Kent State University
19-9,9-6MAC
Toledo
16-12,9-6MAC
Golden Flashes Punch Their Ticket to 2025 MAC Tournament with Dominating Win Over Toledo
2/25/2025 10:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KENT, Ohio – Kent State Men's Basketball (19-9) is officially headed to the 2025 Mid-American Conference Tournament in Cleveland this March following a 105-65 win over the University of Toledo on Tuesday night.
Kent State came out of the gate hot and never stopped outscoring Toledo 54-30 in the first half, and 51-35 in the second. It was the first time Kent State scored 100 points or more in a conference game since Feb. 19, 2002, when they defeated Marshall University 116-76 in the M.A.C. Center. Additionally, it was Kent State's first time scoring 100 points this season. The last time the Golden Flashes scored 100 against a MAC opponent was on March 6, 2017, in the MAC Tournament winning 116-106 over Central Michigan in overtime.
Five Flashes scored double-digits including VonCameron Davis (21) Jamal Sumlin (20), Marquis Barnett (19), Delrecco Gillespie (16), and Cli'Ron Hornbeak (13). Sumlin's 20 points shattered his earlier career and season high of 13. Barnett's 19 points marked his ninth double-digit game of the season and his second in three games dropping his second highest total. Gillespie's were his second highest point total of the season following a game in which he scored a career high. Hornbeak led KSU on the boards with nine. Sumlin led the Flashes in assists with seven.
The blue and gold currently have a conference record of 9-6 and sit third in the MAC standings following this win with three games left to play in the regular season. Kent State will travel to take on the University of Akron on Friday, Feb. 28. Tipoff between the Golden Flashes and Zips is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.
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