AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Jason Edwin led Kent State with 18 points, and none were more important than a pair of dunks in the final minute of the Golden Flashes' 57-54 win over Akron on Wednesday night.
Edwin gave Kent State (16-7, 8-4 Mid American Conference) a 55-52 lead with 24.2 seconds left with one of the slams, but Akron's Rick McFadden stole the ball and hit a layup to pull within one point with 10.4 seconds left.
Akron (13-7, 7-5) _ which only had three second-half team fouls _ fouled on the next two inbounds plays before Scott Cutley found Edwin for a break-away dunk with 7.4 seconds left. Akron's Bubba Walther then missed a 3-point heave from half court.
DeAndre Haynes and Jay Youngblood each added 10 points for Kent State, and Nate Gerwig grabbed 10 rebounds.
Romeo Travis led Akron with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while McFadden finished with 13 points and Darryl Peterson scored 12.
