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Safford has 18 in Kent State’s 72-57 win over Ohio
KENT, Ohio (AP) — Morgan Safford scored 14 of his 18 points after halftime and Kent State beat Ohio 72-57 on Tuesday.
Safford also had 10 rebounds for the Golden Flashes (16-5, 7-2 Mid-American Conference). Delrecco Gillespie scored 15 points and added 12 rebounds. Cian Medley had 13 points and shot 4 for 10 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line.
Aidan Hadaway led the Bobcats (11-11, 5-5) in scoring, finishing with 13 points. Ohio also got 10 points and four steals from JJ Kelly. Javan Simmons had nine points.
Kent State led Ohio 28-24 at the half, with Gillespie (seven points) its high scorer before the break. Kent State pulled away with a 10-1 run in the second half to extend a four-point lead to 13 points.
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