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Simpson puts up 26 in Kennesaw State’s 96-87 victory over Western Kentucky in C-USA Tournament

By The Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Trey Simpson had 26 points in sixth-seeded Kennesaw State’s 96-87 victory over No. 3 seed Western Kentucky on Thursday night in the Conference USA Tournament.

Kennesaw State (19-13) plays No. 2 seed Sam Houston in the semifinals Friday.

Simpson added five rebounds for the Owls (18-13, 10-10 Conference USA). Frankquon Sherman scored 19 points and added 10 rebounds. RJ Johnson shot 5 of 14 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 10 from the free-throw line to finish with 18 points.

Teagan Moore led the way for the Hilltoppers (18-13, 11-9) with 27 points and seven rebounds. Grant Newell added 17 points and six rebounds for Western Kentucky. LJ Hackman finished with 16 points.

Kennesaw State led Western Kentucky at the half, 46-41, with Simpson (14 points) its high scorer before the break. Simpson’s layup with 8:23 left in the second half gave Kennesaw State the lead for good at 74-72.

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

ACC backs Duke’s TV deal with Amazon, calling it innovative despite Big Ten pushback

By The Associated Press
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — At a time when college athletic departments are desperately looking for new revenue sources, Duke “came up with something creative” and landed a three-game deal with streaming giant Amazon, Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips said. Phillips praised the Blue Devils for working with ACC television partner ESPN to secure a first-of-its-kind contract that could set a precedent for future cash grabs around the league and maybe the country. “If there’s other opportunities that are out there that schools bring forward, we’ll look at it,” Phillips said Wednesday while wrapping up the league’s three-day spring meetings inside a posh resort in northeast Florida. “I think it’s innovative by Duke.” Phillips offered some insight into how the deal came together and said negotiations never undermined the ACC’s current TV contracts. Duke agreed to future scheduling commitments with ESPN in exchange for the three games on Amazon Prime Video.
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