KENT STATE GAME NOTES
KENT, Ohio - The Kent State University men's basketball team returns home to the M.A.C. Center on Tuesday, Febraury 6th for a showdown with crossover adversary Eastern Michigan 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 - 12-11, 6-4 MAC
Visitor: Eastern Michigan Eagles - 13-10, 4-6 MAC
Tip: Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 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 men's basketball team returns to the M.A.C. Center for its only contest of the year against MAC West foe - - - Eastern Michigan on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m.
- Kent State leads the all-time series 42-32.
- Kent State has won three of its last four games and is tied for second place in the MAC East.
- The Flashes are 4-2 against MAC West opponents this season.
- After taking on EMU, Kent State will make a two-game road swing at Ball State and Buffalo. It is the first back-to-back road test for the Flashes in conference play this season.
- Head coach Rob Senderoff is 5-2 against the Eagles since taking over the program in 2011-12.
- The Golden Flashes fell to Bowling Green, 70-62, on the road Saturday at the Stroh Center. The Falcons snapped Kent State's three game winning streak.
- KSU scored just 62 points against Bowling Green, the second fewest points scored in MAC play.
- Junior center Adonis De La Rosa registered his fourth 20-point performance of the year. He was 7-of-11 from the floor and 6-for-8 from the free throw line. De La Rosa registered back-to-back 20 point scoring games for the first time in his career.
- Senior guard Kevin Zabo scored four points. He has scored 12 points in the last two games after scoring 20 or more points in five straight. He is second on the squad averaging 12.6 ppg.
- Junior guard Jaylin Walker leads the team in scoring (17.1 ppg) and scored in double-figures for the seventh consecutive game. He has 1,049 career points which is 27th in program history.
- Kent State ranks fifth in the MAC in scoring defense (73.1) and in conference-only games is averaging 73.9 ppg which is fifth in the league. The Golden Flashes are also the fifth-best shooting team in conference games, shooting 44.2%.
- Kent State is holding opponents to 33.5% from three-point distance which is second in the MAC.
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