Kent State University
Northern Illinois University
Flashes Host Northern Illinois on Saturday
2/12/2021 2:55:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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KENT, Ohio-Â The Kent State men's basketball team returns back to the M.A.C. Center as the Flashes host Northern Illinois on Saturday. Tip time is scheduled for 2 p.m.
THE GAME
Kent State (11-5, 8-4) vs. Northern Illinois (2-10, 1-6)
Saturday, Feb. 13 | M.A.C. Center| 2 PM
BROADCAST
TV: ESPN3
Radio: Clint Scroggs (pbp), Kent State Radio, Tune-In
NORTHERN ILLINOIS HEAD COACH
Lamar Chapman
Record at NIU: 1-3 (Interim HC)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 192-126 (10th season)
ALL-TIME SERIES
Kent State leads the all-time series, 38-23
Kent State is 21-8 when playing NIU in the M.A.C. Center
Kent State is 7-6 against the Huskies under head coach Rob Senderoff.
Last season, NIU swept the Flashes with a 76-69 win in Kent and a 57-54 win at NIU.
LAST TIME OUT
The Kent State men's basketball team improved to 11-5 overall and 8-4 in MAC play after taking down Bowling Green, 71-67, for the season sweep. Senior Tervell Beck led the Flashes' scoring efforts and tied his career-high with 18 points. Beck also added four rebounds and four assists. Pippen secured his seventh double-double performance of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Freshman Jeremiah Hernandez scored a career-high 11 points, while junior Gabe O'Neal rounded out the double-figure scoring with 10 points on 4-of-4 from the floor and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe.
 On the season, the Flashes are shooting 45.4 percent from the floor and 33.6 percent from beyond the arc. Defensively, Kent State has held its opponents to 71.9 points per game on 41.4 percent shooting from the floor and 32.8 percent from long range.
FLASH FACTS
- The Flashes have three players averaging in double figures in Nuga (17.8), Pippen (20.9), and Beck (11.2)
- In Pippen's his last six games, Pippen has notched a double-double in four giving him seven on the season., ranking 22nd in the nation and first in MAC stats
- Pippen ranks 15th in the country and 2nd in the league in points per game (20.9)
- As a team, Kent State is 2nd in the league in FG percentage defense (41.5)
-The Flashes are the 25th-ranked team in the country in rebound margin (7.1) and lead MAC stats
-KSU ranks 31st in the country and 2nd the MAC in scoring offense (79.9)
- The Flashes are 3rd in the conference with 7.0 steals per game
-As a team, KSU ranks 5th in conference in forced turnovers (13.06)
-Flashes rank 17th in the country in total rebounds per game (40.50) and rank 2nd in league stats.
-KSU ranks 15th in the nation and 2nd in league in offensive rebounds per game (13.25)
-Senior Justyn Hamilton ranks 57h in the country in offensive rebounds per game (2.87) and leads the conference. He also ranks 41st in national stats and 5th in league in rebounds per game (7.1)
-Pippen ranks 38th in the nation and 3rd in the league in rebounds per game (9.1)
-Malique Jacobs ranks 30th in the nation and is 5th conference stats in steals per game (1.81)
-Pippen leads the league with (1.47) total blocked shots per game and total blocks (22).
- Kent State's Danny Pippen, Justyn Hamilton and Tervell Beck have combined to account for 45 percent of the team's scoring this season, including 50 percent of all Golden Flashes points over the last five games.
-Kent State has an assist on 39 of 73Â field goals (53.4 percent) over its previous three games
SCOUTING NORTHERN ILLINOIS
The Huskies, stand (2-10, 1-6 MAC) under the direction of interim head coach Lamar Chapman. NIU will be taking to the floor for the first time since January 16 at Ball State, the Huskies have had seven games postponed during their pause. In its last game, NIU fell to Ball State, 78-58. The Huskie offense had begun to find success from long-range over the last four games before the pause as NIU shot 41.3 percent from beyond the arc during that stretch. Junior Zool Kueth has shot 55 percent (11-of-20) from three-point range over those four games while junior Trendon Hankerson) is shooting 38.5 percent (10-of-26) from three.
NIU has three players scoring in double figures in Cochran (13.8), Hankerson (12.3), and Beane (10.8).
As a team the Huskies are averaging 59.4 points per game on 39.8 percent shooting from the field and 39.8 percent from long range.Â
Defensively, NIU has held its opponents to score 75.1 per game on 47.2 percent shooting from the field and 38.2 percent shooting from beyond the arc. The Huskies have 180 turnovers (15.0 tpg) while collecting 64 steals (5.3 stl/g) On the glass, the Huskies have out rebounded their opponents 438-419 for a +1.6 rebounding margin.
WAYS TO FOLLOW
Watch: ESPN3
Listen: https://kentstatesports.com/watch/?Live=320&type=Live
Live Stats: https://kentstatesports.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
