Kent State University
5-4,0-0MAC
West Virginia
9-1,0-0Big 12
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent St. | 22 | 28 | 50 |
| West Virginia | 25 | 38 | 63 |
Flashes Beaten by Mountaineers in Road Non-Con Finale
12/12/2021 7:07:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – The Kent State men's basketball team (5-4) finished its road non-conference schedule with a 63-50 loss to West Virginia (9-1).
The Flashes and Mountaineers both struggled to get it going offensively over the first 10 minutes of the game. The score was just 9-9 at the 9:14 mark of the opening half and WVU took a 25-22 lead into the locker room.
West Virginia pushed the lead to 40-31 early in the second half but a 6-0 Kent State run including four straight points by Malique Jacobs brought the score within three at the under-12:00 media timeout.
The next six minutes belonged solely to the Mountaineers, as they used a 14-0 run to stretch the lead and never look back.
Eight different Golden Flashes recorded points in the game led by Sincere Carry with 18. Justyn Hamilton produced his second double-double of the year off the bench with 10 points and 12 rebounds, four of those on the offensive glass. Jacobs finished with eight points and five boards.
Taz Sherman and Sean McNeil combined for 46 of the Mountaineers' 63 points with Sherman posting 27 points and five rebounds. McNeil finished with 19 points and four boards. West Virginia shot 47.8 percent from the field and held the Flashes to just 34.5 percent shooting.
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Home tickets for the 2021-22 season are on sale now. For questions regarding ticket information, email athletictickets@kent.edu or call 330-672-4455. The Flashes will return home and host Southern in the M.A.C. Center on Sunday, Dec. 19, and Cleveland State on Tuesday, Dec. 21, as the second game of a double header following the women's basketball team's matchup against Florida State.
For more information on the men's basketball team, follow Kent State Men's Basketball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and visit kentstatesports.com for additional updates.
