Kent State University
Louisville
Kent State Prepares for Road Test at Louisville
12/14/2018 9:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
KENT,Ohio- The Kent State University men's basketball team is back in action for a road game against Louisville on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m. in the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.
THE GAME
Kent State (8-1) vs. Louisville (7-3)
Saturday, Dec. 15 | 4 PM | KFC Yum! Center
BROADCAST
TV: ACC Network Extra; Evan Lepler (pbp), Brian Oliver (analyst)
RADIO: Kent State-IMG Sports Network, Ty Linder (pbp), WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
LOUISVILLE HEAD COACH
Chris Mack
Record at Louisville: 7-3 (1st season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 147-98 (8th Season)
ALL-TIME SERIES
Louisville leads the series 1-0
The last meeting between the two teams was Dec. 18, 1951
Louisville won, 85-67
FLASH FACTS
- Kent State returns to action after its break for finals week and heads to Louisville, Ky.
- The Golden Flashes enter Saturday's game on a six-game win streak and are 8-1 overall on the season. In their most recent result, the Flashes hosted Wright State and came away with a 83-76 win.
- En route to the victory, senior Jaylin Walker scored a game-high 25 points and brought down a team-high seven rebounds. The Flashes had three other players score in double-figures, senior Jalen Avery scored 15, junior Phillip Whittington scored 12 points, and junior Antonio Williams added 11 points. Overall, Kent State shot 52.6 percent from the floor (30-of-57) and 7-of-17 (41.2 percent) from beyond the arc.
- Kent State has four players who are averaging double-figures each game, Jaylin Walker (24.5 ppg), Jalen Avery (15.2 ppg), Antonio Williams (13.7 ppg), and CJ Williamson (11.3 ppg).
- The Flashes are 0-1 all-time against the Cardinals. The last meeting between the teams was 67 years ago back on Dec. 18, 1951 as Louisville came away with a 85-67 victory.
- The Cardinals, ranked 20th in the NCAA Men's Basketball NET ratings through games of Dec. 12, stand 7-3 on the season under first-year head coach Chris Mack. In their last outing, the Cardinals improved to 7-3 on the season with a 72-68 win over Lipscomb. Jordan Nwora leads the Cardinals averaging 18.2 points per game and 7.9 rebounds. Nwora has scored in double digits in nine of 10 games this season, averaging 18.2 points per game (fifth in the ACC).
- Chris Mack is in his first season with Louisville. Mack has a 3-0 record against Kent State, with games all occurring at Xavier. Louisville has a collective 25-5 record against current members of the Mid-American Conference, having faced seven of its 12 members.
