SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Ayron Hardy scored 15 points and Jacksonville defeated South Carolina-Upstate 79-69 on Sunday.
Hardy was 5-of-8 shooting for the Dolphins (17-8, 11-5 Atlantic Sun Conference), who made 52.8 percent from the field (28 of 53).
Jacksonville was also 73.1 percent from the free-throw line (19 of 26) and scored 19 points off 13 turnovers.
The Dolphins scored the first six points of the game, jumped out to a 13-2 lead on Aloys Cabell’s jumper with 12:53 left and led 33-23 at halftime.
The Spartans (4-22, 3-13) shot 7 of 24 from the field in the first half.
Jacksonville pushed its lead to as many as 17, 39-22, on Travis Cohn’s layup with 17:43 left in the game.
