Kent State Golden Flashes at Massachusetts Minutemen
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Woidke scores 19 as Kent State defeats UMass 69-59
Woidke shot 6 for 15 (4 for 13 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Golden Flashes (10-2, 1-0). Delrecco Gillespie scored 18 points and added 20 rebounds. Rob Whaley Jr. had 10 points and shot 3 of 7 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line.
The Minutemen (8-4, 0-1) were led in scoring by Leonardo Bettiol, who finished with 14 points and three steals. Daniel Hankins-Sanford added 11 points and 12 rebounds for UMass. Marcus Banks finished with nine points. The Minutemen ended a five-game winning streak with the loss.
Kent State took the lead with 13:04 left in the first half and did not trail again.
Woidke led their team in scoring with 11 points in the first half to help put them ahead 35-24 at the break.
Kent State used an 8-0 run in the second half to build a 14-point lead at 43-29 with 15:31 left.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 69 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Quinn Woidke Defensive Rebound. | 69 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Danny Carbuccia misses driving layup | 69 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Rayvon Griffith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 69 - 59 |
Statistics
 KENT |
 MASS |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-57 | FG | 18-55 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 8-28 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 13-17 | FT | 17-24 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 4 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 84 | Percent Led | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Amherst, MA
Attendance: 3,104 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Buffalo | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Kent State | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Akron | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Bowling Green | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Northern Illinois | 1-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Toledo | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-6 |
| Massachusetts | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Eastern Michigan | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| Ohio | 0-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Western Michigan | 0-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
| Central Michigan | 0-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
| Ball State | 0-1 | 1 | 3-9 |