For the second straight game Kent State trailed at the half. This time the Flashes were down 42-38 to Purdue Fort Wayne after turning the ball over 11 times. Here are three things that changed in the second half of Kent State’s 75-68 win over Purdue Fort Wayne that helped them improve to 4-0:
Senior guard Mitch Peterson’s defense proved to be the difference. He played just three minutes in the first half and his only recorded statistic was a steal. The Flashes were discombobulated in the first half defensively. They failed to close out on wide open 3-pointers, and even left the rim open (during which the Mastodon’s missed four open layups).