Kent State scored 17 unanswered points in four minutes of game time, which proved to be the difference.
Sophomore Matthew Trickett added his 23rd field goal of the season to give the Flashes a 17-14 lead with about a minute left in the first half.
With less than a minute to play in the half junior cornerback Keith Sherald Jr. plucked Eastern Michigan quarterback Mike Glass’s pass out of the air with one-hand near the Kent State 25-yard line. Four plays later, junior quarterback Dustin Crum scored from four yards out on his second rushing touchdown of the half.