Morgan Safford scores 34 as Kent State beats Cornell 110-102
AP
Nov 07, 2025
KENT, Ohio (AP) Morgan Safford scored 34 points to lead Kent State Golden Flashes over Cornell Big Red 110-102 on Friday.
Safford added five rebounds and four steals for the Golden Flashes (1-1). Delrecco Gillespie scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Cian Medley scored 12.
The Big Red (0-1) were led by Cooper Noard, who recorded 34 points. Adam Tsang Hinton added 29 points.
Kent State took the lead for good with five seconds to go in the first half. The score was 58-55 at halftime, with Safford racking up 16 points. Kent State turned a six-point second-half lead into a 17-point advantage with an 11-0 run to make it a 74-57 lead with 15:44 left in the half.
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1st Half
COR
Big Red
55
KENT
Golden Flashes
58
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Kaspar Sepp vs. Delrecco Gillespie (Magnus Entenmann gains possession)
19:44
+3
Morgan Safford makes three point jump shot (Omer Hamama assists)
0-3
19:29
Adam Hinton turnover (bad pass) (Jahari Williamson steals)
19:24
Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot
19:22
Golden Flashes offensive rebound
19:11
Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot
19:09
Magnus Entenmann offensive rebound
18:59
+2
Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup (Omer Hamama assists)
0-5
18:51
+3
Cooper Noard makes three point jump shot (Jacob Beccles assists)
3-5
18:21
+3
Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot (Omer Hamama assists)
3-8
18:00
Jacob Beccles misses three point jump shot
17:58
Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
17:42
Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
17:40
Cooper Noard defensive rebound
17:21
Cooper Noard turnover (lost ball) (Omer Hamama steals)
17:15
+2
Omer Hamama makes two point layup
3-10
17:00
Adam Hinton turnover (bad pass)
16:44
+2
Delrecco Gillespie makes two point jump shot
3-12
16:35
Omer Hamama personal foul
16:34
DJ Nix turnover (bad pass)
16:11
Magnus Entenmann misses three point jump shot
16:09
DaMaryon Fishburn defensive rebound
15:57
Cooper Noard misses three point jump shot
15:55
Big Red offensive rebound
15:55
TV timeout
15:52
Josh Baldwin misses three point jump shot
15:50
Morgan Safford defensive rebound
15:40
Rob Whaley Jr. turnover (bad pass)
15:27
+3
Adam Hinton makes three point jump shot (Gioacchino Panzini assists)
6-12
15:24
Josh Baldwin personal foul
15:03
+2
Quinn Woidke makes two point layup
6-14
14:43
Rob Whaley Jr. personal foul
14:41
+2
Adam Hinton makes two point layup
8-14
14:25
Rob Whaley Jr. offensive foul
14:25
Rob Whaley Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
14:11
+3
Kaspar Sepp makes three point jump shot
11-14
13:52
+2
Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup (Quinn Woidke assists)
11-16
13:52
Gioacchino Panzini shooting foul
13:52
Delrecco Gillespie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:52
Kaspar Sepp defensive rebound
13:44
Adam Hinton misses three point jump shot
13:42
Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
13:31
+3
Cian Medley makes three point jump shot
11-19
13:18
Quinn Woidke personal foul
13:14
DaMaryon Fishburn turnover (lost ball)
12:49
Landon Vanderwarker misses two point jump shot
12:47
Kaspar Sepp defensive rebound
12:42
Cooper Noard misses three point jump shot
12:40
Dezmon Briscoe defensive rebound
12:35
Landon Vanderwarker turnover (bad pass)
12:21
Cooper Noard misses two point layup
12:19
Quinn Woidke defensive rebound
12:11
+2
Rayvon Griffith makes two point layup (Quinn Woidke assists)
11-21
11:57
+3
Jacob Beccles makes three point jump shot (Josh Baldwin assists)
14-21
11:38
+2
Landon Vanderwarker makes two point layup
14-23
11:31
+3
DJ Nix makes three point jump shot (Jacob Beccles assists)
17-23
11:13
+3
Landon Vanderwarker makes three point jump shot
17-26
11:02
+3
Cooper Noard makes three point jump shot (Josh Baldwin assists)
20-26
11:00
Golden Flashes 30 second timeout
11:00
TV timeout
10:40
Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
10:38
Big Red defensive rebound
10:38
Delrecco Gillespie personal foul
10:13
+3
Corbin Zentner makes three point jump shot (DaMaryon Fishburn assists)
23-26
10:02
Rayvon Griffith misses three point jump shot
10:00
Magnus Entenmann offensive rebound
9:58
DaMaryon Fishburn personal foul
9:51
+3
Cian Medley makes three point jump shot
23-29
9:44
+3
Adam Hinton makes three point jump shot (Kaspar Sepp assists)
26-29
9:23
DJ Nix blocks Omer Hamama's two point jump shot
9:21
Kaspar Sepp defensive rebound
9:11
Ryan Burbach misses two point layup
9:09
Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
9:02
+3
Cian Medley makes three point jump shot
26-32
8:44
Jacob Beccles misses three point jump shot
8:42
Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
8:31
Adam Hinton shooting foul
8:31
+1
Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-33
8:31
+1
Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2
26-34
8:21
+3
Cooper Noard makes three point jump shot (Kaspar Sepp assists)
29-34
7:44
+3
Omer Hamama makes three point jump shot (Jahari Williamson assists)
29-37
7:41
+3
Adam Hinton makes three point jump shot (Jacob Beccles assists)
32-37
7:25
Ryan Burbach personal foul
7:25
TV timeout
7:18
Delrecco Gillespie offensive foul
7:18
Delrecco Gillespie turnover (offensive foul)
7:06
Cooper Noard turnover (bad pass) (Quinn Woidke steals)
6:59
+2
Morgan Safford makes two point layup
32-39
6:49
+2
Gioacchino Panzini makes two point layup (DJ Nix assists)
34-39
6:30
Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot
6:28
Golden Flashes offensive rebound
6:28
Josh Baldwin personal foul
6:19
+3
Morgan Safford makes three point jump shot (Rob Whaley Jr. assists)
34-42
6:03
+3
DaMaryon Fishburn makes three point jump shot (Josh Baldwin assists)