Carry leads Kent State against Akron after 23-point showing
Akron Zips (21-9, 13-4 MAC) at Kent State Golden Flashes (24-6, 14-3 MAC)
Kent, Ohio; Friday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Kent State faces the Akron Zips after Sincere Carry scored 23 points in Kent State's 82-75 victory against the Ohio Bobcats.
The Golden Flashes have gone 14-0 in home games. Kent State is 2-1 in one-possession games.
The Zips are 13-4 in MAC play. Akron ranks fifth in the MAC with 32.5 rebounds per game led by Enrique Freeman averaging 11.1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Carry is averaging 16.9 points, 4.9 assists and 1.8 steals for the Golden Flashes. Malique Jacobs is averaging 12.4 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting 39.4% over the past 10 games for Kent State.
Xavier Castaneda is scoring 21.8 points per game with 4.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists for the Zips. Freeman is averaging 18.2 points and 11.6 rebounds while shooting 62.7% over the past 10 games for Akron.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Flashes: 8-2, averaging 76.3 points, 32.0 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 7.9 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.1 points per game.
Zips: 7-3, averaging 78.1 points, 30.7 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.8 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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