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Safford scores 17, Kent State defeats Niagara 76-73
KENT, Ohio (AP) Morgan Safford had 17 points in Kent State's 76-73 victory against Niagara on Thursday night.
Safford also added seven rebounds for the Golden Flashes (3-1). VonCameron Davis scored 15 points while shooting 5 of 14 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line. Jalen Sullinger and Anthony Morales both added 10 point off the bench.
Jaeden Marshall and Jahari Williamson led the way for the Purple Eagles (1-4) with 17 points. Zion Russell finished with 11 points and two steals.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | (Golden Flashes gains possession) | Â |
| 19:48 | | Â | Mike Bekelja misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:46 |  | Â | Justice Smith defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:21 | | Â | Justin Page turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 19:08 | | +3 | Morgan Safford makes three point jump shot (Cian Medley assists) | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | | Â | Justin Page misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:35 | | Â | Morgan Safford defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:21 | | Â | Cian Medley misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:19 | | Â | Mike Bekelja offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:06 | | Â | Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:04 | | Â | Jhaylon Martinez defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:57 | | Â | Morgan Safford personal foul | Â |
| 17:56 | | Â | Justice Smith turnover (VonCameron Davis steals) | Â |
| 17:52 | | Â | VonCameron Davis misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:50 | | Â | VonCameron Davis offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:49 | | Â | VonCameron Davis misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:47 | | Â | Justin Page defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:42 | | Â | Justice Smith turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 17:25 | | Â | VonCameron Davis turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 17:10 | | +3 | Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot (Justice Smith assists) | 3-3 |
| 17:09 | | Â | VonCameron Davis shooting foul (Jahari Williamson draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:09 | | +1 | Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-3 |
| 16:38 | | Â | Golden Flashes turnover | Â |
| 16:38 | | Â | Olumide Adelodun misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:12 | | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:05 | | Â | Mike Bekelja misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:03 | | Â | Jhaylon Martinez defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:57 | | Â | Cian Medley blocks Justice Smith's two point layup | Â |
| 15:57 | | Â | Purple Eagles offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:57 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:43 | | Â | Justice Smith misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:41 | | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:24 | | Â | VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:22 | | Â | Zion Russell defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:08 | | Â | Justin Page misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:06 | | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:50 | | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak turnover (lost ball) (Justice Smith steals) | Â |
| 14:31 | | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak personal foul | Â |
| 14:17 | | +3 | Jaeden Marshall makes three point jump shot (Zion Russell assists) | 7-3 |
| 14:00 | | +2 | VonCameron Davis makes two point layup (Marquis Barnett assists) | 7-5 |
| 13:38 | | +2 | Jahari Williamson makes two point layup | 9-5 |
| 13:19 | | Â | Marquis Barnett misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:17 | | Â | Marquis Barnett offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:16 | | +2 | Marquis Barnett makes two point layup | 9-7 |
| 12:57 | | Â | Jaeden Marshall misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:55 | | Â | Marquis Barnett defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:49 | | +3 | VonCameron Davis makes three point jump shot (Marquis Barnett assists) | 9-10 |
| 12:11 | | Â | Damondre McKnight turnover (Morgan Safford steals) | Â |
| 12:06 | | +3 | Anthony Morales makes three point jump shot (Jalen Sullinger assists) | 9-13 |
| 11:51 | | Â | Zion Russell turnover (Marquis Barnett steals) | Â |
| 11:49 | | Â | Zion Russell personal foul | Â |
| 11:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:32 | | +3 | Morgan Safford makes three point jump shot (Delrecco Gillespie assists) | 9-16 |
| 11:06 | | +2 | Zion Russell makes two point layup (Olumide Adelodun assists) | 11-16 |
| 10:46 | | Â | Jhaylon Martinez personal foul | Â |
| 10:46 | | +1 | Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-17 |
| 10:46 | | +1 | Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-18 |
| 10:31 | | Â | Jahari Williamson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:29 | | Â | Morgan Safford defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:24 | | +3 | Anthony Morales makes three point jump shot (Morgan Safford assists) | 11-21 |
| 10:19 | | Â | Purple Eagles 30 second timeout | Â |
| 10:13 | | +2 | Jhaylon Martinez makes two point layup | 13-21 |
| 10:01 | | +3 | Morgan Safford makes three point jump shot (Jalen Sullinger assists) | 13-24 |
| 9:41 | | +2 | Zion Russell makes two point jump shot | 15-24 |
| 9:20 | | Â | Marquis Barnett misses two point layup | Â |
| 9:18 | | Â | Marquis Barnett offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:17 | | +2 | Marquis Barnett makes two point layup | 15-26 |
| 8:59 | | Â | Jahari Williamson turnover | Â |
| 8:44 | | Â | Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:42 | | Â | Morgan Safford offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:39 | | Â | Justice Smith personal foul (Morgan Safford draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:33 | | Â | Magnus Entenmann offensive foul | Â |
| 8:33 | | Â | Magnus Entenmann turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 8:25 | | Â | Anthony Morales personal foul | Â |
| 8:22 | | +3 | Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Marshall assists) | 18-26 |
| 8:05 | | Â | Cian Medley turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 7:46 | | Â | Magnus Entenmann personal foul | Â |
| 7:46 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:46 | | Â | Jhaylon Martinez misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 7:46 | | +1 | Jhaylon Martinez makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-26 |
| 7:17 | | +2 | Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes two point layup | 19-28 |
| 6:54 | | Â | Justin Page misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:52 | | Â | Mike Bekelja defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:33 | | Â | VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:33 | | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:32 | | Â | Jhaylon Martinez shooting foul (Cli'Ron Hornbeak draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:32 | | +1 | Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-29 |
| 6:32 | | +1 | Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-30 |
| 6:23 | | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak personal foul | Â |
| 6:23 | | Â | Justin Page misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 6:23 | | Â | Mike Bekelja defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:16 | | +3 | Cian Medley makes three point jump shot | 19-33 |
| 5:53 | | Â | Justice Smith turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 5:29 | | +2 | VonCameron Davis makes two point layup (Cian Medley assists) | 19-35 |
| 5:27 | | Â | Purple Eagles 30 second timeout | Â |
| 5:09 | | Â | Justice Smith turnover (lost ball) (Mike Bekelja steals) | Â |
| 4:55 | | Â | Justice Smith personal foul | Â |
| 4:47 | | Â | VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:45 | | Â | Jaeden Marshall defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:31 | | Â | Jaeden Marshall misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:29 | | Â | Jaeden Marshall offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:24 | | Â | James Henderson Jr. misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:22 | | Â | Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:12 | | +3 | Jalen Sullinger makes three point jump shot (Cian Medley assists) | 19-38 |
| 3:50 | | Â | Justin Page offensive foul | Â |
| 3:50 | | Â | Justin Page turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 3:50 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:27 | | Â | Marquis Barnett turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 3:13 | | +2 | James Henderson Jr. makes two point dunk (Olumide Adelodun assists) | 21-38 |
| 2:55 | | Â | Marquis Barnett misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:53 | | Â | Olumide Adelodun defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:39 | | Â | Zion Russell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:37 | | Â | Marquis Barnett defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:20 | | Â | VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:18 | | Â | Golden Flashes offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:18 | | +2 | Jalen Sullinger makes two point jump shot | 21-40 |
| 2:18 | | +2 | Olumide Adelodun makes two point layup | 23-40 |
| 1:17 | | Â | Jalen Sullinger misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:15 | | Â | Marquis Barnett offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:02 | | Â | Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:00 | | Â | Delrecco Gillespie offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:55 | | Â | Marquis Barnett misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:53 | | Â | Jaeden Marshall defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:39 | | +3 | Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot | 26-40 |
| 0:09 | | Â | Will Shortt blocks Delrecco Gillespie's two point dunk | Â |
| 0:07 | | Â | Olumide Adelodun defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:04 | | +2 | Jaeden Marshall makes two point layup (Olumide Adelodun assists) | 28-40 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |