Kent State University
Bowling Green
Flashes Set for Senior Night Matchup Against Bowling Green
3/2/2020 6:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KENT, Ohio-Â The Kent State men's basketball team will play its last home game of the regular season as the Flashes host Bowling Green at the M.A.C. Center on Tuesday night. Tuesday's game will serve as senior night as the Flashes' five seniors will be honored in a pregame ceremony.
THE GAME
Kent State (18-11, 8-8 MAC) vs. Bowling Green (21-8, 12-4 MAC)
Tuesday, March 3 | M.A.C. Center  | Kent, Ohio  | 7:00 PM
BROADCAST
TV: ESPN+
Radio: Dan Griffin (pbp), WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio
BOWLING GREEN HEAD COACH
Michael Huger
Record at Bowling Green: 88-73 (5th season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 179-120 (9th season)
SERIES HISTORY
Bowling Green leads the all-time series with an 89-79 record.
Kent State is 44-34 against BG when playing at the M.A.C. Center
Kent State is 9-9 against the Falcons under head coach Rob Senderoff.
Earlier this season Kent State came away with a 79-61 against BG on the road in the MAC opener. The Flashes led wire-to-wire as Williams led the way with 22 points. Kent State shot 50 percent (30-to-60) from the floor and connected on 8 three pointers (47.1 percent). Defensively, Kent State held Bowling Green to only 3-of-23 (13 percent) shooting beyond the arc.
LAST TIME OUT
The Kent State men's basketball team dropped to 18-11 overall and 8-8 in conference play after a 76-69 loss on the road to Ohio. Kent State took a 58-57 lead with 3:41 left to play, but Ohio out-scored the shorthanded Flashes 19-11 the rest of the way. The Flashes were led by Antonio Williams who scored 22 points on 7-of-16 shooting and brought down seven rebounds. Williams is averaging 24.3 points over his last three games. Senior Troy Simons added 11 points, while Philip Whittington rounded out the double-figure scoring with 10 points and eight boards.
On the season, the Flashes are shooting 45.2 percent (796-1757) from the floor and 248-723 (34.4 percent) from long range. Pippen leads the team in rebounds averaging 7.1 boards a game.
FLASH FACTS
- The Flashes have four players averaging in double-figure scoring with Troy Simons (12.9 ppg), Anthony Roberts (12.5 ppg), Antonio Williams (14.4 ppg), and Danny Pippen (13.8 ppg).
- Kent State ranks 56th in the country and third in the conference in scoring offense (75.8 ppg).
- As a team, Kent State ranks 53rd in the country and second the conference with 4.2 blocked shots per game.
- Danny Pippen leads the team with 44 total blocks, five of which he had against Towson. Kent State ranks 53rd in the nation in total blocked shots (122) 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 23rd in the nation in 3-point FG per game (3.00) and leads conference stats.
-Kent State ranks 45th in 3-point FG per game (8.6) and ranks 3rd in conference stats.
- In conference stats, KSU is first in FG percentage (45.2) and ranks 68th in the country. Â Â
-Flashes rank 68th in the country and are second the conference with a +6.2 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 69.6 points per game on 41.6 percent shooting from the field and 34.6 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
- Kent State has forced 420 turnovers (14.6 tpg) while collecting 202 steals (7.0 stl/g). On the glass, the Flashes have out re-bounded their opponents 1045-1024Â for a +0.7 margin.
SCOUTING BOWLING GREEN
The Falcons, stand 21-8 overall and 12-4 in MAC play under fifth-year head coach Michael Huger. BG is coming off a 73-55 loss at Miami. With 11:08 left in the game, Daeqwon Plowden drilled a three-pointer to give BGSU its first lead of the day at 53-51. Miami then ended the game on a 22-2 run. Plowden scored a career-high 26 points on 7-of-11 shooting. He also grabbed 11 rebounds, marking the 11th double-double of his career.
BG has three players averaging in double figures with Turner (18.3), Frye (13.3), and Plowden (12.9). In conference stats, the Falcons are second in rebounding offense (38.56 ORB.Gm), second in free throw percentage (.745), and lead the league in defensive rebounds per game (28.93).
Defensively, BG has held its opponents to score 72.0 points per game on 41.2 percent shooting from the field and 33.2 percent shooting from beyond the arc. The Falcons have 312 turnovers (10.8 tpg) while collecting 158 steals (5.5 stl/g) On the glass, BG has out-rebounded their opponents 1156-1107for a +1.7 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.
Watch: https://www.espn.com/watch/search/Kent%20State
Listen: https://www.iheart.com/live/640-whlo-3520/
Live Stats: https://kentstatesports.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
