In a rematch of the March 6 matchup, in which Ball State won 75-71, it was the Flashes who held the lead for the majority of the first quarter. After going down 5-2 early, Kent State played excellent defense and grabbed multiple offensive rebounds to go on a 12-0 run in the final seven minutes … Flashes Advance to First Championship Game Since 2006
After falling behind in their quarterfinal victory against Western Michigan, Toledo again fell behind early on. The Rockets found themselves in a 9-0 hole early on, but went on an 11-2 run to tie the game. However, the Toledo offense again went cold, giving up eight straight points, and eventually found themselves down 19-13 at … Buffalo Takes Down Top-Seeded Toledo in Semifinals
No. 1 Toledo Rockets – 59 vs. No. 8 Kent State Golden Flashes – 67 After losing to the Rockets on the road on March 8, the Flashes fell to the No. 8 seed, setting up another matchup with Toledo. The Kent State offense only scored 26 in the first half of the meeting on … MAC Tournament Men’s Quarterfinals
No. 1 Toledo Rockets – 72 vs. No. 8 Western Michigan Broncos – 61 In the opening game of the tournament, the Western Michigan Broncos came ready to play, taking a 20-16 lead on the MAC’s top team at the end of the first. They would continue to outplay the Rockets through the second quarter … MAC Tournament Women’s Quarterfinals
Just over a month after beating Kent State on the road, Akron again defeated the Golden Flashes, this time at home. In what many analysts call the best mid-major rivalry, Akron jumped out on top, just like they did in the first matchup.as they scored nine points in the first ten minutes and change. Star … Akron Completes Regular Season Sweep of Kent State
For the second year in a row, Kent State Men’s basketball team was playing their rival the Akron Zips in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) tournament, but this time it was in the semifinal and not in the championship like how it was last season. Another difference between the different tournament matchups is that this year’s … MAC Championship Preview: Kent State VS. Toledo
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) men’s tournament tipped off in Cleveland. The Kent State men’s basketball team comes in as the second seed in the tournament and today the Flashes faced off against the seventh seed, Northern Illinois. The game started as a low-scoring affair in the tournament’s opening round. With Kent State uncharacteristically struggling from … Kent State Men’s Basketball Wins Opening Round of MAC Tournament
It is officially March, the college basketball regular season is over, and it is tournament time. The Mid-American Conference (MAC) tournament tipped off in Cleveland today. The Kent State Women’s Basketball team entered the tournament as the fourth seed in the conference and went up against Northern Illinois (NIU), NIU came into the tournament as … Kent State’s Women’s Basketball Advances to MAC Semifinal
Photo courtesy of College Football News October 30, 2021 was a big day for me. October 30, 2021 was the day the Penn State Nittany Lions went on the road for a clash with the big, bad Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. Over 105,000 fans packed into the Shoe to take in what … The Juxtaposition of Power Five and Mid-Major College Football