As Jimmy Hall prepared to inbound the basketball following a timeout with 1:59 remaining Friday night, he glanced over to a trio of rowdy Kent State fans situated three rows behind the media table and acknowledged their support with a head nod.
For the duration of the game, the students – who had a cardboard cutout of Hall’s headshot – echoed the redshirt senior’s name in an effort to overpower Ohio’s pep band.
When Hall hit a turnaround jumper midway through the first half to cut Kent State’s deficit to eight, they shouted “Way to go, 3-5.