Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles

Jan 6, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	OT	T
KENT	38	28	3	69
EMU	26	40	5	71

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.

Player Stats

KENT STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Chris Payton Jr.	37	5-12	0-1	5-7	8	1	1	1	3	3	15
5Brenden Moss	16	4-9	1-4	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	3	9
0Julius Rollins	26	2-4	2-3	0-0	5	2	1	1	2	1	6
22Tyem Freeman	25	2-4	0-2	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	0	6
11Giovanni Santiago	41	3-5	0-1	2-2	2	8	0	0	3	1	8
14Magnus Entenmann	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1VonCameron Davis	35	4-9	3-4	0-1	4	1	1	0	1	2	11
25LA Hayes	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Jalen Sullinger	36	6-13	2-7	0-0	3	2	3	1	4	2	14

TOTAL	-	26-5646.4%	8-2236.4%	9-1275.0%	28	15	7	3	15	12	69

EASTERN MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Connor Serven	36	5-10	0-2	5-5	8	0	1	0	1	4	15
4Legend Geeter	24	1-2	1-2	1-2	7	6	1	0	1	3	4
6Julius Ellerbe III	18	2-4	0-1	1-1	0	0	0	1	1	0	5
55Orlando Lovejoy	41	8-11	0-0	0-0	3	2	3	0	3	3	16
5Tyson Acuff	45	4-16	1-6	2-3	1	7	2	1	3	1	11
1Jalin Billingsley	19	3-6	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	2	1	3	6
22Yusuf Jihad	8	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5
21Cyril Martynov	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
44Arne Osojnik	27	3-6	3-6	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	0	9
3John McGriff	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	28-5947.5%	6-2030.0%	9-1181.8%	25	17	9	4	12	16	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfKENTEMU

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

2nd half

Overtime

Team Stats

KENT

EMU

69Points71

26-56(46.4%)Field Goal(%)28-59(47.5%)

8-22(36.4%)3-Point(%)6-20(30.0%)

9-12(75.0%)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

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