Kent State University
19-9, 9-5MAC
Bowling Green
15-13, 8-6MAC
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State | 32 | 26 | 58 |
| Bowling Green | 38 | 36 | 74 |
Kent State Falls At Bowling Green 74-58
2/25/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Golden Flashes wrap up regular season at home vs Ohio (Wed.) & Akron (Fri.) next week
Box Score (.PDF)
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Kent State (19-9; 9-5 MAC) was unable to overcome a hot shooting Bowling Green (15-13; 8-6 MAC) team coming up on the short end of a 74-58 decision on Saturday night at the Stroh Center. With the loss the Golden Flashes fall out of a three-way tie for second place in the Mid-American Conference East Division and overall standings.
After making an uncharacteristic 16 first half turnovers, Kent State still trailed only 38-32 at halftime. The Golden Flashes made several attempts to climb back into the game in the second half, but in the end had no answer for the Falcons which shot 62 percent from the field after the break.
The Golden Flashes were led by 17 points from senior guard Carlton Guyton (Chicago, Ill.) and 16 points from senior forward Justin Greene (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
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. Call 330-672-2244 for ticket information Follow the action on the radio at WNIR 100.1 FM or listen online at www.kentstatesports.com.
Kent State - Bowling Green Post Game Notes
Individual Notes:
• Justin Greene moved into second place on Kent State's all-time rebounding list. Greene now has 769 career rebounds passing Bradley Robinson (1973-76) for second all-time.
• Greene also moved up to 7th on the career scoring list at Kent State passing Nate Reinking (1992-96). Greene now has 1461 career points.
Kent State - Bowling Green Post Game Quotes
Kent State Head Coach Rob Senderoff
On the game:
"We played hard at the beginning of the game and we're only down six at halftime despite having 16 turnovers, so I sort of felt like if we can take care of the turnovers in the second half we would have a chance, but it just didn't happen."
On the recent three-game skid:
"Everyone wants to win, Miami wanted to win, Bowling Green wanted to win too. Who ever you play wants to win. The problem is more than that. Do our guys want to win? Yeah they absolutely want to win. Are they doing the things that are need to win? Obviously not, that is one of the reasons we've lost three in a row."
