Kent State University
Detroit Mercy
Men’s Basketball Looks For Fourth-Straight Win at Detroit
11/27/2018 12:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KENT,Ohio- The Kent State University men's basketball team (5-1) travels to Detroit, Mich. to play Detroit Mercy (3-3) Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.
THE GAME
Kent State (5-1) vs. Detroit Mercy (3-3)
Wednesday, Nov. 28 | 7 PM |Calihan Hall
BROADCAST
TV: ESPN3
RADIO: Kent State-IMG Sports Network, Ty Linder (pbp), WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
DETROIT MERCY HEAD COACH
Mike Davis
Record at Detroit Mercy: 3-3 (1st season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 144-98 (8th Season)
ALL-TIME SERIES
The all-time series is tied at 2-2
The last meeting between the two teams was back on Nov. 10, 2007
Kent State fell 61-60
FLASH FACTS
- Kent State is coming off a 77-75 win over Vanderbilt and is 5-1 overall on the season. With the win over Vanderbilt, Kent State has beaten an opponent from a power-5 conference for its third straight season. last time Kent State beat an SEC opponent was back in 2002 against Alabama in the NCAA Tournament.
- Jaylin Walker made his season debut showing off a notable performance of 22 pts, 4 rebs, 2 assists, and one steal. CJ Williamson also had a notable performance scoring a career-high 18 points along with a career-high four steals. Williamson went 5-of-6 from the charity stripe knocking in both his final two free throws that secured the Flashes win over Vanderbilt.
-Through six games, Kent State has three players who are averaging over 10 points a game, led by Jalen Avery who averages 18.0 ppg. Antonio Williams is averaging 14.2points ppg and CJ Williamson with 13.5 ppg. Avery has scored double digits in four of the five games.
- Philip Whittington has led the team's rebounding in all six games this season and is averaging 8.5 rebounds per game.
- This is the fifth time the two teams have met with the all-time series being tied, 2-2. The Golden Flashes are 68-44 all-time against the current membership of the Horizon League.
- The Titans enter the game 3-3 after back-to-back wins over Bowling Green (82-67) and Eastern Michigan (78-74).
- Leading the Titans is Antoine Davis who averages 30 points per game. Gerald Blackshear leads the team in rebounds averaging 5.3 a game.
-Detroit Mercy Averages 76.2 points per game after shooting 157-of-354 (44.4 percent) from the field and 73-of-159 (45.9 percent) from beyond the arc.
- Mike Davis is in his first season at Detroit Mercy.
