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Game preview · Wednesday, Dec 9 · 7:00 PM ET

#172Kent State

1-1 · MAC · Away

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#302Central Michigan

2-0 · MAC · Home

Conference game

Statboy projection

Kent State by 5 (81-76)

67% to win

Kent State 67%Central Michigan 33%

From the Statboy Power ratings, with home court counted.

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Projection, key ratings and a player to watch for each team.

Ratings

Kent StateCentral Michigan
-1.7#172Power rating-13.4#302
108.2#137Offense100.3#273
110.0#242Defense113.7#317
71.4#95Tempo70.2#197
1-1Record2-0
#141Preseason rank#308

Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold; tempo is a style, so neither is bold.

Team stats

Kent StateCentral Michigan
48.7%#270Shooting (eFG%)53.2%#65
52.0%#259Opponents' eFG%48.3%#81
15.7%#25Turnover rate19.1%#245
17.3%#251Turnovers forced18.2%#181
36.3%#18Offensive rebounding35.9%#28
35.8%#216Free throw rate35.7%#220
30.9%#2423-point %35.8%#66
33.2%#214Opponents' 3-point %32.8%#196
40.4%#226Shots from three43.1%#110

This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.

Players to watch

Kent State

Central Michigan

  • Phat Phat Brooks#1408 · G

    This season: 17.5 pts · 4.5 reb · 5 ast (2 games)

  • Keenan Garner#1443 · F

    This season: 8.5 pts · 7 reb · 2.5 ast (2 games)

  • Jalen Kampen#3002 · G

    This season: 9 pts · 5.5 reb · 1 ast (2 games)

Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).

Recent results

Kent State

  • Nov 6vs Roberts WesleyanW102-50
  • Nov 2at Louisiana TechL75-85

Central Michigan