KALAMAZOO, M (WKZO AM/FM) – In a back and forth battle in which neither team led by more than 11 the Western Michigan University men’s basketball team was unable to fend off Kent State in the second half in a 76-69 loss Tuesday night inside University Arena.
The Broncos led for nearly 29 minutes on Tuesday night and outshot the Golden Flashes, shooting 44.8 percent from the field with nine three-pointers. WMU made six of its final eight field goals but Kent State countered with a 6-0 run during the final 1:05 of play to secure the win.
Western Michigan led for the first 28 minutes of play before Kent State embarked on an 11-0 run to take a three-point lead with 9:37 remaining. Down the stretch the Broncos cut its deficit down to one with 1:32 left and after a lay-up from Kent State’s Danny Pippen trailed 72-69 with 1:05 to go.
On the ensuing possession the Broncos committed a costly turnover that led to another Pippen field goal to extend the Kent State lead to 74-69. After a WMU missed lay-up, Kent State iced the game with a pair of free-throws During the final 10 minutes of play, Kent State made 16 straight free-throws and was 27-of-29 on the night.
With the loss Western Michigan now has an overall record of 4-13 and 3-9 in Mid-American Conference play. They will play next February 27 at Toledo.
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