Bisons upped their conference record to 2-5 with their 88-83 win against Kennesaw State Thursday night.
With defense as a focus for the team throughout the week of practice, the men came out of the game with 17 offensive rebounds and 20 defensive rebounds, sophomore Talbott Denny pulling down ten on his own.
“Defense, defense, defense. We didn’t work anything on offense,” redshirt freshman J.C. Hampton said.
Hampton led the team with 22 points followed by junior Malcolm Smith with 21 points.
Atlantic Sun Freshman of the Week Josh Williams had a night worthy of his award, scoring 19 with two steals.
“As a freshman you go in there doing what the coach expects you to do and just find a way to help the team,” Williams said. “You never know when you’re going to be put in a situation to step up, you just have to be ready for that.”
The Bisons started slow in the first few minutes of the game but kicked it into gear before the half.
As the halftime buzzer sound, Hampton sent up a three-pointer that hit nothing but net, tying the score at 45.
The game was a fight to the finish with the lead changing 15 times until the Bisons secured the win with Hampton’s layup with under a minute to go making the score 85-81.
The Bisons take on Mercer Saturday at 4 p.m. in Allen Arena. The Bears are currently tied with Florida Gulf Coast for first in the conference, both teams sitting at a 5-1 in conference play.
“In a game like Mercer, they’re a good team, but there is no doubt in my mind that the team that I play on,” Williams said, “we aren’t going to step down for anyone,”
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