Ohio needs to win one of its final two games to lock up the No. 5 seed for the Mid-American Conference Tournament and has its first opportunity to do so on Tuesday against Kent State.
Ohio is coming off an ugly loss to Miami on Saturday that snapped its six-game winning streak.
Here is everything to know about Tuesday’s matchup:
Game Information
Opponent: Kent State
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: M.A.C. Center (Kent, Ohio)
How to watch: ESPN3
How to listen: The Varsity Network
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Meet the Opponent
Head Coach: Rob Senderoff (12th season)
Probable starters
01 VonCameron Davis
02 Malique Jacobs
03 Sincere Carry
33 Miryne Thomas
42 Cli’ron Hornbeak
Statistical leaders
Points: Carry (16.6 per game)
Rebounds: Jacobs (5.1 per game)
Assists: Carry (5.0 per game)
Blocks: Chris Payton (28 blocks)
Steals: Jacobs (80 steals)
Field goal percentage: Delrecco Gillespie (74.3%)
3-point percentage: Jalen Sullinger (44.1%)
Free throw percentage: Giovanni Santiago (93.3%)
Kent State notes
The Golden Flashes are currently one game back of Toledo for the top spot in the MAC. They could capture the regular season conference title with a pair of wins and at least one Toledo loss over the final two games.
Kent State is 13-0 at home this season and is one of three teams in the MAC with a better home record than Ohio.
The Bobcats lost to the Flashes by five points in the first matchup between the two this season, but they face a tall task Tuesday to hand the Flashes their first loss at the M.A.C. Center. The Bobcats haven’t won there since 2014.
Player to watch
Sincere Carry - Carry, along with Miami’s Mekhi Lairy, is one of two players in the top ten in the MAC in both points and assists per game. He is also fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio and has an outside shot at being named the MAC Player of the Year for the second year in a row.
