Kent State University
Miami University
Flashes Close Out Miami Series at Home
2/24/2020 11:46:00 AM | Men's Basketball
KENT, Ohio- The Kent State men's basketball team will close out the series with Miami on Tuesday night at the M.A.C. Center at 7 p.m. Tuesday's game will air live on ESPN+.
THE GAME
Kent State (17-10, 7-7 MAC) vs. Miami (10-16, 3-10 MAC)
Tuesday, Feb. 25 | M.A.C. Center | Kent, Ohio | 7 PM
BROADCAST
TV: ESPN+
Radio: Dan Griffin (pbp), WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
MIAMI HEAD COACH
Jack Owens
Record at Miami: 41-51 (3rd season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 178-119 (9th season)
SERIES HISTORY
Miami leads the all-time series with a 92-54 record.
Kent State is 32-36 against Miami when playing at the M.A.C. Center.
Kent State is 11-7 against the RedHawks under head coach Rob Senderoff.
Earlier this season Kent State fell to Miami in Oxford, 77-74. Troy Simons led the Flashes with 24 points.
LAST TIME OUT
The Kent State men's basketball team dropped to 17-10 overall and 7-7 in conference play after a 104-98 loss in double overtime to Buffalo. In the final moments of regulation, UB held an 82-79 lead when the Bulls' Williams converted a slam dunk with 48.2 second remaining. With 23 seconds remaining, Roberts buried a three that sent the game into overtime. In the first extra period, there were four ties with UB holding a two-point lead, 93-91. However, a driving layup by Simons with 33.2 seconds remaining sent the game into the second overtime. KSU held a two-point lead in the second overtime on a floating layup in the lane from Williams, but the Bulls knocked down a three from the top of the key that gave UB the lead for good. Senior Antonio Williams led the Flashes with a career-high 34 points, five rebounds and four assists. Sophomore Anthony Roberts finished with a career-high 23 points and four assists.
On the season, the Flashes are shooting 45.0 percent (740-1645) from the floor and 234-678 (34.5 percent) from long range. Pippen leads the team in rebounds averaging 7.3 boards a game.
FLASH FACTS
- The Flashes have four players averaging in double-figure scoring with Troy Simons (13.1 ppg), Anthony Roberts (12.5 ppg), Antonio Williams (14.0 ppg), and Danny Pippen (13.8 ppg).
- Kent State ranks 47th in the country and third in the conference in scoring offense (76.1 ppg).
- As a team, Kent State ranks 53rd in the country and seconds the conference with 4.3 blocked shots per game.
- Danny Pippen leads the team with 43 total blocks, five of which he had against Towson. Kent State ranks 53rd in the nation in total blocked shots (112) and second in the conference. Pippen also ranks 46th in the nation and is second in conference stats averaging 1.75 blocked shots per game.
- Troy Simons ranks 17th in the nation in 3-point FG per game (3.07) and leads conference stats.
-Kent State ranks 45th in 3-point FG per game (8.7) and ranks 3rd in conference stats.
- In conference stats, KSU is first in FG percentage (45.0) and ranks 78th in the country.
-Flashes rank 55th in the country and are second the conference with a +6.4 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 69.6 points per game on 45.0 percent shooting from the field and 34.5 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
- Kent State has forced 395 turnovers (14.6 tpg) while collecting 191 steals (7.1 stl/g). On the glass, the Flashes have out re-bounded their opponents 979-975 for a +0.1 margin.
SCOUTING MIAMI
The RedHawks, stand 10-16 overall and 3-10 in MAC play under three-year head coach Jack Owens. Miami is coming off a 75-65 loss against Akron. Nike Sibande led the bunch with 14 and was joined by Milos Jovic (11 points), Elijah McNamara (10 points) and Isaiah Coleman-Lands (10 points) in double figures. Dae Dae Grant had nine points and Sibande led the team with 11 rebounds.
Miami has two players averaging in double figures with Sibande (13.3) and Brown (11.0)
Defensively, Miami has held its opponents to score 71.8 points per game on 44.1 percent shooting from the field and 36.2 percent shooting from beyond the arc. The RedHawks have 294 turnovers (11.3 tpg) while collecting 131 steals (5.0 stl/g) On the glass, Miami has been out-rebounded their opponents 983-923 for a -2.3 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://kentstatesports.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
