Cleveland State Men's Basketball Hangs Tough, Falls To Kent State Athletics

The Cleveland State Men’s Basketball team lost a hard fought battle to Kent State, 67-58, in front of 2,120 at the Wolstein Center.  The Vikings(6-5) fell behind early, but rallied in the second half. Kent State(7-3) was able to hold off the Viking surge and come away with a road victory. The Golden Flashes came into the game ranked fourth in the College Insider Mid-Major Poll.  Cleveland State had two players in double figures for the game, led by Deante Johsnon with a career-high 20 points. Johnson finished six of eight from the floor, and tied his career high with eight made free throws. He also added nine rebounds, a steal and a blocked shot.  Tristan Enaruna also finished in double figures, with 12 points on three of eight from the floor. Enaruna finished six for seven from the free throw line, and also had seven rebounds.  For Kent State, Malique Jacobs led the way with 18 points, followed closely behind by Sincere Carry with 16.  The Golden Flashes started fast, opening up an 11-1 lead in the opening minutes, forcing a Cleveland State timeout. The Vikings steadied the ship coming out of the timeout, as back-to-back buckets by Cole
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