![]() "I'd like to see our league office do more to get two teams in," said coach Tod Kowalczyk. However, history won't be on their side as the MAC hasn't had two teams in the 68-team field since 1999, and it's more likely they're headed to the NIT. The top-seeded Rockets (27-7) now must hope the NCAA selection committee looks at their entire body of work. "This was supposed to happen," added Jacobs. Kent State lost in the final 75-55 to rival Akron, and that score was the security code on the team's locker room door all season. ![]() Jacobs added 13 rebounds and six assists while atoning for a mistake last year, when he was suspended for the first half of the title game along with three teammates after they posted a profane video on social media following the semifinals. They're balanced, tough and in Carry have a player capable of, well, carrying them. With 28 wins and some near-miss losses at Houston and Gonzaga, the Golden Flashes will be a tough out for any team. "I'm not just going there to experience the moment. "I want to make some noise," said Carry, Kent State's smooth senior guard, who didn't miss a shot or free throw in the second half. ![]() The second-seeded Golden Flashes (28-6) won their first tourney title since 2017 along with the conference's automatic NCAA bid. Sincere Carry scored 26 points, Malique Jacobs added 18 and Kent State won the Mid-American Conference championship, 93-78 over top-seeded Toledo, which had its winning streak stopped at 17 and will likely miss the NCAA Tournament for the 43rd straight year. ![]() On Saturday night, they finally found relief. CLEVELAND (AP) - The pain from last year's championship loss, and the unusual circumstances surrounding it, stuck with Kent State's players, gnawed at them. ![]()
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