Scores

Final

Kent St 72

(9-5, 2-2 away)

Cleveland St 55

(8-6, 5-1 home)

6:00 PM ET, January 2, 2013

Wolstein Center, Cleveland, OH

1 2 T
KENT 39 3372
CLEV 29 2655

Top Performers

Kent State: R. Holt 17 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl

Cleveland State: T. Kamczyc 10 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 3 Blk

Kent St. 72, Cleveland St. 55

Associated Press

CLEVELAND -- Kris Brewer and Randal Holt scored 17 points apiece as Kent State pulled away in the second half to beat Cleveland State 72-55 Wednesday night.

Chris Evans added 11 points and a game-high nine rebounds to help Kent State (8-5) win its fourth straight game.

Trailing 39-29 at halftime, Cleveland State (8-5) began the second half on a 12-4 run and got within two points, 43-41, on Tim Kamczyc's three-point play with 16:05 left to play.

Kent State answered, pulling away with a 28-10 run to take a 71-51 lead with 2:27 remaining.

Brewer led the Golden Flashes in the second half with 15 points, and Kent State connected on 15 of 20 free throws in the period to pull away with the victory.

Bryn Forbes led the Vikings with 12 points in their first home loss of the season.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
KENT
CLEV
Points 72 55
FG Made-Attempted 23-48 (.479) 19-48 (.396)
3P Made-Attempted 7-16 (.438) 5-12 (.417)
FT Made-Attempted 19-25 (.760) 12-25 (.480)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (0/0) 19 (1/0)
Largest Lead 18 0

Game Leaders

 
KENT
CLEV
PointsR. Holt 17B. Forbes 12
ReboundsC. Evans 9M. Mason 8
AssistsM. Tabb 6C. Lee 4
StealsK. Brewer 2S. Douglas 2
BlocksC. Evans 1T. Kamczyc 3
Team Stats: Kent State | Cleveland State

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 2, 2013 KENT 72, @CLEV 55Recap

Next 5 Games

KENT
CLEV
01/09 TOL 7:00pm
01/12 @BALL 2:00pm
01/16 @BUFF 7:00pm
01/19 AKR 3:00pm
01/23 @BGSU 7:00pm
 01/04 @VALP 7:00pm
01/07 UIC 6:00pm
01/09 @WRST 7:00pm
01/12 DET 4:30pm
01/17 @MILW 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Kent State | Cleveland State