It was the same old story for men’s basketball Wednesday: It found a way to lose a game it should have won at the hands of Kent State, 73-64, in overtime at the Convocation Center.

The Huskies (7-8, 1-2 MAC) were leading 58-55 late in regulation, but guard Devareaux Manley hit a 3-point field goal for Kent State to tie the game at 58-58 with 39 seconds remaining.

“You’d just like to close the game out,” said coach Mark Montgomery. “You know, you’re up three with 40 seconds to go, we’re maybe one possession away from winning the game, and credit the Manley kid; he hit a 30-foot bomb.”

The Huskies held for the last shot and had a chance to win it, but guard Travon Baker failed to get a field goal off as the shot clock expired.

“We ran the same play in the Loyola game; we ran the same play in the Bowling Green game,” Montgomery said. “We wanted a high-ball screen … and give Travon Baker the ball and maybe he can get to the basket, maybe he can shoot a pull up, or he can get another person a shot.

“Unfortunately, I think they kind of doubled him and he waited a little bit too long and just couldn’t turn the corner. It just didn’t work out this time.”

The Golden Flashes (11-5, 2-1 MAC) opened the overtime on a 7-0 run to take a 65-58 lead with 1:48 left to play. Guard Kris Brewer hit a jumper and 3-point field goal while guard Kellon Thomas knocked down two free throws. Brewer led the way for the Golden Flashes with a game-high 25 points, nine of which came in the overtime period.

The Huskies held leads of 12 points or more at two points during the game, but they were never able to put the game away as Kent State stormed back each time to retake the lead.

“It was a game of runs,” Montgomery said. “We came out very strong in the first half, we got a lead and then they made a surge [and] tied it up at halftime.

“Second half, unbelievable energy out of the locker room, got another big lead, 10 plus points, and I think we stopped executing for a while and Kent State started making plays, and the next thing you know you’re in a dogfight. Credit them, good team, they battled back.”

The Huskies got strong performances from the Armstead brothers in the loss as Aaron recorded his first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Aaric scored a career-high 12 points.