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Parker leads UMass against Kent State after 24-point game
By The Associated Press
Kent State Golden Flashes (9-2) at UMass Minutemen (8-3)
Amherst, Massachusetts; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: UMass hosts Kent State after K'Jei Parker scored 24 points in
UMass' 103-95 victory over the Florida State Seminoles.
The Minutemen have gone 5-1 in home games. UMass is third in the MAC with 17.7
assists per game led by Danny Carbuccia averaging 5.5.
The Golden Flashes are 0-1 in road games. Kent State is second in the MAC with
19.6 assists per game led by Cian Medley averaging 6.4.
UMass' average of 7.4 made 3-pointers per game is 3.1 fewer made shots on
average than the 10.5 per game Kent State gives up. Kent State scores 23.0 more
points per game (96.6) than UMass allows (73.6).
The Minutemen and Golden Flashes face off Saturday for the first time in MAC
play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Leonardo Bettiol is averaging 16.4 points and 8.1 rebounds for
the Minutemen. Marcus Banks is averaging 18.4 points over the last 10 games.
Delrecco Gillespie is scoring 19.4 points per game and averaging 11.9 rebounds
for the Golden Flashes. Jahari Williamson is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over
the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Minutemen: 8-2, averaging 81.1 points, 33.7 rebounds, 17.7
assists, 6.5 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 73.2 points per game.
Golden Flashes: 9-1, averaging 96.6 points, 36.6 rebounds, 19.9 assists, 8.3
steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 51.9% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 79.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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