Northern Illinois Huskies at Kent State Golden Flashes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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68 - 78
68 - 78
Walker's 31 pts lead Kent State past N Illinois 78-68
Antonio Williams scored 13 points with five assists for the Golden Flashes (14-4, 3-2 Mid-American Conference) and Akiean Frederick scored 12. Kent State won its second straight and now has tallied six wins in its last eight contests.
The Huskies led 30-28 at intermission, and shortly into the second half, Walker buried a 3-pointer and threw down a dunk and the Golden Flashes led the rest of the way. Lacey James' free throw with 14:46 left reduced the Huskies' deficit to 37-35 before Kent State went on a 12-4 run and they led by double-digits for most of the remainder.
Eugene German led Northern Illinois (10-8, 3-2) with 22 points and five rebounds, Levi Bradley scored 12, James 10 with 10 rebounds and Dante Thorpe pitched in 10.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Jaylin Walker Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Levi Bradley missed Jumper. | 68 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:45 | Jaylin Walker made Free Throw. | 68 - 78 |
Statistics
 NIU |
 KENT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-56 | FG | 27-57 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 15-20 | FT | 17-20 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 5 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: M.A.C. Center
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 2,291 | Capacity:
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 2,291 | Capacity:
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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 |
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 |