Oregon St. Beavers vs Kent St. Golden Flashes Match Player Stats On Dec 21, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Dec 21, 2017

Jalen Avery and Jaylin Walker combined to score 42 points, leading Kent State to a 79-78 win over Oregon State on Thursday at the MAC Center in Kent, Ohio.

Walker, the Golden Flashes' leading scorer, made just 1 of 10 shots in the first half, but he bounced back to finish with 25 points. He sank 9 of 10 free throws in the game.

Akiean Frederick made a layup to give Kent State a 58-51 lead with 5:37 left.

The Golden Flashes' lead bounced between five and seven for most of the final six minutes until Avery, who finished with 17 points, made a layup to give them a 68-59 lead with 1:27 left.

Kent State (6-6) snapped a three-game losing streak.

Tres Tinkle had 25 points and nine rebounds and Stephen Thompson Jr. also scored 25 to lead Oregon State, which had its six-game winning streak snapped.

The Beavers (8-4) were just 2-for-19 from long range before Thompson hit four in a row over the final 30 seconds.

Five players fouled out of a game that saw 68 shots from the line.

Oregon State broke away from a 19-19 tie with a 9-2 run, but the Golden Flashes scored the last eight points of the half to cut the Beavers' lead to one.

Oregon State made just 1 of 14 from 3-point range in the first half. The Golden Flashes were 4 of 6 to start the game but missed seven of their last eight attempts before the break.

Avery was 4 of 6 from deep in the first half to keep Kent State in it as the rest of the Golden Flashes made just 4 of 22 shots from the floor.

Oregon State has eight days off before starting Pac-12 play at home against Colorado on Dec. 29. Kent State returns to action at Albany on Dec. 28.