Eastern Michigan (11-13, 5-6) vs. Kent State (18-6, 7-4)
Memorial A & C Center, Kent, Ohio; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Michigan goes for the season sweep over Kent State after winning the previous matchup in Ypsilanti. The teams last faced each other on Jan. 12, when the Eagles shot 65.4 percent from the field while holding Kent State's shooters to just 35.5 percent en route to a 34-point victory.
SUPER SENIORS: Eastern Michigan has relied heavily on its seniors. Elijah Minnie, James Thompson IV, Paul Jackson and Boubacar Toure have collectively accounted for 66 percent of the team's scoring this year and 75 percent of all Eagles points over the team's last five games.
STEPPING IT UP: The Eagles have scored 69.5 points per game and allowed 67.5 points per game against Mid-American opponents. Those are both improvements over the 65.4 points scored and 70.9 points allowed to non-conference opponents.
KEY FACILITATOR: Jackson has been directly responsible for 62 percent of all Eastern Michigan field goals over the last three games. The senior guard has 17 field goals and 20 assists in those games.
ACCOUNTING FOR ASSISTS: The Eagles have recently used assists to create buckets more often than the Golden Flashes. Kent State has an assist on 27 of 73 field goals (37 percent) across its past three outings while Eastern Michigan has assists on 30 of 60 field goals (50 percent) during its past three games.
DID YOU KNOW: Eastern Michigan is ranked first among Division I teams with an offensive rebound percentage of 37.5 percent. The Eagles have averaged 13.2 offensive boards per game.
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