NCAA Tournament March Madness

#123 Kent

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Projection: likely out

Kent’s ledger carries both encouraging highs and troubling holes. Neutral-site wins over Cleveland State and Wright State and nonconference victories against Cornell and UNC Wilmington show the team can score in a variety of settings, but the road defeat at Troy and a pattern of defensive lapses that allowed opponents to pile up points have left the résumé blemished. The remainder of the schedule hands Kent manageable home dates against Northern Illinois and Central Michigan alongside true resume tests on the road at Portland and Massachusetts and the daunting trip to Purdue, with consequential conference road stops at Akron and Bowling Green that will tell the tale. Turning scoring prowess into consistent play on both ends of the floor and producing signature results away from home would give the committee something to reward while continued defensive inconsistency and split results in those road tests will keep the profile vulnerable.

Date Opponent Ranking Outcome
11/3Troy145L103-97
11/7Cornell159W110-102
11/10UNC Wilmington102W86-77
11/15(N)Cleveland St301W102-95
11/16(N)Wright St154W76-72
11/18E Kentucky268W93-78
11/22Cleveland St301W91-71
12/3Austin Peay180W96-84
12/14@Portland24667%
12/20@Massachusetts18756%
12/29@Purdue53%
1/3N Illinois32192%
1/6Bowling Green11256%
1/10@C Michigan30076%
1/13@Buffalo20859%
1/17Toledo16172%
1/20Miami OH13563%
1/24@E Michigan18555%
1/27Ohio21279%
1/30@Akron6019%
1/31@Akron6019%
2/3@Toledo16150%
2/11E Michigan18576%
2/14@Ball St32480%
2/17@Bowling Green11234%
2/24C Michigan30090%
2/28Akron6037%
3/3@N Illinois32179%
3/6W Michigan26386%