Kent State University
Northern Illinois
Kent State Concludes January with Road Matchup at Northern Illinois
1/29/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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The Game
Kent State will try to end a three-game losing streak on Wednesday, Jan. 29, when it travels to Northern Illinois for an 8 p.m. contest at the NIU Convocation Center.
The Golden Flashes (11-9, 2-4) have dominated their series with the Huskies, winning 32 of their 49 meetings, including the last 11 in a row and 15 of the last 16. The Huskies' last victory over Kent State was back on Feb. 8, 2003 when it scored a 67-61 upset in Kent.
Chris Evans continues to lead the Golden Flashes in scoring (17.1), rebounds (7.4), steals (37) and blocked shots (15). The senior forward ranks second in the Mid-American Conference in scoring, fourth in rebounds and fourth in steals.
Fellow senior Randal Holt is eighth in the MAC in scoring (14.0) and tied for the lead in the conference in three-point field goals made at 47 (2.4 per game).
Northern Illinois (4-14, 2-4) is led by Abdel Nader, who is averaging 13.1 points and 4.7 rebounds per game The Huskies dropped a 42-25 decision on the road to Eastern Michigan in its most recent game this past Saturday.
Kent State beat Northern Illinois, 90-56, in Kent last season when then-freshman Kris Brewer scored a team-high 15 points off the bench. Holt, Evans and former Flashes' star Justin Greene all added 14 points in the win. Keith Gray scored 15 off of the bench to lead the Huskies.
Radio
640 AM / Golden Flashes iHeartRadio (Ty Linder)
Next Up For Kent State
The Golden Flashes will host Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 6 p.m., which will be broadcast live on SportsTime Ohio.
Quick Flashes
• Kent State's two seniors, Chris Evans (17.1 ppg) & Randal Holt (14.0 ppg), combine to average 31.7 points per game which accounts for 44.7 percent of the Golden Flashes' scoring and is the 3rd highest-scoring duo in the Mid-American Conference this season. Since beginning MAC play, the duo has accounted for 52 percent of the scoring for the Flashes.
• Holt connected on a trio of trifectas against Ohio, bringing him within five-three pointers of KSU all-time leader Trevor Huffman (210).
• Evans is the only player to rank among the top 10 in the MAC in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, steals, and minutes played.
• Kent State holds a +3.9 advantage in points off turnovers per game so far this season. The Flashes are averaging 17.42points while allowing 13.3 points per game.
• The Flashes have received a boost from their bench this season. They average 26.8 bench points in 11 wins this season, but are only getting 16.8 points per game from the bench in nine losses.
