Northern Illinois Huskies at Kent State Golden Flashes
· NCAA Men's BasketballThornton scores 17 to lead N. Illinois past Kent St. 65-63
Trendon Hankerson made a pair of free throws that stretched the Northern Illinois (4-8, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) lead to 65-61 with 14 seconds remaining. Sincere Carry hit a jumper for Kent State with two seconds left to cap the scoring.
Hankerson finished with 14 points. Chinedu Kingsley Okanu added 13 points for the Huskies.
Carry had 16 points and six assists for the Golden Flashes (7-8, 2-3). Malique Jacobs added 16 points and 10 rebounds. Justyn Hamilton had 10 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kent State Timeout | 65 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Sincere Carry made Jumper. | 65 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Sincere Carry Offensive Rebound. | 65 - 61 |
Statistics
NIU |
KENT |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-47 | FG | 19-52 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 7-13 | 3PT | 4-20 |
| 54 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 12-20 | FT | 21-25 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 84 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 14 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 22 | Fouls | 20 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: M.A.C. Center
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 1,423 | Capacity:
Location: Kent, OH
Attendance: 1,423 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 31-0 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 26-5 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 23-8 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 17-14 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-13 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-16 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-14 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 16-15 |
| 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 | 14 | 9-21 |


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