KENT: Kellon Thomas scored 17 points as Kent State held on to edge Canisius 84-77 on Saturday.
Jimmy Hall added 15 points and four rebounds for the Golden Flashes (7-2). Raasean Davis had 11 points and four rebounds and Chris Ortiz had 10 points and 10 rebounds. The team averaged 54.2 percent shooting from the field and had a 45-29 rebounding edge over Canisius.
Kent State led early and trailed only briefly late in the first half before going back on top to take a 40-36 lead at the break.
Hall struck from inside the paint to give Kent State its biggest lead, 58-48, with 11:02 to play.