With 5.2 seconds to go, junior guard Mariah Modkins launched a three that rattled off the rim. Junior forward Lindsey Thall grabbed her third rebound and laid the ball in to give the Flashes a 71-69 lead with 1.8 seconds left.
Sophomore guard Katie Shumate stole Miami’s final inbounds pass to seal Kent’s fourth straight home win of the season.
“There were only a couple seconds left, so we really weren’t going to have the opportunity to play that much defense,” Thall said. “Our mindset was to crash the boards and see if we could get a rebound.