With about 12 minutes left senior forward Danny Pippen shushed the crowd after drawing forward Kaleb Wesson’s fourth foul. Kent State trailed 48-45, but were in the middle of a 25-8 run to tie the game. Below are five takeaways from Pippen’s performance and Kent State’s 71-52 loss at Ohio State.
1. Pippen emerged as the likely No. 1 option for the remainder of the season.
He played a career-high 38 minutes and scored 19 points on 7-for-16 shooting. He went 3-for-10 from 3-point range and added eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Despite his best performance of the season, he was unsatisfied.