NCAAB

Youngstown State Penguins at Kent State Golden Flashes

· COACHES vs CANCER CLASSIC
Youngstown State Penguins
0-1, 0-1 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 79
Kent State Golden Flashes
1-0, 1-0 Home

Thomas leads Kent State over Youngstown State 79-70

Thomas, a junior, played in only eight games last season because of injury and redshirted. His steal and drive down the court for a 3-point play gave the Golden Flashes a 75-67 lead with 58 seconds left. He then made 4 of 6 free throws.

Cameron Morse hit a 3-pointer for the Penguins to cut their deficit to 70-67 with 2:22 left. Xavier Pollard made a pair of free throws for Kent State, which never trailed, before Thomas' steal.

Pollard finished with 15 points, Chris Ortiz 12 and Jimmy Hall 10. Ortiz had 16 rebounds with Kent State holding a 53-34 advantage on the boards.

Bobby Hain led Youngstown with 20 points. Matt Donlan added 15 and Sidney Umude 10.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 70 - 79
2nd 0:07 Galal Cancer Defensive Rebound. 70 - 79
2nd 0:07 Francisco Santiago missed Three Point Jumper. 70 - 79
2nd 0:10 Kellon Thomas made Free Throw. 70 - 79
2nd 0:10 Kellon Thomas made Free Throw. 70 - 78

Statistics

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24-60 FG 28-65
40 Field Goal % 43
9-29 3PT 6-18
31 Three Point % 33
13-22 FT 17-28
59 Free Throw % 61
34 Rebounds 53
7 Offensive Rebounds 18
27 Defensive Rebounds 35
22 Assists 14
8 Steals 6
3 Blocks 3
13 Turnovers 16
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 14
16 Fast Break Points 10
20 Points in Paint 38
25 Fouls 17
0 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Venue: M.A.C. Center

Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 5,471 | Capacity:

2025-26 Horizon League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Wright State 15-5 - 23-12
Robert Morris 13-7 2 22-11
Green Bay 12-8 3 18-15
Detroit Mercy 12-8 3 17-15
Oakland 12-8 3 16-16
Purdue Fort Wayne 11-9 4 17-15
Northern Kentucky 10-10 5 20-14
Youngstown State 8-12 7 15-17
Milwaukee 8-12 7 12-20
Cleveland State 6-14 9 11-22
IU Indianapolis 3-17 12 7-25

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
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