Kent St. 79, Morehead St. 76

Al Fisher scored 27 points, leading Kent State to its 8th-straight win Saturday over Morehead State, 79-76, at the MAC Center. Morehead State led 31-29 at the half, and Kenneth Faried's tip-in with 5:27 left put Morehead State up 63-59. But a free throw by Brandon Parks put the Golden Flashes ahead to stay, 64-63, with 2:54 left. That came during a decisive 18-5 run during which Fisher scored 13 points. Fisher was 7-of-13 from the field 13-of-14 at the line. Tyree Evans had 19 points and Chris Singletary added 15 for the Golden Flashes (16-11). Leon Buchanan scored a season-high 31 points for the Eagles (16-13), but it wasn't enough. Faried had his 19th double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Demonte Harper had 15 points.