Eastern Michigan Eagles at Kent State Golden Flashes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Safford's 23 lead Kent State over Eastern Michigan 95-91
Safford shot 6 of 11 (4 of 7 from 3-point range) and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Golden Flashes (18-7, 9-3 Mid-American Conference). Delrecco Gillespie added 15 points while shooting 3 of 8 from the field and 9 of 10 from the line, to go with 12 rebounds. Jahari Williamson shot 4 of 9 (3 of 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points.
Addison Patterson finished with 32 points for the Eagles (9-16, 3-9). Mohammad Habhab added 22 points and nine rebounds for Eastern Michigan. Braelon Green had 15 points and two steals. The loss is the seventh straight for the Eagles.
Safford scored 13 points in the first half, and Kent State went into halftime trailing 47-40. Kent State pulled off the victory after a 12-2 second-half run erased a nine-point deficit and gave them the lead at 73-72 with 6:04 remaining in the half. Williamson scored 12 second-half points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 91 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 91 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Gregory Lawson II makes 24-foot three point jumper (Braelon Green assists) | 91 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Foul on Merritt Alderink. | 88 - 95 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Cian Medley Defensive Rebound. | 88 - 95 |
Statistics
 EMU |
 KENT |
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|---|---|---|
| 38-64 | FG | 27-55 |
| 59 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 7-20 | 3PT | 12-24 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 8-10 | FT | 29-33 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 12 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 26 | Fouls | 13 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 7 |
| 17 | Lead Changes | 17 |
| 54 | Percent Led | 35 |
Game Information
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 2,438 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 31-1 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-5 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-9 |
| 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 |