The Flashes had early success getting the ball into senior forward Jordan Korinek's hands. The only problem was Wright State had no trouble offensively either.
Kent State surrendered 26 points in the first quarter to a Wright State team that came into the game 27th in the country in scoring. The Raiders made four three-point field goals in the opening quarter to give them a 26-17 lead.
“On the defensive end in the first half we didn’t play hard enough,” Korinek said. “We were matching baskets with them, and they were shooting threes and we were shooting twos.