Kent State University
Nebraska
Kent State Heads To Nebraska For First Road Game This Season Saturday Night
11/23/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Complete Kent State game notes (.PDF)
Complete Nebraska game notes (.PDF)
The Game
Kent State (3-2) wraps up the Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic on Saturday night as the team heads to Nebraska (4-0) for its first road game of the year. Coming off a season long five-game homestand to start the year, the Golden Flashes now begin a stretch with four of the next five games on the road.
In a last second victory over Bethune-Cookman on Tuesday night, Kent State senior Randal Holt hit a game winning fall away jumper from 15-ft. The jumper was just two of Holt's 13 points on the night as the four-year senior with a reputation of hitting big shots upped his career scoring total to 979 points. Holt's game-winner was set up by junior forward Mark Henniger, who forced a turnover on the previous Bethune-Cookman possession allowing the Golden Flashes the chance to take the lead.
Senior forward Chris Evans is coming off his first double-double of the season as he led Kent State with 14 points and 10 rebounds in the win. Evans leads the team in scoring (16.8 ppg), rebounding (7.4 rpg), steals (2.6 spg) and blocks (1.2 bpg) this season.
Nebraska remained a perfect 4-0 on the year following a 61-57 win over Tulane on Wednesday. Brandon Ubel leads the team with 15.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game this season.
TV / Radio
Big Ten Network (Brian Anderson & Jim Jackson)
640 AM / Golden Flashes iHeartRadio (Ty Linder)
Next Up For Kent State
The Golden Flashes travel to local rival Youngstown State for a 7:05 game on Wednesday, November. 28.
Quick Flashes
• Kent State has out scored all five opponents in second chance points this season averaging 19.2 points while allowing only 9.4 points per game
• Kent State leads the MAC with 15.6 offensive rebounds per game
• Kent State is 3-0 this season when Chris Evans leads the team in rebounding
• The Golden Flashes are averaging 40.6 points and shooting 43 percent in the second half this season. In the first half Kent State is averaging 29.8 points and shooting 37 percent
• Kent State has a +45 point advantage in points scored over the opposition this season when Mark Henninger is in the game
• The 13 points and eight rebounds by Chris Ortiz on Tuesday are the most by a Kent State freshmen since the 2006-07 season
• Kellon Thomas & Chris Ortiz became the first set of Kent State freshmen to start the same game since the 2007-07 season (Rodriquez Sherman & Chris Singeltary)
