It was the fourth win in five games for KSU, which bounced back from a loss to Akron Friday. The Falcons, meanwhile, dropped . . .
Kent State (8-4 MAC, 11-5 overall) grabbed an early lead and took a 38-32 lead into halftime. Bowling Green ( pulled pulled with two points on several occasions in the second stanza and trailed 69-67 following a Trey Diggs triple at 2:43. However, KSU’s Pippin was the only player to score after that. His layup with 21 seconds left gave him 16 points to go with his 11 rebounds on the night.
Other Flashes in double figures were Beck (18), Jeremiah Hernandez (11) and Gabe O’Neal (10),
Diggs and Justin Turner led the hosting Falcons with 18 apiece. Daequon Plowdon tallied 15 while grabbing eight caroms.