Kent State University
Toledo
Flashes Look For Season Sweep at Toledo
1/27/2020 12:38:00โฏPM | Men's Basketball
KENT, Ohio-ย The Kent State men's basketball team hits the road Tuesday evening looking to sweep the season series from Toledo at Savage Arena. Tip time is scheduled for 7 p.m.
THE GAME
Kent State (14-6, 4-3 MAC) vs. Toledo ย (11-9, 3-4 MAC)
Tuesday, Jan. 28 | Savage Arena ย | Toledo, Ohio | 7:00 PM
BROADCAST
TV: ESPN+
Radio: Ty Linder (pbp), WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
TOLEDO HEAD COACH
Tod Kowalczyk
Record at Toledo: 178-138 (10th season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 175-115 (ninth season)
SERIES HISTORY
Toledo leads the all-time series with a 83-50 record.
Kent State is 15-51 when playing in Savage Arena
Kent State is 5-7 against the Rockets under head coach Rob Senderoff.
Kent State and Toledo met earlier this season in Kent as the Flashes came away with an 84-77 win. Five Flashes scored in double-figures . Senior Philip Whittington led the Flashes recording his fourth double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Antonio Williams and junior Danny Pippen also added 16 points, while senior Troy Simons and sophomore Anthony Robert rounded out the double-digit scoring with 15 and 11 points.
LAST TIME OUT
The Kent State men's basketball team improved to 14-6 overall and 4-3 in conference play after a 70-66 win on the road against Buffalo.ย Danny Pippen scored Kent State's final nine points, including a banked-in three and six consecutive free throws in the final minutes as the Golden Flashes came from behind. Pippen scored a game-high 20 points on 6-of-13 from the floor and 2-of-7 from 3-point range. Pippen was perfect from the charity stripe going 6-of-6. Senior Troy Simons added 16 points, while sophomore Anthony Roberts scored nine. Senior CJ Williamson had a productive night on the boards grabbing a team-high nine and had four steals. KSU took its largest lead of the game, 58-50, with 6:55 remaining, but a 10-0 run by the Bulls gave them a 60-58 lead, their first of the half, with 4:23 left. Pippen gave the Flashes a 64-61 from hitting two three-pointers and sealed the victory hitting his six free throws in the final minute.
On the season, the Flashes are shooting 45.8 percent (570-1245) from the floor and 182-510 (35.7 percent) from long range. Pippen leads the team averaging (14.0 ppg) as well in rebounds averaging 6.7 boards a game.
FLASH FACTS
- The Flashes have four players averaging in double-figure scoring withย Troy Simons (12.9 ppg), Anthony Roberts (12.9 ppg), Antonio Williams (13.6 ppg), andย Danny Pippen (14.0 ppg).
- Kent State ranks 35th in the country and third in the conference in scoring offense (78.1 ppg).
- As a team, Kent State ranks 36th in the country and leads the conference with 4.7 blocked shots per game.
- Danny Pippen leads the team withย 38 total blocks, five of which he had against Towson. Kent State ranks 36th in the nation in total blocked shots (93) and lead the conference. Pippen also ranks 47th in the nation and is second in conference stats averaging 1.90 blocked shots per game.
- Troy Simons ranks 22ndย in the nation in 3-point FG per game (3.05) and is second in conference stats.
-Kent State ranks 42nd in 3-point FG per game (9.1) and ranks 3rd in conference stats.
- In conference stats, KSU is second in FG percentage (45.8) and ranks 75th in the country.ย ย
-Flashes rank 57th in the country and lead the conference with a +9.2 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 68.9 points per game on 40.6 percent shooting from the field and 33.9 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
- Kent State has forced 276 turnovers (14.5 tpg) while collecting 136 steals (7.2 stl/g). On the glass, the Flashes have out re-bounded their opponents 696-678ย for a +0.9 margin.
SCOUTING TOLEDO
The Rockets, stand 11-9 overall and 3-4 in MAC play under 10th-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk. Toledo is coming off an 85-79 loss to BG . Junior Marreon Jackson and senior Luke Knapke combined for 50 points on Saturday evening. Bowling Green didn't let the Rockets grab a lead though and hit several big shots to take a 10-point lead. Toledo had two chances to make it a one-possession game trailing 66-61 with 5:15 left but committed a turnover and missed a three-pointer.
UT has four players averaging in double-figures in Jackson (19.2), Kapke (16.1), Jackson (11.8), and Littleson (10.8)
Defensively, UT has held its opponents to score 70.3 points per game on 40.8 percent shooting from the field and 34.0 percent shooting from beyond the arc. The Rockets have 250 turnovers (12.5 tpg) while collecting 132 steals (6.6 stl/g) On the glass, UT has out-rebounded their opponents 785-739 for a +2.3 margin. In league games only, Toledo leads the MAC in assists (15.4 apg), assist/turnover ratio (1.34), and is second in rebounding defense (34.86 rpg)
FOLLOW ALONG
Flash fans unable to attend the game can watch the game on the ESPN+, ย 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=bfcac1e0-3cdc-40c1-b276-2d49d972bc5d
Listen: https://www.iheart.com/live/640-whlo-3520/
Live Stats: https://admin.utrockets.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
