Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Kent State Golden Flashes

FINAL

Feb 24, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
CMU	42	39	81
KENT	32	51	83

Game Recap

Gillespie's 17, Whaley's game-winner lead Kent State over Central Michigan, 83-81. Delrecco Gillespie scored 17 points to lead Kent State and Rob Whaley Jr. hit the game-winning jump shot as time expired as the Golden Flashes took down Central Michigan 83-81 on...

Player Stats

CENTRAL MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Keenan Garner	25	1-2	1-2	1-2	2	2	1	0	2	4	4
32Nathan Claerbaut	31	4-7	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	1	1	5	9
5Tamario Adley	34	5-13	5-8	0-0	6	4	2	0	3	3	15
10Phat Phat Brooks	31	6-7	0-0	8-11	5	7	2	0	3	2	20
33Logan McIntire	28	5-10	4-9	3-4	1	1	2	0	0	2	17
21Nick Mullen	21	2-5	0-0	0-1	2	0	1	2	1	4	4
3Jaxson Whitaker	11	2-4	1-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	5
2Jalen Kampen	15	1-3	1-2	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	5
22Will Ashford	4	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2

TOTAL	-	27-5350.9%	12-2548.0%	15-2268.2%	24	15	8	3	12	22	81

KENT STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Rob Whaley Jr.	28	4-6	0-0	2-4	5	1	2	1	2	2	10
23Delrecco Gillespie	33	6-11	0-0	5-7	11	4	0	0	1	2	17
25Jahari Williamson	34	5-9	4-8	2-3	3	3	2	0	1	2	16
1Cian Medley	36	3-10	1-6	4-4	0	6	2	0	5	2	11
8Morgan Safford	28	4-9	1-4	5-6	4	1	1	0	1	5	14
11Dezmon Briscoe	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
14Magnus Entenmann	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Rayvon Griffith	11	0-3	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0
6Quinn Woidke	22	4-4	3-3	4-4	1	1	0	0	1	3	15
5Brenden Moss	2	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	26-5448.1%	9-2437.5%	22-2878.6%	30	16	7	1	13	18	83

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCMUKENT

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Kent State.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Central Michigan.
(19:49) Cian Medley bad pass turnover.
+3 (19:33) Tamario Adley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Phat Phat Brooks assists).
30
+2 (18:59) Jahari Williamson makes layup (Delrecco Gillespie assists).
32
(18:39) Nathan Claerbaut bad pass turnover.
(18:20) Morgan Safford misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:17) Keenan Garner Defensive Rebound.
(17:57) Phat Phat Brooks bad pass turnover.
(17:57) Morgan Safford Steal.
+2 (17:47) Delrecco Gillespie makes layup.
34
+3 (17:21) Tamario Adley makes 26-foot three point jumper.
64
(16:59) Delrecco Gillespie misses 8-foot jumper.
(16:57) Phat Phat Brooks Defensive Rebound.
(16:57) Foul on Jahari Williamson.
(16:45) Foul on Cian Medley.
+2 (16:41) Nathan Claerbaut makes layup.
84
(16:27) Foul on Nathan Claerbaut.
(16:25) Cian Medley bad pass turnover.
(16:25) Tamario Adley Steal.
+3 (16:17) Tamario Adley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Phat Phat Brooks assists).
114
(15:55) Rob Whaley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(15:55) Logan McIntire Steal.
(15:51) Keenan Garner out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(15:35) Foul on Keenan Garner.
(15:35) Morgan Safford misses 8-foot jumper.
(15:35) Rob Whaley Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(15:25) Rob Whaley Jr. bad pass turnover.
+2 (14:57) Phat Phat Brooks makes 13-foot jumper.
134
+3 (14:36) Jahari Williamson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Delrecco Gillespie assists).
137
+2 (14:13) Nathan Claerbaut makes 9-foot jumper (Phat Phat Brooks assists).
157
(14:02) Cian Medley bad pass turnover.
(14:02) Phat Phat Brooks Steal.
+2 (13:59) Phat Phat Brooks makes layup.
177
(13:38) Delrecco Gillespie misses layup.
(13:32) Morgan Safford Offensive Rebound.
(13:31) Morgan Safford misses layup.
(13:29) Delrecco Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
(13:28) Delrecco Gillespie misses layup.
(13:24) Delrecco Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:23) Morgan Safford makes layup (Delrecco Gillespie assists).
179
(12:58) Jaxson Whitaker misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:54) Rayvon Griffith Defensive Rebound.
(12:50) Morgan Safford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:47) Nick Mullen Defensive Rebound.
(12:37) Tamario Adley misses layup.
(12:34) Tamario Adley Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:32) Jaxson Whitaker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tamario Adley assists).
209
(12:18) Foul on Phat Phat Brooks.
+1 (12:18) Jahari Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2.
2010
+1 (12:18) Jahari Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2.
2011
(11:57) Jalen Kampen misses 11-foot jumper.
(11:54) Dezmon Briscoe Defensive Rebound.
(11:42) Jahari Williamson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:38) Rayvon Griffith Offensive Rebound.
(11:36) Rayvon Griffith misses 8-foot jumper.
(11:36) Nick Mullen Block.
(11:30) Jaxson Whitaker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:30) Nick Mullen makes layup (Jaxson Whitaker assists).
2211
(11:30) Foul on Morgan Safford.
(11:30) Nick Mullen misses free throw 1 of 1.
(11:28) Rayvon Griffith Defensive Rebound.
(11:12) Rayvon Griffith misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:07) Delrecco Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:07) Delrecco Gillespie makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2213
(10:50) Keenan Garner bad pass turnover.
(10:38) Dezmon Briscoe bad pass turnover.
(10:21) Foul on Dezmon Briscoe.
+3 (10:12) Keenan Garner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Logan McIntire assists).
2513
(9:57) Foul on Keenan Garner.
(9:39) Cian Medley misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:36) Tamario Adley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:33) Logan McIntire makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tamario Adley assists).
2813
(9:12) Rayvon Griffith bad pass turnover.
(8:57) Logan McIntire misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:54) Nathan Claerbaut Offensive Rebound.
(8:42) Nick Mullen misses 18-foot jumper.
(8:38) Morgan Safford Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:27) Delrecco Gillespie makes layup.
2815
(7:54) Nathan Claerbaut misses layup.
(7:51) Nick Mullen Offensive Rebound.
(7:49) Foul on Morgan Safford.
+1 (7:49) Jalen Kampen makes free throw 1 of 2.
2915
+1 (7:49) Jalen Kampen makes free throw 2 of 2.
3015
+2 (7:36) Rob Whaley Jr. makes layup (Delrecco Gillespie assists).
3017
(7:05) Phat Phat Brooks misses 12-foot jumper.
(7:03) Phat Phat Brooks Offensive Rebound.
(7:03) Foul on Cian Medley.
+3 (6:50) Logan McIntire makes 25-foot three point jumper (Phat Phat Brooks assists).
3317
(6:35) Jahari Williamson bad pass turnover.
(6:35) Tamario Adley Steal.
+2 (6:30) Nick Mullen makes layup (Phat Phat Brooks assists).
3517
(6:09) Rob Whaley Jr. misses 5-foot jumper.
(6:06) Delrecco Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
(6:06) Delrecco Gillespie misses layup.
(6:06) Kent State Offensive Rebound.
(6:06) Nathan Claerbaut Block.
(6:06) Central Michigan Coach's Challenge (Upheld) Central Michigan charged with a timeout.
(6:00) Brenden Moss misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(5:58) Kent State Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:55) Rob Whaley Jr. makes layup.
3519
(5:35) Logan McIntire misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:32) Brenden Moss Defensive Rebound.
(5:22) Brenden Moss misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:19) Tamario Adley Defensive Rebound.
(5:12) Tamario Adley misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:09) Rayvon Griffith Defensive Rebound.
(4:58) Rayvon Griffith misses layup.
(4:54) Tamario Adley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:54) Phat Phat Brooks makes layup (Tamario Adley assists).
3719
(4:54) Foul on Brenden Moss.
+1 (4:54) Phat Phat Brooks makes free throw 1 of 1.
3819
(4:28) Cian Medley misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:25) Jalen Kampen Defensive Rebound.
(4:17) Will Ashford misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:12) Jahari Williamson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:09) Jahari Williamson makes 26-foot three point jumper.
3822
(3:48) Nathan Claerbaut misses 9-foot jumper.
(3:46) Rob Whaley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:32) Quinn Woidke makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cian Medley assists).
3825
(3:15) Will Ashford out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(3:01) Foul on Will Ashford.
(2:49) Quinn Woidke bad pass turnover.
(2:49) Nick Mullen Steal.
+2 (2:39) Will Ashford makes layup.
4025
+2 (2:11) Cian Medley makes layup.
4027
(1:53) Tamario Adley bad pass turnover.
(1:53) Jahari Williamson Steal.
+2 (1:48) Delrecco Gillespie makes 1-foot dunk (Jahari Williamson assists).
4029
(1:33) Will Ashford bad pass turnover.
(1:33) Cian Medley Steal.
(1:27) Jahari Williamson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:22) Jaxson Whitaker Defensive Rebound.
(1:12) Nick Mullen misses layup.
(1:10) Delrecco Gillespie Defensive Rebound.
(1:10) Foul on Nick Mullen.
(1:02) Cian Medley misses layup.
(0:59) Delrecco Gillespie Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:59) Delrecco Gillespie makes layup.
4031
(0:59) Foul on Nick Mullen.
+1 (0:59) Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 1.
4032
(0:29) Logan McIntire misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(0:26) Nathan Claerbaut Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:26) Nathan Claerbaut makes 0-foot tip in layup.
4232
(0:06) Foul on Tamario Adley.
(0:06) Jahari Williamson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(0:03) Logan McIntire Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CMU

KENT

81Points83

27-53(50.9%)Field Goal(%)26-54(48.1%)

12-25(48.0%)3-Point(%)9-24(37.5%)

15-22(68.2%)Free Throw(%)22-28(78.6%)

25(9)Rebounds(Offensive)35(14)

15Assists16

8Steals7

3Blocks1

13Turnovers13

22(0)Fouls(Technical)18(1)

19Largest Lead2

Game Details

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 · 7:00 PM

M.A.C. Center · Kent, OH

attendance: 2,124 (33.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: KENT -11.5

over/under: 156.5