Morehead State vs. Kent State - Live Coverage

Kent State Golden Flashes (4-2) vs. Morehead State Eagles (1-2)

* AllKYHoops.com is reporting live from Ellis T. Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky tonight

Starting Lineups:

Kent State:

G 6-3 Sr. Tyree Evans
G 6-2 Jr. Rodriguez Sherman
C 6-10 Sr. Brandon Parks
F 6-5 Sr. Frank Henry-Ala
F 6-8 So. Justin Greene

Morehead State:

G 6-3 Sr. Brandon Shingles
G 6-4 Sr. Demonte Harper
F 6-7 Sr. Wes Simmons
F 6-8 Jr. Kenneth Faried
F 6-4 Sr. Maze Stallworth

FIRST HALF NOTES:

- Kent State is a typical MAC opponent; they have plenty of size and athleticism
- MSU opened man-to-man defense; Kent State played a tough zone
- Eagles went big to open the game with both Faried and Simmons starting; caused some matchup problems and did a good job on the offensive glass
- Stallworth drained a 22-footer early to put MSU up 5-2
- 15:27 timeout on the floor; MSU 5 KSU 4
- Kent State is very strong in the post; difficult to stop down low
- KSU tied 7-7 14:31 mark
- Anthony Simpson ignited the Golden Flashes off the bench, scoring 7 quick points, including a 3-pointer
- MSU cold streak allowed KSU to take a 17-10 lead
- 9:54 timeout on the floor; MSU 10 KSU 17
- Demonte Harper drained a 3-pointer at the 8:10 mark to make it 19-17 KSU
- 7:55 timeout on the floor; MSU 17 KSU 19
- Good production for MSU from Steve Peterson off the bench
- Kenneth Faried relatively quiet, but seems ignited after diving after a loose ball; his level of play has really increased after that hustle play
- Faried with a putback at 6:15 to tie the game at 21
- Stallworth drains a 3-pointer around the 4:30 point to give MSU a 26-24 lead
- 3:45 timeout on the floor; MSU 26 KSU 26
- Kent State has played several variations of zone defense; they’ve been in a 2-3 set, 1-3-1 set and 1-1-3 set that I’ve noticed
- Maze Stallworth has became the 28th player in Morehead State history to score 1,000 points
- 30-second timeout for Kent State; 32.4 remaining in the half; KSU has the ball
- Halftime: Morehead State 30 Kent State 30
- Key first half stats for MSU: Faried 4 points and 6 rebounds; Peterson 9 points off the bench; Harper 7 points; Team only 8-26 FG, 3-10 3PT 11-12 FT
- Key first half stats for KSU: Simpson with 10 points off the bench on 4-5 shooting; Sherman with 9 points and 7 rebounds; Team shot 12-24 (50.0%) in the half
- Faried continues to play at a high-level coming out of the halftime locker room
- Great pass by Harper to Stallworth for an open 3-pointer; MSU goes up 35-32
- Peterson reaches double figures for MSU off a great pass from Brandon Shingles
- Kent State calls a timeout at 16:27 mark with MSU leading 37-32
- 15:58 second half; timeout on the floor; MSU 37 KSU 33
- Maze Stallworth drains another 3-pointer to put MSU up 40-33; biggest lead of the game
- Faried is all over the glass in the second half; he is nearing double figures in rebounds yet again
- Mike McKee has heated up for Kent State; he has nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 44-41 Morehead State
- Faried just pulled down his 10th rebound
- Brandon Shingles just dished out his 10th assists for Morehead State
- 11:02 second half; timeout on the floor; MSU 46 KSU 41
- Kenneth Faried now has yet another double-double; he has 10 points and 10 rebounds
- McKee with another 3-pointer; MSU now up 50-48
- Timeout Kent State; 7:42 remaining in the game; MSU 50 KSU 48
- 6:48 second half; timeout on the floor; MSU 50 KSU 50
- Kent State storms back to take the lead at 51-50
- Terrence Hill nails a 3-pointer for the Eagles; they retake the lead 53-51 with 6:00 remaining
- Simmons just fouled out for MSU at the 5:39 mark
- Morehead State calls a timeout; Kent State takes a 58-55 lead with 3:24 remaining
- 2:17 second half; timeout on the floor; MSU 55 KSU 58
- 1:10 remaining; MSU 55 KSU 58; timeout
- Kent State hits a huge shot and gets fouled with 49.9 seconds remaining
- Layup MSU to make it 61-57 Kent State
- Looks like this game is going to Kent State; they lead 62-57 with 16.5 seconds remaining
- 13.8 seconds remaining; KSU 63-57; MSU has the ball following a timeout
- Final Score: Kent State 63 Morehead State 57