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Akron Zips at Kent State Golden Flashes

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Akron Zips
18-13, 2-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
77 - 79
Kent State Golden Flashes
21-10, 12-4 Home

Kent State edges Akron 79-77

1H AKR J. Kretzer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A. Jackson.

Kent State is the tournament third seed and has a two-round bye into the third round of the tournament.

Kent State (21-10, 12-6) led by eight late in the second half but Akron closed in, tying the game at 77 with Antino Jackson's layup with five seconds left. Brewer, who finished with 20 points, quickly took the ball down the right side of the court, crossed to the center just above the key and then drove the left lane, dropping it in for the winning score just before time expired.

Derek Jackson led the Golden Flashes with 22 points, Jimmy Hall added 18 and Devareaux Manley had 10.

Reggie McAdams sank five 3-pointers and had 17 points for Akron (18-13, 9-9) and Jackson finished with 16.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 77 - 79
2nd 0:01 Kris Brewer made Layup. 77 - 79
2nd 0:05 Kent State Timeout 77 - 77
2nd 0:05 Antino Jackson made Layup. 77 - 77
2nd 0:16 Kent State Timeout 75 - 77

Statistics

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27-58 FG 23-47
47 Field Goal % 49
14-29 3PT 8-14
48 Three Point % 57
9-14 FT 25-35
64 Free Throw % 71
30 Rebounds 33
10 Offensive Rebounds 9
20 Defensive Rebounds 24
15 Assists 9
1 Steals 4
2 Blocks 5
8 Turnovers 6
0 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 6
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
24 Fouls 15

Game Information

Venue: M.A.C. Center

Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 6,327 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Miami (OH) 18-0 - 32-2
Akron 17-1 1 29-6
Kent State 14-4 4 24-10
Toledo 11-7 7 19-15
Bowling Green 9-9 9 18-14
Ohio 9-9 9 15-17
Buffalo 7-11 11 17-15
Massachusetts 7-11 11 17-16
Ball State 7-11 11 12-19
Central Michigan 6-12 12 10-21
Western Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Eastern Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Northern Illinois 4-14 10 9-21
Full Standings