Kent State used a balanced scoring attack and dominant second half to beat visiting NAIA opponent Shawnee State, 90-69, on Tuesday.
But what appeared before the game to be an easy win for the Flashes (2-0) turned out to be anything but. In fact, Shawnee State, whose record will remain at 3-0 as the contest was an exhibition for the Bears, led for most of the first half.
The Bears started the game on a 9-2 run, and the Flashes responded with an 8-0 run to give them a 10-9 advantage with 13:50 left in the first half.