Kent State 83, Central Michigan 76
Flashes double down on Central Michigan
KENT, Ohio -- Four flashes scored in double-figures as Kent State (9-4, 6-3 MAC) secured the season sweep over Central Michigan with an 83-76 victory on Saturday at the M.A.C. Center.
Senior Danny Pippen led the way with . . .
Senior Danny Pippen led the way with . . .
. . . his fifth double-double of the season, tallying 26 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Senior Justyn Hamilton also notched a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Junior Malique Jacobs added 13 points and six boards, while junior James Jordan rounded out the double-digit scoring with 10 points.
CMU's Meikkel Murray tied for game-high honors with 26 points, hitting 11-of-16 shots from the field and gravving 12 rebounds. Caleb Huffman was right behind with 23 points, while Devontae Lane also reached double figures with 10.
Despite the Chippewas jumping out to a seven-point lead with 9:48 left to play in the first half, the Flashes offense answered back with multiple scoring runs to regain the lead. CMU had gone over three minutes without a field goal as KSU used a 10-1 run to take a 42-32 lead with 3:26 left in the half. Kent State then headed into the break with a 50-42 lead.
Central Michigan opened the second half with a 9-2 run that gave CMU a brief 57-56 lead before a second-chance layup from Malique Jacobs put the Flashes back ahead. KSU extended its lead to 10, 67-57, over the next three minutes as the Flashes went on an 11-0 run that featured three-pointers from Jacobs and Pippen, both off feeds from Santiago. The Chippewas got within six points of the Flashes, but KSU went on to secure the 83-76 victory.
Kent State finished the game shooting 42.4 percent from the floor and 30 percent from beyond the arc. The Flashes dominated on the boards, out-rebounding the Chippewas, 43-33, and grabbing 14 offensive rebounds to Central Michigan's seven.
CMU's Meikkel Murray tied for game-high honors with 26 points, hitting 11-of-16 shots from the field and gravving 12 rebounds. Caleb Huffman was right behind with 23 points, while Devontae Lane also reached double figures with 10.
Despite the Chippewas jumping out to a seven-point lead with 9:48 left to play in the first half, the Flashes offense answered back with multiple scoring runs to regain the lead. CMU had gone over three minutes without a field goal as KSU used a 10-1 run to take a 42-32 lead with 3:26 left in the half. Kent State then headed into the break with a 50-42 lead.
Central Michigan opened the second half with a 9-2 run that gave CMU a brief 57-56 lead before a second-chance layup from Malique Jacobs put the Flashes back ahead. KSU extended its lead to 10, 67-57, over the next three minutes as the Flashes went on an 11-0 run that featured three-pointers from Jacobs and Pippen, both off feeds from Santiago. The Chippewas got within six points of the Flashes, but KSU went on to secure the 83-76 victory.
Kent State finished the game shooting 42.4 percent from the floor and 30 percent from beyond the arc. The Flashes dominated on the boards, out-rebounding the Chippewas, 43-33, and grabbing 14 offensive rebounds to Central Michigan's seven.
(Courtesy of KSU Athletics)
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