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Safford scores 17, Kent State defeats Niagara 76-73

AP
Nov 21, 2024

KENT, Ohio (AP) Morgan Safford had 17 points in Kent State's 76-73 victory against Niagara on Thursday night.

Safford also added seven rebounds for the Golden Flashes (3-1). VonCameron Davis scored 15 points while shooting 5 of 14 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line. Jalen Sullinger and Anthony Morales both added 10 point off the bench.

Jaeden Marshall and Jahari Williamson led the way for the Purple Eagles (1-4) with 17 points. Zion Russell finished with 11 points and two steals.

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1st Half
NIAG
Purple Eagles
28
KENT
Golden Flashes
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Golden Flashes gains possession)
19:48		Mike Bekelja misses three point jump shot
19:46		Justice Smith defensive rebound
19:21		Justin Page turnover (traveling)
19:08	+3	Morgan Safford makes three point jump shot (Cian Medley assists)	0-3
18:37		Justin Page misses three point jump shot
18:35		Morgan Safford defensive rebound
18:21		Cian Medley misses three point jump shot
18:19		Mike Bekelja offensive rebound
18:06		Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot
18:04		Jhaylon Martinez defensive rebound
17:57		Morgan Safford personal foul
17:56		Justice Smith turnover (VonCameron Davis steals)
17:52		VonCameron Davis misses two point layup
17:50		VonCameron Davis offensive rebound
17:49		VonCameron Davis misses two point layup
17:47		Justin Page defensive rebound
17:42		Justice Smith turnover (bad pass)
17:25		VonCameron Davis turnover (traveling)
17:10	+3	Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot (Justice Smith assists)	3-3
17:09		VonCameron Davis shooting foul (Jahari Williamson draws the foul)
17:09	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	4-3
16:38		Golden Flashes turnover
16:38		Olumide Adelodun misses three point jump shot
16:12		Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound
16:05		Mike Bekelja misses three point jump shot
16:03		Jhaylon Martinez defensive rebound
15:57		Cian Medley blocks Justice Smith's two point layup
15:57		Purple Eagles offensive rebound
15:57		TV timeout
15:43		Justice Smith misses three point jump shot
15:41		Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound
15:24		VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot
15:22		Zion Russell defensive rebound
15:08		Justin Page misses two point layup
15:06		Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound
14:50		Cli'Ron Hornbeak turnover (lost ball) (Justice Smith steals)
14:31		Cli'Ron Hornbeak personal foul
14:17	+3	Jaeden Marshall makes three point jump shot (Zion Russell assists)	7-3
14:00	+2	VonCameron Davis makes two point layup (Marquis Barnett assists)	7-5
13:38	+2	Jahari Williamson makes two point layup	9-5
13:19		Marquis Barnett misses two point layup
13:17		Marquis Barnett offensive rebound
13:16	+2	Marquis Barnett makes two point layup	9-7
12:57		Jaeden Marshall misses three point jump shot
12:55		Marquis Barnett defensive rebound
12:49	+3	VonCameron Davis makes three point jump shot (Marquis Barnett assists)	9-10
12:11		Damondre McKnight turnover (Morgan Safford steals)
12:06	+3	Anthony Morales makes three point jump shot (Jalen Sullinger assists)	9-13
11:51		Zion Russell turnover (Marquis Barnett steals)
11:49		Zion Russell personal foul
11:49		TV timeout
11:32	+3	Morgan Safford makes three point jump shot (Delrecco Gillespie assists)	9-16
11:06	+2	Zion Russell makes two point layup (Olumide Adelodun assists)	11-16
10:46		Jhaylon Martinez personal foul
10:46	+1	Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-17
10:46	+1	Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-18
10:31		Jahari Williamson misses two point jump shot
10:29		Morgan Safford defensive rebound
10:24	+3	Anthony Morales makes three point jump shot (Morgan Safford assists)	11-21
10:19		Purple Eagles 30 second timeout
10:13	+2	Jhaylon Martinez makes two point layup	13-21
10:01	+3	Morgan Safford makes three point jump shot (Jalen Sullinger assists)	13-24
9:41	+2	Zion Russell makes two point jump shot	15-24
9:20		Marquis Barnett misses two point layup
9:18		Marquis Barnett offensive rebound
9:17	+2	Marquis Barnett makes two point layup	15-26
8:59		Jahari Williamson turnover
8:44		Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot
8:42		Morgan Safford offensive rebound
8:39		Justice Smith personal foul (Morgan Safford draws the foul)
8:33		Magnus Entenmann offensive foul
8:33		Magnus Entenmann turnover (offensive foul)
8:25		Anthony Morales personal foul
8:22	+3	Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot (Jaeden Marshall assists)	18-26
8:05		Cian Medley turnover (lost ball)
7:46		Magnus Entenmann personal foul
7:46		TV timeout
7:46		Jhaylon Martinez misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:46	+1	Jhaylon Martinez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-26
7:17	+2	Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes two point layup	19-28
6:54		Justin Page misses two point jump shot
6:52		Mike Bekelja defensive rebound
6:33		VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot
6:33		Cli'Ron Hornbeak offensive rebound
6:32		Jhaylon Martinez shooting foul (Cli'Ron Hornbeak draws the foul)
6:32	+1	Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-29
6:32	+1	Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-30
6:23		Cli'Ron Hornbeak personal foul
6:23		Justin Page misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:23		Mike Bekelja defensive rebound
6:16	+3	Cian Medley makes three point jump shot	19-33
5:53		Justice Smith turnover (lost ball)
5:29	+2	VonCameron Davis makes two point layup (Cian Medley assists)	19-35
5:27		Purple Eagles 30 second timeout
5:09		Justice Smith turnover (lost ball) (Mike Bekelja steals)
4:55		Justice Smith personal foul
4:47		VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot
4:45		Jaeden Marshall defensive rebound
4:31		Jaeden Marshall misses two point layup
4:29		Jaeden Marshall offensive rebound
4:24		James Henderson Jr. misses two point layup
4:22		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
4:12	+3	Jalen Sullinger makes three point jump shot (Cian Medley assists)	19-38
3:50		Justin Page offensive foul
3:50		Justin Page turnover (offensive foul)
3:50		TV timeout
3:27		Marquis Barnett turnover (traveling)
3:13	+2	James Henderson Jr. makes two point dunk (Olumide Adelodun assists)	21-38
2:55		Marquis Barnett misses three point jump shot
2:53		Olumide Adelodun defensive rebound
2:39		Zion Russell misses three point jump shot
2:37		Marquis Barnett defensive rebound
2:20		VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot
2:18		Golden Flashes offensive rebound
2:18	+2	Jalen Sullinger makes two point jump shot	21-40
2:18	+2	Olumide Adelodun makes two point layup	23-40
1:17		Jalen Sullinger misses three point jump shot
1:15		Marquis Barnett offensive rebound
1:02		Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot
1:00		Delrecco Gillespie offensive rebound
0:55		Marquis Barnett misses three point jump shot
0:53		Jaeden Marshall defensive rebound
0:39	+3	Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot	26-40
0:09		Will Shortt blocks Delrecco Gillespie's two point dunk
0:07		Olumide Adelodun defensive rebound
0:04	+2	Jaeden Marshall makes two point layup (Olumide Adelodun assists)	28-40
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NIAG
Purple Eagles
45
KENT
Golden Flashes
36

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+2	Olumide Adelodun makes two point layup	30-40
19:22	+3	Cian Medley makes three point jump shot (VonCameron Davis assists)	30-43
19:01		Cli'Ron Hornbeak personal foul
19:00		Olumide Adelodun misses three point jump shot
18:58		Purple Eagles offensive rebound
18:58		Cli'Ron Hornbeak personal foul
18:46		Delrecco Gillespie blocks Olumide Adelodun's two point layup
18:44		VonCameron Davis defensive rebound
18:31	+2	VonCameron Davis makes two point layup	30-45
18:11		Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
18:11		Cian Medley defensive rebound
18:02		Cian Medley turnover (lost ball) (Justice Smith steals)
17:58		Cian Medley shooting foul (Justice Smith draws the foul)
17:58	+1	Justice Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-45
17:58	+1	Justice Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-45
17:50		Delrecco Gillespie misses two point layup
17:48		Delrecco Gillespie offensive rebound
17:47	+2	Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup	32-47
17:34		Mike Bekelja personal foul
17:29		Justin Page misses three point jump shot
17:27		Golden Flashes defensive rebound
17:26		Jhaylon Martinez personal foul
17:13		Cian Medley turnover (Justice Smith steals)
17:10		Justice Smith misses two point layup
17:08		Morgan Safford defensive rebound
17:02		VonCameron Davis misses three point jump shot
17:00		Golden Flashes offensive rebound
16:48		Zion Russell personal foul
16:40		Zion Russell personal foul
16:36		Morgan Safford misses two point layup
16:36		Delrecco Gillespie offensive rebound
16:36	+2	Delrecco Gillespie makes two point tip layup	32-49
16:05		Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
16:03		VonCameron Davis defensive rebound
15:52		VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot
15:50		Purple Eagles defensive rebound
15:48		Delrecco Gillespie personal foul
15:48		TV timeout
15:33	+2	Zion Russell makes two point layup (Justin Page assists)	34-49
15:10		Morgan Safford personal foul
14:55		Cian Medley shooting foul (Zion Russell draws the foul)
14:55	+1	Zion Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-49
14:55		Zion Russell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:55		Morgan Safford defensive rebound
14:30		Morgan Safford turnover (lost ball) (Jahari Williamson steals)
14:26		Anthony Morales blocks Jahari Williamson's two point layup
14:24		Purple Eagles offensive rebound
14:05		Marquis Barnett shooting foul (Jaeden Marshall draws the foul)
14:05	+1	Jaeden Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-49
14:05	+1	Jaeden Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-49
13:47	+2	Jalen Sullinger makes two point layup	37-51
13:30	+2	Zion Russell makes two point layup	39-51
13:19		Anthony Morales misses three point jump shot
13:17		Zion Russell defensive rebound
13:09		Olumide Adelodun misses three point jump shot
13:07		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
12:58	+2	Anthony Morales makes two point layup (Cian Medley assists)	39-53
12:40		Marquis Barnett shooting foul (Jaeden Marshall draws the foul)
12:40	+1	Jaeden Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-53
12:40	+1	Jaeden Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-53
12:19		Will Shortt blocks Jalen Sullinger's two point layup
12:17		Will Shortt defensive rebound
11:59		Cian Medley shooting foul (Zion Russell draws the foul)
11:59		TV timeout
11:59	+1	Zion Russell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-53
11:59	+1	Zion Russell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-53
11:48	+2	Delrecco Gillespie makes two point dunk (Jalen Sullinger assists)	43-55
11:22		Olumide Adelodun misses two point layup
11:20		Olumide Adelodun offensive rebound
11:15	+2	Justice Smith makes two point dunk (Justin Page assists)	45-55
10:50	+2	Anthony Morales makes two point jump shot	45-57
10:32	+2	Justice Smith makes two point layup	47-57
10:13		Anthony Morales misses three point jump shot
10:11		Justice Smith defensive rebound
9:49		Olumide Adelodun turnover (lost ball) (Marquis Barnett steals)
9:36		Delrecco Gillespie turnover (lost ball) (Zion Russell steals)
9:31		Olumide Adelodun misses three point jump shot
9:29		Jalen Sullinger defensive rebound
9:19		Zion Russell personal foul
9:06		Delrecco Gillespie offensive foul
9:06		Delrecco Gillespie turnover (offensive foul)
8:59		Marquis Barnett blocks Justice Smith's two point layup
8:57		Justin Page offensive rebound
8:53		Jaeden Marshall misses two point layup
8:51		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
8:25		Justin Page shooting foul (VonCameron Davis draws the foul)
8:25	+1	VonCameron Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-58
8:25	+1	VonCameron Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-59
8:10		Delrecco Gillespie blocks Justin Page's two point layup
8:08		Purple Eagles offensive rebound
8:01		Delrecco Gillespie personal foul (Jhaylon Martinez draws the foul)
8:01	+1	Jhaylon Martinez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-59
8:01	+1	Jhaylon Martinez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-59
7:37		Morgan Safford misses two point jump shot
7:35		Marquis Barnett offensive rebound
7:32	+2	Marquis Barnett makes two point tip layup	49-61
7:13	+3	Jaeden Marshall makes three point jump shot (Jahari Williamson assists)	52-61
6:55		Delrecco Gillespie offensive foul
6:55		Delrecco Gillespie turnover (offensive foul)
6:55		TV timeout
6:39	+2	Jhaylon Martinez makes two point layup	54-61
6:06		Cian Medley misses three point jump shot
6:04		Zion Russell defensive rebound
5:59		Cian Medley personal foul (Jahari Williamson draws the foul)
5:58	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-61
5:58	+1	Jahari Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-61
5:39		Jahari Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:39		Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound
5:39		Jahari Williamson personal foul (VonCameron Davis draws the foul)
5:19		Morgan Safford misses two point jump shot
5:18		Morgan Safford offensive rebound
5:18		Jahari Williamson shooting foul
5:18	+1	Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-62
5:18		Morgan Safford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:18		Jhaylon Martinez defensive rebound
5:00		Jhaylon Martinez turnover (traveling)
4:55		Morgan Safford turnover (lost ball) (Zion Russell steals)
4:50	+3	Justin Page makes three point jump shot (Zion Russell assists)	59-62
4:27		Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot
4:25		Jaeden Marshall defensive rebound
4:05		Jhaylon Martinez misses three point jump shot
4:03		Morgan Safford defensive rebound
3:45	+2	VonCameron Davis makes two point layup	59-64
3:34		Purple Eagles 30 second timeout
3:34		TV timeout
3:26		Zion Russell misses two point layup
3:24		Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound
3:08		VonCameron Davis misses two point layup
3:06		Jaeden Marshall defensive rebound
3:03		Jalen Sullinger personal foul
3:03		TV timeout
3:03	+1	Jaeden Marshall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-64
3:03	+1	Jaeden Marshall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-64
2:37		Zion Russell personal foul
2:37	+1	Jalen Sullinger makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-65
2:37	+1	Jalen Sullinger makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-66
2:22		Cli'Ron Hornbeak personal foul
2:21	+1	Jhaylon Martinez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-66
2:21		Jhaylon Martinez misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:21		Mike Bekelja defensive rebound
1:53		Jalen Sullinger misses three point jump shot
1:51		Mike Bekelja offensive rebound
1:47		Jaeden Marshall personal foul
1:47	+1	Mike Bekelja makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-67
1:47	+1	Mike Bekelja makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-68
1:22	+2	Justice Smith makes two point layup	64-68
1:15		Justice Smith personal foul
1:15	+1	Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-69
1:15	+1	Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-70
1:08		Purple Eagles 60 second timeout
1:04	+3	Jaeden Marshall makes three point jump shot (Jahari Williamson assists)	67-70
0:53		Golden Flashes 60 second timeout
0:36		Jhaylon Martinez shooting foul
0:36	+1	VonCameron Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-71
0:36	+1	VonCameron Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-72
0:22	+3	Olumide Adelodun makes three point jump shot	70-72
0:20		Olumide Adelodun personal foul (Morgan Safford draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-73
0:20	+1	Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-74
0:15	+3	Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot	73-74
0:15		Jaeden Marshall personal foul (Jalen Sullinger draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Jalen Sullinger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-75
0:15		Jalen Sullinger misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:15		Justin Page defensive rebound
0:10		Justin Page turnover (lost ball)
0:03		Jahari Williamson personal foul (Morgan Safford draws the foul)
0:03		Morgan Safford misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:03	+1	Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-76
0:00		Justice Smith misses three point jump shot
0:00		Golden Flashes defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Golden Flashes defensive rebound