Wednesday, February 5
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
7:00 p.m.
Kent State University
at
Central Michigan University
Derek Jackson
Photo by: David Dermer
Men’s Basketball Kicks Off Michigan Road Trip Wednesday vs. Chippewas
2/4/2014 7:47:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Game Notes (.pdf)
Kent State (12-9, 3-5) plays the first of two Mid-American Conference road games in the state up north when it takes on Central Michigan (7-13, 0-8) at 7 p.m. Wednesday night.
The Golden Flashes will look to carry their momentum from a thrilling 60-57 victory over Akron Saturday evening. Senior Darren Goodson made a fading three-pointer from a few feet beyond the top of the key with 1.6 to play and give the Flashes their second consecutive regular season win over the rival Zips. Goodson scored 10 of his team-high 12 points after picking up his fourth personal foul, including Kent State's final eight.
Goodson has led the Flashes in scoring in each of the past four games and is the team's second-leading scorer in conference play at 10.3 points per game, matching his average on the season. He also adds 4.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest.
Junior Kris Brewer leads the Flashes with 11.9 points and 2.9 assists per game on the season. In league play, Brewer is averaging 3.9 assists and owns nearly a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Junior Derek Jackson will be playing at McGuirk Arena for the first time as a visitor. Jackson, who spent two seasons in Mount Pleasant from 2010-12, leads the Flashes in three-point shooting (.382) and steals (1.9 spg). He is also the Flashes' second-leading scorer at 10.7 points per game.
Senior Mark Henniger and junior Devareaux Manley have strengthened the Flashes' bench since taking on a reserve role three games ago. Against Akron, they combined for 13 points and 10 rebounds. Henniger is the Flashes' top rebounder (5.4 rpg), while Manley averages 9.3 points per game.
Central Michigan seeks its first conference win and has lost 10 straight against Division I opponents. The Chippewas play an up-tempo style, ranking second in the MAC in scoring (74.2) and allow the second-most points per game (72.1).
Sophomore Chris Fowler is one of the MAC's elite point guards and is the conference's leading scorer in league play (20.0 ppg). Fowler averages 17.9 points and 4.9 assists per game while shoot better than 56-percent from the floor to rank in the top five in the MAC in each statistic.
At 6'8", forward John Simons is the Chippewas' tallest rotation player. Simons averages 10.8 points, a team-best 6.1 rebounds and shoots 39-percent fro the three-point line.
Quick Flashes
• Kent State got off to a 2-5 start to its MAC season for the second straight year. Last season, the Flashes regrouped to win 8 of their final 10 games heading into the MAC Tournament.
• The Flashes are forcing 15.4 turnovers per game in MAC games, which ranks third in the league. Five of their past seven opponents have committed at least 18 turnovers.
• The Flashes are getting huge bench contributions and have received 15 or more points from their reserves in each game.
• KSU's last three games have all come down to the final possession of the game, highlighted by Darren Goodson's game-winning shot Saturday vs. Akron.
Series History
• Kent State leads the all-time series 43-29.
• The Golden Flashes have won 12 straight over the Chippewas and 19 of the last 20 overall in the series.
• The last win for Central Michigan came at the 2003 MAC Tournament in Cleveland, 77-67.
• Central Michigan has enjoyed homecourt advantage in the series, owning a 18-17 record in Mt. Pleasant overall, but the Flashes have won on their last 12 straight visits.
• The Kent State-Central Michigan series dates back to the 1949-50 season and an 66-48 Kent State win at home.
TV / Radio
Ty Linder (play-by-play) and Dave Carducci (color) will bring you the action on 640 AM WHLO and the Golden Flashes iHeartRadio channel.
Next Up For Kent State
The Golden Flashes will complete their road trip up at Eastern Michigan on Saturday (Feb. 8) with a 2 p.m. tip-off.
Kent State (12-9, 3-5) plays the first of two Mid-American Conference road games in the state up north when it takes on Central Michigan (7-13, 0-8) at 7 p.m. Wednesday night.
The Golden Flashes will look to carry their momentum from a thrilling 60-57 victory over Akron Saturday evening. Senior Darren Goodson made a fading three-pointer from a few feet beyond the top of the key with 1.6 to play and give the Flashes their second consecutive regular season win over the rival Zips. Goodson scored 10 of his team-high 12 points after picking up his fourth personal foul, including Kent State's final eight.
Goodson has led the Flashes in scoring in each of the past four games and is the team's second-leading scorer in conference play at 10.3 points per game, matching his average on the season. He also adds 4.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest.
Junior Kris Brewer leads the Flashes with 11.9 points and 2.9 assists per game on the season. In league play, Brewer is averaging 3.9 assists and owns nearly a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Junior Derek Jackson will be playing at McGuirk Arena for the first time as a visitor. Jackson, who spent two seasons in Mount Pleasant from 2010-12, leads the Flashes in three-point shooting (.382) and steals (1.9 spg). He is also the Flashes' second-leading scorer at 10.7 points per game.
Senior Mark Henniger and junior Devareaux Manley have strengthened the Flashes' bench since taking on a reserve role three games ago. Against Akron, they combined for 13 points and 10 rebounds. Henniger is the Flashes' top rebounder (5.4 rpg), while Manley averages 9.3 points per game.
Central Michigan seeks its first conference win and has lost 10 straight against Division I opponents. The Chippewas play an up-tempo style, ranking second in the MAC in scoring (74.2) and allow the second-most points per game (72.1).
Sophomore Chris Fowler is one of the MAC's elite point guards and is the conference's leading scorer in league play (20.0 ppg). Fowler averages 17.9 points and 4.9 assists per game while shoot better than 56-percent from the floor to rank in the top five in the MAC in each statistic.
At 6'8", forward John Simons is the Chippewas' tallest rotation player. Simons averages 10.8 points, a team-best 6.1 rebounds and shoots 39-percent fro the three-point line.
Quick Flashes
• Kent State got off to a 2-5 start to its MAC season for the second straight year. Last season, the Flashes regrouped to win 8 of their final 10 games heading into the MAC Tournament.
• The Flashes are forcing 15.4 turnovers per game in MAC games, which ranks third in the league. Five of their past seven opponents have committed at least 18 turnovers.
• The Flashes are getting huge bench contributions and have received 15 or more points from their reserves in each game.
• KSU's last three games have all come down to the final possession of the game, highlighted by Darren Goodson's game-winning shot Saturday vs. Akron.
Series History
• Kent State leads the all-time series 43-29.
• The Golden Flashes have won 12 straight over the Chippewas and 19 of the last 20 overall in the series.
• The last win for Central Michigan came at the 2003 MAC Tournament in Cleveland, 77-67.
• Central Michigan has enjoyed homecourt advantage in the series, owning a 18-17 record in Mt. Pleasant overall, but the Flashes have won on their last 12 straight visits.
• The Kent State-Central Michigan series dates back to the 1949-50 season and an 66-48 Kent State win at home.
TV / Radio
Ty Linder (play-by-play) and Dave Carducci (color) will bring you the action on 640 AM WHLO and the Golden Flashes iHeartRadio channel.
Next Up For Kent State
The Golden Flashes will complete their road trip up at Eastern Michigan on Saturday (Feb. 8) with a 2 p.m. tip-off.
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