Kent State University
Bowling Green
Flashes Hit the Road for Tuesday Contest With Bowling Green
2/8/2021 4:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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KENT, Ohio-Â The Kent State men's basketball team hits the road as the Flashes travel to Bowling Green to close out the series on Tuesday, Feb. 9. Tip time is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will air on CBS Sports Network.
THE GAME
Kent State (10-5, 7-4) vs. Bowling Green (10-8, 6-6)
Tuesday, Feb.9 | Stroh Center| 7 PM
BROADCAST
TV: CBS Sports Network, Dave Ryan (pbp) and Bob Wenzel (analyst)
Radio: Dave Wilson (pbp), Kent State Radio, Tune-In
BOWLING GREEN HEAD COACH
Michael Huger
Record at BG: 98-82 (6th season)
KENT STATE HEAD COACH
Record at Kent State: 191-126 (10th season)
ALL-TIME SERIES
BG leads the all-time series with an 89-81 record
Kent State is 26-53 when playing at the Stroh Center
Kent State is 11-9 against the Falcons under head coach Rob Senderoff.
Earlier this season, Kent State came away with a 96-91 victory over BG at home. Pippen tied his career-high with 34 points on shooting 11-of-15 from the floor and knocking down 5-of-9 from beyond the arc. Pippen also notched his fourth double-double on the season with 11 rebounds.
LAST TIME OUT
The Kent State men's basketball team dropped to 10-5 overall and 7-4 in MAC play after falling to Akron, 72-61. The Flashes were led by senior Danny Pippen who was honored before the game for joining the 1,000-point club, notched his sixth double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Junior Malique Jacobs added 12 points and three steals, while Tervell Beck and Giovanni Santiago closed out the double-digit scoring with 10 points apiece.
 On the season, the Flashes are shooting 45.6 percent from the floor and 33.7 percent from beyond the arc. Defensively, Kent State has held its opponents to 72.2 points per game on 41.4 percent shooting from the floor and 33.1 percent from long range.
FLASH FACTS
- The Flashes have three players averaging in double figures in Nuga (17.8), Pippen (21.3), and Beck (10.5)
- In Pippen's his last five games, Pippen has notched a double-double in three giving him six on the season.
- Pippen ranks 12th in the country and leads the league in points per game (21.3)
- As a team, Kent State is 2nd in the league in FG percentage defense (41.6)
-The Flashes are the 26th-ranked team in the country in rebound margin (7.5) and lead MAC stats
-KSU ranks 28th in the country and 2nd the MAC in scoring offense (80.5)
- The Flashes are 3rd in the conference with 7.0 steals per game
-As a team, KSU ranks 5th in conference in forced turnovers (13.20)
-Flashes rank 16th in the country in total rebounds per game (40.60) and rank 2nd in league stats.
-KSU ranks 16th in the nation and 2nd in league in offensive rebounds per game (13.29)
-Senior Justyn Hamilton ranks 46th in the country in offensive rebounds per game (3.07) and leads the conference. He also ranks 41st in national stats and 5th in league in rebounds per game (7.6)
-Pippen ranks 43rd in the nation and 3rd in the league in rebounds per game (9.0)
-Malique Jacobs ranks 30th in the nation and is 5th conference stats in steals per game (1.80)
-Pippen leads the league with (1.50) total blocked shots per game and total blocks (21).
- 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 44 of 75Â field goals (58.6 percent) over its previous three games
SCOUTING BOWLING GREEN
The Falcons, stand (10-8, 6-6 MAC) under the direction of 6-year head coach Michael Huger after falling to Western Michigan, 76-70. Turner scored a game-high 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting. Turner also added six rebounds, four steals and two assists. The Falcons trailed by as many as 14 points, but cut the deficit down to a single possession multiple times in the second half. With the Falcons down by two points with under a minute left in regulation. WMU hit a jumper that put the lead to four as time ran out.
BG has three players scoring in double figures in Turner (20.2), Plowden (12.7), and Diggs (10.9).
As a team the Falcons are averaging 79.0 points per game on 42.4 percent shooting from the field and 37.5 percent from long range.Â
Defensively, BG has held its opponents to score 76.3 per game on 45.3 percent shooting from the field and 35.4 percent shooting from beyond the arc. The Falcons have 187 turnovers (10.4 tpg) while collecting 128 steals (7.1 stl/g) On the glass, the Falcons have been out rebounded by opponents 709-679 for a -1.7 rebounding margin.
WAYS TO FOLLOW
Watch: CBS Sports Network
Listen: https://kentstatesports.com/watch/?Live=317&type=Live
Live Stats: https://bgsufalcons.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
