Men's Basketball Faces Longtime Area Rival Cleveland State Wednesday Night
11/27/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
KENT, Ohio Looking to pick up its first true road win of the season, the Kent State University men's basketball team makes the short drive to downtown Cleveland, Ohio to face a familiar foe and a familiar face on the sidelines in traditional non-league foe Cleveland State University and Vikings' head coach Gary Waters Wednesday night, Nov. 29, at the Wolstein Center (13,610 capacity). Tip-off time is 7 p.m.
The Golden Flashes (4-2) had their two-game winning streak snapped in heartbreaking fashion Saturday night, falling at Butler University 83-80 in a thrilling double-overtime classic. Junior forward Haminn Quaintance led KSU with 20 points, hitting all five of his field goal attempts and nailing 10-of-12 free throws. Senior guards Omni Smith and Armon Gates added 18 and 17 points, respectively.
Cleveland State (4-3) has won three straight and is off to its best start since 1999-98 in its first season under the direction of Waters, who coached the Golden Flashes for five seasons from 1996-2001, leading KSU to its first two NCAA Tournament appearances. Most recently the Vikings picked up a 59-53 road win at the University of Delaware on Sunday.
Kent State leads the all-time series between the two schools, 24-18, and has won six straight against the Vikings. The Flashes are 3-2 all-time at the Wolstein Center and won last year's meeting in Kent by an 83-68 score (Dec. 3, 2005).
Every minute of Kent State men's basketball action during the 2006-07 season can be heard live on the Kent State Sports Radio Network. Play-by-play man Bill Needle will have the call beginning about 30 minutes prior to tip-off on local stations WHLO-AM 640 (Kent/Akron), WHK-AM 1420 (Cleveland) and WHKZ-AM 1440 (Youngstown).
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