The difference between Kent State’s home and away records has been night and day: 7-2 at the M.A.C. Center, but just 2-7 in neutral site and true road games.
While the Flashes (9-10, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) definitely saw improvement over some embarrassing early road defeats, the team couldn’t finish down the stretch, resulting in a 72-65 loss to MAC West-leading Toledo (13-6, 5-1 MAC).
“It’s tough to play on the road anywhere in this league,” coach Rob Senderoff said. “(Toledo’s) a good team. They played well tonight — well enough to win.”
As has been the case with many of Kent State’s road losses, the Flashes came out of the gates sluggish.