Central Michigan Chippewas at Kent State Golden Flashes
· MAC TOURNAMENT PRES. BY VISIT MYRTLE BEACH - QUARTERFINAL
89 - 81
Central Michigan advances past Kent in MAC quarters
The fifth-seeded Chippewas (23-10) will face the defending champion Bulls (29-3) in Friday's first semifinal. Central Michigan lost by 14 in its only meeting with Buffalo during the regular season.
Shawn Roundtree Jr. scored 20 for Central Michigan, which used a 20-2 run to open a 71-54 lead with 7:17 remaining.
Kent State crawled back within 79-72 on a 3-pointer by Antonio Williams with 2:32 left. However, the Chippewas took care of the ball and made their free throws down the stretch.
Philip Whittington scored 23 with 14 rebounds and Jaylin Walker 19 with 11 boards to lead the Golden Flashes (22-10). Walker, who made just 4 of 13 3-pointers, returned after being suspended for Kent State's final regular-season game.
Dallas Morgan made two of his four 3-pointers during Central Michigan's big second-half spurt.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 89 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Philip Whittington made Two Point Tip Shot. | 89 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Philip Whittington Offensive Rebound. | 89 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:12 | C.J. Williamson missed Three Point Jumper. | 89 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Dallas Morgan made Free Throw. | 89 - 79 |
Statistics
 CMU |
 KENT |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-59 | FG | 31-77 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 9-35 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 24-31 | FT | 10-14 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fouls | 24 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Cleveland, OH
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 |