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Kent State, the No. 8 seed, upsets Bowling Green 73-60 in semis, will play for MAC tourney title
CLEVELAND (AP) Jalen Sullinger had 22 points as eighth-seeded Kent State pulled off a second-straight upset win at the Mid-American Conference tournament, knocking off fifth-seeded Bowling Green 73-60 on Friday night to earn a berth in the championship game.
Kent State (17-16), which lost to Toledo by 15 points in the regular season finale, upset the top-seeded rockets in the tournament opener to gain the semifinal berth.
Sullinger added five assists for the Golden Flashes. Giovanni Santiago scored 20 points while shooting 6 for 9, including 6 for 8 from beyond the arc and added six assists and three steals. Cli'Ron Hornbeak shot 4 of 8 from the field and 1 for 3 from the line to finish with nine points.
Marcus Hill finished with 22 points and six rebounds for the Falcons (20-13). Rashaun Agee added 15 points and seven rebounds for Bowling Green. Jason Spurgin also had eight points.
Kent State took the lead with 8:16 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 34-28 at halftime, with Sullinger racking up 11 points. Kent State outscored Bowling Green in the second half by seven points, with Santiago scoring a team-high 11 points after halftime.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Falcons gains possession) | ||
| 19:44 | | +2 | Marcus Hill makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:10 |  | Golden Flashes turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 18:53 | | Rashaun Agee turnover (lost ball) (VonCameron Davis steals) | ||
| 18:26 | | Giovanni Santiago turnover (lost ball) (Rashaun Agee steals) | ||
| 18:06 | | +3 | Marcus Hill makes three point jump shot (Trey Thomas assists) | 0-5 |
| 17:32 | | +3 | Mike Bekelja makes three point jump shot (Jalen Sullinger assists) | 3-5 |
| 17:09 | | +2 | Marcus Hill makes two point jump shot | 3-7 |
| 16:55 | | +3 | Giovanni Santiago makes three point jump shot (Jalen Sullinger assists) | 6-7 |
| 16:31 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak shooting foul (Rashaun Agee draws the foul) | ||
| 16:31 | | +1 | Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-8 |
| 16:31 | | +1 | Rashaun Agee makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-9 |
| 16:18 | | Rashaun Agee personal foul | ||
| 16:14 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:12 | | Trey Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 16:04 | | Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:02 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | ||
| 15:44 | | Giovanni Santiago misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:42 | | Marcus Hill defensive rebound | ||
| 15:21 | | Jason Spurgin misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:19 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | ||
| 15:09 | | Jalen Sullinger misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:07 | | Trey Thomas defensive rebound | ||
| 14:54 | | Marcus Hill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:52 | | VonCameron Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 14:41 | | VonCameron Davis offensive foul | ||
| 14:41 | | VonCameron Davis turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 14:41 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:25 | | Sam Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:23 | | Marcus Hill offensive rebound | ||
| 14:09 | | Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:07 | | Sam Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 14:02 | | +2 | Sam Towns makes two point layup | 6-11 |
| 13:47 | | DaJion Humphrey personal foul | ||
| 13:43 | | Trey Thomas personal foul | ||
| 13:32 | | +3 | Jalen Sullinger makes three point jump shot | 9-11 |
| 13:13 | | Mike Bekelja personal foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul) | ||
| 13:04 | | +2 | Rashaun Agee makes two point layup | 9-13 |
| 12:51 | | +3 | Jalen Sullinger makes three point jump shot | 12-13 |
| 12:27 | | Trey Thomas turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 12:08 | | Tyem Freeman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:06 | | Sam Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 11:52 | | Rashaun Agee misses two point hook shot | ||
| 11:50 | | Giovanni Santiago defensive rebound | ||
| 11:42 | | +2 | Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes two point layup (Giovanni Santiago assists) | 14-13 |
| 11:42 | | Rashaun Agee shooting foul (Cli'Ron Hornbeak draws the foul) | ||
| 11:42 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:42 | | +1 | Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-13 |
| 11:23 | | DaJion Humphrey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Sam Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Julius Rollins personal foul (Sam Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 11:15 | | +2 | Marcus Hill makes two point turnaround jump shot | 15-15 |
| 10:46 | | Trey Thomas personal foul | ||
| 10:26 | | Julius Rollins misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Da'Shawn Phillip defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | +3 | Da'Shawn Phillip makes three point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists) | 15-18 |
| 9:35 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak misses two point layup | ||
| 9:33 | | Julius Rollins offensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | +2 | Julius Rollins makes two point layup | 17-18 |
| 9:17 | | Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | Sam Towns personal foul (Cli'Ron Hornbeak draws the foul) | ||
| 9:05 | | +3 | Giovanni Santiago makes three point jump shot | 20-18 |
| 8:42 | | VonCameron Davis shooting foul (Jason Spurgin draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | +1 | Jason Spurgin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-19 |
| 8:42 | | +1 | Jason Spurgin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-20 |
| 8:16 | | +2 | Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes two point reverse layup | 22-20 |
| 7:55 | | Sam Towns misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:53 | | Julius Rollins defensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | Marcus Hill personal foul | ||
| 7:53 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:53 | | +1 | Julius Rollins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-20 |
| 7:53 | | +1 | Julius Rollins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-20 |
| 7:34 | | +2 | Jason Spurgin makes two point hook shot | 24-22 |
| 7:08 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak misses two point hook shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak offensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Giovanni Santiago misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Golden Flashes offensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Golden Flashes turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 6:35 | | Da'Shawn Phillip misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak misses two point layup | ||
| 6:15 | | DaJion Humphrey defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Marcus Hill misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | Julius Rollins offensive foul | ||
| 5:55 | | Julius Rollins turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:35 | | Da'Shawn Phillip turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:10 | | Tyem Freeman misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Da'Shawn Phillip defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | Sam Towns misses two point hook shot | ||
| 4:55 | | Marcus Hill offensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Marcus Hill turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 4:41 | | +3 | Giovanni Santiago makes three point jump shot (Jalen Sullinger assists) | 27-22 |
| 4:09 | | Jason Spurgin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Magnus Entenmann defensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | +2 | Jalen Sullinger makes two point layup | 29-22 |
| 3:58 | | Falcons 30 second timeout | ||
| 3:58 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:46 | | Jason Spurgin turnover (bad pass) (Giovanni Santiago steals) | ||
| 3:23 | | +3 | Jalen Sullinger makes three point jump shot | 32-22 |
| 3:03 | | Trey Thomas misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:01 | | Giovanni Santiago defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Tyem Freeman turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:28 | | Jump ball. Trey Thomas vs. Jalen Sullinger (Golden Flashes gains possession) | ||
| 2:28 | | Trey Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Sullinger steals) | ||
| 2:00 | | Jalen Sullinger misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Marcus Hill defensive rebound | ||
| 1:49 | | +2 | Marcus Hill makes two point jump shot | 32-24 |
| 1:33 | | Tyem Freeman misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:31 | | Marcus Hill defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Magnus Entenmann defensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Giovanni Santiago turnover (bad pass) (Trey Thomas steals) | ||
| 0:57 | | Mike Bekelja shooting foul (Trey Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 0:57 | | +1 | Trey Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-25 |
| 0:57 | | +1 | Trey Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-26 |
| 0:55 | | Golden Flashes 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:42 | | +2 | Tyem Freeman makes two point alley-oop dunk (Giovanni Santiago assists) | 34-26 |
| 0:06 | | +2 | Marcus Hill makes two point layup | 34-28 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:34 | | Trey Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:32 | | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | ||
| 19:10 | | +2 | Mike Bekelja makes two point jump shot | 36-28 |
| 18:45 | | +2 | Jason Spurgin makes two point layup (Trey Thomas assists) | 36-30 |
| 18:23 | | VonCameron Davis misses two point layup | ||
| 18:21 | | Da'Shawn Phillip defensive rebound | ||
| 18:12 |