Kent State University
Wright State
Men’s Basketball Faces Wright State on Saturday
12/7/2018 3:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KENT,Ohio- The Kent State University men's basketball team will host the Wright State Raiders on Saturday at 4 p.m. at the M.A.C. Center.
THE GAME
Kent State (7-1) vs. Wright State (4-5)
Saturday, Dec. 8 | 4 PM |M.A.C. Center
BROADCAST
TV: ESPN+, Ty Linder (pbp) and Tanner Castora (color)
RADIO: Kent State-IMG Sports Network, Jacob Pavilack (pbp), WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
WRIGHT STATE HEAD COACH
Scott Nagy
Record at Wright State: 49-27 (3rd season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 146-98 (8th Season)
ALL-TIME SERIES
Wright State leads the series 3-2
The last meeting between the two teams was last season, Dec. 9, 2017
Wright State won, 63-54
FLASH FACTS
- Kent State will play its final game before finals week Saturday, taking on the Wright State Raiders in the M.A.C. Center.
- The Golden Flashes enter Saturday's game on a five-game winning streak and are 7-1 overall on the season. In their most recent result, the Flashes hosted Norfolk State and came away with a 78-67 win.
- En route to the victory, junior Philip Whittington scored a career-high 16 points and brought down a team-high nine rebounds. The Flashes had three other players score in double-figures, senior Jaylin Walker scored 15, junior Antonio Williams scored 14 points, and senior Jalen Avery added 11 points. Overall, Kent State shot 44.6 percent from the floor (25-of-56) and 10-of-25 (40 percent) from beyond the arc.
- Kent State has four players who are averaging double-figures each game, Jaylin Walker (24.3 ppg), Jalen Avery (15.3 ppg), Antonio Williams (14.0 ppg), and CJ Williamson (11.8 ppg).
- The Flashes are 2-3 all-time against the Raiders, having defeated them twice in Kent, first in 1974 (87-78) and again in 1990 (108-95). The first win for Wright State came on Feb. 2, 1991 in Dayton, Ohio, 62-61. Last season, the Raiders picked up a win at home, 63-54.
- The Raiders, who were picked to win the Horizon league in preseason polls, stand 4-5 on the season under third-year head coach Scott Nagy. In their last outing, the Raiders dropped to 4-5 on the season with a 65-62 loss to Miami (Ohio). The Raiders have three players averaging double-digit scoring, Wampler who averages 15.4 per game, Loudon Love averaging 14.2, and Cole Gentry adding 12.7 . Love leads the team with 85 boards and averages 9.4 per game.
- Scott Nagy is in his third season with Wright State after 21 seasons with South Dakota State.
