The Kent State Golden Flashes, led by a career-high 30 points from guard Jaylin Walker, upset top-seeded Akron, 70-65, in the Mid-American Conference's cut-down-the-nets game. Kent State certainly earned its first NCAA tournament invite since 2008, besting the MAC tourney's top three seeds (Buffalo, Ohio, and Akron) on consecutive nights to get there. Credit head coach Rob Senderoff for bringing in eight new recruits, patiently putting the puzzle pieces together, and then finding a way to have his club play its best basketball when it matters most (9-1 in the last 10 games). Can Kent State, on the 15th anniversary of the school's magical Elite Eight run, become this year's Cinderella story?
Bracket Projection: Kent State
