Kent State Golden Flashes at Illinois State Redbirds
· NIT - 1st Round
Illinois State defeats Kent State 79-58 in NIT
Wolf also contributed seven rebounds for the Redbirds (21-12). Chase Walker scored 19 points while going 8 of 11 from the floor, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range, and 1 for 3 from the line. Johnny Kinziger had 11 points and shot 3 for 8 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line.
Morgan Safford led the Golden Flashes (24-10) in scoring, finishing with 19 points. Rob Whaley Jr. added 13 points and four assists for Kent State. Jahari Williamson finished with 11 points.
Illinois State took the lead with 15:04 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Wolf led his team in scoring with 18 points in the first half to help put them up 45-25 at the break. Illinois State pulled away with an 8-0 run in the second half to extend an 18-point lead to 26 points. Walker led the way with a team-high nine second-half points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Ty'Reek Coleman Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Morgan Safford misses 25-foot three point jumper | 58 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Mason Klabo subbing in for Illinois State | 58 - 79 |
Statistics
 KENT |
 ILST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-64 | FG | 27-64 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 7-28 | 3PT | 13-35 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 9-12 | FT | 12-18 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 26 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 4 | Percent Led | 93 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 2,565 | Capacity:
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| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
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| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
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| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
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