Came out and played hard for about 18 mins or so. Kent State seemed to be getting frustrated & were out-hustled early. That run at the end of the 1st half by Kent State turned the tide. I thought there were some opportunities in the first half to build a lead, but couldn't get the bounces to go our way and the continued horrid free throw shooting.
The 2nd half felt like a D1 team playing a D2 team. YSU looked gassed. I really didn't understand the continued full court press the 2nd half when it was clear they were beating us down the court & yielding layups and dunks one after another. Outside of the Ohio State game last year, that's the worst defeat since some blowout Horizon League losses late 2 years ago. Santiago not at 100% really hurt & it looked like Ferguson took a shot to the face the first half & didn't play after that.
