Kent State University
Miami University
Kent State Back Home for MAC East Showdown with Miami
2/4/2019 3:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KENT, Ohio- The Kent State University men's basketball team returns home on Tuesday for a MAC East showdown against the Miami RedHawks in the M.A.C. Center at 7 p.m.
THE GAME
Kent State (16-5, 5-3 MAC) vs. Miami (12-10, 4-5 MAC)
Tuesday, Feb. 5 | 7 p.m. | M.A.C. Center
BROADCAST
TV:ESPN+- Ty Linder (pbp) and Tanner Castora (analyst)
RADIO: Kent State-IMG Sports Network, Jacob Pavilack (pbp) WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
MIAMI HEAD COACH
Jack Owens
Record at Miami: 28-28 (2nd season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 155-103 (8th Season)
ALL-TIME SERIES
Miami leads the all-time series with a 91-52 advantage. Miami is 37-31 when playing at the M.A.C. Center. Last season, the two teams split the series with Kent State dropping an 80-69 decision on the road before finishing strong with a 93-83 overtime win at home.
The Flashes have won their last four of their six games against the RedHawks.
Kent State is 9-6 against the RedHawks under head coach Rob Senderoff.
FLASH FACTS
- Kent State improved to 16-5 overall and 5-3 in conference play in a thrilling 83-80 overtime win at Ball State on Saturday.
- Antonio Williams hit the Flashes go-ahead basket with two seconds left, landing his play as No. 1 on SportsCenter's top-10 plays. CJ Williamson hit two crucial free throws in the remaining seconds to secure the 83-80 overtime victory.
- The win gave Kent State its second overtime win in its last three games and improved the squad to 7-0 in games decided by five points or fewer.
- On the season, the Flashes are shooting 43.9 percent (564-1284) from the floor, and 183-of-508 from long range (36.0 percent). ). The Flashes have four players averaging in double-figure scoring with Walker leading the team averaging 22.9 points per game, Jalen Avery with 12.3, Antonio Williams with 10.8, and Philip Whittington with 10.0. Whittington leads the team averaging 8.0 rebounds per game and has 168 total on the season. Defensively, Kent State has held its opponents to 73.1 points per game on 45.3 percent shooting from the field and 34.1 percent from long range.
- Walker ranks 4th in the country in 3-point FG made per game and leads the conference with 4.0. He ranks 15th in the country in points per game (22.9) and is the conference leader. Avery leads the nation in assist/turnover ratio at 6.15.
- The Flashes are 9-6 against the RedHawks under head coach Rob Senderoff.
- Miami is 12-10 overall and 4-5 in conference play. The RedHawks are coming off a 59-48 win over Eastern Michigan on Saturday. Dalonte Brown and Jalen Adaway led the RedHawks scoring with 15 points apiece, while Bam Bowman scored eight.
- The RedHawks have two players averaging in double figures with Nick Sibande averaging 15.7 points per game, and Brown with 13.1. Brown also leads the team's rebounding category averaging 5.3 rebounds per game.
