Kent State Golden Flashes at Northern Illinois Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
61 - 75
61 - 75
N. Illinois uses 16-3 run to down Kent St. 72-59
Bradley also set a career best with 14-of-14 shooting from the free throw line. Northern Illinois led 33-32 at halftime before Desmond Ridenour's layup put the Golden Flashes up 51-48 with 11 minutes left.
Dante Thorpe responded with a jumper and a layup to ignite Northern Illinois (8-6) on a 16-3 run, and a pair of free throws from Bradley made it 64-54 with just less than five minutes to play.
After Kevin Zabo's 3-point play, Eugene German scored nine of the Huskies's final 13 points to preserve the win. German finished with 20 points and seven rebounds and Thorpe finished with 17 on 8-of-12 shooting.
Jaylin Walker led Kent State (6-8) with 18 points but was 5 of 17 from the field including 1 of 10 from 3-point distance. Zabo scored 17.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Anastasios Demogerontas Defensive Rebound. | 61 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jalen Avery missed Layup. | 61 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Justin Thomas made Layup. | 61 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Danny Pippen made Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Avery. | 61 - 73 |
Statistics
 KENT |
 NIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-59 | FG | 24-55 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 4-25 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 16 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 13-18 | FT | 23-26 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 7 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 35 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 23 | Fouls | 19 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: NIU Convocation Center
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 918 | Capacity:
Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 918 | Capacity:
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 |
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| 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 |