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Kent State Golden Flashes at Akron Zips

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Kent State Golden Flashes
19-12, 6-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
60 - 74
Akron Zips
24-7, 15-0 Home

Akron downs Kent State 74-60 for 24th win of season

A. Jackson made Three Point Jumper.

The Zips (24-7, 15-0) are the No. 1 seed in the MAC tournament, which starts Monday.

Josh Williams scored 11 points and Jake Kretzer had 10 boards for Akron, which led 33-30 at halftime on 45.7 percent shooting, led by Johnson's seven points.

Kent State rallied in the second half and led 39-38 on Kellon Thomas' layup, but Akron pulled ahead 60-51 on Robotham's layup. The Zips pushed the lead to 66-54 after Williams hit a 3 with 5:07 left.

Antino Jackson's layup with 1:51 left gave Akron a 71-59 lead and he finished off the Golden Flashes with another layup with 51 seconds to go.

Jimmy Hall led Kent State (19-12, 6-8) with 20 points and a career-high 17 rebounds.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 60 - 74
2nd 0:05 Noah Robotham Defensive Rebound. 60 - 74
2nd 0:05 Galal Cancer missed Three Point Jumper. 60 - 74
2nd 0:17 Deon Edwin Defensive Rebound. 60 - 74
2nd 0:17 Kwan Cheatham Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. 60 - 74

Statistics

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22-61 FG 26-69
36 Field Goal % 38
6-18 3PT 7-33
33 Three Point % 21
10-17 FT 15-19
59 Free Throw % 79
45 Rebounds 41
15 Offensive Rebounds 14
30 Defensive Rebounds 27
9 Assists 11
3 Steals 10
2 Blocks 2
15 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 7
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
16 Fouls 14
1 Largest Lead 14

Game Information

James A. Rhodes Arena

Location: Akron, OH
Attendance: 5,301 | 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