Kent State University
Miami University
Flashes Seek Season Sweep of Miami
3/4/2019 8:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KENT, Ohio- The Kent State University men's basketball team hits the road for the final time during the regular season and will look to complete a season sweep of the Miami RedHawks on Tuesday in Oxford.
THE GAME
Kent State (20-9, 9-7 MAC) vs. Miami (15-14, 7-9 MAC)
Tuesday, March 5 | 7 p.m. | Millett Hall
BROADCAST
TV:CBS ESPN+
RADIO: Kent State-IMG Sports Network, Ty Linder (pbp), WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
MIAMI HEAD COACH
Jack Owens
Record at Miami: 31-32 (2nd season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 159-107 (8th Season)
ALL-TIME SERIES
Miami holds a 91-53 all-time series record. The Flashes met the RedHawks earlier this season (Feb. 5) at the M.A.C. Center as Kent State came out with a 70-67 win.
The Flashes are 17-52 when playing at Millett Hall.
Kent State is 10-6 against the Falcons under head coach Rob Senderoff.
FLASH FACTS
- Kent State dropped 20-9, 9-7 MAC after a 78-73 after a 77-73 loss at Bowling Green on Friday night.
- Kent State has reached 20 wins for the 17th time in 21 years.
- The Flashes are 7-6 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 (334) and rank 54th 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 22nd in the country in points per game (21.6) and is the conference leader, while also ranking second in the conference in 3-point field goals made (80) ranking 63rd in the nation.
- Walker moved into the No. 2 spot in all-time points with 1,741 career-points. He needs 79 points to pass the all-time leader, Trevor Huffman (1,820).
- On the season, the Flashes are shooting 43.4 percent (766-1766) from the floor, and 226-of-665 from long range (34.0 percent). ). The Flashes have four players averaging in double-figure scoring with Walker leading the team averaging 21.6 points per game, Jalen Avery with 11.0, Williams with 11.4, and Philip Whittington with 10.2. Whittington also leads the team averaging 7.9 rebounds per game and has 228 total on the season. Defensively, Kent State has held its opponents to 72.8 points per game on 45.7 percent shooting from the field and 34.1 percent from long range.
- Miami looks to bounce back after a loss against Buffalo on Friday night, 77-69.
- The RedHawks have three players averaging in double-digit scoring with Sibande leading the way with 15.4 points per game. Brown is averaging 12.2, while Bowman rounds out the double-figures with 10.0. Bowman also leads the team in the rebound category averaging 5.4 rebounds per game with 82 total.
- Defensively, the RedHawks have limited their opponents to score 69.4 points per game on 43.0 percent shooting from the field and 32.6 percent from downtown allowing 7.6 made 3-pt FG per game. Miami has 369 turnovers (12.7 tpg) while collecting 168 steals (5.8 stl/g). On the glass, the RedHawks have out-rebounded their opponents 1074-989 for a +2.9 margin.
