Kent State has a couple of easy wins over small schools this season, but overall has still faced significantly tougher competition than Towson, while performing better on both sides of the ball. Kent State is in the top-50 for both offensive field goal and three-point percentage and is 19th shooting 79.3% from the free-throw line. Towson is low sitting at 255th shooting 42.5%, 307th making 28.2% of its threes, and almost 10-percentage points lower than Kent State making 69.5% of their FT's.

The Golden Flashes are also shining brighter on the defensive end, ranking in the top-25 when it comes to points allowed, opponents' field goal percentage, and three-point percentage allowed. With the home court advantage also on their side, take Kent State to cover.