National Basketball Association
Kent St. 70, Akron 65
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 11, 2017
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials:
# Bill Ek, # Chris Beaver, # Steve McJunkins
Attendance:
10376
By The Sports Xchange
Sophomore guard Jaylin Walker scored 30 points, leading Kent State past Akron 70-65 on Saturday in the Mid-American Conference tournament championship game at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Senior forward Jimmy Hall added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Golden Flashes (22-13), who won four games in four days during the conference tournament and are headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008.
Senior center Isaiah Johnson led the Zips with 24 points.
Kent State led 27-24 at halftime, and the game stayed tight late into the second half. Kent State's Kevin Zabo made a pair of free throws to tie the score 49-49 with eight minutes to play. The Golden Flashes scored the next eight points and hit enough free throws down the stretch to put away the Zips.
Top Game Performances
| Kent St. |
|
Akron |
|
Jaylin Walker 30 |
Scoring |
Isaiah Johnson 24 |
|
Jalen Avery 3 |
Assists |
Noah Robotham 6 |
|
Jimmy Hall 10 |
Rebounds |
Kwan Cheatham Jr. 8 |
|
Jaylin Walker 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Isaiah Johnson 4 |
|
Deon Edwin 2 |
Steals |
Jimond Ivey 1 |
|
Jimmy Hall 3 |
Blocks |
Kwan Cheatham Jr. 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Kent St.
|
70 |
53.1 |
4-14 |
14-18 |
11 |
28 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| Akron
|
65 |
45.6 |
6-22 |
7-13 |
15 |
25 |
1 |
3 |
10 |