Late Spark Keeps the Flashes Undefeated at Home | https://images.sidearmdev.com/
Late Spark Keeps the Flashes Undefeated at Home | https://images.sidearmdev.com/
The Kent State men's basketball (18-4, 8-1 MAC) team remained undefeated at home with a win against Central Michigan 81-69. The Flashes own the second-longest home winning in the Country at 18 games.
Flashes' Chris Payton helped the Flashes get by with a double-double and career-high 18 points and 12 rebounds. This is the first time this season Payton has recorded a double-double. Payton has been a roll crashing the board and making plays defensively cleaning the glass with four blocks. Six players followed recording double-digits. Sincere Carry scored 13 points and a team-high six assists.
Giovanni Santiago held the Flashes together in the first half shooting a perfect 4-of-4 from the field and 3-of-3 from beyond the arch. The Flashes fell behind in the first half as the Chippewas converted 53 percent (17-of-32) of its field goal attempts and 64 percent (9-of-14) of its first-half 3-point field goals. CMU Marking Harding challenged the Flashes' defense recording a game-high 22 points.
The Flashes answered the challenge by coming out on fire in the second half of the game. Kent State came back to tie the game at 48-48 and 50-50, then went on a 6-0 run to take a 54-50 lead with 13:18 to play. Payton scored on a layup, followed by Giovanni Santiago scoring two points from the charity strip to go up 52-50. Kent State went on a 14-0 run to help them gain the lead and finish the Chippewas.
Head Coach Rob Senderoff was pleased with the Flashes' second-half performance "In the second half we played to our ability. We saw growth, coming from behind and winning the game."
Follow the Flashes
The Flashes look ahead to The School Down The Road for a rival matchup on Friday, Feb. 3. Tip time is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. and will air on ESPNU.
Tickets for the 2022-23 season are on sale now. For questions regarding ticket information, email athletictickets@kent.edu or call 330-672-4455.
For more information on the men's basketball team, follow Kent State Men's Basketball Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and visit kentstatesports.com for additional updates.
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