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FINAL/OT
Jan 6, 2024

Game Recap

Lovejoy's layup in OT lifts Eastern Michigan past Kent State 71-69. Orlando Lovejoy's layup with a second left in overtime lifted Eastern Michigan to a 71-69 win over Kent State on Saturday night.

Box Score

12OTT
KENT3828369
EMU2640571
Kent State Golden Flashes logoKENT STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
4Chris Payton Jr.375-120-15-781113315
5Brenden Moss164-91-40-03110139
0Julius Rollins262-42-30-05211216
22Tyem Freeman252-40-22-22000106
11Giovanni Santiago413-50-12-22800318
14Magnus Entenmann50-00-00-01000000
1VonCameron Davis354-93-40-141101211
25LA Hayes40-00-00-00000000
13Jalen Sullinger366-132-70-032314214
TOTAL26-5646.4%8-2236.4%9-1275.0%281573151269
Eastern Michigan Eagles logoEASTERN MICHIGANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
2Connor Serven365-100-25-580101415
4Legend Geeter241-21-21-27610134
6Julius Ellerbe III182-40-11-10001105
55Orlando Lovejoy418-110-00-032303316
5Tyson Acuff454-161-62-317213111
1Jalin Billingsley193-60-10-03212136
22Yusuf Jihad82-31-20-00000105
21Cyril Martynov30-00-00-01000010
44Arne Osojnik273-63-60-02010109
3John McGriff40-10-00-00000010
TOTAL28-5947.5%6-2030.0%9-1181.8%251794121671

Play-by-Play

1st halfkentemu
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (19:32) Brenden Moss made Jumper.
    20
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (19:11) Foul on Legend Geeter.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (19:11) Legend Geeter Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:58) Brenden Moss missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:58) Julius Ellerbe Block.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:57) Kent State Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:55) Brenden Moss missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:51) Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (18:30) Julius Ellerbe Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:30) Julius Rollins Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (18:26) Giovanni Santiago made Layup. Assisted by Julius Rollins.
    40
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:05) Foul on Brenden Moss.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (18:05) Connor Serven made Free Throw.
    41
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (18:05) Connor Serven made Free Throw.
    42
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (18:05) Connor Serven made Free Throw.
    43
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:36) Tyem Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:33) Legend Geeter Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (17:13) Connor Serven Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:13) Brenden Moss Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (17:09) Tyem Freeman made Dunk. Assisted by Brenden Moss.
    63
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:47) Tyson Acuff missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (16:44) Legend Geeter Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (16:39) Julius Ellerbe made Layup.
    65
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (16:39) Foul on Chris Payton Jr..
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (16:39) Julius Ellerbe made Free Throw.
    66
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (16:11) Tyem Freeman Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (15:55) Connor Serven made Dunk. Assisted by Legend Geeter.
    68
  • (15:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:22) VonCameron Davis missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (15:20) Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:56) Orlando Lovejoy Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (14:40) Chris Payton Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by VonCameron Davis.
    88
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (14:17) Jalin Billingsley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:14) Jalen Sullinger Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (14:12) Jalen Sullinger made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.
    118
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:37) Eastern Michigan Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:20) Chris Payton Jr. missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:20) Jalin Billingsley Block.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (13:16) Cyril Martynov Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:49) Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:45) Giovanni Santiago Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (12:41) Chris Payton Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.
    138
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (12:41) Eastern Michigan Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (12:18) Jalin Billingsley made Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Acuff.
    1310
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:46) Chris Payton Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (11:46) Jalin Billingsley Block.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:45) Brenden Moss Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:45) Kent State Turnover.
  • (11:45) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (11:27) Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:24) Tyem Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (11:13) Foul on Legend Geeter.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:01) Brenden Moss Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (10:49) Arne Osojnik Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (10:26) Jalen Sullinger made Jumper.
    1510
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (10:09) John McGriff missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:05) Julius Rollins Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (9:58) Chris Payton Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Julius Rollins.
    1710
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (9:33) Jalin Billingsley made Jumper.
    1712
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (9:12) Foul on John McGriff.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:00) Julius Rollins Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:49) Julius Ellerbe missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (8:46) Magnus Entenmann Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (8:38) Jalen Sullinger made Jumper.
    1912
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (8:05) Eastern Michigan Turnover.
  • (8:05) Official TV Timeout
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:53) Foul on Jalin Billingsley.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:52) Chris Payton Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:52) Kent State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (7:52) Chris Payton Jr. made Free Throw.
    2012
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:32) Orlando Lovejoy missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:32) Jalin Billingsley Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:32) Foul on Chris Payton Jr..
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (7:27) Tyson Acuff made Jumper. Assisted by Jalin Billingsley.
    2014
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:27) Foul on Jalen Sullinger.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +1 (7:27) Tyson Acuff made Free Throw.
    2015
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:04) Jalen Sullinger Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:04) Orlando Lovejoy Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:00) Orlando Lovejoy missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:00) Julius Rollins Block.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (7:00) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:46) Tyson Acuff missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:44) Jalen Sullinger Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:34) Foul on Connor Serven.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:30) Tyem Freeman missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:28) Jalin Billingsley Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (6:24) Orlando Lovejoy made Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Acuff.
    2017
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (6:16) Julius Rollins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.
    2317
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (6:00) Tyson Acuff missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:57) Connor Serven Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (5:56) Connor Serven made Jumper.
    2319
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:42) Jalen Sullinger Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (5:42) Arne Osojnik Steal.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (5:29) Jalin Billingsley made Jumper.
    2321
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:26) Kent State Timeout
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (5:08) Brenden Moss made Layup.
    2521
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:52) Foul on Brenden Moss.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:48) Orlando Lovejoy missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:48) Jalen Sullinger Block.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:48) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +2 (4:45) Yusuf Jihad made Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Acuff.
    2523
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:26) Jalen Sullinger missed Jumper.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:26) Tyson Acuff Block.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:22) Orlando Lovejoy Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (4:09) Tyson Acuff missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:06) VonCameron Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (4:02) Brenden Moss made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.
    2823
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    +3 (3:41) Yusuf Jihad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Acuff.
    2826
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (3:27) Foul on Cyril Martynov.
  • (3:27) Official TV Timeout
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:19) VonCameron Davis missed Layup.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (3:17) Connor Serven Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:51) Yusuf Jihad Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:23) Jalen Sullinger missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:20) Giovanni Santiago Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (2:18) Julius Rollins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.
    3126
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (2:06) Tyson Acuff missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:05) Kent State Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (1:41) VonCameron Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago.
    3426
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (1:19) Orlando Lovejoy Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:19) VonCameron Davis Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (1:13) Chris Payton Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Jalen Sullinger.
    3626
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:55) Connor Serven missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:51) VonCameron Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:45) Jalen Sullinger Turnover.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:28) Jalin Billingsley missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:23) VonCameron Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Eastern Michigan Eagles logo
    (0:06) Foul on Jalin Billingsley.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (0:06) Giovanni Santiago made Free Throw.
    3726
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (0:05) Giovanni Santiago made Free Throw.
    3826
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half
Overtime

Team Stats

69Points71
26-56(46.4%)Field Goal(%)28-59(47.5%)
8-22(36.4%)3-Point(%)6-20(30%)
9-12(75%)Free Throw(%)9-11(81.8%)
35(10)Rebounds(Offensive)29(7)
15Assists17
7Steals9
3Blocks4
17Turnovers14
12(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
15Largest Lead2

Game Details

Saturday, January 6, 2024 · 3:30 PM
Convocation Center (MI) · Ypsilanti, MI
attendance: 3,058 (34.9%)
spread: KENT -10.5
over/under: 146.5