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Kent State sophomore forward Marquiez Lawrence holds celebrates with teamates after the Kent Beat Akron 79-77 to win the MAC East in the M.A.C. Center on Friday, March 6, 2015. Senior guard Kris Brewer scored a layup with one second left in the game and chaos ensued as the bench and crowd rushed the court in celebration.

Men’s basketball enters MAC tournament with share of title

Richard Mulhall March 8, 2015

Back in late October, the Kent State men’s basketball team was selected to place third in the Mid-American Conference East Division, as voted on by the coaches.Often feeling like they’ve been disrespected,...

Brewer hits game-winning buzzer-beater to take down Akron

Stephen Means II March 6, 2015

Whenever Kent State (21-10, 12-6 Mid-American Conference) and Akron (18-13, 9-9 MAC) are mentioned in the same sentence, the words “rivalry game” usually follow when talking about sports.Friday night,...

  Kent State senior Devareaux Manley shoots and misses as the flashes are down 41-50 in the second half of Saturday’s game against Buffalo, Feb. 28, 2015.

Men’s basketball faces must-win week

Stephen Means March 1, 2015

At the beginning of the week, Kent State's men's basketball team (19-10, 10-6 Mid-American Conference) had to feel good about their season. The Flashes stood alone at the top of the conference and standout...

The Kent Stater Kent State Forward Junior Gary Akbar makes a layup in the game against Ball State on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. Kent State defeated Ball State 58-53 at the M.A.C. Center.

Hall returns as Flashes rout Bobcats

Stephen Means II February 21, 2015

After missing the past five games with mononucleosis, Kent State (19-8, 10-4 MAC) star forward Jimmy Hall returned to the floor in a 64-51 victory over Ohio University (9-16, 4-10 MAC).  Hall, a redshirt...

KentWired Sports Update: February 16, 2015

February 17, 2015

KentWired Sports Update: February 16, 2015 from KentWired.com on Vimeo.

The Kent Stater Kent State Senior Mikell Chinn atempts to make a lay-up during the game against Northern Illinois University in the M.A.C.C Center on Saturday, Feb. 14th, 2015. The Flashes won 54-52.

Women’s basketball team wins in last-second thriller

Quentin Smith February 14, 2015

After dropping its previous eight games, the Kent State women’s basketball team finally snapped its losing streak with a victory over Northern Illinois, 54-52.With .08 seconds remaining in the ball game,...

Kent State redshirt senior center CiCi Shannon lands on top of a Miami defender after missing a rebound in the M.A.C. Center on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. The Flashes were down by just 6 points at the half, but fell flat during the second half and fell to RedHawks 69-53, dropping their record to 3-19.

Women’s basketball unable to come away with win

Quentin Smith February 11, 2015

Box ScoreEntering Wednesday night’s game featuring Kent State and Miami, both teams were on losing streaks and desperately seeking a win.The Flashes (3-19, 1-10 Mid-American Conference) started out hot,...

Women’s basketball fights hard, but comes up short in the end

Quentin Smith February 8, 2015

The Flashes traveled to Athens, Ohio Saturday night to take on the top team in the Mid-American Conference, the Ohio Bobcats.Kent State (3-18, 1-9 MAC) went toe-to-toe with the Bobcats all game long. The...

Senior forward Darren Goodson attempts to defend the ball from an Akron player at the game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. The Flashes are set to face the Zips again this Friday, Mar. 7, 2014 at the University of Akron. It is the last game before the M.A.C. Championship.

Akron-Kent rivalry worth more than bragging rights for men’s basketball

Stephen Means II February 8, 2015

With the Mid-American Conference tournament being one month away, the Kent State-University of Akron rivalry game has an incentive more than pride and bragging rights.Kent State (16-7, 7-3 MAC) and Akron...

UPDATE: Flashes win streak snapped at six after blowout loss at Buffalo

Stephen Means II January 31, 2015

Kent State men’s basketball (15-6, 6-2 Mid-American Conference) came into Friday’s contest with a six-game winning streak and stood alone at the top of the MAC.But after starting off slow against the...

Women’s basketball drop road bout to Northern Illinois

Jimmy Miller January 17, 2015

Growing up in the Mid-American Conference might be tough, but it’s completely necessary if a team wants to contend.On Saturday afternoon, Kent State (3-13, 1-4 MAC) watched freshman forward Jordan Korinek...

Kent State sophomore forward Marquiez Lawrence goes up for a basket during the MAC opener game against Bowling Green on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015. The Flashes lost the game 64-66.

Basketball continues winning, learning over break

Jimmy Miller January 11, 2015

A new year can signify a clean slate for college students, but the men’s basketball team doesn’t need one as it carries a winning record, and perhaps more notably, experience, into 2015.“We’ve...