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Kent State Golden Flashes @ Illinois State Redbirds 58–79

2026-03-18 20:00 · NIT · NCAA · CEFCU Arena, Normal IL · Att. 2,565 · ESPN+

Kent State Golden Flashes 2025-26 · Illinois State Redbirds 2025-26 · 2025-26 season

Score by period

	1st	2nd	T
KENT	25	33	58
ILST	45	34	79

Team stats

	Kent State	Illinois State
Field goals	21-64 .328	27-64 .422
Three-pointers	7-28 .250	13-35 .371
Free throws	9-12 .750	12-18 .667
At the rim	11-21 .524	10-19 .526
Offensive rebounds	10	8
Defensive rebounds	33	35
Total rebounds	43	43
Assists	16	21
Steals	2	7
Blocks	2	3
Turnovers	10	4
Personal fouls	16	14
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	26	24
Fast-break points	7	13
Points off turnovers	4	15
Largest lead	2	26
Lead changes	4	4
Possessions	70	70

Kent State Golden Flashes

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Cian Medley G	32	3	1-6	1-2	0-0	0	2	2	7	0	0	2	4
Jahari Williamson G	32	11	4-13	3-9	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
Morgan Safford G	31	19	7-14	2-8	3-3	1	3	4	3	1	0	0	2
Delrecco Gillespie F	25	5	2-12	0-2	1-2	5	10	15	2	0	0	2	3
Rob Whaley Jr. F	25	13	5-9	1-2	2-3	0	3	3	4	1	1	1	3
Quinn Woidke G	17	2	0-4	0-4	2-2	0	3	3	0	0	0	2	3
Dezmon Briscoe F	12	3	1-3	0-0	1-2	2	3	5	0	0	1	0	1
Rayvon Griffith F	12	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0
Magnus Entenmann F	10	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0
Brenden Moss G	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	39	58	21-64	7-28	9-12	10	33	43	16	2	2	10	16

FG .328 · 3P .250 · FT .750

Did not play: Jaymen Townsend, Landon Vanderwarker, Drew Huffman, Deandre Jones, Dylan Lakatos, Omer Hamama, Jamal Sumlin

Illinois State Redbirds

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF
Johnny Kinziger G	33	11	3-8	2-6	3-4	0	3	3	7	2	0	0	1
Landon Wolf G	27	24	8-14	5-11	3-3	1	6	7	0	1	0	0	1
Mason Klabo G	24	5	1-2	1-2	2-2	0	3	3	3	0	0	1	1
Chase Walker F	23	19	8-11	2-3	1-3	2	5	7	3	1	0	1	3
Boden Skunberg G	23	3	1-6	1-3	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	2
Ty'Reek Coleman G	23	10	4-10	1-3	1-2	0	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Ty Pence G	16	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	2	4	6	1	1	0	0	3
Landon Moore G	15	1	0-3	0-2	1-2	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	0
Brandon Lieb F	13	1	0-2	0-0	1-2	0	5	5	1	0	2	0	2
Jack Daugherty F	2	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ty Blake G	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	39	79	27-64	13-35	12-18	8	35	43	21	7	3	4	14

FG .422 · 3P .371 · FT .667

Did not play: Nick Allen, Isaac Ericksen, Cameron Barnes

Officials: Gene Grimshaw, Chris Hudson, Wesley Ford

Play-by-play

Show every play (508)

First half

20:00 ILST Chase Walker, jumpball won
20:00 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, jumpball lost
19:41 ILST Boden Skunberg, turnover badpass
19:41 KENT Rob Whaley Jr., steal
19:29 KENT Jahari Williamson, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
19:25 ILST Mason Klabo, rebound defensive
19:14 ILST Landon Wolf, 2pt dunk pointsinthepaint; made - Chase Walker, assist 0–2
18:49 KENT Rob Whaley Jr., 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Cian Medley, assist 2–2
18:47 KENT Rob Whaley Jr., foulon
18:47 ILST Chase Walker, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
18:47 KENT Rob Whaley Jr., freethrow 1of1 made 3–2
18:29 ILST Boden Skunberg, 3pt jumpshot missed
18:25 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, rebound defensive
18:19 KENT Cian Medley, turnover badpass
18:19 ILST Landon Wolf, steal
18:07 ILST Chase Walker, turnover lostball
18:07 KENT Morgan Safford, steal
17:44 KENT Rob Whaley Jr., 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; missed
17:43 ILST Team, rebound defensive team;
17:29 ILST Chase Walker, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Johnny Kinziger, assist 3–4
17:29 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
17:29 ILST Chase Walker, freethrow 1of1 missed
17:29 ILST Chase Walker, foulon
17:28 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, rebound defensive
17:16 KENT Jahari Williamson, 3pt jumpshot made - Morgan Safford, assist 6–4
16:56 ILST Landon Wolf, 3pt jumpshot missed
16:53 ILST Chase Walker, rebound offensive
16:51 ILST Johnny Kinziger, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; made - Mason Klabo, assist 6–7
16:37 KENT Jahari Williamson, 2pt pullupjumpshot missed
16:34 ILST Landon Wolf, rebound defensive
16:26 ILST Landon Wolf, 3pt jumpshot missed
16:23 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, rebound defensive
16:19 KENT Morgan Safford, 3pt jumpshot missed
16:16 ILST Johnny Kinziger, rebound defensive
16:16 KENT Rob Whaley Jr., foul personal
16:16 ILST Johnny Kinziger, foulon
16:16 ILST Chase Walker, substitution out
16:16 KENT Dezmon Briscoe, substitution in
16:16 KENT Cian Medley, substitution out
16:16 KENT Rob Whaley Jr., substitution out
16:16 KENT Quinn Woidke, substitution in
16:16 ILST Brandon Lieb, substitution in
15:50 ILST Boden Skunberg, 2pt pullupjumpshot missed
15:47 KENT Quinn Woidke, rebound defensive
15:42 KENT Morgan Safford, 3pt jumpshot missed
15:38 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, rebound offensive
15:38 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
15:35 KENT Dezmon Briscoe, rebound offensive
15:22 KENT Dezmon Briscoe, 2pt floatingjumpshot 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
15:18 KENT Dezmon Briscoe, rebound offensive
15:18 KENT Dezmon Briscoe, foulon
15:18 ILST Brandon Lieb, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
15:18 ILST Boden Skunberg, substitution out
15:18 ILST Ty Pence, substitution in
15:18 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, substitution out
15:18 KENT Jahari Williamson, substitution out
15:18 KENT Cian Medley, substitution in
15:18 KENT Magnus Entenmann, substitution in
15:18 KENT Dezmon Briscoe, freethrow 2of2 2ndchance; missed
15:18 KENT Dezmon Briscoe, freethrow 1of2 2ndchance; made 7–7
15:17 ILST Mason Klabo, rebound defensive
15:04 ILST Landon Wolf, 3pt jumpshot made - Johnny Kinziger, assist 7–10
14:43 KENT Dezmon Briscoe, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
14:39 ILST Landon Wolf, rebound defensive
14:30 ILST Johnny Kinziger, 3pt jumpshot missed
14:27 KENT Morgan Safford, rebound defensive
14:12 KENT Morgan Safford, 3pt jumpshot missed
14:09 ILST Ty Pence, rebound defensive
14:02 ILST Johnny Kinziger, foulon
14:02 KENT Quinn Woidke, foul personal
14:02 KENT Morgan Safford, substitution out
14:02 ILST Ty'Reek Coleman, substitution in
14:02 ILST Landon Moore, substitution in
14:02 ILST Landon Wolf, substitution out
14:02 ILST Mason Klabo, substitution out
14:02 KENT Rayvon Griffith, substitution in
13:53 ILST Johnny Kinziger, 3pt jumpshot made - Ty Pence, assist 7–13
13:45 KENT Quinn Woidke, 3pt jumpshot missed
13:42 ILST Brandon Lieb, rebound defensive
13:23 ILST Ty Pence, rebound offensive
13:23 ILST Brandon Lieb, 2pt hookshot pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
13:23 KENT Dezmon Briscoe, block
13:20 ILST Ty Pence, 2pt tipinlayup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; made 7–15
13:19 KENT Team, timeout short
13:19 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, substitution in
13:19 KENT Rob Whaley Jr., substitution in
13:19 KENT Magnus Entenmann, substitution out
13:19 KENT Dezmon Briscoe, substitution out
13:19 ILST Brandon Lieb, substitution out
13:19 ILST Chase Walker, substitution in
13:09 KENT Rayvon Griffith, turnover badpass
13:09 ILST Ty'Reek Coleman, steal
13:04 KENT Quinn Woidke, substitution out
13:04 KENT Jahari Williamson, substitution in
12:54 ILST Chase Walker, 2pt layup fromturnover;pointsinthepaint; made 7–17
12:31 KENT Rob Whaley Jr., 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Delrecco Gillespie, assist 9–17
12:06 ILST Ty Pence, 2pt turnaroundjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
12:03 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, rebound defensive
11:53 KENT Rob Whaley Jr., 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
11:52 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, rebound offensive
11:52 ILST Johnny Kinziger, foul personal
11:52 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, foulon
11:52 KENT Morgan Safford, substitution in
11:52 KENT Cian Medley, substitution out
11:52 ILST Landon Wolf, substitution in
11:52 ILST Johnny Kinziger, substitution out
11:52 ILST Chase Walker, substitution out
11:52 ILST Mason Klabo, substitution in
11:39 KENT Jahari Williamson, turnover badpass
11:39 ILST Ty Pence, steal
11:14 ILST Landon Moore, 3pt jumpshot fromturnover; missed
11:10 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, rebound defensive
10:58 KENT Morgan Safford, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Rob Whaley Jr., assist 11–17
10:35 ILST Ty'Reek Coleman, 3pt jumpshot missed
10:33 KENT Rayvon Griffith, rebound defensive
10:20 KENT Jahari Williamson, 3pt jumpshot missed
10:17 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, rebound offensive
10:14 KENT Jahari Williamson, 3pt jumpshot 2ndchance; missed
10:09 ILST Team, rebound defensive team;
10:09 KENT Rayvon Griffith, substitution out
10:09 ILST Chase Walker, substitution in
10:09 ILST Boden Skunberg, substitution in
10:09 ILST Johnny Kinziger, substitution in
10:09 ILST Ty Pence, substitution out
10:09 ILST Ty'Reek Coleman, substitution out
10:09 ILST Mason Klabo, substitution out
10:09 KENT Cian Medley, substitution in
9:48 ILST Chase Walker, 3pt jumpshot made - Landon Moore, assist 11–20
9:31 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Rob Whaley Jr., assist 13–20
9:07 ILST Chase Walker, 2pt hookshot pointsinthepaint; made 13–22
8:48 KENT Morgan Safford, 3pt jumpshot made - Cian Medley, assist 16–22
8:24 ILST Landon Wolf, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Landon Moore, assist 16–24
8:24 ILST Landon Wolf, foulon
8:24 KENT Rob Whaley Jr., foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
8:24 ILST Landon Moore, substitution out
8:24 ILST Chase Walker, substitution out
8:24 ILST Ty'Reek Coleman, substitution in
8:24 ILST Brandon Lieb, substitution in
8:24 KENT Dezmon Briscoe, substitution in
8:24 KENT Quinn Woidke, substitution in
8:24 KENT Jahari Williamson, substitution out
8:24 KENT Rob Whaley Jr., substitution out
8:24 ILST Landon Wolf, freethrow 1of1 made 16–25
8:12 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
8:12 ILST Brandon Lieb, block
8:09 ILST Boden Skunberg, rebound defensive
7:58 ILST Landon Wolf, 3pt jumpshot made - Johnny Kinziger, assist 16–28
7:50 KENT Morgan Safford, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made 18–28
7:50 KENT Morgan Safford, foulon
7:50 ILST Brandon Lieb, foul personal shooting;1freethrow;
7:50 KENT Brenden Moss, substitution in
7:50 KENT Dezmon Briscoe, substitution out
7:50 ILST Chase Walker, substitution in
7:50 ILST Landon Moore, substitution in
7:50 ILST Brandon Lieb, substitution out
7:50 ILST Landon Wolf, substitution out
7:50 KENT Morgan Safford, freethrow 1of1 fastbreak; made 19–28
7:36 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
7:36 ILST Chase Walker, foulon
7:36 ILST Chase Walker, freethrow 1of2 missed
7:36 ILST Team, rebound offensivedeadball
7:36 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, substitution out
7:36 KENT Magnus Entenmann, substitution in
7:36 ILST Chase Walker, freethrow 2of2 made 19–29
7:22 KENT Magnus Entenmann, 3pt jumpshot missed
7:20 ILST Boden Skunberg, foulon
7:20 ILST Team, rebound defensive team;
7:20 KENT Morgan Safford, foul personal
6:56 ILST Boden Skunberg, 3pt jumpshot made - Landon Moore, assist 19–32
6:45 KENT Quinn Woidke, turnover badpass
6:45 ILST Johnny Kinziger, steal
6:43 ILST Johnny Kinziger, foulon
6:43 KENT Quinn Woidke, foul personal shooting;2freethrow;
6:43 ILST Johnny Kinziger, freethrow 1of2 fastbreak;fromturnover; made 19–33
6:43 KENT Quinn Woidke, substitution out
6:43 KENT Rayvon Griffith, substitution in
6:43 ILST Johnny Kinziger, freethrow 2of2 fastbreak;fromturnover; made 19–34
6:20 KENT Morgan Safford, 3pt jumpshot missed
6:16 ILST Landon Moore, rebound defensive
6:10 KENT Cian Medley, foul personal oneandone;
6:10 ILST Johnny Kinziger, foulon
6:10 KENT Brenden Moss, substitution out
6:10 KENT Jahari Williamson, substitution in
6:10 ILST Johnny Kinziger, freethrow 1of2 made 19–35
6:10 ILST Johnny Kinziger, freethrow 2of2 missed
6:10 ILST Landon Moore, substitution out
6:10 ILST Mason Klabo, substitution in
6:07 KENT Rayvon Griffith, rebound defensive
5:49 KENT Jahari Williamson, 2pt pullupjumpshot missed
5:46 ILST Chase Walker, rebound defensive
5:35 ILST Boden Skunberg, 3pt jumpshot missed
5:33 KENT Jahari Williamson, rebound defensive
5:22 ILST Ty'Reek Coleman, foul personal
5:22 KENT Cian Medley, foulon
5:22 ILST Boden Skunberg, substitution out
5:22 ILST Landon Wolf, substitution in
5:16 KENT Cian Medley, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
5:14 ILST Landon Wolf, rebound defensive
5:02 ILST Chase Walker, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
5:00 KENT Rayvon Griffith, rebound defensive
4:54 KENT Rayvon Griffith, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Cian Medley, assist 21–35
4:26 ILST Ty'Reek Coleman, 2pt floatingjumpshot pointsinthepaint; missed
4:24 KENT Magnus Entenmann, rebound defensive
4:17 KENT Cian Medley, 2pt floatingjumpshot missed
4:14 ILST Landon Wolf, rebound defensive
3:56 ILST Ty'Reek Coleman, 3pt jumpshot made - Mason Klabo, assist 21–38
3:52 ILST Team, timeout short
3:52 ILST Chase Walker, substitution out
3:52 ILST Brandon Lieb, substitution in
3:52 KENT Rayvon Griffith, substitution out
3:52 KENT Magnus Entenmann, substitution out
3:52 KENT Dezmon Briscoe, substitution in
3:52 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, substitution in
3:40 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint;blocked; missed
3:40 ILST Brandon Lieb, block
3:37 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, rebound offensive
3:37 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, 2pt layup 2ndchance;pointsinthepaint; missed
3:35 ILST Brandon Lieb, rebound defensive
3:10 ILST Landon Wolf, 3pt jumpshot made - Johnny Kinziger, assist 21–41
2:59 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, 3pt jumpshot missed
2:56 ILST Brandon Lieb, rebound defensive
2:31 ILST Landon Wolf, 3pt jumpshot missed
2:28 KENT Morgan Safford, rebound defensive
2:27 KENT Dezmon Briscoe, 2pt drivinglayup pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Morgan Safford, assist 23–41
2:03 ILST Ty'Reek Coleman, 3pt jumpshot missed
2:00 ILST Landon Wolf, rebound offensive
1:59 KENT Cian Medley, foul personal oneandone;
1:59 ILST Landon Wolf, foulon
1:59 ILST Brandon Lieb, substitution out
1:59 ILST Ty Pence, substitution in
1:59 ILST Landon Wolf, freethrow 1of2 2ndchance; made 23–42
1:59 ILST Landon Wolf, freethrow 2of2 2ndchance; made 23–43
1:47 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; missed
1:45 ILST Ty Pence, rebound defensive
1:37 ILST Ty Pence, 3pt jumpshot missed
1:34 KENT Dezmon Briscoe, rebound defensive
1:24 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, turnover badpass
1:24 ILST Johnny Kinziger, steal
1:18 ILST Landon Wolf, 2pt floatingjumpshot fromturnover;pointsinthepaint;fastbreak; made - Ty'Reek Coleman, assist 23–45
1:15 ILST Landon Moore, substitution in
1:15 ILST Ty'Reek Coleman, substitution out
1:15 ILST Landon Wolf, substitution out
1:15 ILST Boden Skunberg, substitution in
1:15 KENT Quinn Woidke, substitution in
1:15 KENT Morgan Safford, substitution out
1:15 KENT Delrecco Gillespie, substitution out
1:15 KENT Rob Whaley Jr., substitution in
1:03 KENT Rob Whaley Jr., 2pt layup pointsinthepaint; made - Cian Medley, assist 25–45
0:42 ILST Landon Moore, 3pt jumpshot missed
0:39 KENT Rob Whaley Jr., rebound defensive
0:27 KENT Cian Medley, 3pt pullupjumpshot missed
0:24 ILST Johnny Kinziger, rebound defensive
0:00 ILST Johnny Kinziger, 3pt jumpshot missed
0:00 KENT Team, rebound defensive team;

Second half