Northern Illinois Huskies at Kent State Golden Flashes

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Northern Illinois Huskies

5-20, 2-12 Away

Kent State Golden Flashes

11-13, 7-3 Home

Kent State hosts Wingate and Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois Huskies (5-20, 2-11 MAC) at Kent State Golden Flashes (11-13, 5-7 MAC)

Kent, Ohio; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois visits Kent State after Nevaeh Wingate scored 22 points in Northern Illinois' 75-68 loss to the Akron Zips.

The Golden Flashes have gone 7-3 in home games. Kent State averages 70.5 points and has outscored opponents by 1.8 points per game.

The Huskies are 2-11 in conference matchups. Northern Illinois has a 1-0 record in one-possession games.

Kent State is shooting 41.8% from the field this season, 2.6 percentage points lower than the 44.4% Northern Illinois allows to opponents. Northern Illinois averages 56.3 points per game, 12.4 fewer points than the 68.7 Kent State allows.

The Golden Flashes and Huskies meet Wednesday for the first time in MAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mya Babbitt is shooting 38.3% and averaging 16.8 points for the Golden Flashes. Emory Klatt is averaging 9.6 points over the last 10 games.

Wingate is averaging 12.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.9 steals for the Huskies. Emilie Sorensen is averaging 12.7 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Flashes: 6-4, averaging 72.7 points, 29.3 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 8.6 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.0 points per game.

Huskies: 2-8, averaging 59.1 points, 25.3 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 7.7 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 41.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.2 points.

TV Channel: Huskies vs Golden Flashes 2021 College Basketball, week 16, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Statistics

NIU		KENT
L2	Streak	L1
69.7	Points Against	68.7
56.3	Points Per Game	70.5
38	Field Goal %	42
28	Three Point %	30
31.4	Rebounds Per Game	39.4
10.7	Assists Per Game	14.3
2.0	Blocks Per Game	2.3
7.5	Steals Per Game	8.3
1.0	Team Turnovers Per Game	1.0
18.7	Total Turnovers Per Game	20.2
69.7	Points Against	68.7

Game Information

Venue: M.A.C. Center

Location: Kent, OH
Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Ball State	12-1	-	21-5
Miami (OH)	11-1	0.5	20-5
Massachusetts	10-2	1.5	18-5
Central Michigan	10-3	2	16-8
Ohio	9-4	3	15-9
Toledo	7-5	4.5	13-10
Kent State	5-7	6.5	11-13
Bowling Green	5-8	7	13-12
Eastern Michigan	4-9	8	11-13
Western Michigan	3-9	8.5	7-16
Akron	3-9	8.5	6-19
Northern Illinois	2-11	10	5-20
Buffalo	0-12	11.5	2-22