Wednesday, February 26
Bowling Green, Ohio
7:00 p.m.
Kent State University
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Bowling Green State University
Devareaux Manley
Photo by: David Dermer
Men's Basketball Heads to Bowling Green Wednesday Night
2/25/2014 7:32:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Game Notes (.pdf)
Kent State (15-12, 6-8) travels to Bowling Green for a 7 p.m. contest Wednesday night at the Stroh Center. The Golden Flashes have won three of their last four, while the Falcons have dropped five of their last six.
The two teams met just two weeks ago when Devareaux Manley sank a game-winning three-point shot from the corner with 0.9 remaining in the Flashes' 62-61 victory.
Close games have become the norm for both schools over the past month. The first matchup capped a stretch for Kent State in which five of six games where the outcome was not determined until the final possession of regulation. Meanwhile, Bowling Green has played five straight games that have come down to the final possession.
Head coach Rob Senderoff and his Golden Flashes will look to bounce back following a 78-69 setback to Buffalo on Saturday that ended a three-game winning streak. Junior Kris Brewer (12.1 ppg) has played a large role in the Flashes' recent success and is excelling in his new role off the bench. Over the past three games, Brewer has averaged 19.3 points per game and shot 68 percent (13-for-19) from the three-point line.
Junior guard Derek Jackson is second on the team in scoring (11.3 ppg) and is among the MAC's leaders in steals (50) and three-point shooting (.391). Senior forward Darren Goodson provides versatility and averages 9.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists on the season.
Sophomores Kellon Thomas (6.0 ppg) and Chris Ortiz (4.1 ppg) moved into the starting unit a few weeks ago and have increased their production in recent games. The duo is combining for more than 20 points per game over the past three games, and both players scored a career-high 17 points against Central Michigan on Feb. 15.
Bowling Green (11-16, 5-9) has lost five of its last six and enters off a 55-52 home loss at Miami on Sunday. The Falcons score just 63.3 points per game, which is the second-lowest average in the MAC, but are one of the best defensive teams in the league. They are among the nation's top 40 schools in scoring defense (63.6 ppg), steals (8.0 spg) and blocked shots (5.5 bpg).
Junior forward Richaun Holmes and senior center Cameron Black help protect the paint. Holmes is second in the conference with 2.8 blocks per game and Blacks adds 1.5 blocks per game, which is tied for fifth. Both players grab 7.6 rebounds per game to rank in the top 5 in the conference. Holmes also scores 13.4 points per game to lead the Falcons.
On the perimeter, sophomore guards Anthony Henderson (2.2 spg) and Jehvon Clarke (1.9 spg) are among the top 4 in the MAC in steals. Henderson averages 11.1 points per game, while Clarke leads the team in scoring (13.0 ppg) and assists (5.1 apg) in MAC games.
Sophomore forward Spencer Parker add 12.9 points per game, but no other Falcon averages more than 3.6 points. All five starters average more than 30 minutes per game in league play, as Bowling Green's bench contributes just 4.4 points per game.
Quick Flashes
• Kent State is the only school in the MAC with 8 different players to have scored at least 17 points in a game this season.
• The Flashes have made 9 or more three-pointers in 5 of the last 6 games and are shooting nearly 39 percent during that span.
• Bench contributions have been key throughout the season, as KSU is outscoring opposing benches, 25.3-16.3. Last Wednesday, Kris Brewer, Devareaux Manley and Mark Henniger combined for 50 bench points.
• Kent State must win its final four games to finish with a winning MAC record for the 16th straight year. The Flashes faced the same task a season ago and were able to defeat Buffalo, Miami, Bowling Green and Akron.
Home Away From Home
• Junior guard Kris Brewer has played some of his best game of the season on the road.
• Brewer tied the MAC record for most three-pointers in a game without a miss with his 7-for-7 performance last Wednesday at Miami.
• His 28 points against the RedHawks matched his career-high, which was set at Seton Hall during the opening week of the season.
• Brewer has score 20 or more points in four games this season, all on the road - Seton Hall, College of Charleston, Northern Illinois and Miami.
• In 10 road games this season, Brewer is averaging 16.8 points per game and shooting 43.8 percent from the three-point arc.
FLASHback
• Kent State defeated Bowling Green, 62-61, on February 12 at the M.A.C. Center on Devareaux Manley's corner three-pointer with 0.9 on the clock.
• The game-winning shot was redemption for Manley, whose foul just nine seconds earlier allowed Bowling Green's Spencer Parker to make two go-ahead free throws.
• The Golden Flashes overcame 13-point deficits in each half to come away with the dramatic victory.
• Bowling Green scored the game's first 13 points, as the Flashes shot 0-for-8 and committed five turnovers before Derek Jackson's three-pointer put them on the scoreboard at the 14:59 mark.
• The Flashes charged back over the next seven minutes and took a 23-22 lead on a Kris Brewer runner in the lane.
• The Falcons responded with a 13-4 run heading into the locker and then scored the first four points of the second half to take a 40-27 lead.
• Jackson poured in a career-high 25 points to lead the comeback effort, as KSU held a 45-2 bench scoring advantage. Manley finished with 14 points.
• Center Cameron Black and point guard Jehvon Clarke led BG with 18 points apiece. Guard Anthony Henderson added 12 points and nine rebounds.
Series History
• Bowling Green leads the all-time series 82-69.
• Since the turn of the century, Kent State owns a 21-9 record in the series.
• The Falcons are 50-22 as the home team in the series. They have beaten the Golden Flashes the past two seasons at the Stroh Center by an average of 15.5 points.
• Kent State looks for its first season sweep of Bowling Green since the 2010-11 season.
• Bowling Green holds a 4-1 edge in games that have required an overtime period.
• The first meeting between the schools was back on Jan. 23, 1917. Fitting for that year, Kent State won the game, 19-17.
TV / Radio
Ty Linder (play-by-play) and David Carducci (color) will bring you the action on 640 AM WHLO and the the 640 WHLO iHeartRadio channel.
Next Up For Kent State
The Golden Flashes travel to Ohio for a 2 p.m. contest on Saturday (March 1).
TWO for Tuesday
For Kent State's home finale against Miami on Tuesday, March 4, fans will have a 2-for-1 opportunity. Fans can purchase TWO general admission tickets for the price of one ($12). To purchase tickets, contact the athletics ticket office at 330-672-2244 or stop by the M.A.C. Center Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Kent State (15-12, 6-8) travels to Bowling Green for a 7 p.m. contest Wednesday night at the Stroh Center. The Golden Flashes have won three of their last four, while the Falcons have dropped five of their last six.
The two teams met just two weeks ago when Devareaux Manley sank a game-winning three-point shot from the corner with 0.9 remaining in the Flashes' 62-61 victory.
Close games have become the norm for both schools over the past month. The first matchup capped a stretch for Kent State in which five of six games where the outcome was not determined until the final possession of regulation. Meanwhile, Bowling Green has played five straight games that have come down to the final possession.
Head coach Rob Senderoff and his Golden Flashes will look to bounce back following a 78-69 setback to Buffalo on Saturday that ended a three-game winning streak. Junior Kris Brewer (12.1 ppg) has played a large role in the Flashes' recent success and is excelling in his new role off the bench. Over the past three games, Brewer has averaged 19.3 points per game and shot 68 percent (13-for-19) from the three-point line.
Junior guard Derek Jackson is second on the team in scoring (11.3 ppg) and is among the MAC's leaders in steals (50) and three-point shooting (.391). Senior forward Darren Goodson provides versatility and averages 9.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists on the season.
Sophomores Kellon Thomas (6.0 ppg) and Chris Ortiz (4.1 ppg) moved into the starting unit a few weeks ago and have increased their production in recent games. The duo is combining for more than 20 points per game over the past three games, and both players scored a career-high 17 points against Central Michigan on Feb. 15.
Bowling Green (11-16, 5-9) has lost five of its last six and enters off a 55-52 home loss at Miami on Sunday. The Falcons score just 63.3 points per game, which is the second-lowest average in the MAC, but are one of the best defensive teams in the league. They are among the nation's top 40 schools in scoring defense (63.6 ppg), steals (8.0 spg) and blocked shots (5.5 bpg).
Junior forward Richaun Holmes and senior center Cameron Black help protect the paint. Holmes is second in the conference with 2.8 blocks per game and Blacks adds 1.5 blocks per game, which is tied for fifth. Both players grab 7.6 rebounds per game to rank in the top 5 in the conference. Holmes also scores 13.4 points per game to lead the Falcons.
On the perimeter, sophomore guards Anthony Henderson (2.2 spg) and Jehvon Clarke (1.9 spg) are among the top 4 in the MAC in steals. Henderson averages 11.1 points per game, while Clarke leads the team in scoring (13.0 ppg) and assists (5.1 apg) in MAC games.
Sophomore forward Spencer Parker add 12.9 points per game, but no other Falcon averages more than 3.6 points. All five starters average more than 30 minutes per game in league play, as Bowling Green's bench contributes just 4.4 points per game.
Quick Flashes
• Kent State is the only school in the MAC with 8 different players to have scored at least 17 points in a game this season.
• The Flashes have made 9 or more three-pointers in 5 of the last 6 games and are shooting nearly 39 percent during that span.
• Bench contributions have been key throughout the season, as KSU is outscoring opposing benches, 25.3-16.3. Last Wednesday, Kris Brewer, Devareaux Manley and Mark Henniger combined for 50 bench points.
• Kent State must win its final four games to finish with a winning MAC record for the 16th straight year. The Flashes faced the same task a season ago and were able to defeat Buffalo, Miami, Bowling Green and Akron.
Home Away From Home
• Junior guard Kris Brewer has played some of his best game of the season on the road.
• Brewer tied the MAC record for most three-pointers in a game without a miss with his 7-for-7 performance last Wednesday at Miami.
• His 28 points against the RedHawks matched his career-high, which was set at Seton Hall during the opening week of the season.
• Brewer has score 20 or more points in four games this season, all on the road - Seton Hall, College of Charleston, Northern Illinois and Miami.
• In 10 road games this season, Brewer is averaging 16.8 points per game and shooting 43.8 percent from the three-point arc.
FLASHback
• Kent State defeated Bowling Green, 62-61, on February 12 at the M.A.C. Center on Devareaux Manley's corner three-pointer with 0.9 on the clock.
• The game-winning shot was redemption for Manley, whose foul just nine seconds earlier allowed Bowling Green's Spencer Parker to make two go-ahead free throws.
• The Golden Flashes overcame 13-point deficits in each half to come away with the dramatic victory.
• Bowling Green scored the game's first 13 points, as the Flashes shot 0-for-8 and committed five turnovers before Derek Jackson's three-pointer put them on the scoreboard at the 14:59 mark.
• The Flashes charged back over the next seven minutes and took a 23-22 lead on a Kris Brewer runner in the lane.
• The Falcons responded with a 13-4 run heading into the locker and then scored the first four points of the second half to take a 40-27 lead.
• Jackson poured in a career-high 25 points to lead the comeback effort, as KSU held a 45-2 bench scoring advantage. Manley finished with 14 points.
• Center Cameron Black and point guard Jehvon Clarke led BG with 18 points apiece. Guard Anthony Henderson added 12 points and nine rebounds.
Series History
• Bowling Green leads the all-time series 82-69.
• Since the turn of the century, Kent State owns a 21-9 record in the series.
• The Falcons are 50-22 as the home team in the series. They have beaten the Golden Flashes the past two seasons at the Stroh Center by an average of 15.5 points.
• Kent State looks for its first season sweep of Bowling Green since the 2010-11 season.
• Bowling Green holds a 4-1 edge in games that have required an overtime period.
• The first meeting between the schools was back on Jan. 23, 1917. Fitting for that year, Kent State won the game, 19-17.
TV / Radio
Ty Linder (play-by-play) and David Carducci (color) will bring you the action on 640 AM WHLO and the the 640 WHLO iHeartRadio channel.
Next Up For Kent State
The Golden Flashes travel to Ohio for a 2 p.m. contest on Saturday (March 1).
TWO for Tuesday
For Kent State's home finale against Miami on Tuesday, March 4, fans will have a 2-for-1 opportunity. Fans can purchase TWO general admission tickets for the price of one ($12). To purchase tickets, contact the athletics ticket office at 330-672-2244 or stop by the M.A.C. Center Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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