Kent State Golden Flashes at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
· MAC-SBC Challenge
VonCameron Davis scores 17, Kent State downs Louisiana 70-66 in season opener
Davis shot 2 of 5 from the field and 13 of 15 from the free-throw line for the Golden Flashes. Morgan Safford scored 15 points and added nine rebounds. Cian Medley went 4 of 8 from the field (1 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points.
Kentrell Garnett led the way for the Ragin' Cajuns with 14 points. Louisiana also got 11 points and three steals from Christian Wright. Zeke Cook had 10 points and eight rebounds.
Davis scored six points in the first half for Kent State, who led 30-27 at the break. Kent State pulled off the victory after a 10-1 second-half run erased an eight-point deficit and gave them the lead at 57-56 with 4:48 left in the half. Safford scored 11 second-half points.
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Matchup Prediction
Louisiana: 64.4%
Kent State: 35.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Kent State Timeout | 70 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Morgan Safford made Free Throw. | 70 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Morgan Safford made Free Throw. | 69 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Michael Thomas. | 68 - 66 |
Statistics
 KENT |
 UL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-50 | FG | 22-49 |
| 42.0 | Field Goal % | 44.9 |
| 6-24 | 3PT | 9-20 |
| 25.0 | Three Point % | 45.0 |
| 22-28 | FT | 13-21 |
| 78.6 | Free Throw % | 61.9 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 9 | Assists | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fouls | 22 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: Cajundome
Location: Lafayette, LA
Attendance: 1,412 | Capacity:
Location: Lafayette, LA
Attendance: 1,412 | Capacity:
2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Akron | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Miami (OH) | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Eastern Michigan | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Toledo | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Ball State | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Buffalo | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Central Michigan | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Ohio | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Bowling Green | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Northern Illinois | 0-0 | - | 3-8 |
| Western Michigan | 0-0 | - | 3-8 |
2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | 1-0 | - | 10-3 |
| South Alabama | 1-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Texas State | 1-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Troy | 1-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Southern Miss | 1-0 | - | 5-7 |
| Old Dominion | 1-0 | - | 4-8 |
| Louisiana | 1-0 | - | 3-10 |
| Georgia Southern | 0-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
| Marshall | 0-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
| App State | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| Coastal Carolina | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| James Madison | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| Georgia State | 0-1 | 1 | 4-8 |
| UL Monroe | 0-1 | 1 | 4-10 |