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King scores 23 as Sam Houston takes down Kennesaw State 93-87

By The Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Po’Boigh King scored 23 points as Sam Houston beat Kennesaw State 93-87 on Wednesday night.

King shot 8 for 15 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Bearkats (12-7, 4-4 Conference USA). Damon Nicholas Jr. shot 6 for 10, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc to add 15 points. Veljko Ilic shot 6 of 10 from the field to finish with 12 points.

RJ Johnson finished with 32 points and five assists for the Owls (12-7, 4-4). Braedan Lue added 18 points and seven rebounds for Kennesaw State. Trey Simpson had 17 points and two blocks.

Sam Houston used a 16-3 run in the second half to build a 15-point lead at 67-52 with 10:56 left in the half.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Mike Brey, James Jones, Lisa Bluder and Ernie Johnson to receive Joe Lapchick Character Award

By The Associated Press
Mike Brey, James Jones, Lisa Bluder and Ernie Johnson will be this year's recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Brey was the winningest coach in Notre Dame history, coaching at the school for 23 years. He won 483 of his 582 total victories at the school, leading the team to 13 NCAA Tournament appearances that included two trips to the Elite Eight. In 2015 he guided Notre Dame to the ACC championship. That squad went 32-6 and reached the Elite Eight. His team beat Miami, Duke and North Carolina to win the conference tournament championship. The 2011 AP Coach of the Year also coached at Delaware before getting the job at Notre Dame. Jones is in his 27th season at Yale, winning 418 games — second most in Ivy League history. He led the Bulldogs to five NCAA Tournament berths and nine postseason appearances.
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