An honest mistake kept Kent State from punching its ticket to the NCAA tournament in heartbreaking fashion

Kent State nearly made the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament as a shocking underdog as the unexpected MAC title winners, but the team lost out on that chance in the most heartbreaking fashion. With just a few seconds to go in Saturday’s MAC championship game, Kent State got a single-point lead over Akron with hopes high of closing out the game with a huge victory. However, Kent State’s Julius Rollins mistakenly fouled Akron’s Greg Tribble after the latter’s team got the ball back and sent Tribble to the free-throw line. Tribble hit the two baskets and sent Akron to the tournament...