2012 – 13 Kent State Golden Flashes men 's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2012 – 13 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Golden Flashes , led by second year head coach Rob Senderoff , played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 21 – 14 , 9 – 7 in MAC play to finish third place in the East Division . They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Akron . They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Fairfield in the first round before losing in the second round to Loyola ( MD )
MAC Tournament
2013 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2012–13 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team