Kent State Golden Flashes at Miami (OH) RedHawks
· MAC Championship - Semifinal
Suder's 23 points lead second-seeded Miami (OH) past third-seed Kent State, 72-64 in MAC semifinals
The RedHawks will face No. 1 seed Akron in Saturday's tournament championship game. The Zips reached the finals by knocking off Toledo, 100-90.
Suder had 11 rebounds for the RedHawks (25-8). Kam Craft went 6 of 12 from the field (5 for 9 from 3-point range) to add 17 points. Eian Elmer shot 3 for 11, including 2 for 8 from beyond the arc to finish with 10 points.
Jalen Sullinger led the way for the Golden Flashes (22-11) with 29 points. Marquis Barnett added 11 points, six rebounds and two steals for Kent State. VonCameron Davis finished with 10 points.
Suder scored 13 points in the first half and Miami (OH) went into halftime trailing 33-32. Craft scored 17 points down the stretch in the second half to help lead Miami (OH) to an eight-point victory.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 64 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Evan Ipsaro Defensive Rebound. | 64 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Cian Medley missed Three Point Jumper. | 64 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Evan Ipsaro made Free Throw. | 64 - 72 |
Statistics
 KENT |
 M-OH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-64 | FG | 23-56 |
| 35.9 | Field Goal % | 41.1 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 11-30 |
| 29.2 | Three Point % | 36.7 |
| 11-21 | FT | 15-19 |
| 52.4 | Free Throw % | 78.9 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 4 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 16 | Fouls | 21 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 7,738 | Capacity:
2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 17-1 | - | 28-7 |
| Miami (OH) | 14-4 | 3 | 25-9 |
| Kent State | 11-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Toledo | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Ohio | 10-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Eastern Michigan | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Western Michigan | 9-9 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Bowling Green | 8-10 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 10 | 14-17 |
| Central Michigan | 7-11 | 10 | 14-17 |
| Buffalo | 4-14 | 13 | 9-22 |
| Northern Illinois | 2-16 | 15 | 6-25 |