 KENT STATE 83, MOREHEAD STATE 63 Manns accounted for a career-high 18 points and seven rebounds while shooting 7-9 from the field. The 6’11” center did the bulk of his damage on top of the rim throwing down five dunks, including a stretch of three consecutive alley-oops in the second half that brought the Golden Flashes’ faithful to their feet.
When the basket was not rattling from a Manns dunk, Holt was cutting the cords cleanly from beyond the arc. The 6’1” guard connected on 4-5 from three on his way to a season high 17 points and five assists. Currently the Golden Flashes leading scorer with 12.0 points per game, he is 7-9 from three in the last two games.
Kent State, which led by as many as 11 in the first half, held a 36-28 advantage at halftime after closing the period out with a 12-4 run. The Golden Flashes started pulling away midway through the second half as Holt made a trio of three-pointers during a six minute span. Holt’s three-pointers highlighted an 18-9 spurt which gave Kent State a 60-42 lead with 10:12 remaining.
Morehead State scored the next five points and was still down only 13 with eight minutes left before Manns scored with an alley-oop on three consecutive Kent State possessions to put the game out of reach.
Led by six assists from senior guard Michael Porrini,the Golden Flashes assisted on 22 of 28 made field goals. Senior guard Carlton Guyton was also in double figures with 11 points.
The Golden Flashes wrap up a three-game week at home on Saturday by hosting UAB at 7:00 pm.
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