TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Keith Triplett and Kashif Payne hit two free
throws apiece in the final 47 seconds to help Toledo overcome an
11-point first-half deficit and hold off Kent State 73-70 on
Saturday. Florentino Valencia scored 14 points, Triplett had 12 and Payne
10 for the Rockets (8-9, 4-4 Mid-American Conference). Kent State (13-7, 5-4), which led 40-34 at the half, was led by
Armon Gates' 18 points. Kevin Warzynski added 16 and Jason Edwin
had 14. Toledo opened the second half with a 20-7 run to build a 54-47
lead. A Gates 3-pointer with 2:16 left cut the Rockets' advantage to
67-64 only to have Justin Ingram hit a field goal to push the lead
back to five. Gates hit another 3-pointer before Triplett hit two
free throws with 47 seconds left. Gates then made another 3 with 33
seconds remaining to cut the lead to 71-70. Payne was fouled with 30 seconds left and hit both foul shots.
Gates then missed two 3-pointers in the final seconds. Gates hit 6-of-11 3-pointers for the Golden Flashes, who were
12-of-25 behind the arc.
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