Jeff Planutis finished with 16 points for the Lakers (6-7). Aidan Reichert added 12 points for Mercyhurst. Jake Lemelman had 11 points and two steals.
Kent State took the lead with 18:58 left in the first half and did not give it up. Barnett led the Flashes with nine points in the first half to help put them up 36-24 at the break. Kent State pulled away with a 10-0 run in the second half to extend a nine-point lead to 19 points. They outscored Mercyhurst by 13 points in the final half, as Jalen Sullinger led the way with a team-high 13 second-half points.
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