Kent State University
Toledo
Kent State And Toledo Open Their Mid-American Conference Seasons on Wednesday At The M.A.C. Center
1/8/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Kent State carries a four-game winning streak into the start of Mid-American Conference play on Wednesday when Toledo visits the M.A.C. Center.
The Golden Flashes will also put a 31-game winning streak against MAC West Division opponents on the line when they face the Rockets.
Toledo was the last team from the MAC West to beat Kent State. That 59-56 finish in Toledo came all the way back in 2008 when Jim Christian was the head coach of the Golden Flashes.
Chris Evans leads Kent State in both scoring (16.5 per game) and rebounding (7.6). Evans and Randal Holt (13.4 points per game) combine to account for 42 percent of the Golden Flashes scoring so far this season. That makes them the No. 3 scoring tandem in the entire MAC.
The league's No. 1 scoring tandem is Toledo's backcourt combination of junior Rian Pearson and sophomore Julius Brown. Pearson, a two-time MAC West Player of the Week, leads the conference in scoring at 19.2 per game, while Brown is at 13.5.
Kent State's four-game winning streak includes a 72-55 victory at Cleveland State on Jan. 2 in its last start before a one-week layoff.
Toledo's last game was back on Dec. 31 when it suffered a 58-53 home loss to Chicago State.
Cleveland State and Chicago State just happen to be the only like opponents on the Kent State and Toledo Schedules. Toledo lost 78-73 at Cleveland State on Dec. 5. Kent State beat Chicago State 92-63 in Kent back on Nov. 16.
QUICK FLASHES
- Kent State's two seniors Chris Evans (16.5 ppg) & Randal Holt (13.4 ppg) combine to average 29.9 points per game which accounts for 42 percent of the Golden Flashes' scoring and is the third highest-scoring duo in the Mid-American Conference this season, trailing Rian Pearson and Julius Brown of Toledo and Jordon Crawford and A'uston Calhoun of Bowling Green
- Holt sits 4th on Kent State's all-time list with 191 career three-pointers and is just 9 away from tying Armon Gates and current assistant coach Eric Haut for 2nd
- Evans is the only player to rank among the top 10 in the Mid-American Conference in scoring, rebounding, steals, and field goal percentage
- Kent State holds a +6.1 advantage in second chance points per game so far this season. The Flashes are averaging 14.7 second chance points while allowing 8.6 points per game
- The Golden Flashes are averaging 37.1 points in the second halves of games this season. In the first half Kent State is averaging just 31.6 points
