Dan Armelli
The Kent State basketball team knew how to beat Eastern Michigan: They had done so earlier in the season after a dominating second half, even after they turned the ball over 18 times.
Coming into their rematch with Kent State, the Eagles led the MAC in steals with 9.8 per game and turnover margin at +3.58. If the Flashes took better care of the ball this time around, another win over EMU would be almost certain.
That’s why the Flashes losing 75-70 and failing to 16-9 after only turning the ball over thee times in the second half didn’t make much sense.