KENT STATE GAME NOTES
KENT, Ohio - The Kent State University men's basketball team takes its two game winning streak on the road to battle Toledo on Saturday, January 19th at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.
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Home: Toledo Rockets - 12-6, 4-1 MAC
Visitor: Kent State Golden Flashes - 9-9, 3-2 MAC
Tip: Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 at 7 p.m.
Venue: John F. Savage Arena, capacity - 7,014
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TV: ESPN3 |
Radio: WHLO/IHeart |
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- The Kent State University men's basketball team takes on MAC West foe Toledo in a divisional crossover battle at John F. Savage Arena on Saturday, Jan. 20th at 7 p.m. Kent State has won three of its last four for the second time this year since opening on a three game winning streak.
- The Golden Flashes have a 2-1 record against MAC West opponents.
- Kent State has a 15-49 record at Toledo, the last KSU win was a 76-75 overtime thriller in 2015.
- Head coach Rob Senderoff is 4-4 vs. Toledo since taking over the program in 2011-12.
- The Golden Flashes defeated Western Michigan, 73-71, in their last contest on Tuesday night. Mitch Peterson scored the game-winning basket on an offensive rebound with 0.3 seconds left.
KSU shot its best percentage of the season from beyond the three point arc (13-23, 57%), and made its first eight attempts. It is the fourth time this year the Flashes have made at least ten threes and are 4-0 in those games.
- The defense held the MAC's fourth leading scorer (Thomas Wilder, 17.6 ppg) to just 10 points.
- Kent State scored 45 points in the first half against Western Michigan, its second highest half point total of the season, after scoring 46 points in the first half against Central Michigan.
- Sophomore forward Danny Pippen dropped a career-high 16 points against the Broncos, shooting 6-for-9 and 4-for-5 from three point land. He was a perfect 6-for-6 and 4-for-4 in the first half.
- Senior guard Kevin Zabo scored 20+ points in back-to-back games for the first time in his career.
- Junior center Adonis De La Rosa notched his fifth double-double this year (11 points, 12 rebounds).
- Kent State ranks fifth in the MAC in scoring defense (72.4) and in conference-only games is averaging 71.6 ppg which is also sixth in the league. The Golden Flashes are also the sixth-best free throw shooting team in the conference at 72.0%.
- Kent State is holding opponents 33.4% from three-point distance which is fourth in the MAC.
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