Bowling Green hosts Kent State following Medley’s 24-point game

Kent State Golden Flashes (17-8, 7-5 MAC) at Bowling Green Falcons (10-15, 4-8 MAC)

Bowling Green, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Flashes -6.5; over/under is 140.5

BOTTOM LINE: Kent State visits Bowling Green after Cian Medley scored 24 points in Kent State’s 76-75 victory over the Ohio Bobcats.

The Falcons have gone 7-6 at home. Bowling Green is sixth in the MAC in team defense, allowing 75.1 points while holding opponents to 45.5% shooting.

The Golden Flashes are 7-5 against conference opponents. Kent State is the top team in the MAC giving up only 66.0 points per game while holding opponents to 41.4% shooting.

Bowling Green makes 43.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.5 percentage points higher than Kent State has allowed to its opponents (41.4%). Kent State’s 42.4% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.1 percentage points lower than Bowling Green has given up to its opponents (45.5%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcus Johnson is shooting 37.2% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Falcons, while averaging 16.4 points and 5.1 rebounds. Trey Thomas is shooting 38.5% and averaging 13.8 points over the past 10 games.

Delrecco Gillespie is averaging 6.6 points and 7.1 rebounds for the Golden Flashes. Jalen Sullinger is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Falcons: 4-6, averaging 71.1 points, 28.5 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 8.3 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.7 points per game.

Golden Flashes: 6-4, averaging 74.5 points, 30.7 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.3 points.

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

News from © The Associated Press, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.