Kent State Golden Flashes at Eastern Michigan Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Lovejoy's layup in OT lifts Eastern Michigan past Kent State 71-69
Tyem Freeman hit two free throws to give Kent State a 66-63 lead with :18 left in regulation, but Arne Osojnik drilled a 3 with :07 left and Lovejoy made a steal at the buzzer to force the extra period.
Lovejoy finished with 16 points and had three steals for the Eagles (8-6, 1-1 Mid-American Conference). Connor Serven scored 15 points while going 5 of 10 and 5 of 5 from the free throw line, and added eight rebounds. Tyson Acuff shot 4 for 16 (1 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free throw line to finish with 11 points, while adding seven assists.
Chris Payton led the Golden Flashes (8-6, 1-1) in scoring, finishing with 15 points and eight rebounds. Jalen Sullinger added 14 points and three steals for Kent State. VonCameron Davis also recorded 11 points.
Both teams next play Tuesday. Eastern Michigan hosts Central Michigan and Kent State plays Toledo at home.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 69 - 71 |
| 3rd 0:01 | Orlando Lovejoy made Layup. | 69 - 71 |
| 3rd 0:11 | Connor Serven Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 69 |
| 3rd 0:14 | Chris Payton Jr. missed Layup. | 69 - 69 |
| 3rd 0:26 | Kent State Timeout | 69 - 69 |
Statistics
 KENT |
 EMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-56 | FG | 28-59 |
| 46.4 | Field Goal % | 47.5 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 36.4 | Three Point % | 30.0 |
| 9-12 | FT | 9-11 |
| 75.0 | Free Throw % | 81.8 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Ypsilanti, MI
Attendance: 3,058 | Capacity:
2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 17-1 | - | 28-7 |
| Miami (OH) | 14-4 | 3 | 25-9 |
| Kent State | 11-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Toledo | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Ohio | 10-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Eastern Michigan | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Western Michigan | 9-9 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Bowling Green | 8-10 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 10 | 14-17 |
| Central Michigan | 7-11 | 10 | 14-17 |
| Buffalo | 4-14 | 13 | 9-22 |
| Northern Illinois | 2-16 | 15 | 6-25 |