Kent State University
Ohio University
Flashes Look to Bounce Back on the Road at Ohio
1/14/2019 4:07:00โฏPM | Men's Basketball
KENT, Ohio- The Kent State University men's basketball team travels to Athens, Ohio for a matchup against Ohio on Tuesday Jan. 15, at 7 p.m. at the Convocation Center.
THE GAME
Kent State (12-4, 1-2 MAC) vs. Ohio (9-6, 1-2 MAC)
Tuesday, Jan. 15 | 7 PMย | Convocation Center
BROADCAST
TV: ESPN+ย ย ย ย ย ย
RADIO: Kent State-IMG Sports Network, Ty Linder (pbp), WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
OHIO HEAD COACH
Saul Phillips
Record at Ohio: 83-72 (5th season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 151-102 (8th Season)
ALL-TIME SERIES
Ohio leads the all-time series over Kent State 94-52. Kent State dropped the prior matchup last season, 88-76, in Athens on Feb. 20th.
The Flashes are just 12-55 when playing on the road in Athens and last won in the Convocation Center in 2015, 64-51. Ohio has the longest winning streak in the series at 18 in a row from 1959-69 and won 29 of 30 from 1952-69.
Kent State is 8-7 against the Bobcats under head coach Rob Senderoff.
FLASH FACTS
- The Flashes are looking to bounce back on the road after falling to Eastern Michigan on Saturday, 95-61.
- Kent State had two Flashes lead the team in scoring with Senior Jaylin walker scoring 14 pts and junior Philip Whittington adding 13 points. As a team, the Flashes were limited to shootingย 22-of-62 (35.5 percent) from the field and went 9-of-28 (32.1 percent) from long range.ย
- On the season, the Flashes are shooting 44.1 percent (425-964) from the floor, and 137-of-375 from long range (36.5 percent). The Flashes have four players averaging in double-figure scoring with Walker leading the team averaging 21.8 points per game, Jalen Avery with 12.5, and Antonio Williams with 11.3, and Philip Whittington with 10.0. Whittington leads the team averaging 8.1 rebounds per game and has 130 total on the season. Defensively,ย Kent State has held its opponents toย 72.7 points per game on 45ย percent shooting from the field and 34.5 percent from long range.
- The Flashes are 8-7 against Ohio under head coach Rob Senderoff.
- Ohio is 9-6 overall and 1-2 in conference play. In their last outing, the Bobcats got their first conference win against Ball State, 70-52. Ohio was led by sophomore Teyvion Kirk with 19 points along with sophomore Jason Carter with 13 points.
- ย The Bobcats have two players averaging in double figures with Carter leading the way with 17.3 points per game and Kirk with 16.6 points. Doug Taylor leads the rebounding category for the Bobcats averaging 8.3 rebounds per game.
