For the second consecutive game, the Kent State men’s basketball team held a lead with under a minute remaining in a Gulf Coast Showcase contest. And, for the second consecutive game, the Flashes couldn’t secure the win.
Despite leading George Mason University by one with 31 seconds left, sophomore Jalen Avery — a career 54.5 percent foul shooter — missed the front end of a one-and-one and the Patriots (2-3) a three-pointer from sophomore Otis Livingston II and two free throws by senior Marquise Moore to squeak by Kent State (3-2), 79-75, Tuesday afternoon at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida.