sentences:  The Flashes lead the series 31–16 following a 111–78 Kent State win at the Rhodes Arena in Akron to open the 2017–18 season, the Flashes' ninth straight win in the series.Kent State, Cleveland State, Youngstown State, and Akron signed a four-year agreement in 2014 to create the Northeast Ohio Coaches vs. Cancer doubleheader, a season opening event featuring the region's Division I basketball programs that rotates to each of the four schools.Kent State hosted the inaugural doubleheader in 2015, followed by Youngstown State in 2016 at the Beeghly Center, and Akron in 2017 at James A. Rhodes Arena.