KENNESAW, Ga. — Damon Nicholas Jr.’s 21 points helped Sam Houston defeat Kennesaw State 83-79 on Saturday.Nicholas shot 6 for 8 (4 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Bearkats (17-8, 9-5 Conference USA). Po’Boigh King scored 20 points while shooting 6 of 8 from the field and 7 for 8 from the line. Jacob Walker finished 6 of 10 from the field to finish with 14 points.Amir Taylor finished with 21 points, six rebounds and two steals for the Owls (14-11, 6-8). RJ Johnson added 21 points and six assists for Kennesaw State. Braedan Lue also had 20 points, eight rebounds and two blocks.Sam Houston went into halftime ahead of Kennesaw State 45-42. Nicholas put up 12 points in the half. Sam Houston pulled off the victory after a 10-2 second-half run erased a three-point deficit and gave them the lead at 69-64 with 7:55 remaining in the half. King scored 14 second-half points.Popular Reads___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
