Kent Blows Out BG Men

 BG went on the road to Kent, one of the top three teams in the MAC and the result was what you would expect. Kent was a 14-point favorite and won by 23.

There was really no point when it was close.  BG led for 15 seconds.  The game was only tied once and there were only 2 lead changes.  Kent was up 18-5 with 12 to play in the first half. BG showed some resilience and had the lead to 4 with 4 to play but the Flashes closed out on an 8-3 run to lead by 9.

KS led by double digits for the first 10 minutes of the second half.  Metheny scored 5 straight to get the lead to 6 with 10 to play.  Kent scored the next 6 and the lead stayed in double digits for the remainder of the game, finishing at 23, their biggest lead.

What you see here is what a blowout looks like.  BG had .9 points per possession.  They are 1-9 when scoring under 1 point per possession this year.  Meanwhile, Kent had 1.22 points per possession.  BG is 0-8 when allowing over 1.2 points per possession.

Kent outshot BG, had a slight turnover edge, destroyed the Falcons on both boards and were +6 at the line.

BG made a decent 36% from 3FG but 43% from 2FG.  BG shot 44% inside the restricted area (8-18) while KS was 71% (20-28).

BG played without Samari Curtis who had "personal business" to attend to.

Individually, Coach again said that the team had a good game plan and had practiced well, but when they got into the game they did "the opposite" of what they had practiced. He said this after the NIU game and he says it often.  It is an amazing thing to hear.  He noted that Kent plays very physically.  And they do.  From what I have been able to see, they literally decide that the refs can't call as many fouls as they can commit.  How do they get those rebounds?  They push you out of the way. (Coach said this).  We had to be tough and we weren't.

I don't want to get into anything about whose "fault" it is that this happens.  I will just say it speaks poorly of where our program is right now.