Kent State guard Julius Rollins inexplicably fouled Akron‘s Greg Tribble with 4.8 seconds left within the recreation regardless of his group main by a degree, gifting their bitter rival the Mid-American Convention championship and an NCAA Match bid on Saturday night time after the opponent sank each free throws.
Akron ended up profitable 62-61 and Kent State head coach Rob Senderoff couldn’t imagine Rollins’ gaffe. He grasped his head in disbelief and paced on the sideline as March Insanity slipped away.
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Kent State was in place to tug off one other unbelievable upset when Cli’Ron Hornbeak tipped in a miss by Jalen Sullinger to provide the Golden Flashes a 61-60 lead over the Zips with 6.2 seconds left to play.
Tribble was then fouled by Rollins, who apparently did not notice the Golden Flashes had taken the lead. The reserve participant was inconsolable upon realizing his mistake.
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After Tribble scored each free throws, Sullinger missed a runner within the last second that will have put him at 21 factors for the night time.
This was the fifth assembly between Kent State and Akron within the MAC title recreation, the second in three years. They all the time appear to play one another in March.
There isn’t a love misplaced between Kent State and Akron, longtime rivals in almost each different sport. The colleges are about 12 miles away from one another and their passionate followers are in fixed battle.
