Kent State Golden Flashes at Toledo Rockets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Jackson scores 31 to lift Toledo past Kent St. 76-74
Ryan Rollins had 16 points for Toledo (13-4, 8-1 Mid-American Conference). JT Shumate added 14 points.
Kent State closed within 74-73 on a Danny Pippen layup with 40 seconds to play. Both teams missed opportunities before Toledo missed a 3-pointer with about 25 seconds left. With a chance to win, the Golden Flashes headed up court by J ackson darted in for a steal and a layup with less than 20 seconds to go, making it 76-73.
The Rockets then fouled with 2.4 seconds to go. Pippen made the first and missed the second but the rebound went out off a Toledo player. After a timeout, Kent State inbounded the ball under the basket at 1.8 seconds but couldn't get a quick shot by Michael Nuga to fall.
Nuga had 19 points for the Golden Flashes (7-4, 4-3), whose four-game win streak came to an end. Pippen added 17 points and 12 rebounds. He also committed seven turnovers. Tervell Beck had 16 points and seven rebounds.
Toledo defeated Kent State 84-82 on Jan. 5.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Danny Pippen Offensive Rebound. | 74 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kent State Offensive Rebound. | 74 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Mike Nuga missed Layup. | 74 - 76 |
Statistics
 KENT |
 TOL |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-61 | FG | 29-59 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 8-26 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 17-23 | FT | 10-11 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fouls | 21 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Toledo, 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 | 14 | 9-21 |