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Kenny Aninye
64
Winner Stetson Stet 9-11,3-2 ASUN
59
Jacksonville JVille 8-12,1-4 ASUN
Winner
Stetson Stet
9-11,3-2 ASUN
64
Final
59
Jacksonville JVille
8-12,1-4 ASUN
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Stetson Stet 31 33 64
Jacksonville JVille 28 31 59

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Athletic Communications

Hatters Finally Solve Jacksonville in 64-59 Win

For the first time since the second term of the George W. Bush Administration, Stetson men's basketball left Jacksonville's Swisher Gymnasium with a win as the Hatters downed the Dolphins, 64-59, in ASUN Conference play on Saturday.
 
Kenny Aninye led four Hatters in double figures with a career-high tying 15 points. Rob Perry scored 13, Mahamadou Diawara added 11 and Joel Kabimba chipped in 10 as Stetson won its fourth straight road game.
 
Stetson's last win at Jacksonville was on Feb, 19, 2006. Since then, the Hatters had lost 13 straight games at Swisher. But that finally changed on Saturday.
 
After leading 31-28 at halftime, the Hatters opened the second half on an 11-0 run. The Hatters led 42-28 after a Perry jumper with 15:23 to go. Stetson (9-11 overall, 3-2 ASUN) was able to maintain a lead of no less than seven points until the Dolphins drew close in the final two minutes.
 
Each time the Dolphins appeared to be making a push, Stetson weathered the storm.
 
After Stetson's lead ballooned to 14 (42-28) Jacksonville closed to within 50-41 with 11:09 to go. But Stetson quickly pushed the lead back out to 14 points as baskets by Jahlil Rawley and a triple by Aninye made it a 55-41 game with 9:28 left.
 
Stetson held a 59-48 lead with 3:44 remaining as Jacksonville made one last push. The Dolphins eventually closed to within 60-56 with 35 seconds to go but Rawley and Perry combined to make four free throws in the final 26 seconds to clinch the win.
 
Aninye finished the game 6 of 8 from the field, including a perfect 3 of 3 effort from beyond the arc. Diawara and Kabimba each had 9 rebounds.
 
Aamahne Santos led Jacksonville with 13 points.

 
Game Notes
  • In addition to their road woes against the Dolphins, the Hatters had lost 8 straight overall to JU
  • Joel Kabimba connected for a pair of 3-pointers in the first half. He made just one in the previous 19 games.
  • Saturday's win was the fourth straight road victory for the Hatters, Stetson's longest streak since the Hatters won six straight on the road in 2006
  • Stetson is now 6-6 away from home this season (5-5 road, 1-1 neutral) one season after failing to win a single road game
  • Rob Perry scored in double figures for the sixth straight game
  • Stetson's three-game ASUN road winning streak is its longest since the 2012-13 team won three straight in January of 2013
  • The Hatters have held their last nine opponents to 44.1 percent shooting or below after limiting Jacksonville to 38.2 percent on Saturday
 
About Stetson University Athletics: Stetson University's Athletics Program has a vision of developing a culture of champions athletically, academically and within the community. This vision is accomplished through a mission of recruiting and developing student-athletes, coaches and staff, creating a culture of champions, within and outside of competition. The department operates with five core values: Championship Culture, Integrity, Excellence, Pride/Tradition and Leadership. To learn more about the Vision, Mission and Core Values for Stetson Athletics, visit GoHatters.com and click on Mission Statement under the Inside Athletics tab.
 
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