Northeastern Huskies at Kent State Golden Flashes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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81 - 69
81 - 69
Northeastern wins 5th straight, tops Kent State 81-69
The Huskies will close out the nonconference portion of their schedule Wednesday at St. Bonaventure.
Kent State (5-6) opened the game on an 11-4 run, but Northeastern battled back to take the lead with an eight-point run by Shawn Occeus, who knocked down a pair of free throws, then converted back-to-back 3-point plays.
Occeus finished with 16 points for the Huskies (7-4), who shot 26 of 46 from the field (56.5 percent), including 9 of 23 from deep, and were 20 of 23 from the line.
Jaylin Walker and Kevin Zabo each had 18 points for Kent State, which shot 26 of 51 from the field (51 percent).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Devon Begley Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Jaylin Walker missed Three Point Jumper. | 81 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Vasa Pusica made Free Throw. | 81 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Vasa Pusica made Free Throw. | 80 - 69 |
Statistics
 NE |
 KENT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-46 | FG | 26-51 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 6-15 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 20-23 | FT | 11-17 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 21 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 21 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: M.A.C. Center
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 1,963 | Capacity:
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 1,963 | Capacity:
2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |
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 |