SECOND HALF
FINAL ... Kent State 74, Texas-Pan American 54
Despite an ugly finish that saw Kent State go without a single field goal for the final 4:22, the Flashes managed to finish with a 20-point win.
Jimmy Hall and Devareaux Manley both scored 19 points to lead the way. Hall finished with a double-double in 25 minutes, adding 10 rebounds. Derek Jackson had 10 points and three assists off the bench.
Khaliq Spicer also had a nice game with seven points and nine rebounds as well as two steals and a blocked shot.
Texas Pan-American mall forward Janari Joesaar had a 27-point, 9-rebound night, but he also turned the ball over five times in 37 minutes and pretty much disappeared after the 16:44 media timeout, taking just one shot the rests of the way and scoring three points.
The rest of the Broncs were just 9-for-38 from the field.
3:55 ... The Flashes are clearing the bench a bit with a lead that had swelled to 27 points and is now 24 at 74-50.
Despite an ugly finish that saw Kent State go without a single field goal for the final 4:22, the Flashes managed to finish with a 20-point win.
Jimmy Hall and Devareaux Manley both scored 19 points to lead the way. Hall finished with a double-double in 25 minutes, adding 10 rebounds. Derek Jackson had 10 points and three assists off the bench.
Khaliq Spicer also had a nice game with seven points and nine rebounds as well as two steals and a blocked shot.
Texas Pan-American mall forward Janari Joesaar had a 27-point, 9-rebound night, but he also turned the ball over five times in 37 minutes and pretty much disappeared after the 16:44 media timeout, taking just one shot the rests of the way and scoring three points.
The rest of the Broncs were just 9-for-38 from the field.
3:55 ... The Flashes are clearing the bench a bit with a lead that had swelled to 27 points and is now 24 at 74-50.
Good to see Raasean Davis come in and play well for the second time late, staying with it and tipping in his own missed shot on a strong drive into the lane.
Gary Akbar has just checked in for the first time. Jon Flemming is set to enter the game as well.
7:16 ... A Derek Jackson three has extended Kent State's lead to 69-45. He now has nine points as the Flashes have found contributions from just about everyone who has played tonight.
This has been one of the shorter benches this season as Senderoff has used only eight players. This is the first time we haven't seen Akbar by this stage of the game.
Manley has a team-high 19 points to go with 17 from Hall.
Spicer just drilled two free throws to put Kent State at 11-of-13 from the line tonight.
The Flashes have extended this lead as Joesaar has disappeared over the last eight minutes.
The Broncs forward was 9-of-13 from the field with 24 points at the 16:44 timeout. He is still 9-of-13 with 24 points.
11:53 ... Jimmy Hall has 15 points after an old-fashioned three-point play. Adding the free throw made him 5-of-5 from the line tonight.
Kent State is a refreshing 9-of-10 on free throws.
The Flashes lead is 55-38.
Khaliq Spicer is having arguably his best game of the season with five points, seven rebounds a blocked shot and two steals so far in 23 minutes.
15:15 ... Devareaux Manley has picked right up where he left off, adding another three pointer soon after checking in off the bench.
Manley's 17 lead the Flashes.
Joesaar has stayed read hot for the Broncs. He now has 24 points on 9-of-13 from the field and 6-of-9 from three.
Kent State lead is 50-33.
FIRST HALF
Dev Manley finished with a team-high 14-point first half in a Jordanesque effort with the flu. He hit 5-of-8 from the field and 4-of-7 from three-point range.
Jimmy Hall added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Janari Joesaar has been a one-man show for Texas-Pan American, scoring 19 points on 7-of-11 form the field and 5-of-8 from three-point range.
The rest of the team was just 3-for-15 from the field.
3:44 ... Janari Joesaar is almost single handedly keeping the Broncs in the game, going 6-of-9 from the field and 4-of-6 from three while scoring 16 points. He also has a team-high 4 rebounds.
The rest of the team is just 2-for-12 from the field. Joesaar has attempted all of the Broncs' threes.
7:39 ... The Kent State lead is 25-18 at this media timeout ... and this may be the latest in any game we've seen the Golden Flashes sitting at a perfect 100 percent from the foul line.
Jimmy Hall just hit a pair to put KSU at 2-for-2 on the night. Hall is off to a good start with six points and four rebounds.
9:02 ... This may be the best officiated game in the history of the M.A.C. Center.
Officials Bill Ek, Donnie Eppley and Greg Webb have combined to blow their whistle just two times in the game's first 10:58.
Keep it up.
Manley has checked out after a little more than five minutes of work that saw him hit two threes, including one from beyond NBA range. He was breathing heavy and ready to come out prior to this timeout.
Flashes lead is 23-15.
Threes are keeping the Broncs in this one. They are 3-for-5 from three-point range, and all of them by Janari Joesaar, the 6-foot-6 sophomore small forward from Tartu, Estonia.
14:28 ... The Flashes hold an early 13-7 lead. The quick start in large part due to defense, which has forced three turnovers and is limiting the Broncs – a good offensive rebounding team – to one shot and out.
The rest of the team is just 2-for-12 from the field. Joesaar has attempted all of the Broncs' threes.
7:39 ... The Kent State lead is 25-18 at this media timeout ... and this may be the latest in any game we've seen the Golden Flashes sitting at a perfect 100 percent from the foul line.
Jimmy Hall just hit a pair to put KSU at 2-for-2 on the night. Hall is off to a good start with six points and four rebounds.
9:02 ... This may be the best officiated game in the history of the M.A.C. Center.
Officials Bill Ek, Donnie Eppley and Greg Webb have combined to blow their whistle just two times in the game's first 10:58.
Keep it up.
Manley has checked out after a little more than five minutes of work that saw him hit two threes, including one from beyond NBA range. He was breathing heavy and ready to come out prior to this timeout.
Flashes lead is 23-15.
Threes are keeping the Broncs in this one. They are 3-for-5 from three-point range, and all of them by Janari Joesaar, the 6-foot-6 sophomore small forward from Tartu, Estonia.
14:28 ... The Flashes hold an early 13-7 lead. The quick start in large part due to defense, which has forced three turnovers and is limiting the Broncs – a good offensive rebounding team – to one shot and out.
Jimmy Hall has four early points to go with 2 rebounds. Derek Jackson also has an early three. Devareaux Manley (flu symptoms) will check in for the first time after this timeout.
I talked to Rob Senderoff seconds before the start of the game and he said he didn't know how much he'd have Manley tonight until he got a look at Manley the first time he enters the game.
I talked to Rob Senderoff seconds before the start of the game and he said he didn't know how much he'd have Manley tonight until he got a look at Manley the first time he enters the game.
PREGAME
6:56 p.m. ... Manley will start the game on the bench. Hopefully he will play. Kris Brewer starts in his place.
6:40 p.m. ... Devareaux Manley is in uniform, but how much he plays this evening is still unknown. Manley has been suffering from flu symptoms, and as of about an hour ago his availability was very much in doubt. It's good to see him on the floor during pre game, though, considering the Flashes are already extremely short in the backcourt due to the injury to Kellon Thomas.
If Manley can't play or is limited tonight, the Flashes will have to rely on Derek Jackson and Kris Brewer as the only healthy guards on scholarship. Rob Senderoff may try to spell Jackson and Brewer with walk-on sophomore Jon Flemming. Gary Akbar, a small forward who is more comfortable playing power forward, could also be pressed into some time as an off guard, otherwise Jackson and Brewer could be pressed into close to 40 minutes tonight.
6 p.m. ... Defense has been the strength of the Golden Flashes so far this season, although there have been some missteps in back-to-back losses at UTEP and Kansas. Rob Senderoff will try to get back to some of the staples of what had the Flashes playing well defensively during their 8-2 start.
Transition defense was an issue against UTEP and Kansas, which makes sense. Both can score points in bunches on the fast break. Both also have some good spot-up shooters in transition. The Flashes, who had been so good at taking away the three-point shot in the first 10 games, have given up most of their threes in transition of late.
Tonight, 5-foot-11 point guard Shaquille Boga (12.0 ppg, 35.1 pct 3's) and three man Janari Joesaar (19.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg) are both very good at hunting threes in transition. The Flashes will need to get back and find shooters.
Texas-Pan American's strengths include offensive rebounding and getting to the foul line, where the Broncs rank 72nd in the nation in terms of how many of their points arrive via free throws (better than 23 percent).
Guarding Joesaar will be a key. The 6-foot-6 transfer from Ole Miss is a crafty sophomore who is a catch-and-shoot player hitting at 40-percent from three-point range this season. The Flashes will want to pressure Joesaar, Boga and anyone else who touches the basketball to make passes difficult in the Broncs motion offense.
Chris Ortiz is expected to get the start for Kent State and draw the assignment against Joesaar. Derek Jackson will guard Boga. The matchup at the four between Jimmy Hall for Kent State and 6-foot-7 Shaquille Hines (that's right, the Broncs have two Shaquille's on their roster) will also be a good one. Hines is a bit slight at 195 pounds, but the junior four man is averaging 14.2 points and 5.2 rebounds.
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