KENT STATE GAME NOTES
KENT, Ohio - The Kent State University men's basketball team returns home to the M.A.C. Center on Tuesday, January 23rd for a crossover showdown vs. MAC West foe Ball State at 7 p.m.. The game can be seen on ESPN3 and heard on the Kent State IMG Sports Network.
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Home: Kent State Golden Flashes - 9-10, 303 MAC
Visitor: Ball State Cardinals - 12-7, 3-3 MAC
Tip: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2017 at 7 p.m.
Venue: M.A.C. Center, capacity - 6,327
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TV: ESPN3 |
Radio: WHLO/IHeart |
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- The Kent State University men's basketball team returns home to battle MAC West Division opponent Ball State on Tuesday, January 23rd at 7 p.m.
- The Golden Flashes have a 2-2 record against MAC West opponents.
- Kent State has a 43-38 record all time against Ball State and have won the last 14 in the series.
- Head coach Rob Senderoff is 7-0 against the Cardinals since taking over the program in 2011-12.
- The Golden Flashes fell at Toledo, 72-65, in their last contest on Saturday night. KSU was down by 12 in the middle of the first, and had a two-point lead with 4:27 to play, but couldn't hold on.
- KSU shot 42% (8-for-19) from three-point distance against Toledo. The Flashes are shooting 48% (29-for-60) in their last three contests, which is up 14 percentage points on their season average (34%).
- The defense held the MAC's leading offense (80.2 ppg) eight points below their season average.
- Junior guard Jaylin Walker scored 19 points off the bench for Kent Stateand was a perfect 4-for-4 free three point land in the first half with a buzzer beater to end the first half. It is the second consecutive game a Golden Flash was 100% from three, as Danny Pippen was 4-for-4 vs. Western Michigan.
- Senior guard Kevin Zabo scored 20 or more points in his third consecutive game. He leads the squad averaging 18.7 ppg in MAC play, which ranks fourth in the league.
- Junior center Adonis De La Rosa recorded 14 boards, his second straight game with 12 or more.
- Kent State ranks fifth in the MAC in scoring defense (72.4) and in conference-only games is averaging 72.7 ppg which is also sixth in the league. The Golden Flashes are also the sixth-best free throw shooting team in the conference at 71.3%.
- Kent State is holding opponents 33.4% from three-point distance which is second in the MAC. The Flashes are third in the conference in defensive rebounding (34.4 rpg).
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