Golden Flashes Fall at UNCW

11/11/2026 10:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Kent State University Men's Basketball team fell to the University of North Carolina Wilmington by a 91-73 final on Wednesday. The Golden Flashes (1-2) opened with a 6-0 lead and led 10-4 early, but the Seahawks answered with a 22-0 run and carried a 49-30 advantage into the break. Kent State outscored UNCW 43-42 in the second half but could not close the gap, getting no closer than 16. A paor fo Golden Flashes scored in double figures, led by Chansey Willis Jr.'s game-high 26 points.

Kent State started fast. Willis knocked down a three off a Latif Diouf assist at 18:11, and Jamal Sumlin followed with a three off a Willis steal…