Kent State University
Miami University
Flashes Travel to Miami on Tuesday
1/13/2020 2:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KENT, Ohio-Â The Kent State men's basketball team heads back on the road as the Flashes take on the Miami RedHawks on Tuesday night at Millett Hall. Tip time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
THE GAME
Kent State (13-3, 3-0 MAC) vs. Miami (7-9, 0-3 MAC)
Tuesday, Jan. 14 | Millett Hall  | Oxford, Ohio | 7:00 PM
BROADCAST
TV: ESPN+
Radio: Ty Linder (pbp), WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
MIAMI HEAD COACH
Jack Owens
Record at Miami: 38-44 Â (3rd season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 174-112 (ninth season)
SERIES HISTORY
Miami leads the all-time series with an 91-54 record.
Kent State is 18-52 when playing at Millett Hall
Kent State is 11-6 against the RedHawks under head coach Rob Senderoff.
Last season the two teams met twice with KSU sweeping Miami. The Flashes came away with a 70-67 win over Miami at home, followed by a 75-66 win in Oxford.
LAST TIME OUT
The Kent State men's basketball team improved to 13-3 overall and 3-0 in conference play after a 79-73 win over CMU at home. Williams led the game with his 23 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the field with four rebounds and four assists. Senior Troy Simons added 13 points, sophomore Anthony Roberts had 12 points, and junior Danny Pippen recorded his third double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds. CMU made a push with a 9-4 scoring run to close within three-points, 66-63 with 4:22 remaining. The Chippewas closed the Flashes' lead to within a point, 69-68, with 2:47 remaining, but would not get any further. Kent State came up with a key defensive play as Simons cut off a pass and found Williams for an easy layup that ruined CMU's go-ahead basket. As a team, KSU shot 45.8 percent (27-of-59) from the floor and went 9-of-21 (42.9 percent) from long range. The Flashes held CMU to 40.6 percent (26-of-64) from the floor. KSU won the battle of the boards, 42-34, and turned 14 CMU miscues into 19 points.
On the season, the Flashes are shooting 46.1 percent (467-1014) from the floor and 144-409 (35.2 percent) from long range. Williams leads the team with 207 points (14.8 ppg) and Whittington leads the team in rebounds averaging 7.0 boards a game.
FLASH FACTS
- Kent State is on a three-game win streak and remains one of two teams (Akron) that are still undefeated in MAC play at 3-0.
- The Flashes have five players averaging in double-figure scoring with Troy Simons (12.7 ppg), Anthony Roberts (12.6 ppg), Antonio Williams (14.8 ppg), Danny Pippen (13.8 ppg), and Phil Whittington (11.3).
- Kent State ranks 20th in the country and second in the conference in scoring offense (80.3 ppg).
- As a team, Kent State ranks 51st in the country and leads the conference with 4.5 blocked shots per game.
- Danny Pippen leads the team with 31 total blocks, five of which he had against Towson. Kent State ranks 42nd in the nation in total blocked shots (69) and lead the conference. Pippen also ranks 44th in the nation and is second in conference stats averaging 1.94 blocked shots per game.
- Troy Simons ranks 26th in the nation in 3-point FG per game (3.06) and is second in conference stats.
- As a team, Kent State ranks 67th in field goal percentage defense limiting teams to 39.8 percent from the field. Â
-Flashes rank 34th in the country and lead the conference with a +12.1 scoring margin. Kent State ended the non-conference schedule with the highest scoring margin during the non-conference schedule in 20 seasons. (+12.5).
- Defensively, the Flashes have held its opponents to 68.3 points per game on 39.8 percent shooting from the field and 32.6 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
- Kent State has forced 239 turnovers (14.9 tpg) while collecting 120 steals (7.5 stl/g). On the glass, the Flashes have out re-bounded their opponents 605-564Â for a +2.6 margin.
SCOUTING MIAMI
The RedHawks, stand 7-9 overall and 0-3 in MAC play under 3-year head coach Jack Owens. Miami came up short against Buffalo on Friday night and fell 83-78.Dalonte Brown scored 18 points to lead the Red and White. Isaiah Coleman-Lands added a season-high 13 points, Dae Dae Grant had 11 points and Bam Bowman chipped in with 10. Miami has two players averaging in double-figures with Nike Sibande averaging 13.8 ppg and Brown with 13.4 points per game.
Defensively, Miami has held its opponents to score 72.7 points per game on 43.1 percent shooting from the field and 35.0 percent shooting from beyond the arc. The RedHawks have 187 turnovers (11.7 tpg) while collecting 82 steals (5.1 stl/g) On the glass, Miami has been out-rebounded by their opponents 614-608 for a -0.4 margin.
FOLLOW ALONG
Flash fans unable to attend the game can watch the game on ESPN+, listen through iHeart Radio and Tune-In and follow along with live stats via sidearm. All the links are located below.
Listen: https://www.iheart.com/live/640-whlo-3520/
Live Stats: https://miamiredhawks.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
