Kent State University
Purdue Fort Wayne
Flashes Back Home for Matchup Against Purdue Fort Wayne
11/18/2019 4:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KENT, Ohio- The Kent State University men's basketball team are back home as the Flashes host Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at the M.A.C. Center.
THE GAME
Kent State (3-0) vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (2-3)
Tuesday, Nov. 19 |M.A.C. Center | Kent, Ohio | 7 PM
BROADCAST
TV: ESPN+ w/ Ty Linder (pbp), Tanner Castora (analyst)
Radio: Dave Wilson (pbp), WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
PURDUE FORT WAYNE HEAD COACH
Jon Coffman
Record at Purdue Fort Wayne: 98-71 (sixth season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 164-108 (ninth season)
ALL-TIME SERIES
Kent State leads series 7-0
Senderoff vs. Purdue Fort Wayne: 0-1
Last Meeting: The two teams met back in 2007 with Kent State coming away with a 72-70 victory at home.
FLASH FACTS
- The Kent State men's basketball improved to 3-0 on the season after come from behind win on the road at Wright State. Being down as much as 16 points, the Flashes were able to come back and Danny Pippen hit the game-winning three for the 72-71 victory.
-Through two seasons, Kent State is 12-1 in games decided by five points or fewer.
- En route to the victory, Antonio Williams scored a game-high 18 points, two rebounds, and seven assists. The Flashes had four other players score in double-figures with junior Danny Pippen who scored 13 points, senior Troy Simons (16 points), and senior Philip Whittington (10 points, 10 rebounds) and Anthony Roberts (10 points). Kent State shot 45.5 percent (25-55) from the floor, and 8-22 (36.4 percent) from long range. Defensively, the Flashes held the Raiders to 34.8 percent (8-23) from long range.
- The Flashes have four players averaging in double-figure scoring with Anthony Roberts (16.3 ppg), Troy Simons (16.3 ppg), Danny Pippen (13.7 ppg), and Antonio Williams (13.7 ppg).
- Kent State ranks 14th in the nation and fifth in conference play in assist/turnover ratio (1.27), while also ranking 25th in the nation and second in the MAC in fewest turnovers (33).
- Danny Pippen leads the team with seven total blocks, five of which he had against Towson. Kent State ranks 48th in the nation in blocked shots (5.3) and lead the conference. Pippen is also the conference leader averaging three assists per game.
- Troy Simons ranks 14th in the nation in 3-point FG per game (4.00) and is second in conference stats.
- Defensively, the Flashes have held its opponents to 69.7 points per game on 37.3 percent shooting from the field and 30.7 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
-Kent State has forced 43 turnovers (14.3 tpg) while collecting 27 steals (9.0 stl/g). On the glass, the Flashes have out re-bounded their opponents 128-1-5 for a +7.7 margin.
SCOUTING PURDUE FORT WAYNE
- The Mastodons, stand 2-3 on the season under sixth-year head coach Jon Coffman. In their last outing, the Purdue Fort Wayne improved to 2-3 after an 79-55 victory over Stetson. Jared Godfrey led the efforts with a game-high 19 points, while Matt Holba added 15 points.
- The Mastodons have three players averaging in double-figures in Godfrey (16.4 ppg), Brian Patrick (15.5 ppg), and Holba (15.2 ppg). Holba leads the team with 27 boards and averages 5.4 per game.
- Defensively, Purdue Fort Wayne has held its opponents to 76.8 points per game on 46 percent shooting from the field and 35.5 percent shooting from beyond the arc. The Mastodons have
77 turnovers (15.4 tpg) while collecting 38 steals (7.6 stl/g) On the glass, Purdue Fort Wayne has out-rebounded their opponents 172-162 for a + 2.0 margin.
