JoePa's 1/20 Baskets

[joepa66]

JOEPA'S UPDATED YTD: 198 - 170 - 5
UNITS: +11.00
1/19: 2 - 2
MAC: 40 - 25 - 1


APPALACHIAN STATE -4 @ Georgia Southern L
BUFFALO +4.5 @ Kent State L......take this loss anyday, KSU shoots 71% from 3, UB was MAC highest scoring team and Rodney Pierce the leading scorer gets 4pts and doesn't play last 12 minutes of the game!
WESTERN MICHIGAN -2 @ Ball State L......WMU wheels coming off?
NORTHERN ILLINOIS -5 @ Toledo L....just one more point!
AKRON -9 vs. Miami, OH W
BOWLING GREEN -1 vs. Ohio W
EASTERN MICHIGAN +6 @ Central Michigan L.......just 2 more points





OVEN MITT YTD: 26 - 20 - 1
1/19: 1 - 0

SORRY.....no Mitt pick tonight. Leaving right from work for the Kent/Buffalo game! And, just when he's on a 3-0 run........



GL to ya!

[irishmike]

Enjoy!
good luck!

[BIGBALLER]

GL joepa. And have fun at the game

[TommyGold]

Good luck!

[TheBeholdah]

gl with all that mac action

[Underdog88]

GL JoePa

[joepa66]

JOEPA'S UPDATED YTD: 200 - 175 - 5
UNITS: +7.00
1/20: 2 - 5
MAC: 42 - 29 - 1


Just 3 freaking points from a 4-2 night........



OVEN MITT YTD: 26 - 20 - 1
1/19: 1 - 0

[FlyersFan]

good call on AKR tonight.

think your math need some revision though...lol...

[TheBeholdah]

at least ur squad did major damage tonight, completely demolished buffalo

[joepa66]

Originally Posted by FlyersFan

good call on AKR tonight. ......think your math need some revision though...lol...

Late night after a huge win, no dinner and a couple of beers at Ray's Place afterward and my math still sucks! At least my driving was good.......

[joepa66]

Originally Posted by TheBeholdah

at least ur squad did major damage tonight, completely demolished buffalo

I'll take that loss with my UB bet.......UB was the leagues leading scoring team just over 75ppg, and Rodney Pierce the league's best scorer who lit crAcKRON up for 31 on the weekend and he short rimmed and/or air balled at least 5 shots in the first half and only scored 4 points. He didn't score in the second half and was taken out of the game with 12 mins. left and never came back in. Might have been under the weather, who knows, but someone awoke a sleeping giant last night.

Kent's starting lineup comprised only two starters and they jumped right on Buffalo! Flashes made 7-10 3s in the second half, after going 0-7 in the first half.

[joepa66]

Sizzling Second Half Sends Kent State To 89-54 Win Over Buffalo
Golden Flashes shot 74.1 percent in the second half

Courtesy: Kent State Athletic Communications
Release: 01/20/2010

KENT, Ohio – Kent State (11-7; 2-2) ended a two-game losing skid in emphatic fashion, downing Mid-American conference East Division leading Buffalo (10-5; 3-1), 89-54 Wednesday night at the M.A.C. Center. The Golden Flashes went on an offensive tear in the second half, firing 74.1% from the field and knocking down 10-of-14 three-point attempts (71.4%) after misfiring on all seven of their tries in the first half.

Senior guard Chris Singletary (Chicago, Ill. / Florida Prep) and his 18 points led an attack which featured six players in double figures. It marked the first time KSU has received double-digit performances from a half-dozen players in one game since facing Shawnee State in 2008. In addition to Singletary, Rodriquez Sherman (Indianapolis, Ind. / Ben Davis) (13) Anthony Simpson (Rockford, Ill./Highland C.C.[Ill.]) (11), Tyree Evans (Richmond, Va. / Motlow C.C. [Tenn.]) (11), freshman Randal Holt (Bedford, Ohio / Glenville) (11) and Justin Greene (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Lincoln) (10) reached double figures.

“We came to play Kent State basketball,” said Evans who hit three second half threes. “We played like a team and a family.”

Despite the gaudy offensive numbers, it was the job KSU’s defense did on Buffalo’s leading scorer Rodney Pierce (19.8 ppg) that was key in the triumph. Riding a streak of eight straight 20-point outings, the Golden Flashes stifled the senior, holding him to a 1-of-8 performance and a total of four points.

“We were ready to play at a high level and really challenged them,” said Head Coach Geno Ford. “Yesterday’s practice was really competitive and fiery and I thought today’s shoot-around was competitive. Our backs were against the wall and the older guys did a good job of setting the tone for us.”

Ford’s decision to rearrange his starting lineup apparently lit a fire under his troops as 57 of Kent State’s points came from the bench. The Golden Flashes took advantage of the Bulls’ miscues by scoring 40 points off turnovers and won the battle in the paint with 40-24 scoring edge.

Kent State led for most of the first half and used an 8-0 run over the final three minutes to take a 34-24 lead at the intermission. The team then proceeded to open the second stanza by converting 10 of its first 11 shots, including four three-pointers, to build a 25-point advantage just nine minutes into the half. The lead was extended to as many as 39 (86-47) before all was said and done.

Max Boudreau led the Bulls with 15 points. Buffalo, which entered the game averaging a MAC best 73.6 points per game, shot just 32.7 percent (17-52) and 18.2 percent (4-22) from three.

The Golden Flashes wrap-up the three-game home stand against rival Akron on Saturday (Jan. 23). Game time is set for a 12:00 pm ESPNU broadcast.

NOTES:

* Kent State has allowed just 21.3 ppg in the first half of the four MAC games this season ...
* The 74.1 percent field goal percentage by Kent State in the second half is the highest for a half in the past decade ...
* First time having six players in double figures since Dec. 30, 2008 vs Shawnee State ...
* The 86 points point are the most scored against a MAC since scoring 111 at Buffalo on Feb. 15, 2006 ...
* The 35 point margin of victory is the most against a MAC team since an 82-46 (37) victory over Eastern Michigan on Feb. 3, 2006 ...
* Chris Singletary is averaging 20.0 points in his two games off the bench in MAC play this season opposed to 9.5 ppg as a starter ...
* Buffalo was averaging 77.9 ppg in the last eight games and had held six of its last seven opponents under 70 points.