Kent State University
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Western Michigan
Flashes Travel to Western Michigan on Saturday
1/17/2020 1:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KENT, Ohio- The Kent State men's basketball team is back on the road as the Flashes travel to Kalamazoo, Mich. on Saturday to take on Western Michigan. Tip time is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
THE GAME
Kent State (13-4, 3-1 MAC) vs. Western Michigan (8-9, 1-3 MAC)
Saturday, Jan. 18 | University Arena | Kalamazoo, Mich. | 4:30 PM
BROADCAST
TV: ESPN3
Radio: Ty Linder (pbp), WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
WESTERN MICHIGAN HEAD COACH
Steve Hawkins
Record at Western Michigan: 278-243 (17th season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 174-113 (ninth season)
SERIES HISTORY
Kent State leads the all-time series with an 64-57 record.
Kent State is 21-38 when playing at University Hall
Kent State is 7-4 against the Broncos under head coach Rob Senderoff.
Last season the two teams met twice with KSU sweeping WMU. The Flashes came away with an 88-73 win over WMU at home, followed by an 82-63 win in Kalamazoo.
LAST TIME OUT
The Kent State men's basketball team dropped to 13-4 overall and 3-1 in conference play after a 77-74 loss on the road at Miami. Despite a second half surge by the Flashes that erased a 17-point deficit, the Miami RedHawks connected seven of their last eight shots to claim the victory. Senior Troy Simons led the Flashes with a career-high 24 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the floor and connecting on 6 three pointers. Sophomore Anthony Roberts added 19 points and two rebounds, while junior Danny Pippen rounded out the double-figure scoring with 12 points. Neither team helped its cause at the free throw line as Miami shot 23 of 35 and Kent State went 8 of 15. Miami led 31-21 at halftime and managed to overcome Kent State's 53 points after the break. The Flashes made 14 of 30 (46.7 percent) from beyond the 3-point arc.
On the season, the Flashes are shooting 46.1 percent (493-1069) from the floor and 158 (36.0 percent) from long range. Williams leads the team averaging (14.1ppg) and Whittington leads the team in rebounds averaging 6.6 boards a game.
FLASH FACTS
- Senior Phil Whittington is just seven points away from hitting 1,000 career-points.
- The Flashes have five players averaging in double-figure scoring with Troy Simons (13.6 ppg), Anthony Roberts (12.9 ppg), Antonio Williams (14.1 ppg), Danny Pippen (13.6 ppg), and Phil Whittington (10.6).
- Kent State ranks 23rd in the country and second in the conference in scoring offense (79.9 ppg).
- As a team, Kent State ranks 55th in the country and leads the conference with 4.4 blocked shots per game.
- Danny Pippen leads the team with 31 total blocks, five of which he had against Towson. Kent State ranks 55th in the nation in total blocked shots (75) and lead the conference. Pippen also ranks 50th in the nation and is second in conference stats averaging 1.82 blocked shots per game.
- Troy Simons ranks 18th in the nation in 3-point FG per game (3.24) and is second in conference stats.
-Kent State ranks 37th in 3-point FG per game (9.3) and ranks 3rd in conference stats.
- As a team, Kent State ranks 78th in field goal percentage defense limiting teams to 40.3 percent from the field.
-Flashes rank 44th in the country and lead the conference with a +11.2 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 68.8 points per game on 40.3 percent shooting from the field and 33.1 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
- Kent State has forced 253 turnovers (14.9 tpg) while collecting 125 steals (7.4 stl/g). On the glass, the Flashes have out re-bounded their opponents637-597 for a +2.4 margin.
SCOUTING WESTERN MICHIGAN
The Broncos, stand 8-9 overall and 1-3 in MAC play under 17-year head coach Steve Hawkins. WMU came up short against Bowling Green, 85-82 .After trailing by nine with under three minutes to play the Western Michigan men's basketball team rallied back and nearly completed its comeback as its game-tying shot bounced off the left side of the rim. WMU had four players score in double figures led by Flowers with 28 points on 11-of-21 shooting from the field. Flowers registered his fourth 20-point game of the season and 16th of his career. Flowers was also 6-of-8 from the free-throw line to go along with four rebounds, three assists and two steals. Flowers has scored in double-figures in 20-straight games. The Broncos have two players averaging in double-figures with Flowers (18.1 ppg) and Brandon Johnson (15.3 ppg).
Defensively, WMU has held its opponents to score 73.5 points per game on 43.4 percent shooting from the field and 32.6 percent shooting from beyond the arc. The Broncos have 199 turnovers (11.7 tpg) while collecting 93 steals (5.5 stl/g) On the glass, WMU has been out-rebounded by their opponents 654-589 for a -3.8 margin.
FOLLOW ALONG
Flash fans unable to attend the game can watch the game on ESPN3, listen through iHeart Radio and Tune-In and follow along with live stats via sidearm. All the links are located below.
Watch: https://www.espn.com/watch?id=efc02dcf-64e2-47ca-b67b-dae2ea2ace83
Listen: https://www.iheart.com/live/640-whlo-3520/
Live Stats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=277036
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