamil Miller blocks Jamichael Davis's two point layup
5:26		Jamil Miller defensive rebound
5:14		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
5:12		PJ Hayes IV defensive rebound
5:01	+3	Ace Bailey makes three point jump shot (Dylan Harper assists)	22-31
4:40	+3	Jamil Miller makes three point jump shot (Andre Weir assists)	22-34
4:22		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
4:20		Braedan Lue defensive rebound
4:07	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point layup	22-36
3:39		Jamichael Davis misses two point jump shot
3:37		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
3:31	+2	Adrian Wooley makes two point layup (Simeon Cottle assists)	22-38
3:31		TV timeout
3:17		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
3:15		Andre Weir defensive rebound
3:04		Braedan Lue turnover (lost ball) (Jamichael Davis steals)
3:00		Simeon Cottle shooting foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
3:00	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-38
3:00	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-38
2:33		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
2:31		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
2:31		Andre Weir personal foul
2:18		Jamichael Davis misses three point jump shot
2:16		Jamil Miller defensive rebound
2:08		Jamil Miller misses three point jump shot
2:06		Andre Weir offensive rebound
1:57	+2	Andre Weir makes two point alley-oop dunk (Simeon Cottle assists)	24-40
1:47		Dylan Harper misses three point jump shot
1:45		Jamil Miller defensive rebound
1:35	+2	Jamil Miller makes two point jump shot	24-42
1:35		Lathan Sommerville shooting foul (Jamil Miller draws the foul)
1:35		Jamil Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:35		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
1:20		Jeremiah Williams turnover (lost ball)
1:10		Simeon Cottle turnover (traveling)
0:55		Jordan Derkack misses two point jump shot
0:53		Jamil Miller defensive rebound
0:49		Ace Bailey blocks Simeon Cottle's two point layup
0:47		Owls offensive rebound
0:42	+2	Braedan Lue makes two point jump shot	24-44
0:27		Ricardo Wright personal foul
0:27	+1	Lathan Sommerville makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-44
0:27	+1	Lathan Sommerville makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-44
0:03		Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot
0:01		Owls offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
RUTG
Scarlet Knights
51
KNSW
Owls
35

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot
19:45		Jamil Miller defensive rebound
19:32	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Adrian Wooley assists)	26-47
19:10	+3	Zach Martini makes three point jump shot (Dylan Harper assists)	29-47
18:53		Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot
18:51		Dylan Harper defensive rebound
18:42	+2	Emmanuel Ogbole makes two point dunk (Dylan Harper assists)	31-47
18:26		Adrian Wooley misses three point jump shot
18:24		Emmanuel Ogbole defensive rebound
18:17		Adrian Wooley personal foul
18:16	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point dunk (Jordan Derkack assists)	33-47
18:00		Andre Weir offensive foul
18:00		Andre Weir turnover (offensive foul)
17:40		Rongie Gordon blocks Zach Martini's two point layup
17:38		Scarlet Knights offensive rebound
17:32	+2	Emmanuel Ogbole makes two point dunk (Dylan Harper assists)	35-47
17:32		Rongie Gordon shooting foul (Emmanuel Ogbole draws the foul)
17:32	+1	Emmanuel Ogbole makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-47
17:30		Simeon Cottle turnover (lost ball)
17:28		Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot
17:26		Owls defensive rebound
17:18	+2	Jamil Miller makes two point dunk (Ricardo Wright assists)	36-49
17:10		Rongie Gordon personal foul
17:00		Dylan Harper misses two point jump shot
16:58		Owls defensive rebound
16:40		Ricardo Wright turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Harper steals)
16:40		Adrian Wooley personal foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul)
16:27		Zach Martini misses three point jump shot
16:25		Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
16:12		Braedan Lue misses three point jump shot
16:10		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
16:03		Dylan Harper turnover (lost ball) (Ricardo Wright steals)
15:55		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
15:53		Braedan Lue offensive rebound
15:51		Ace Bailey shooting foul (Braedan Lue draws the foul)
15:51		TV timeout
15:51	+1	Braedan Lue makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-50
15:51	+1	Braedan Lue makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-51
15:23	+2	Lathan Sommerville makes two point jump shot (Zach Martini assists)	38-51
15:00		Lathan Sommerville shooting foul (Ricardo Wright draws the foul)
15:00	+1	Ricardo Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-52
15:00	+1	Ricardo Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-53
14:45		Zach Martini misses three point jump shot
14:43		Jamil Miller defensive rebound
14:35	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point jump shot	38-55
14:19	+3	PJ Hayes IV makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Williams assists)	41-55
13:53		Lathan Sommerville blocks Rongie Gordon's two point jump shot
13:52		Lathan Sommerville defensive rebound
13:52		Rongie Gordon personal foul (Lathan Sommerville draws the foul)
13:37		PJ Hayes IV misses three point jump shot
13:35		Jeremiah Williams offensive rebound
13:31	+3	Dylan Harper makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Williams assists)	44-55
13:15		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
13:13		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
13:00	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point layup	46-55
12:47		Simeon Cottle turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Williams steals)
12:43	+2	Jeremiah Williams makes two point layup	48-55
12:43		Owls 30 second timeout
12:43		TV timeout
12:26		Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
12:24		Andre Weir offensive rebound
12:20	+2	Frankquon Sherman makes two point layup	48-57
11:53		Lathan Sommerville misses two point jump shot
11:51		Andre Weir defensive rebound
11:37	+2	Jamil Miller makes two point layup	48-59
11:26		Frankquon Sherman blocks PJ Hayes IV's two point layup
11:24		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
11:19		Simeon Cottle turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Williams steals)
11:15		Ricardo Wright shooting foul (PJ Hayes IV draws the foul)
11:15		TV timeout
11:15	+1	PJ Hayes IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-59
11:15	+1	PJ Hayes IV makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-59
10:59		Simeon Cottle turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Harper steals)
10:54	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point layup	52-59
10:21	+3	Ricardo Wright makes three point jump shot (Simeon Cottle assists)	52-62
10:00		Frankquon Sherman personal foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
10:00	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-62
10:00	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-62
9:47		Adrian Wooley turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Williams steals)
9:37		Ricardo Wright shooting foul (Emmanuel Ogbole draws the foul)
9:37	+1	Emmanuel Ogbole makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-62
9:37		Emmanuel Ogbole misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:37		Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound
9:20		Jordan Derkack personal foul (Ricardo Wright draws the foul)
9:18		Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
9:16		Jordan Derkack defensive rebound
9:15		Frankquon Sherman personal foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul)
9:15		Jordan Derkack misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:15	+1	Jordan Derkack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-62
8:45		Braedan Lue turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Derkack steals)
8:44		Braedan Lue personal foul (Jordan Derkack draws the foul)
8:44		Jordan Derkack misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:44		Jordan Derkack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:44		Jamil Miller defensive rebound
8:32		Ricardo Wright misses three point jump shot
8:30		Owls offensive rebound
8:30		Emmanuel Ogbole personal foul (Andre Weir draws the foul)
8:24		Jordan Derkack personal foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
8:18		Adrian Wooley misses three point jump shot
8:16		Andre Weir offensive rebound
8:14	+2	Jamil Miller makes two point layup (Andre Weir assists)	56-64
8:14		Jamichael Davis shooting foul (Jamil Miller draws the foul)
8:14	+1	Jamil Miller makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-65
8:03		Andre Weir shooting foul (Jeremiah Williams draws the foul)
8:03	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-65
8:03	+1	Jeremiah Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-65
7:48		TV timeout
7:35		Andre Weir misses two point jump shot
7:34		Scarlet Knights defensive rebound
7:34		Andre Weir personal foul (Lathan Sommerville draws the foul)
7:34	+1	Lathan Sommerville makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-65
7:34	+1	Lathan Sommerville makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-65
7:22	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot	60-68
7:03	+3	Ace Bailey makes three point jump shot (Dylan Harper assists)	63-68
6:35		Lathan Sommerville personal foul (Simeon Cottle draws the foul)
6:35		Simeon Cottle misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:35		Lathan Sommerville defensive rebound
6:18		Ace Bailey misses two point jump shot
6:18		Owls defensive rebound
6:18		Lathan Sommerville personal foul (Rongie Gordon draws the foul)
6:18	+1	Rongie Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-69
6:18	+1	Rongie Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-70
5:59		Jeremiah Williams misses two point jump shot
5:57		Zach Martini offensive rebound
5:46	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point jump shot	65-70
5:16		Ace Bailey shooting foul (Jamil Miller draws the foul)
5:16		Jamil Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 3
5:16	+1	Jamil Miller makes regular free throw 2 of 3	65-71
5:16		Jamil Miller misses regular free throw 3 of 3
5:16		Ace Bailey defensive rebound
5:09		Scarlet Knights 60 second timeout
5:00		Ace Bailey misses three point jump shot
4:58		Braedan Lue defensive rebound
4:32		Adrian Wooley turnover (out of bounds)
4:19		Dylan Harper misses two point jump shot
4:17		Braedan Lue defensive rebound
3:57	+3	Ricardo Wright makes three point jump shot (Adrian Wooley assists)	65-74
3:35		Rongie Gordon blocks Dylan Harper's two point jump shot
3:33		Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
3:10	+2	Adrian Wooley makes two point jump shot	65-76
2:54		Dylan Harper misses three point jump shot
2:52		Braedan Lue defensive rebound
2:30		Rongie Gordon misses two point jump shot
2:25		Rongie Gordon offensive rebound
2:25		Jump ball. Rongie Gordon (Rongie Gordon gains possession)
2:25		TV timeout
2:18		Dylan Harper personal foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
2:18		Adrian Wooley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:18		Adrian Wooley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:18		PJ Hayes IV defensive rebound
2:02		Rongie Gordon shooting foul (Ace Bailey draws the foul)
2:02		Ace Bailey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:02	+1	Ace Bailey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-76
2:02		Jamil Miller turnover (bad pass)
1:58		Ricardo Wright blocks Dylan Harper's two point jump shot
1:56		Ricardo Wright defensive rebound
1:54		Braedan Lue turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Williams steals)
1:49	+2	Ace Bailey makes two point jump shot	68-76
1:47		Scarlet Knights 30 second timeout
1:46		Braedan Lue turnover (bad pass)
1:39	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point layup	70-76
1:19		Braedan Lue misses two point layup
1:17		Jeremiah Williams defensive rebound
1:07	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point layup	72-76
1:04		PJ Hayes IV personal foul (Ricardo Wright draws the foul)
1:04	+1	Ricardo Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-77
1:04		Ricardo Wright misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:04		Frankquon Sherman offensive rebound
1:01		Owls 30 second timeout
0:58		Owls 60 second timeout
0:58		Owls turnover (5-second violation)
0:58	+3	Ace Bailey makes three point jump shot (Dylan Harper assists)	75-77
0:28		Simeon Cottle misses two point jump shot
0:27		Owls offensive rebound
0:27		Jeremiah Williams personal foul (Rongie Gordon draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Rongie Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-78
0:27	+1	Rongie Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-79
0:19		Dylan Harper misses two point jump shot
0:17		Dylan Harper offensive rebound
0:15	+2	Dylan Harper makes two point layup	77-79
0:08		PJ Hayes IV personal foul (Delaney Heard draws the foul)
0:08		Delaney Heard misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:08		Delaney Heard misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:08		PJ Hayes IV defensive rebound
0:01		Ace Bailey turnover (bad pass) (Adrian Wooley steals)
0:00		End of period

Ace Bailey turnover (bad pass) (Adrian Wooley steals)