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Kennesaw State earns 79-73 win in Conference USA Tournament over Sam Houston

By The Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Amir Taylor had 23 points in Kennesaw State’s 79-73 win against Sam Houston on Friday in the Conference USA Tournament semifinals.

Taylor had six rebounds for the Owls (20-13). RJ Johnson added 20 points while shooting 7 for 16 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line. Frankquon Sherman shot 6 of 11 from the field, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 6 from the line to finish with 17 points.

Jacobe Coleman finished with 18 points for the Bearkats (22-11). Sam Houston also got 17 points, seven rebounds and three steals from Veljko Ilic. Jacob Walker also had 17 points and six assists.

Johnson scored 13 points in the first half and Kennesaw State went into the break trailing 37-31. Taylor scored 17 points in the second half.

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

Star freshmen Darryn Peterson at Kansas, Cameron Boozer at Duke declare for NBA draft

By The Associated Press
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson declared for the NBA draft on Friday, just as nearly everyone had expected he would ever since his arrival on campus, and the high-scoring guard figures to be among the first three players selected in June. That top freshman trio includes Duke's Cameron Boozer, The Associated Press national player of the year who joined the list Friday evening; and BYU’s A.J. Dybantsa, who announced Thursday he was officially part of this deep and touted draft class. The 6-foot-6 Peterson showed flashes of brilliance with the Jayhawks, but he also caused a lot of headaches for the team. He dealt with a severe full-body cramping issue that required hospitalization before the season, and additional injuries and illnesses caused him to miss 11 games, hurting his ability to build any continuity with the rest of his teammates. Peterson wound up averaging 20.2 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 38.2% from beyond the arc in 24 games.
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