NCAAB

Kent State Golden Flashes at Northern Illinois Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Kent State Golden Flashes
20-9, 8-4 Away
Final
63 - 55
Northern Illinois Huskies
8-21, 2-8 Home

Carry scores 22 to carry Kent St. past N. Illinois 63-55

Malique Jacobs had 12 points and nine rebounds for Kent State (20-9, 15-4 Mid-American Conference). Justyn Hamilton added 11 points.

Keshawn Williams had 16 points for the Huskies (8-21, 5-14), whose losing streak reached five games. Chinedu Kingsley Okanu added 14 points. Darweshi Hunter had six rebounds.

Trendon Hankerson, the Huskies' second leading scorer entering the matchup at 12 points per game, shot only 18% in the game (2 of 11).

The Golden Flashes leveled the season series against the Huskies, who beat Kent State 65-63 on Jan. 11.

How can I watch Kent State vs. Northern Illinois?

  • TV Channel: Kent State at Northern Illinois 2021 College Basketball, week 17, is broadcasted on ESPN3.
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Matchup Prediction

Northern Illinois: 17.9%
Kent State: 82.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 63 - 55
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 63 - 55
2nd 0:05 Andrew Garcia Defensive Rebound. 63 - 55
2nd 0:05 Keshawn Williams missed Three Point Jumper. 63 - 55
2nd 0:09 Tervell Beck made Free Throw. 63 - 55

Statistics

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20-48 FG 19-51
41.7 Field Goal % 37.3
3-18 3PT 2-16
16.7 Three Point % 12.5
20-30 FT 15-22
66.7 Free Throw % 68.2
39 Rebounds 33
11 Offensive Rebounds 9
28 Defensive Rebounds 24
12 Assists 8
10 Steals 6
4 Blocks 2
15 Turnovers 14
2 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Off Turnovers 15
10 Fast Break Points 7
28 Points in Paint 26
19 Fouls 24
13 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: NIU Convocation Center

Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 706 | Capacity:

2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Akron 13-0 - 21-5
Miami (OH) 11-3 2.5 20-7
Toledo 9-5 4.5 16-11
Ohio 8-5 5 14-12
Kent State 8-6 5.5 18-9
Ball State 6-7 7 13-13
Eastern Michigan 6-7 7 13-13
Western Michigan 6-7 7 9-17
Bowling Green 5-9 8.5 11-16
Central Michigan 4-9 9 11-15
Buffalo 3-10 10 8-18
Northern Illinois 1-12 12 5-21
Full Standings