Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles

Jan 24, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	OT	2OT	T
KENT	31	27	11	7	76
EMU	23	35	11	6	75

Game Recap

Whaley, Williamson lead Kent State to 76-75 OT win over Eastern Michigan. Rob Whaley Jr. scored 27 points and Kent State defeated Eastern Michigan 76-75 in double overtime on Saturday.

Player Stats

KENT STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Rob Whaley Jr.	40	9-16	0-2	9-10	4	1	0	2	3	3	27
23Delrecco Gillespie	47	4-11	1-2	4-6	12	2	0	1	6	2	13
25Jahari Williamson	36	5-9	3-6	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	3	15
1Cian Medley	50	1-10	1-6	0-0	4	4	3	0	3	2	3
8Morgan Safford	26	0-3	0-1	4-6	9	0	0	1	1	5	4
11Dezmon Briscoe	11	0-1	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	2	2	1
14Magnus Entenmann	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Rayvon Griffith	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6Quinn Woidke	29	4-7	3-5	2-2	6	2	0	0	1	2	13
5Brenden Moss	8	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	23-5839.7%	8-2334.8%	22-2878.6%	41	10	3	4	17	19	76

EASTERN MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Mohammad Habhab	47	7-22	1-4	7-7	11	2	2	4	2	3	22
9Addison Patterson	46	7-12	0-1	3-5	6	2	8	0	2	3	17
33John Shanu II	15	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	2	1	3	2
3Mehki Ellison	30	1-8	0-3	2-2	5	5	1	0	0	0	4
5Braelon Green	31	5-11	1-2	0-0	0	3	0	0	2	2	11
13Godslove Nwabude	17	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	2	0	0	5	2
35Merritt Alderink	19	2-7	2-6	0-0	4	0	0	1	1	5	6
0Gregory Lawson II	15	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
8Mbaye N'Diaye	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Jon Sanders II	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Aidan Rubio	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
1Mak Manciel	22	3-10	2-6	3-3	2	2	0	0	0	1	11
TOTAL	-	27-7735.1%	6-2425.0%	15-1788.2%	33	15	14	8	8	22	75

Play-by-Play

Scores OnlyExpand All

1st halfKENTEMU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Eastern Michigan.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Kent State.
(19:29) Addison Patterson misses 4-foot floating jump shot.
(19:25) Rob Whaley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:59) Jahari Williamson makes 26-foot three point jumper.
30
(18:39) Addison Patterson bad pass turnover.
(18:23) Rob Whaley Jr. misses 5-foot jumper.
(18:23) Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(18:11) Foul on John Shanu II.
(18:11) John Shanu II turnover.
(17:47) Delrecco Gillespie misses layup.
(17:47) John Shanu II Block.
(17:47) Kent State Offensive Rebound.
(17:45) Cian Medley bad pass turnover.
(17:45) Addison Patterson Steal.
(17:22) Mehki Ellison misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:19) Morgan Safford Defensive Rebound.
(17:03) Delrecco Gillespie misses 3-foot jumper.
(17:03) Mohammad Habhab Block.
(16:57) Cian Medley Offensive Rebound.
(16:52) Rob Whaley Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:49) Mohammad Habhab Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:42) Braelon Green makes layup.
32
+2 (16:32) Jahari Williamson makes driving layup (Delrecco Gillespie assists).
52
(16:14) Foul on Morgan Safford.
(16:00) Foul on Braelon Green.
(16:00) Braelon Green turnover.
+2 (15:44) Rob Whaley Jr. makes layup (Cian Medley assists).
72
+2 (15:23) Mohammad Habhab makes driving layup.
74
(15:23) Foul on Rob Whaley Jr..
+1 (15:23) Mohammad Habhab makes free throw 1 of 1.
75
+2 (15:01) Rob Whaley Jr. makes 8-foot step back jumpshot.
95
(14:41) Mohammad Habhab misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:38) Morgan Safford Defensive Rebound.
(14:26) Rob Whaley Jr. misses 1-foot jumper.
(14:26) Mohammad Habhab Block.
(14:21) Godslove Nwabude Defensive Rebound.
(14:14) Foul on Morgan Safford.
+2 (14:05) Addison Patterson makes layup (Godslove Nwabude assists).
97
(13:41) Dezmon Briscoe bad pass turnover.
(13:41) Addison Patterson Steal.
(13:37) Braelon Green misses layup.
(13:34) Quinn Woidke Defensive Rebound.
(13:26) Delrecco Gillespie bad pass turnover.
(13:26) Addison Patterson Steal.
+2 (13:21) Braelon Green makes driving layup (Addison Patterson assists).
99
(13:05) Delrecco Gillespie misses 9-foot jumper.
(12:59) Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(12:38) Mohammad Habhab bad pass turnover.
(12:38) Cian Medley Steal.
(12:30) Cian Medley misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:26) Quinn Woidke Offensive Rebound.
(12:26) Foul on Dezmon Briscoe.
(12:26) Dezmon Briscoe turnover.
(12:05) Gregory Lawson II misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:04) Dezmon Briscoe Defensive Rebound.
(12:04) Foul on Godslove Nwabude.
(11:46) Quinn Woidke bad pass turnover.
(11:46) Addison Patterson Steal.
+2 (11:42) Addison Patterson makes driving layup.
911
(11:22) Brenden Moss misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:19) Mohammad Habhab Defensive Rebound.
(10:58) Godslove Nwabude misses 4-foot turnaround jump shot.
(10:54) Brenden Moss Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:52) Quinn Woidke makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cian Medley assists).
1211
(10:29) Jon Sanders II misses 5-foot jumper.
(10:29) Delrecco Gillespie Block.
(10:29) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(10:21) Mohammad Habhab misses layup.
(10:19) Rob Whaley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(10:02) Cian Medley misses 4-foot jumper.
(10:02) John Shanu II Block.
(10:02) Eastern Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(9:39) Merritt Alderink misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(9:33) Eastern Michigan Offensive Rebound.
(9:30) Mak Manciel misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:28) Cian Medley Defensive Rebound.
(9:22) Rob Whaley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(9:22) Aidan Rubio Steal.
(8:53) Mehki Ellison misses 11-foot jumper.
(8:50) Quinn Woidke Defensive Rebound.
(8:50) Foul on John Shanu II.
(8:29) Jahari Williamson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:25) Godslove Nwabude Defensive Rebound.
(8:12) Aidan Rubio misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:09) Jahari Williamson Defensive Rebound.
(7:53) Delrecco Gillespie bad pass turnover.
(7:53) Mehki Ellison Steal.
+3 (7:48) Mak Manciel makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1214
(7:34) Foul on Godslove Nwabude.
+1 (7:34) Jahari Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2.
1314
+1 (7:34) Jahari Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2.
1414
(7:07) Mohammad Habhab misses 5-foot jumper.
+2 (7:07) Mak Manciel makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
1416
(6:57) Mak Manciel Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:46) Quinn Woidke makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cian Medley assists).
1716
+2 (6:27) Mohammad Habhab makes 5-foot dunk (Braelon Green assists).
1718
(6:07) Rob Whaley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(6:07) Mohammad Habhab Steal.
(5:58) Mak Manciel misses 16-foot jumper.
(5:52) Mak Manciel Offensive Rebound.
(5:51) Mak Manciel misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:48) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:42) Quinn Woidke makes 25-foot three point jumper (Delrecco Gillespie assists).
2018
(5:25) Mohammad Habhab misses 10-foot jumper.
(5:23) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:55) Delrecco Gillespie makes 12-foot jumper.
2218
(4:36) Braelon Green misses layup.
(4:32) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(4:28) Quinn Woidke misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:24) Mehki Ellison Defensive Rebound.
(4:21) Foul on Cian Medley.
(4:09) Mohammad Habhab misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(4:02) Kent State Defensive Rebound.
(3:46) Cian Medley bad pass turnover.
(3:46) Addison Patterson Steal.
(3:40) Addison Patterson bad pass turnover.
(3:40) Cian Medley Steal.
+3 (3:31) Delrecco Gillespie makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quinn Woidke assists).
2518
(3:13) Mohammad Habhab bad pass turnover.
(3:13) Cian Medley Steal.
(3:06) Foul on John Shanu II.
(2:41) Foul on Addison Patterson.
+1 (2:41) Dezmon Briscoe makes free throw 1 of 2.
2618
(2:41) Dezmon Briscoe misses free throw 2 of 2.
(2:40) Merritt Alderink Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:19) Mehki Ellison makes 7-foot jumper.
2620
(2:12) Dezmon Briscoe misses layup.
(2:12) Merritt Alderink Block.
(2:07) Mehki Ellison Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:04) Braelon Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mehki Ellison assists).
2623
+3 (1:33) Cian Medley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rob Whaley Jr. assists).
2923
(1:00) Braelon Green misses 12-foot pullup jump shot.
(0:55) Morgan Safford Defensive Rebound.
(0:48) Foul on Merritt Alderink.
+1 (0:48) Rob Whaley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
3023
+1 (0:48) Rob Whaley Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
3123
(0:36) Foul on Delrecco Gillespie.
(0:24) Merritt Alderink misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:21) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Cian Medley misses layup.
(0:03) Mohammad Habhab Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

1st Overtime

2nd Overtime

Team Stats

KENT

EMU

76Points75

23-58(39.7%)Field Goal(%)27-77(35.1%)

8-23(34.8%)3-Point(%)6-24(25.0%)

22-28(78.6%)Free Throw(%)15-17(88.2%)

47(11)Rebounds(Offensive)42(16)

10Assists15

3Steals14

4Blocks8

18Turnovers9

19(0)Fouls(Technical)22(0)

13Largest Lead4

Game Details

Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 3:30 PM

Convocation Center (MI) · Ypsilanti, MI

attendance: 2,804 (32.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: KENT -4.5

over/under: 154.5