KENT, Ohio — Naddiyah Cross scored a career-high 24 points and Jordan Korinek notched her first double-double of the season as Kent State overcame a seven-point halftime deficit to take down Eastern Michigan, 76-69, on Wednesday at the M.A.C. Center.
The Golden Flashes (9-7, 2-2 MAC) put together their highest-scoring half of the season to erase a 34-27 halftime deficit. The Flashes shot 54.2-percent from the field (13-for-24) and 95.2-percent at the free throw line (21-for-22) to outscore the Eagles 49-35 over the final 20 minutes.
Cross and Korinek combined for 20 of the Flashes' 27 points in the final period, which started with a 49-49 tie.