Kent State University
3-0
Wright State
3-1
Cardiac Flashes Do it Again
11/16/2019 9:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FAIRBORN, OHIO – Danny Pippen's coffin corner three and Kent State's terrific defensive stop in the final three seconds pushed the Golden Flashes to a stunning 72-71 victory at the Ervin J. Nutter Center on Saturday night.
Kent State (3-0), which trailed by as many as 16, was once again able to withstand constant adversity throughout the game. Foul trouble and costly turnovers conspired against the Golden Flashes, but several clutch defensive plays and timely buckets brought KSU back in the waning moments of the second half. Pippen – who also banged a triple in overtime of Kent State's dramatic victory on Monday at Towson – was all alone in front of the KSU bench for the go-ahead triple.
"It was a great find by (Antonio) Williams. He did a great job on the baseline and then we went small in the final seconds and our guards did a great job of defending," Pippen said.
Pippen, who missed all of last year and parts of training camp with knee issues, finished 5-11 from the floor with 13 points and six rebounds. He tossed in an acrobatic and-one off the glass in the first half.
Antonio Williams led the Flashes with 18 points and seven assists – including the clutch game-winner. Phil Whittington added a double-double with 10 and 10 and Troy Simons hit four threes for 16 points and pulled down 11 boards. Anthony Roberts scored in double figures for the third straight game as well, finishing with 10.
The win makes Kent State 2-0 on the road in 2019-20 and improves the Flashes to 12-1 over the last two years in games decided by five points or fewer.
The Flashes return home and are back in action Tuesday, Nov. 19 as Kent State takes on Purdue Fort Wayne at 7 p.m.
