Kennesaw State advances to championship game in ASUN Conference

Terrell Burden had 20 points in Kennesaw State’s 80-71 home win over Lipscomb on Thursday night in the ASUN Conference Tournament semifinals.

The Owls, the No. 1 seed, will play No. 2 seed Liberty, which beat No. 3 seed Eastern Kentucky 79-73, in the championship game Sunday at 3 p.m. at Kennesaw State. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Kennesaw State is 25-8. Liberty is 26-7.

Burden had six rebounds and seven assists for the Owls. Brandon Stroud added 17 points while shooting 6-for-9 (3-for-5 from 3-point range) and 2-of-4 from the free throw line, and he also had nine rebounds. Alex Peterson finished 4-of-4 from the floor and scored 10 points.

The fifth-seeded Bisons (20-13) were led by Jacob Ognacevic, who had 26 points. Matthew Schner added 18 for Lipscomb.

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