As senior guard Jalen Avery sat with his warm-ups on for the third straight game, senior guard Jaylin Walker had his worst shooting performance of his career.
He finished 2-for-16 shooting and 0-for-4 from three point range. It was the second time in four games that he failed to make a three. He finished with 14 points with the majority of his points came from the foul line. He finished 10-for-12 from the line, but missed a free throw that would have cut the Central Michigan lead to three with less than two minutes left.
Kent State drops to 19-7 and 8-5 in Mid-American Conference play with the 84-74 loss, while Central Michigan improves to 18-8 and 7-6 in the MAC.