KENT, Ohio (AP) - Kent State's Freddy Cortez kicked the winning 25-yard field goal with 6 seconds left in the game to lift Kent State to 45-43 victory against Ball State on Saturday.
Spencer Keith passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns for Kent State (3-1, 2-0 Mid-American Conference), two of them to Dri Archer, who also returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown. He caught only three passes, but they totaled 104 yards.
Spencer was 16 of 31 and threw one interception, and Trayion Durham ran for 91 yards and two touchdowns.
The Golden Flashes have won their past six games against teams currently in the Mid-American Conference.
Keith Wenning to Willie Snead was most of the offense for Ball State (3-2, 1-1). Wenning was 32 of 43 for 445 yards and five touchdowns, and Snead caught 14 balls for 216 yards and two touchdowns. Connor Ryan also caught two touchdown passes.
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| Scoring Summary |
| KENTST | Trayion Durham 1 yd run (Freddy Cortez kick) |
| BALLST | Jamill Smith 6 yd pass from Keith Wenning (Steven Schott kick) |
| KENTST | Dri Archer 99 yd kick return (Freddy Cortez kick) |
| BALLST | Steven Schott 31 yd FG |
| KENTST | Dri Archer 23 yd pass from Spencer Keith (Freddy Cortez kick) |
| BALLST | Steven Schott 44 yd FG |
| KENTST | Matthew Hurdle 28 yd pass from Spencer Keith (Freddy Cortez kick) |
| BALLST | Willie Snead 27 yd pass from Keith Wenning (missed kick) |
| BALLST | Connor Ryan 13 yd pass from Keith Wenning (Steven Schott kick) |
| KENTST | Dri Archer 33 yd pass from Spencer Keith (Freddy Cortez kick) |
| BALLST | Steven Schott 21 yd FG |
| KENTST | Trayion Durham 1 yd run (Freddy Cortez kick) |
| BALLST | Willie Snead 19 yd pass from Keith Wenning (Steven Schott kick) |
| BALLST | Connor Ryan 6 yd pass from Keith Wenning (Steven Schott kick) |
| KENTST | Freddy Cortez 25 yd FG |
| Team Stats | ||
| BALLST | KENTST | |
| First Downs | 29 | 20 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 5-14 | 7-14 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 81-557 | 68-461 |
| Rushes-Yds | 38-112 | 36-166 |
| Passing Yds | 445 | 295 |
| Kick Return Yds | 77 | 212 |
| Punt Return Yds | 0 | 0 |
| Passes | 32-43-0 | 16-32-1 |
| Punts | 4-177 | 6-271 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 3-28 | 9-101 |
| Time of Poss. | 32:0 | 28:0 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| BALLST: Jahwan Edwards 15-40, Horactio Banks 10-36, Keith Wenning 6-14, Barrington Scott 5-9, Jamill Smith 1-9, Jordan Williams 1-4 |
| KENTST: Trayion Durham 21-91, Dri Archer 8-72, David Fisher 2-5, Josh Boyle 1-4, Spencer Keith 4--6 |
| PASSING |
| BALLST: Keith Wenning 32-43-445-0 |
| KENTST: Spencer Keith 16-31-295-1, David Fisher 0-1-0-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| BALLST: Willie Snead 14-216, Jamill Smith 6-92, Zane Fakes 3-35, Connor Ryan 3-26, Horactio Banks 2-9, Dylan Curry 1-33, Chris Shillings 1-23, Jahwan Edwards 1-8, KeVonn Mabon 1-3 |
| KENTST: Matthew Hurdle 5-72, Dri Archer 3-104, Chris Humphrey 3-63, Tim Erjavec 3-29, Josh Boyle 1-20, Eric Adeyemi 1-7 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Ball State | 2nd Mid American West | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Kent State | 1st Mid American East | 8-1 | 11-3 |
