On Saturday, Kent State lost out on a potential trip to the NCAA men’s tournament in one of the wildest ways you will ever see. The Golden Flashes led Akron in the closing seconds of the MAC tournament championship when guard Julius Rollins fouled Zips guard Greg Tribble.
This week, Kent State had all the makings of a potential Cinderella story. The Golden Flashes played giant killer on Thursday and Friday in the MAC men’s tournament in Cleveland, taking out highly touted Toledo and Bowling Green teams to reach the final.