Atlantic Sun Tournament Upset Alert

[BYUfan1]

In the first game of the Atlantic Sun Tournament, #8 seed Kennesaw State leads #1 seed Lipscomb 34-33 at the half. Kennesaw State is hot from 3-point range and Lipscomb's inside force, Adnan Hodzic is forcing too many shots.

Conference Tournament Preview

March 3-6 at Mercer University

Quarterfinals: March 3-4

#1 Lipscomb 17-12 (14-6) versus #8 Kennesaw State 12-19 (7-13)
#2 Jacksonville 18-11 (14-6) versus #7 North Florida 13-17 (8-12)
#3 Belmont 19-11 (14-6) versus #6 Mercer 14-16 (10-10)
#4 Campbell 19-10 (14-6) versus #5 East Tennessee State 17-14 (13-7)

Semifinals: March 5
1-8 winner versus 4-5 winner
2-7 winner versus 3-6 winner

Finals: ESPN2 6:00 pm Saturday March 6

[BYUfan1]

Kennesaw State did it. The Owls beat the Lipscomb Bisons 72-69. Kurtis Woods made a 3-pointer with about 12 seconds left in the game to put KSU up by 1. Lipscomb's point guard Josh Slater lost the ball out-of-bounds driving to the basket. Markeith Cummings was fouled and made both free throws, and Lipscomb failed on a desperation three-pointer to end the game.

In the evening game, Jacksonville defeated North Florida 76-69.

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March 4

#5 ETSU 72 #4 Campbell 64

#6 Mercer 87 #3 Belmont 81

Semifinals: March 5

#5 East Tennessee State vs. #8 Kennesaw State 6:30 pm est
#2 Jacksonville vs. #6 Mercer 9:00 pm
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#5 East Tennessee State 69 #8 Kennesaw State 64
#6 Mercer 66 #2 Jacksonville 63

Finals: March 6

#5 East Tennessee State 72 #6 Mercer 66