Cleveland State Vikings at Kent State Golden Flashes
· NCAA Men's Basketball62 - 72
De La Rosa, Kent State hold off Cleveland State 72-62
Kevin Zabo added 17 points, but he was just 1 of 8 from 3-point range as the Golden Flashes (5-3) connected on 5 of 26 (19.2 percent) from long range. Jalen Avery had 15 points and BJ Duling scored 10 for Kent State (5-3).
Anthony Wright finished with a double-double for the Vikings (2-5), scoring 21 on 8-of-11 shooting, including 4 of 6 from long range, with 11 rebounds. Kenny Carpenter had 14 points and Tyree Appleby scored 13 for Cleveland State.
Kent State led by six when Danny Pippen's dunk sparked a 13-0 run over the next six minutes to push the Golden Flashes' advantage to 31-12. Back-to-back 3s by Wright in the final 64 seconds left the Vikings trailing 35-24 at the half.
Cleveland State was down by 10, but Wright had a tip-in, Carpenter hit a 3 and Appleby had two straight layups to pull the Vikings within 55-54 with 4:47 to play. It was as close as they would get. De La Rosa hit back-to-back layups in a 6-0 run and the Flashes held from there.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:21 | Kevin Zabo made Free Throw. | 60 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Foul on Tyree Appleby. | 60 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Kevin Zabo Defensive Rebound. | 60 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Dontel Highsmith missed Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Kevin Zabo made Free Throw. | 60 - 70 |
Statistics
CLE |
KENT |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-54 | FG | 27-68 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 5-26 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 6-14 | FT | 13-16 |
| 43 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 8 | Assists | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 2,511 | 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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