Kent State University
Bowling Green
Flashes Travel to Bowling Green Friday Night
2/28/2019 3:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KENT, Ohio- The Kent State University men's basketball team hits the road and will travel to Bowling Green for another Friday night matchup on national television. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. and will broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
THE GAME
Kent State (20-8, 9-6 MAC) vs. Bowling Green  (19-9, 11-4 MAC)
Friday, March 1 | 6 p.m. | Stroh Center
BROADCAST
TV:CBS Sports Network        Â
RADIO: Kent State-IMG Sports Network, Ty Linder (pbp), WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
BOWLING GREEN HEAD COACH
Michael Huger
Record at Bowling Green: 64-62 (4th season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 159-106 (8th Season)
ALL-TIME SERIES
Bowling Green holds an 88-74 all-time series advantage. The Flashes and Falcons met earlier this season for the first game of conference play at home. Bowling Green came away with the 86-64 win.
The Flashes are 25-52 when playing the Falcons at the Stroh Center.
Kent State is 8-8 against the Falcons under head coach Rob Senderoff.
FLASH FACTS
- Kent State has improved to 20-8, 9-6 MAC after a 78-73 win at home against Ohio on Tuesday. Kent State has reached 20 wins for the 17th time in 21 years.
- The Flashes are 7-5 on the road and are averaging 70.7 points per game on the visitors court.
- The Flashes are first in conference stats in fewest turnovers (324) and rank 59th in the nation and a 16.1 turnover percentage on possessions ranking 28th in the country.
- Jaylin Walker is ranked 26th in the country in 3-point FG per game and leads the conference with 3.30. He ranks 26th in the country in points per game (21.4) and is the conference leader, while also ranking second in the conference in 3-point field goals made (76) ranking 63rd in the nation.
- Walker moved into the No. 2 spot in all-time points with 1,715 career-points. He needs 106 points to pass the all-time leader, Trevor Huffman (1,820).
On the season, the Flashes are shooting 43.5 percent (738-1697) from the floor, and 219-636 from long range (34.4 percent). ). The Flashes have four players averaging in double-figure scoring with Walker leading the team averaging 21.4 points per game, Jalen Avery with 11.2, Williams with 11.4, and Philip Whittington with 10.3. Whittington also leads the team averaging 7.9 rebounds per game and has 221 total on the season.
Defensively, Kent State has held its opponents to 72.6 points per game on 45.4 percent shooting from the field and 34.1 percent from long range.
- Bowling Green looks to bounce back after a two-game slip. The Falcons dropped to 19-9 overall and 11-4 in MAC play after an 82-69 loss to Miami.
- BG has three players averaging in double-digit scoring with Turner leading the way with 18.7Â points per game. Dylan Frye is averaging 13.0, while Wiggins rounds out the double-figures with 12.9. Wiggins also leads the team in the rebound category averaging 11.3 rebounds per game with 316 total.
- Defensively, the Falcons have limited their opponents to score 71.4 points per game on 41.3 percent shooting from the field and 34.8 percent from downtown allowing 8.1 made 3-pt FG per game. BG has 339 turnovers (12.1 tpg) while collecting 195 steals (7.0 stl/g). On the glass, the Falcons have out-rebounded their opponents 1171-989 for a +6.5 margin.
