National Basketball Association
Kent St. 79, Oregon St. 78
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 21, 2017
Where: Memorial A & C Center, Kent, Ohio
Officials:
# Darryl Smith, # Glenn Mayborg, # Kevin O'Connell
Attendance:
3279
By The Sports Xchange
Jalen Avery and Jaylin Walker combined to score 42 points, leading Kent State to a 79-78 win over Oregon State on Thursday at the MAC Center in Kent, Ohio.
Walker, the Golden Flashes' leading scorer, made just 1 of 10 shots in the first half, but he bounced back to finish with 25 points. He sank 9 of 10 free throws in the game.
Akiean Frederick made a layup to give Kent State a 58-51 lead with 5:37 left.
The Golden Flashes' lead bounced between five and seven for most of the final six minutes until Avery, who finished with 17 points, made a layup to give them a 68-59 lead with 1:27 left.
Kent State (6-6) snapped a three-game losing streak.
Tres Tinkle had 25 points and nine rebounds and Stephen Thompson Jr. also scored 25 to lead Oregon State, which had its six-game winning streak snapped.
The Beavers (8-4) were just 2-for-19 from long range before Thompson hit four in a row over the final 30 seconds.
Five players fouled out of a game that saw 68 shots from the line.
Oregon State broke away from a 19-19 tie with a 9-2 run, but the Golden Flashes scored the last eight points of the half to cut the Beavers' lead to one.
Oregon State made just 1 of 14 from 3-point range in the first half. The Golden Flashes were 4 of 6 to start the game but missed seven of their last eight attempts before the break.
Avery was 4 of 6 from deep in the first half to keep Kent State in it as the rest of the Golden Flashes made just 4 of 22 shots from the floor.
Oregon State has eight days off before starting Pac-12 play at home against Colorado on Dec. 29. Kent State returns to action at Albany on Dec. 28.
Top Game Performances
| Oregon St. |
|
Kent St. |
|
Stephen Thompson Jr. 25 |
Scoring |
Jaylin Walker 25 |
|
Ethan Thompson 3 |
Assists |
Jalen Avery 3 |
|
Tres Tinkle 9 |
Rebounds |
Adonis De La Rosa 7 |
|
Tres Tinkle 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Jaylin Walker 13 |
|
Tres Tinkle 3 |
Steals |
Jaylin Walker 3 |
|
Ethan Thompson 2 |
Blocks |
Adonis De La Rosa 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Oregon St.
|
78 |
41.8 |
6-23 |
26-36 |
7 |
34 |
3 |
6 |
19 |
| Kent St.
|
79 |
39.3 |
10-25 |
25-32 |
14 |
34 |
3 |
7 |
16 |
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