The Kent State men’s basketball team (18-11, 9-7 Mid-American Conference) lost its second-straight game following a 74-65 loss to Miami University (11-18, 5-11 MAC) on Saturday.

Coach Rob Senderoff was ejected from Saturday’s game after taking back-to-back technical fouls at 14:50 in the second half. Senderoff was not available for comments following the loss.

Despite trailing by as many as 20 points, the Flashes went on a 10-0 run following Senderoff’s ejection, cutting the lead down to 10 with 10:50 remaining in the game.

In his first game back from injury, freshman guard Jaylin Walker made a three with 1:42 remaining in the second half as Kent State trailed the RedHawks 66-60.

However, Miami scored eight more points in the last minute and took a 74-65 win over the Flashes.

Walker led the Flashes in scoring, finishing with 20 points and 3 rebounds, while redshirt junior forward Jimmy Hall recorded his sixth double-double this season, finishing with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

Redshirt junior guard Kellon Thomas finished with 12 points and senior forward Chris Ortiz scored 7 points and 4 rebounds.

With this loss, the Flashes move into fourth place in the Mid-American Conference as they return to the M.A.C. Center at 7 p.m. Tuesday to take on Bowling Green State University (14-15, 5-11 MAC).

Zac Sommer is a sports reporter for The Kent Stater. Contact him at [email protected].