Kent St. 80, Lehigh 75

Kent St. 80, Lehigh 75

Published Nov. 26, 2010 10:47 p.m. ET

Justin Greene and Rodriguez Sherman each scored 18 points as Kent State came from behind to beat Lehigh 80-75 and win its fourth straight on Friday night.

The Golden Flashes (6-1) trailed 41-38 at halftime thanks to a 16-for-35 shooting effort (45.7 percent) from the Mountain Hawks.

Lehigh couldn't hold the lead in the second half despite C.J. McCollum scoring 24 of his career-high 42 points after intermission.

McCollum shot 8 for 13 from the floor (61.5 percent) in the second half, but it wasn't enough as the Golden Flashes outscored Lehigh in second-chance points 16-0, finishing 24-4 in second-chance points for the game.

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Kent State took the lead, 52-51, at the 12:05 mark and didn't trail the rest of the way - leading by as many as six - in a game that saw 11 ties and 22 lead changes.

Greene added a game-high 11 rebounds to complete the double-double.

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