Saint Mary's (Cal) 74, Kennesaw State 51

Saint Mary's (Cal) 74, Kennesaw State 51

Published Dec. 20, 2011 12:10 a.m. ET

Stephen Holt scored 15 points and Brad Waldow had 13 as Saint Mary's won its seventh straight game, beating Kennesaw State 74-51 in a second-round game of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic.

Matthew Dellavedova added nine points and eight assists for the Gaels (9-1), while Rob Jones had 11 rebounds.

Kennesaw State, which lost its sixth straight, got 12 points from Delbert Love and 10 points and 11 rebounds from Aaron Anderson.

The Gaels pulled away for good with a 17-1 run that gave them a 31-14 lead with 3:38 left in the first half. Kennesaw State was held without a field goal for more than seven minutes during the stretch.

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Saint Mary's led 35-18 at the break and increased that margin to as many as 25 points in the second half.

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