Kent State Returns To Action At Buffalo On Wednesday
1/20/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Complete Notes in .PDF format
The Game
Kent State (8-9; 1-2) heads to Western New York looking to even its Mid-American Conference record on Wednesday night at Buffalo. The Golden Flashes have won seven straight against the Bulls and own a 21-3 mark in the all-time series.
Kent State is coming off a 66-55 loss to Miami on Saturday. Senior Al Fisher, once again led KSU with a team high 14 points. Fisher, a Honorable Mention All-American honoree last season, is averaging 18.7 ppg during league play ranking him third in the league. He also is third during MAC play with 5.0 assists per game. Junior Mike McKee connected on four three-pointers to total 12 points in the contest. McKee led KSU with 43 three-point field goals last season. Of his 23 field goals 18 have come from beyond the arc this year. Junior Brandon Parks, who leads the team with 6.4 rpg in 2008-09, grabbed a team with nine rebounds. One game after a season best 94.1 percent (16-17) performance from the foul line, Kent State made 70 percent (7-10) from the charity stripe for the second consecutive game. The Golden Flashes are shooting 85.1 percent in the last two games.
Buffalo (10-5; 2-1) has won five of the last six games and entered Tuesday in a three way tie a top the MAC East standings. The Bulls have won three straight at home after a four-point loss to No. 2 Connecticut on Dec. 4. Rodney Pierce leads the team with 15.0 ppg this season.
TV / Radio
WNIR 100.1 FM (Tom Linder)
Next Up For Kent State
Kent State wraps up the first round of MAC East play on Saturday at local rival Akron.
Quick Hits
• Al Fisher has a career 19.0 points per game average on the road in MAC play.
• Kent State opponents are shooting just 12.9 percent (4-31) from three in the last two games.
• After grabbing just two rebounds in the first four games, Tyree Evans has 16 rebounds in the last four (4.0 rpg average).
• 46 percent (32 of 70) of Julian Sullinger's rebounds have come on the offensive end. Sullinger is shooting 7-8 FGs during MAC play.
• Chris Singletary is the only MAC player ranked top five in the league in both steals and assists.
Series Notes
• Kent State leads the all-time series 21-3, including a seven game winning streak.
• All three of Buffalo's win have come at home in the series.
TV Games
The Golden Flashes are scheduled for five TV appearances on Fox Sports Ohio during the MAC regular season.
Date game Time
Jan. 17 vs Miami 12:00 pm
Jan. 24 at Akron 12:00 pm
Feb. 17 vs Ohio 7:30 pm
Feb. 26 at Bowling Green 6:30 pm
Mar. 8 vs Akron 12:00 pm
| Game 18 - at Buffalo (1/21/09) |
