Kent State will take on host UTEP in the championship game of the Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational. Kent State improved to 9-4 on the season after taking down New Mexico State 73-63 in the opening game on Wednesday night.UTEP reached the final after a night-closing 75-62 win over North Carolina A&T. Game time for the championship game is set for 7:30pm EST.
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Kent State reached the championship game after upending New Mexico State 73-63 on Wednesday night. The Golden Flashes were led by Malique Jacobs, who scored 17 points on 8-of-16 shooting. Kent State shot 47% from the field overall and just 28% from 3pt range. Jacobs was helped out by Sincere Carry, who had 15 points and Voncameron Davis, who had 12 points off the bench.
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Stay tuned as @DaveWilsonOnAir will have the play by play! #KentStMBB x #Team107 pic.twitter.com/3w9QhuTnn0— Kent State Men's Basketball (@KentStMBB) December 21, 2022
The Golden Flashes have been one of the better defensive teams in the country thus far, ranked 43rd in defensive efficiency and 74th in points allowed per game. That was on display on Wednesday night as they held New Mexico State to just 40% shooting from the field and just 23.5% from 3pt range. That last number is all the more impressive considering that the Aggies came into the game as the 10th best 3pt shooting team in the country.