Kent State Welcomes Miami To the MAC Center On Wednesday Night
1/10/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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The Game
Kent State (10-4; 0-1) welcomes Miami (4-9; 0-1) to the M.A.C. Center center on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. for a Mid-American Conference East Division battle. Both teams enter the game looking for their first conference win of the season and avoid falling back in what is expected to be a tight divisional race.
The Golden Flashes have finished either first in second in the East Division in 12 of the last 13 years due in large part to their dominance at home against conference foes. In fact, since the start of the 2003-04 season alone Kent State owns a 63-7 (.900) home record against league competition.
Despite committing a season low seven turnovers, the Golden Flashes lost a close 66-65 game at Buffalo on Saturday to start MAC play. Senior forward Justin Greene scored 16 points on 7-10 from the field, but was limited to just 20 minutes, including six in the second half due to foul trouble. Greene also recorded two steals in the game which brought his career total over 100 made him the first player in school history to record over 1,000 points, 100 blocks and 100 steals in a career. He is also the only active player in the MAC to have accomplished the feat. In addition he moved into the top 10 on Kent State's career scoring list. He currently ranks 10th all-time with 1,265 points. Senior guard Michael Porrini had his second best offensive game of the season hitting on 3-5 from three and scoring 13 points while adding three assists and three steals.
Miami opened MAC play with a 65-60 defeat at home to Akron last Saturday. The RedHawks have lost four of their last five and are 1-6 away from home this season. Julian Mavunga, a 6'8" senior forward leads the MAC in both scoring (19.7 ppg) and rebounding (10.7 rpg).
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Next Up For Kent State
Kent State hosts Bowing Green next Saturday, January 14 at 7:00 p.m.
Quick Flashes
• Justin Greene became the first player in Kent State history to record 1,000 points, 100 blocks and 100 steals in a career in the game at Buffalo Greene is the only active player in the MAC to accomplish the feat
• The Golden Flashes are 164-26 (.864) at home over the last 13 years and have compiled a 508-250 all-time record in the historic building
• Kent State also owns a 63-7 (.900) home record against league competition since the start of the 2003-04 season.
• Kent State ranks 20th in the nation forcing an average of 17.5 turnovers per game and has forced 20+ five times this year. The Golden Flashes also rank 16th nationally with 9.1 steals per game
• The Golden Flashes are playing at home for just the second time since Dec. 3 on Wednesday
• Kent State is 7-1 this season when shooting more free throws than the opposition
Kent State - Miami Series Notes
• Kent State is 20-11 since the start of the 1997-98 season, but Miami still has an 85-43 all-time advantage in the series that began in 1948
• The Golden Flashes have won the last two meetings in Kent
• Carlton Guyton averaged 18.0 points in two games against Miami last season
• Randal Holt had a career best 22 points in the last game vs Miami in the MAC Center and averaged 15.5 points in the two games against the RedHawls in 2011
