February 2, 2005
 
Herd Loses Fifth Straight Game to Kent State 70-63
 
by Grant Traylor
Huntington News Network Sportswriter
 
Huntington (HNN) — Tre Whitted could do nothing more than cover his face with his hands and jersey after Marshall lost to Kent State 70-63 on Tuesday night, Feb. 1, 2005
 
Whitted led Marshall (3-15, 0-9 Mid-American Conference) by scoring 13 points with 11 coming in the second half, but it wasn't enough as Kent State (14-7, 6-4 Mid-American Conference) used a big run to take control of the game.
 
"We knew we had them on their heels and we kept telling each other not to let it slip away but," Whitted paused. "I'm just speechless."
 
It was the second straight game that Marshall had a lead in the second half before allowing a late run that ended hopes of the team's first conference win of the season.
 
After Marshall's Joe Miles had put Marshall up 55-46 with 9:07 left, Kent State outscored Marshall 24-8 en route to the seven-point victory.
 
The run included holding Marshall without a field goal for six minutes of that time. After Joe Miles hit the three, Marshall did not hit another field goal until Whitted hit a jumper and got fouled with 3:08 left in the contest.
 
At that time, Whitted had a chance to tie the game, but his free throw fell to the wayside and Marshall would get no closer. Marshall hit only 6-of-15 free throws in the second half.
 
Meanwhile, Jay Youngblood led the Golden Flashes attack with a career-high 19 points. Youngblood scored 12 straight for Kent State from the 5:31 mark of the first half to the 17:37 mark of the second half.
 
Also hitting double-digits for the Golden Flashes were Armon Gates with 15 points and DeAndre Haynes with 10.
 
Marshall led at halftime for the second straight game and only the fourth time all season as they took a 40-34 lead into the break.
 
The Thundering Herd will hit the road in search of their first MAC victory this weekend as the team travels to take on Ball State and Northern Illinois.
 
Marshall will then be back home Feb. 9, 2005 to take on Eastern Michigan at the Cam Henderson Center.