Kent State Wraps Up Non-Conference Schedule On Monday Night At Temple
1/4/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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The Game
Kent State (7-6) wraps up its non-conference schedule on Monday night at Temple looking for a second straight road win. The Golden Flashes have won four of the last five overall after a 68-43 victory at Hampton on Saturday night.
Junior guard Tyree Evans led KSU with 21 points against Hampton, including a 5-8 effort from three. In his four games, Evans is averaging 16.5 points and shooting 53.8 percent (14-26) from three. Junior guard Chris Singletary was also in double figures with 11 points while adding eight rebounds, five assists and two steals. Singletary, who has led the team in assists seven times this season, has recorded 24 assists (6.0 pg) in the last four games. Kent State's most experienced post player, Julian Sullinger posted his second straight double digit game and his fourth of the season scoring 10 points to go with six rebounds. Sullinger has been key to Kent State's success this season averaging 9.4 points and shooting 71 percent in the seven wins. Evans' five three-pointers highlighted a 9-20 effort from beyond the arc for KSU, which has made 21 (10.5 pg) three-pointers in the last two games after averaging just 5.0 made in the first 11 games.
Temple (5-6) enters the game having lost three straight after a Dec. 13 upset of Tennessee. The Owls are coming off a 62-45 loss at Villanova last Monday in which they scored just 20 second half points. This is just the third home game of the year for Temple which is led by Donte Christmas with 20.1 ppg this season.
TV / Radio
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Next Up For Kent State
Kent State tips-off Mid-American Conference play at Ohio on January 11.
Quick Hits
• Kent State has outscored its last two opponents by a combined 76 points.
• The Golden Flashes are averaging 46 rebounds in the last two games after grabbing just 34.4 rebounds in the first 11 games.
• In just four games Tyree Evans already ranks second on the team with 14 three-point field goals made.
• Al Fisher is shooting 55.6 percent (6-11) from three the last two games after shooting just 14.2 percent (3-21) from three the previous six.
• Kent State is averaging 37.5 points in the paint in the last four wins compared to just 18 points for the opposition.
Series Notes
• Kent State evened the series 1-1 after a 61-50 win in Kent in 2006.
• The teams first met in the first round of the 1999 NCAA Tournament in Boston, Mass. It was the first NCAA Tournament game in KSU history.
• The Golden Flashes have won four of the last five against Atlantic-10 competition.
• Kent State is returning a home and home series from the 2006-07 season.
| Game 14 - at Temple (1/5/09) |
