Kent State University
Bowling Green
Kent State Looks To Secure MAC Tournament Bye Saturday At Bowling Green
2/24/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Complete Notes (.PDF)
MAC Tournament Bracket (.PDF)
The Game
Kent State (19-8; 9-4 MAC) makes its first ever visit to the Stroh Center on Saturday with a trip to Bowling Green (14-13; 7-6 MAC) for a 6:00 pm contest that can been seen live on SportsTime Ohio. The Golden Flashes can wrap up one of the top four seeds and guarantee a bye to at least the quarterfinals in the upcoming MAC Tournament.
Heading into this weekend's action Kent State is in the midst of a three-way tie with Ohio and Buffalo for second place in the Mid-American Conference East Division and overall standings.
The Golden Flashes are looking to end a two game losing streak and earn a season sweep of the Falcons for a second consecutive year. In the first meeting this season Kent State outlasted Bowling Green 92-87 in the highest scoring MAC game this season.
Kent State is coming off a 62-60 loss at Miami on Tuesday in which junior guard Randal Holt led the team with 15 points. The Golden Flashes second leading scorer with 12.7 points per game, Holt has hit 13 three-pointers in the last four games and is shooting 43 percent from three during MAC play. After missing the Charleston game to injury, senior forward Justin Greene returned vs Miami scoring 11 points, including two game-tying baskets in the final 1:20, for his 14th consecutive double-digit scoring effort. Averaging 15.8 points per game in MAC play, Greene ranks second in the in league in scoring.
Bowling Green is coming off a 79-68 loss at Akron on Wednesday. A'uston Calhoun leads four players in double figures with 13.3 points per game. The Falcons are 10-3 at home this season having won four straight.
TV / Radio
SportsTime Ohio (Michael Reghi & Steve Mix)
Bowling Green FREE Video Feed
WNIR 100.1 FM (Ty Linder)
Next Up For Kent State
Kent State returns to the M.A.C. Center for the final two regular season games next week hosting Ohio on Wednesday and Akron on Friday.
Quick Flashes
• Kent State needs one victory to become one of just eight teams in the nation to have posted at least 13 20-win seasons in the last 14 years
• A win would also grant Kent State a 14th consecutive season with 10+ league wins. Kansas, Creighton & Gonzaga are the only other teams in the nation to have done so.
• Justin Greene has 763 career rebounds to his credit, needing only five boards to move into second place on Kent State's all-time list.
• Senior guard Carlton Guyton is averaging 13.1 points over the last six games.
• Kent State leads the league averaging 73.4 points per game during MAC play
• Senior guard Michael Porrini is the only MAC player averaging more than 9.0 points, 5.0 rebounds & 5.0 assists per game during conference play.
Kent State - Bowling Green Series Notes
• Kent State trails the all-time series 67-80.
• Kent State has faced Bowling Green (147) more times than any other opponent. Akron is second on the list with 134.
• The 67 wins against the Falcons are the second most for Kent State against any opponent trailing only the 69 victories against Akron.
• Kent State has won 22 of the last 29 meetings (22-7). But has swept the season series just once since 2006-07.
