Saint Mary's CA at Kent State

A battle of a couple of strong Mid Majors takes place tonight at the MAC Center. This is a Bracketbuster type matchup and should be an entertaining game. The Golden Flashes have clearly played in games over their head in the last three facing Kansas, Illinois, and Texas A&M. They more than held their own forcing OT against the Illini, and losing to the Aggies by just six. Despite the top-level competition, the Flashes have shot the ball very well and considering the three above mentioned teams are known for defense it bodes well for them coming home tonight. The Golden Flashes’ top six players all shoot 45% or better. The Gaels were on many preseason top 25 lists as they recorded 25 wins last season. Unfortunately, the Gaels were not able to deliver against the good teams on the road, losing all of them. This will be their first true road game of the season and may find the going tough against a very solid Kent State team. We have a very live home dog here, so the Golden Flashes get the call.