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The Kent State Golden Flashes and Indiana Hoosiers will face off on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Tip-off from MVP Arena in Albany, NY, is at 9:55 p.m. ET. The Hoosiers are 4.5-point spread favorites and the game total is 140.5 points.
Kent State (28-6 SU and 21-10-1 ATS) beat Toledo in the Mid-American Conference Tournament title game on March 11. The Golden Flashes finished runner-up to the Rockets in the MAC regular season standings. Junior guard Giovanni Santiago (7.5 PPG) is out with a hand injury.
Indiana (22-11 SU and 15-17-1 ATS) was upset by Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament semis. The Hoosiers finished second in the conference's regular season standings.
The Golden Flashes, winners of ten of their last eleven overall, carry plenty of momentum into the NCAA Tournament. After dismantling Toledo in the MAC Championship, is Kent State worthy of an upset pick against traditional power Indiana?
Senior guard Sincere Carry leads Kent State in scoring. He averages 17.6 points on 41.3 percent shooting and 4.9 assists per game. A few other Golden Flashes to watch are senior guard Malique Jacobs (13.0 PPG and 5.2 RPG), senior forward Miryne Thomas (10.7 PPG and 5.5 RPG), and sophomore guard Jalen Sullinger (8.6 PPG).
“Our guys really feel confident going against anyone because of those experiences in the non-conference schedule”@KentStMBB coach Rob Senderoff on close games at Houston, Charl eston & Gonzaga pic.twitter.com/kSY19q4yBj
— CBS Sports College Basketball ?? (@CBSSportsCBB) March 13, 2023
Kent State scores 76.0 points per game (76th) and shoots 45.3 percent from the field (151st), including 33.7 percent from three-point range (217th). It converts 72.9 percent of its free-throw attempts (132nd) and averages 32.1 rebounds (156th) with a +1.1 rebounding margin. KSU is 111th in schedule-adjusted offensive efficiency, 143rd in effective field goal percentage (51.3%), and 144th in adjusted tempo.
Kent State surrenders 65.4 points per game on defense (51st), and its opponents shoot 40.1 percent from the field (19th), including 31.1 percent from behind the arc (45th). The Golden Flashes are 38th in adjusted defensive efficiency and 142nd in assist-per-turnover ratio.
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