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03/05 03:43 CST Kent State hosts Western Michigan after Williams' 22-point
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Kent State hosts Western Michigan after Williams' 22-point performance
By The Associated Press
Western Michigan Broncos (10-20, 4-13 MAC) at Kent State Golden Flashes (22-8,
13-4 MAC)
Kent, Ohio; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Western Michigan takes on Kent State after Justice Williams scored
22 points in Western Michigan's 74-71 overtime loss to the Ball State Cardinals.
The Golden Flashes have gone 13-3 in home games. Kent State is 8-4 in games
decided by 10 points or more.
The Broncos are 4-13 in conference play. Western Michigan is 0-3 in games
decided by less than 4 points.
Kent State's average of 9.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.8
more made shots on average than the 9.1 per game Western Michigan gives up.
Western Michigan has shot at a 44.2% clip from the field this season, 0.4
percentage points above the 43.8% shooting opponents of Kent State have
averaged.
The Golden Flashes and Broncos square off Friday for the first time in MAC play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Delrecco Gillespie is averaging 18.3 points and 11.2 rebounds
for the Golden Flashes. Morgan Safford is averaging 13.4 points over the last
10 games.
Jalen Griffith averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Broncos, scoring
11.8 points while shooting 41.0% from beyond the arc. Williams is shooting
41.5% and averaging 13.0 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Flashes: 7-3, averaging 76.7 points, 36.3 rebounds, 13.6
assists, 7.2 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 41.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 74.3 points per game.
Broncos: 2-8, averaging 72.1 points, 31.3 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 3.4 steals
and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 80.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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