StatSheet MAC Players of the Week - February 6th, 2012

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Rian Pearson from Toledo has earned StatSheet's MAC Player of the Week award for February 6th. And last but certainly not least, Kent State's Chris Evans has received StatSheet's MAC 6th Man of the Week.

Pearson led the entire MAC in scoring (27.5 pts per game). He also put up 50% shooting and 10 rebounds per game. The Toledo sophomore played well for the Rockets in losses to Akron and Buffalo.

Pearson topped all scoring and rebounding for the Rockets with 29 points and 12 rebounds in an 86-72 loss to Akron. He followed that up by leading the team in scoring and rebounding with 26 points and 8 rebounds in a 72-65 loss to Buffalo.

This is the first StatSheet MAC Player of the Week award for Rian Pearson. The runner-up this week is junior Walter Offutt from Ohio. Honorable mention goes to Scott Thomas, a senior from Bowling Green.

StatSheet MAC 6th Man of the Week: Kent State's Chris Evans

Junior Chris Evans, a 6-7 reserve forward, averaged 28 minutes of action over two games for the Golden Flashes. In a 67-60 win over Central Michigan, Evans put up 12 points and 4 rebounds. After that, in a last-minute 78-73 win over Western Michigan, he racked up 3 blocked shots and 50% shooting.

This makes 4 times that Chris Evans has won the StatSheet MAC 6th Man of the Week award this season. Quincy Diggs, a junior forward from Akron, is runner up. Torian Oglesby, a senior forward from Bowling Green, earns honorable mention. The highest ranking 6th man from Western Michigan was Brandon Pokley who finished 8th. Western Michigan has 3 StatSheet MAC Player of the Week wins this season.

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