Balanced scoring, strong rebounding lead Flashes over Ball State

Senior guard Kevin Zabo calls out a play in Kent State's 88-80 overtime win over Ball State on Jan. 23, 2018. Zabo scored a game-high 21 points.No matter who Ball State puts on the floor, the Cardinals just can’t seem to beat coach Rob Senderoff’s Flashes.

Kent State (10-10, 4-3 Mid-American Conference) scored 17 points to Ball State’s nine in the five-minute overtime period to seal the 88-80 win. A vicious slam from junior guard Jaylin Walker with six seconds left put an emphatic exclamation point on the Flashes’ 15th straight win over the Cardinals (12-8, 3-4 MAC). Senderoff is now 8-0 against Ball State during his tenure.

“We’ve been fortunate in some of those games,” Senderoff said.…