Kent State University
Oregon State
Men’s Basketball Concludes Non-Conference Road Slate Friday at Oregon State
12/20/2018 4:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KENT,Ohio- The Kent State University men's basketball team will play its final non-conference road game at 12 p.m.PT/ 3 p.m. ET Friday, Dec. 21 at Oregon State. The Flashes are 3-1 on the road this season and will look to get their second-straight win over the Beavers.
THE GAME
Kent State (8-2) vs. Oregon State (7-3)
Saturday, Dec. 21 | 12 PM PT/ 3PM ET | Gill Coliseum
BROADCAST
TV: PAC-12 Network; Rick Burk (pbp), Dan Dickau (analyst)
RADIO: Kent State-IMG Sports Network, Ty Linder (pbp), WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
OREGON STATE HEAD COACH
Wayne Tinkle
Record at Oregon State: 64-73 (5th season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 147-100 (8th Season)
ALL-TIME SERIES
Oregon State leads the series 2-1
Oregon State and Kent State are meeting for the fourth time in series history.
Oregon State won the first meeting, 76-68, on Dec. 29, 1997 at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo, Hawai'i. The teams played two years ago at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis with the Beavers winning 69-50 on Dec. 21, 2016 as Jimmy Hall paced Kent State with 14 points. The Golden Flashes pulled out a 79-78 win last season on Dec. 21 at the M.A.C. Center in Kent, Ohio with Jaylin Walker dropping 25 points to lead Kent State.
FLASH FACTS
- This is the last non-conference road match for the Flashes before they return home to finish out the non-conference schedule with a two-game homestand.
- Kent State is 8-2 overall and 3-1 on the road this season.
- The Flashes dropped an 83-70 decision last Saturday against Louisville. Senior Jaylin Walker led the Flashes' scoring efforts with a game-high 28 points, scoring 22 in the second-half. Walker also brought down a team-high six rebounds and two steals. Senior Jalen Avery added 11 points and dished out a team-high four assists. Overall, Kent State shot 46.2 percent from the floor (24-of-52) and 11-of-24 (45.8 percent) from beyond the arc.
- Kent State has four players who are averaging double-figures each game, Jaylin Walker (25.2 ppg), Jalen Avery (14.8 ppg), Antonio Williams (12.9ppg), and CJ Williamson (10.7 ppg).
- The Flashes are 2-1 all-time against the Beavers. The last meeting between the teams last season as the Flashes hosted the Beavers at home and came away with a 79-78 victory.
- The Beavers, stand 7-3 on the season under fifth-year head coach Chris Mack. In their last outing, the Beavers improved to 7-3 on the season with an 82-67 win over Pepperdine. Tres Tinkle leads Oregon State averaging 19.8 points per game and 8.9 rebounds per game. As a team, Oregon State is averaging 84.5 points and is shooting 53.8 percent from the field.
- Head coach Wayne Tinkle is in his fifth season in Corvallis. He took the position in 2014 after leading Montana to three NCAA Tournament appearances.
