Entering its last game before Mid-American Conference play begins, the Kent State men’s basketball team is trying to shore up its defense.
The Golden Flashes have pretty much done what they were supposed to do with a tougher nonconference slate compared to previous seasons, going 8-4 overall and 5-0 at home. They have won the games they were supposed to win and came up short in a couple of road games as underdogs.
But defensively, KSU has left something to be desired. Entering Saturday night’s final nonconference game at home against 6-4 Oberlin, the Flashes rank ninth in the MAC in scoring defense (72.