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Kent State Welcomes Temple at Noon On Tuesday For ESPN Tip-Off Marathon
11/12/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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The Game
Fresh off a thrilling season opening win over Drexel on Friday night Kent State (1-0) returns to action on Tuesday in front of a national televised ESPN audience as the Golden Flashes play host to Temple (0-0). The game is part of the ESPN Tip-Off Marathon as the network is set to broadcast 24 hours of basketball.
Coming into the year with only one returning starter, any questions about the Golden Flashes' level of competitiveness were answered on Friday night as the team battled for a 66-62 OT victory over the Dragons, who are picked by many to win the CAA this season. Senior forward Chris Evans adjusted well to his starting roll racking up 21 points and nine rebounds. Evans was named the Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week for his performance that also included two assists and two blocks. Â
Senior Randal Holt meanwhile, showed little signs of an off season knee surgery that kept him out of nearly the entire preseason. Holt delivered 15 of his 17 points after halftime, including four straight free throws in the final 20 seconds of overtime to close out the win.
Tuesday's game marks the season opener for Temple. The Owls return eight letterwinners from last year's Atlantic 10 Regular Season champions. Senior guard Khalif Wyatt, a preseason first team all-league selection, is the A10's top returning scorer (17.1 ppg).
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Next Up For Kent State
The Golden Flashes host Chicago State at 7:00 pm on Friday
Quick Flashes
•   Kent State is making its third straight appearance in the ESPN Tip-Off Marathon. The Golden Flashes are 2-0 having won at West Virginia at 10:00 am last season and at home against Robert Morris at 8:00 am in 2010
•    After committing 10 turnovers in the first half on Friday vs Drexel, Kent State had only two turnovers the final 25 minutes of play
•   Five players grabbed at least five rebounds for Kent State vs Drexel
•   Kent State has won 86 percent of its home games and is 172-28 in the M.A.C. Center over the last 15 years
•   Kent State is returning only 34% of its minutes played from 2011-12. The Golden Flashes are the second least experienced team in the MAC
•   The Golden Flashes' line-up features seven newcomers
•   Chris Evans was named one of the nation's Top 10 Dunkers to Watch in 2012-2013 by CollegeBasketballTalk on NBCSports.com
•  Kent State is 16-4 in the Senderoff era when shooting more free throws, the Golden Flashes had a 31-16 edge in free throws attempted vs Drexel
Kent State - Temple Series Notes
•   This will be the fourth meeting between the two schools and the first since the 2008-09 season
•   Temple leads the series 2-1 including a 73-58 win in Philadelphia in the last meeting
•   Kent State earned a 63-54 the last time the two teams met at the M.A.C. Center in Nov. 2006
