Junior forward Philip Whittington threw the ball off the rim twice during the dead ball.
Both were point blank misses, which was indicative of Kent State’s (7-1) first half where it finished 10-for-30 from the field.
Whittington started the game 0-for-3, but made his final six shots en route to a team-high 16 points and nine rebounds.
“My teammates found me for open shots,” Whittington said. “CJ had a nice assist to me from a slip ball screen, we practiced that prior to this game. The slip got me a wide open dunk.”
The Flashes went on to beat Norfolk State (4-6) 78-67 behind an offensive driven second half during which it scored 48 points on 15-for-26 shooting from the field to go with 6-for-12 shooting from behind the arc.