Santiago scores 15, Kent State defeats Malone 79-58
— Giovanni Santiago scored 15 points as Kent State beat Malone 79-58 on Monday night in a season opener.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
MLN Malone Pioneers
58
– 
Kent State Golden Flashes
79
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MLN | 33 | 25 | 58 |
| KENT | 36 | 43 | 79 |
M.A.C. Center · 2,954 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | @ Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | L 75-85 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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JumpShot 0:30 58-79
LA Hayes made Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:42 58-77
Biggz Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Frederick.
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LayUpShot 1:12 55-77
Brenden Moss made Layup.
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JumpShot 2:13 55-75
Cli'Ron Hornbeak made Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:39 55-73
Aaron Badibo made Dunk.
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JumpShot 3:01 53-73
Giovanni Santiago made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:16 53-71
Fraser LaRocque made Layup. Assisted by Carter Piatt.
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PersonalFoul 3:35 51-71
Foul on Jalen Sullinger.
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LayUpShot 3:52 51-71
Delrecco Gillespie made Layup.
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JumpShot 4:14 51-69
Tre Baumgardner III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Badibo.
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PersonalFoul 4:49 48-69
Foul on Cli'Ron Hornbeak.
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JumpShot 5:10 48-69
Cli'Ron Hornbeak made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:39 48-67
Chris Payton Jr. made Layup.
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DunkShot 6:16 48-65
Fraser LaRocque made Dunk. Assisted by Tahleik Walker.
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DunkShot 6:51 46-65
Cli'Ron Hornbeak made Dunk. Assisted by Chris Payton Jr..
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JumpShot 7:12 46-63
Aaron Badibo made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:58 44-63
Jalen Sullinger made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:58 44-62
Jalen Sullinger made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:58 44-61
Foul on Carter Piatt.
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PersonalFoul 8:21 44-61
Foul on Jaelyn Etheridge.
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PersonalFoul 8:48 44-61
Foul on Jaelyn Etheridge.
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LayUpShot 9:28 44-61
Caleb Conard made Layup.
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JumpShot 10:24 42-61
Simon Blair made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Conard.
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LayUpShot 11:05 39-61
Brenden Moss made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:58 39-59
Mike Bekelja made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:58 39-58
Foul on Aaron Badibo.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:13 39-58
Reggie Bass made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:13 39-57
Reggie Bass made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:13 39-56
Foul on Tre Baumgardner III.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:42 39-56
Julius Rollins made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:42 39-55
Julius Rollins made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:42 39-54
Foul on Tahleik Walker.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:47 39-54
Delrecco Gillespie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:47 39-53
Foul on Jaelyn Etheridge.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:19 39-53
Delrecco Gillespie made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:19 39-52
Foul on Caleb Conard.
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JumpShot 14:37 39-52
Giovanni Santiago made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:49 39-50
Simon Blair made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:49 38-50
Simon Blair made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:49 37-50
Foul on Tyem Freeman.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:10 37-50
Giovanni Santiago made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:10 37-49
Foul on Simon Blair.
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LayUpShot 15:10 37-49
Giovanni Santiago made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 15:23 37-47
Foul on Fraser LaRocque.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:36 37-47
Chris Payton Jr. made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:36 37-46
Foul on Aaron Badibo.
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LayUpShot 15:36 37-46
Chris Payton Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:08 37-44
Tyem Freeman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:08 37-43
Tyem Freeman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:08 37-42
Foul on Caleb Conard.
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PersonalFoul 16:22 37-42
Foul on Chris Payton Jr..
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MadeFreeThrow 17:42 37-42
Tre Baumgardner III made Free Throw.
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Technical Foul 17:42 36-42
Technical Foul on Reggie Bass.
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LayUpShot 17:42 36-42
Reggie Bass made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:05 36-40
Caleb Conard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:05 35-40
Foul on Cli'Ron Hornbeak.
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LayUpShot 18:37 35-40
Cli'Ron Hornbeak made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:16 35-38
Reggie Bass made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:16 35-37
Reggie Bass made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 19:16 35-36
Foul on Tahleik Walker.
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End Period 0:00 58-79
End of 2nd half
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Steal 0:03 58-79
Brenden Moss Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:03 58-79
Fraser LaRocque Turnover.
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JumpShot 0:30 58-79
LA Hayes made Jumper.
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JumpShot 0:42 58-77
Biggz Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Malik Frederick.
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LayUpShot 1:12 55-77
Brenden Moss made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:13 55-75
Brenden Moss Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:17 55-75
LA Hayes missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:25 55-75
Maijhe Wiley Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 1:32 55-75
Malone Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 1:32 55-75
Fraser LaRocque Block.
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LayUpShot 1:32 55-75
Delrecco Gillespie missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:33 55-75
Delrecco Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:37 55-75
Giovanni Santiago missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:51 55-75
Cli'Ron Hornbeak Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:54 55-75
Carter Piatt missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:13 55-75
Cli'Ron Hornbeak made Jumper.
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DunkShot 2:39 55-73
Aaron Badibo made Dunk.
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Steal 2:44 53-73
Maijhe Wiley Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:44 53-73
Reggie Bass Turnover.
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Steal 2:53 53-73
Cli'Ron Hornbeak Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:53 53-73
Carter Piatt Turnover.
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JumpShot 3:01 53-73
Giovanni Santiago made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:16 53-71
Fraser LaRocque made Layup. Assisted by Carter Piatt.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:35 51-71
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:35 51-71
Foul on Jalen Sullinger.
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LayUpShot 3:52 51-71
Delrecco Gillespie made Layup.
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JumpShot 4:14 51-69
Tre Baumgardner III made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aaron Badibo.
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Defensive Rebound 4:18 48-69
Tre Baumgardner III Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 4:18 48-69
LA Hayes missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 4:20 48-69
Delrecco Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:30 48-69
LA Hayes missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:30 48-69
Giovanni Santiago Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 4:38 48-69
Giovanni Santiago Block.
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LayUpShot 4:38 48-69
Fraser LaRocque missed Layup.
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PersonalFoul 4:49 48-69
Foul on Cli'Ron Hornbeak.
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JumpShot 5:10 48-69
Cli'Ron Hornbeak made Jumper.
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Steal 5:18 48-67
Chris Payton Jr. Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 5:18 48-67
Tahleik Walker Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 5:19 48-67
Tahleik Walker Offensive Rebound.
Showing the last 40 of 305 events.
Team Stats
MLN
KENT
22-57
FG
27-59
39
Field Goal %
46
10-30
3PT
5-23
33
Three Point %
22
4-6
FT
20-24
67
Free Throw %
83
26
Rebounds
40
10
Offensive Rebounds
16
16
Defensive Rebounds
24
14
Assists
7
4
Steals
7
1
Blocks
3
17
Turnovers
12
1
Team Turnovers
0
17
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
2
0
Total Technical Fouls
2
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
9
Points Off Turnovers
20
5
Fast Break Points
13
20
Points in Paint
40
22
Fouls
9
0
Largest Lead
22
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