Kent State guard, Kellon Thomas, goes for the basket in against University of Toledo on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. Kent State lost 67-82.
For the first time this season, the Kent State men’s basketball team (17-9, 8-5 Mid-American Conference) will play host to its crosstown rival, the University of Akron (21-5, 10-3 MAC), on Friday at the M.A.C. Center.
Although Akron sits atop the MAC standings, both teams are coming off of solid wins. The Flashes recently knocked off Western Michigan University (10-16, 4-9 MAC) 85-78 in overtime, while the Zips earned an 80-70 win over University of Buffalo (14-12, 7-6 MAC) Tuesday night.