Coach Rob Senderoff frowned as junior guard C.J. Williamson’s pass flew out of bounds over the head of junior forward Phil Whittington.
Senderoff’s frown summarized the day for Kent State (8-1). The Flahes were unable to make the play needed to shift the momentum in its favor.
Kent State had a particularly difficult scoring consistently as its struggled to move the ball, finishing with 13 assists compared to 11 turnovers. The Cardinals were able to facilitate their offense off those turnovers. Louisville had an 18-4 advantage in points off turnovers en route to the 83-70 win, which snapped the Flashes six game win streak.