Kent State University
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Western Michigan
Flashes Ready For Rematch Against Western Michigan on Thursday
2/13/2019 3:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KENT, Ohio- The Kent State University men's basketball team will close out the series against Western Michigan on Thursday in Kalamazoo, Mich. at the University Arena. Tip-off is slated for 5 p.m. and will air on ESPN+.
THE GAME
Kent State (17-6, 6-4 MAC) vs. Western Michigan (7-17, 1-10 MAC)
Thursday, Feb. 14 | 5 p.m. | University Arena
BROADCAST
TV:ESPN+
RADIO: Kent State-IMG Sports Network, Ty Linder(pbp), WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
WESTERN MICHIGAN HEAD COACH
Steve Hawkins
Record at WMU: 283-244 (16th season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 156-104 (8th Season)
ALL-TIME SERIES
Thursday's game marks the second meeting this season as the Flashes hosted Western Michigan on Jan. 8, claiming their first conference win, 88-73.
Kent State holds a 63-57 all-time series advantage over the Broncos and have won 11 of its last 14 games against Western Michigan. The Flashes are 20-38 when playing at the University Arena.
Kent State is 6-4 against the Broncos under head coach Rob Senderoff.
FLASH FACTS
- Kent State dropped to 17-6 overall and 6-4 in conference play in a 72-53 loss on the road to rival Akron last Friday.
- The Flashes look to bounce back in Thursday's game as they struggled shooting against a hot Zips team as they went 20-of-61 from the floor, and only connected on 4-of-25 from deep. Kent State had two players in double-figure scoring with junior Antonio Williams with 12 points and Jaylin Walker who added 10 points.
- The Flashes have won five of their last seven games and are 8-0 in games decided by five points or fewer.
- On the season, the Flashes are shooting 43.3 percent (606-1398) from the floor, and 192-of-548 from long range (35.0 percent). ). The Flashes have three players averaging in double-figure scoring with Walker leading the team averaging 22.4 points per game, Jalen Avery with 11.9, and Williams with 10.8. Junior Philip Whittington leads the team averaging 7.6 rebounds per game and has 175 total on the season. Defensively, Kent State has held its opponents to 72.8 points per game on 45.2 percent shooting from the field and 34.6 percent from long range.
- Western Michigan is 7-17 overall and 1-10 in conference play after snapping a 10-game skid with a 76-74 win over Northern Illinois on Tuesday. Seth Dugan led the Broncos, registering his third straight double-double with 26 points and 11 rebounds and earned his fifth double-double in the last six games and eighth 20-point performance.
- The Broncos have three players averaging in double figures with Michael Flowers leading the way with 16.3 points per game. Dugan is averaging 16.2 points per game, while Josh Davis rounds out the team's double-figure average with 11.2. Dugan also leads Western Michigan on the glass averaging 9.0 rebounds per game.
-Defensively, the Broncos have allowed their opponents to score 76.3 points per game on 44.3 percent shooting from the field and 36.3 percent from downtown allowing 8.8 made 3-pt FG per game. WMU has 367 turnovers (15.3 tpg) while collecting 110 steals (4.6 stl/g). On the glass, the Broncos have out-rebounded their opponents 887-842 for a +1.9 margin.
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