Northern Illinois Huskies at Kent State Golden Flashes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
50 - 49
50 - 49
Baker lifts Northern Illinois over Kent St. 50-49
Devareaux Manley made two free throws with 11.2 seconds remaining to put the Golden Flashes (11-9, 2-5 Mid-American) up by a point. But Baker was then fouled attempting a layup.
The Huskies (8-11, 2-5) were down 13 points with 12:28 to go before rallying to take a 46-45 lead on Darrell Bowie's basket with 3:16 left. Mark Henniger's dunk put KSU back up before Aksel Bolin made two free throws for a 48-47 NIU lead.
Baker scored 11 points, Bolin 14 and Jordan Threloff 10 for the Huskies, who avenged a 73-64 overtime loss to Kent State on NIU's floor on Jan. 15. The victory also snapped a four-game losing streak.
Darren Goodson had 10 points for KSU, which has lost four straight.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kris Brewer missed Three Point Jumper. | 50 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jordan Threloff Defensive Rebound. | 50 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Kent State Timeout | 50 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Travon Baker made Free Throw. | 50 - 49 |
Statistics
 NIU |
 KENT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-47 | FG | 16-46 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 3-13 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 15-17 | FT | 11-14 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 8 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 23 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: M.A.C. Center
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 2,234 | Capacity:
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 2,234 | Capacity:
2025-26 Horizon League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Milwaukee | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Cleveland State | 6-14 | 9 | 11-22 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-17 | 12 | 7-25 |
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |