YPSILANTI, Mich. – Kent State Men's Basketball handled the Eagles of Eastern Michigan University on Tuesday night by a final score of 70-49. Four Flashes scored double-digits as Delrecco Gillespie and Jamal Sumlin recorded career performances.
Kent State opened the game on a 10-2 run. Cli'Ron Hornbeak set the tone for KSU in the first eight minutes with a slew of rejections at the rim, including one that took a sizable bounce. The Flashes led 21-12 by the third media timeout with Sumlin heating up from behind the arch. The Golden Flashes and Eagles matched each other going 15-15 over the last 10 minutes of the first half with Kent State holding the nine-point advantage at the break.