Kent State University
Bowling Green
#MACtion Begins: Flashes Travel to Bowling Green for Conference Opener
1/2/2020 3:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KENT, Ohio-Â The Kent State men's basketball team will begin conference play on the road as the Flashes take on Bowling Green on Friday night at the Stroh Center. Friday's game will tipoff at 9 p.m. and will also be aired on the CBS Sports Network.
THE GAME
Kent State (10-3) vs. Bowling Green (9-4)
Friday, Jan. 3 | Stroh Center  | Bowling Green, Ohio | 9PM
BROADCAST
TV: CBS Sports Network, Chris Hassel (pbp) & Tim Doyle (color)
Radio: Ty Linder (pbp), WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
BOWLING GREEN HEAD COACH
Michael Huger
Record at Bowling Green: 76-59 Â (5th season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 171-112 (ninth season)
SERIES HISTORY
Bowling Green leads the all-time series with an 89-74 record.
Kent State is 25-53 when playing at the Stroh Center
Kent State is 8-9 against the Falcons under head coach Rob Senderoff.
LAST TIME OUT
The Kent State men's basketball wrapped up its non-conference schedule at Mississippi State with a 96-68 loss to the Bulldogs, heading into conference play with a 10-3 overall record. Mississippi State used two dominant halves to erase a nine-point Kent State lead on Monday night for the win. Anthony Roberts led Kent State in scoring with 16. Danny Pippen also recorded 11 and added four rebounds Despite playing most of the game in foul trouble, Antonio Williams scored 10 points on 5-10 shooting in his limited 21 minutes of play.
Kent State shot 25-of-61 (41 percent) from the floor and hit six 3-pointers (26.1 percent). Defensively, the Flashes allowed the Bulldogs to shoot 31-of-56 (55.4 percent) from the Floor.
On the season, the Flashes are shooting 43.5 percent (377-832) from the floor and 118-352 (33.5 percent) from long range. Pippen leads the team with 187 points (14.2 ppg) and Whittington leads the team in rebounds averaging 6.8 boards a game.
FLASH FACTS
- The Flashes have five players averaging in double-figure scoring with Troy Simons (12.2 ppg), Anthony Roberts (12.8 ppg), Antonio Williams (13.3 ppg), Danny Pippen (14.4 ppg), and Phil Whittington (11.2).
- Kent State ranks 42nd in the country and third in the conference in fewest turnovers (151).
- As a team, Kent State ranks 31st in the country and leads the conference with 5.0 blocked shots per game.
-Kent State ranks 36th in the country in scoring offense (80.2), ranking third in the conference.
- Danny Pippen leads the team with 30 total blocks, five of which he had against Towson. Kent State ranks 32nd in the nation in total blocked shots (65) and lead the conference. Pippen also ranks 35th in the nation and leads conference stats averaging 2.31 blocked shots per game.
- Troy Simons ranks 31st in the nation in 3-point FG per game (3.08) and is second in conference stats.
- As a team, Kent State ranks 73rd in field goal percentage defense limiting teams to 39.5 percent from the field. Â
- Defensively, the Flashes have held its opponents to 67.8 points per game on 39.5 percent shooting from the field and 32.7 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
- Kent State has forced 202 turnovers (15.5 tpg) while collecting 100 steals (7.7 stl/g). On the glass, the Flashes have out re-bounded their opponents 490-465Â for a +1.9 margin.
SCOUTING BOWLING GREEN
The Falcons, who were picked to win the MAC East, stand 9-4 on the season under 5-year head coach Michael Huger after a 81-68 victory over Hartford. Justin Turner led the Falcons with 22 points in 21 minutes. Turner, who was on a minutes restriction after coming back from a hamstring injury, went 7-of-13 from the floor. The Falcons shot 47.4 percent (9-of-19) from downtown. BGSU went 18-of-21 (85.7 percent) from the charity stripe, and posted a 44.3 (27-of-61) field goal percentage as a team. The Falcons are led by Turner who averages 19.4 ppg, while Daeqwon Plowden leads the team in rebounds (7.8 rpg).
Defensively, BGSU has held its opponents to score 71.0 points per game on 40.2 percent shooting from the field and 34.7 percent shooting from beyond the arc. The Falcons have 142 turnovers (10.9 tpg) while collecting 85 steals (6.5 stl/g) On the glass, Bowling Green has out-rebounded their opponents 539-503 for a +2.8 margin.
FOLLOW ALONG
Flash fans unable to attend the game can watch the game on CBS Sports Network, 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://bgsufalcons.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
