Kent State University
Bowling Green
Golden Flashes Look to Keep MAC Title Hopes Alive Tuesday at Bowling Green
3/1/2015 8:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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Kent State enters the final week of the season with a chance to add a Mid-American Conference championship to its storied history and controls its own destiny in claiming at least a share of the MAC East title. The path to a title begins with a trip to East Division leader Bowling Green on Tuesday night in a game that will be televised on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel.
The Golden Flashes (19-10, 10-6) are just one game out of first place in the overall conference standings despite losing two straight. Bowling Green is one of three teams tied for the top spot and provides a tough matchup. Kent State has not won at Bowling Green since the Stroh Center opened, which is a span of three games. The Falcons defeated the Flashes, 66-64, in the conference opener back in January.
In addition to staying in the MAC title hunt, the Golden Flashes will also look to join just eight other Division I programs in the country to win at least 20 games in 15 of the past 17 seasons.
Kent State is led by redshirt sophomore forward Jimmy Hall, who totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season Saturday vs. Buffalo. Hall is averaging 15.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game while shooting 53-percent from the field. Guard Devareaux Manley is enjoying a breakout senior season. Manley, who began the year as the team's sixth man, has made a single-season record 94 three-pointers and is averaging 13.6 points per game. Seniors Kris Brewer (10.5) and Derek Jackson (9.5) join Manley to give the Flashes one of the top backcourts in the MAC.
Bowling Green (19-8, 11-5) has won two in a row to regain sole possession of first place in the MAC East. The Falcons are 10-4 at home this year, but have dropped two straight at the Stroh Center. Forward Richaun Holmes leads Bowling Green with 14.4 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game. Zack Denny (9.7 ppg), Jehvon Clarke (9.3 ppg), Spencer Parker (8.4 ppg) and Anthony Henderson (8.1 ppg) complement Holmes and provide the Falcons with a balanced lineup.
Quick Flashes
• Senior Devareaux Manley broke Kent State's single-season three-point field goals record, which was set by Randal Holt during the 2012-13 season, Tuesday night at Miami. Manley now has 94 three-pointers on the season.
• Manley passed Trevor Huffman (1998-2002) for second on Kent State's all-time list last Saturday at Ohio. He now has 217 three-pointers for his career and is 30 behind all-time leader Randal Holt.
• Senior Kris Brewer surpassed the 1,000-point milestone February 4 vs. Western Michigan. Brewer is currently 25th on Kent State's scoring list with 1,060 points. He needs 12 points to pass Ed Norvell for 24th.
• Kent State has allowed the 11th-fewest three-point field goals in the nation (134) this season.
• The Flashes are 11-0 when holding opponents to less than 25 percent shooting from the three-point line.
• Head coach Rob Senderoff is fifth on Kent State's all-time wins list (77).
• Kent State has held opponents to 65 points or fewer in 18 of the 19 games it has won this season.
• Redshirt sophomore Jimmy Hall, a transfer from Hofstra, has scored in double-figures in 20 games this season. Hall became the first player to score in double-figures in his first eight games in a Kent State uniform since Jay Peters, who scored in double-figures in the first 12 games of the 1986-87 season.
TV / Radio
Ty Linder and David Carducci will bring you the action on 640 AM WHLO and the Golden Flashes Radio iHeartRadio channel.
Next Up For Kent State
The Golden Flashes will conclude the regular season on Friday, March 6 against rival Akron. The game will be nationally-televised o ESPN2.
