Miami (OH) RedHawks at Kent State Golden Flashes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
67 - 70
Walker lifts Kent State over Miami (Ohio) 70-67
Walker made 13 of 14 free throws and added nine rebounds for the Golden Flashes (17-5, 6-3 Mid-American Conference) in a game where the final 15 points came from the foul line.
Jalen Adaway hit a 3-pointer with 5:11 left to play to give the RedHawks (12-11, 4-6) a 61-59 lead. It was Miami's last basket. Akiean Frederick scored the last bucket for Kent State with 4:17 remaining to knot the score at 61. The RedHawks nailed six straight free throws in a 56-second span to take a 67-64 lead with 1:38 to go. But Jaylen Avery sank two from the foul line with 1:14 left and Walker added four more to preserve the win.
Frederick tallied 12 points and five rebounds off the bench, while Antonio Williams scored 11. Kent State improved to 8-0 this season in games decided by five points or less.
Nike Sibande topped the RedHawks with 19 points and eight rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kent State Deadball Team Rebound. | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Nike Sibande missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jaylin Walker made Free Throw. | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jaylin Walker made Free Throw. | 67 - 69 |
Statistics
 M-OH |
 KENT |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-53 | FG | 22-53 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 5-15 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 14-16 | FT | 21-23 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 2,236 | 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 |