Kent State Golden Flashes @ Northern Illinois Huskies
| TIME | PLAY | KENT | NIU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:29 | Will Lovings-Watts missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:27 | Donovan Hunter Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:27 | Donovan Hunter Turnover. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:27 | Northern Illinois Turnover. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:12 | Donovan Hunter missed Layup. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:12 | Will Lovings-Watts Block. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:08 | Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:59 | Foul on VonCameron Davis. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:55 | David Coit missed Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:52 | Mike Bekelja Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 18:32 | Jalen Sullinger made Jumper. Assisted by Reggie Bass. | 2 | 0 | |
| 18:12 | Harvin Ibarguen made Layup. Assisted by Will Lovings-Watts. | 2 | 2 | |
| 17:54 | Donovan Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Bekelja. | 5 | 2 | |
| 17:47 | Xavier Amos Turnover. | 5 | 2 | |
| 17:31 | VonCameron Davis made Layup. | 7 | 2 | |
| 17:21 | Zarique Nutter missed Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 2 | |
| 17:18 | Reggie Bass Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 2 | |
| 17:10 | VonCameron Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Bekelja. | 10 | 2 | |
| 16:51 | Zarique Nutter Turnover. | 10 | 2 | |
| 16:51 | Mike Bekelja Steal. | 10 | 2 | |
| 16:31 | Reggie Bass missed Jumper. | 10 | 2 | |
| 16:31 | David Coit Block. | 10 | 2 | |
| 16:30 | Reggie Bass Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 2 | |
| 16:30 | Reggie Bass Turnover. | 10 | 2 | |
| 16:08 | Foul on Donovan Hunter. | 10 | 2 | |
| 16:08 | Quaran McPherson made Free Throw. | 10 | 3 | |
| 16:08 | Quaran McPherson made Free Throw. | 10 | 4 | |
| 15:44 | Jalen Sullinger made Jumper. | 12 | 4 | |
| 15:35 | Nasir Muhammad Turnover. | 12 | 4 | |
| 15:34 | Official TV Timeout | 12 | 4 | |
| 15:03 | Giovanni Santiago missed Three Point Jumper. | 12 | 4 | |
| 14:58 | Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 4 | |
| 14:39 | Ethan Butler missed Layup. | 12 | 4 | |
| 14:36 | Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 4 | |
| 14:35 | Harvin Ibarguen missed Jumper. | 12 | 4 | |
| 14:33 | Giovanni Santiago Defensive Rebound. | 12 | 4 | |
| 14:28 | Reggie Bass made Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 4 | |
| 14:03 | Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 4 | |
| 14:01 | Jalen Sullinger Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 4 | |
| 13:55 | Magnus Entenmann missed Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 4 | |
| 13:53 | Kent State Offensive Rebound. | 15 | 4 | |
| 13:43 | Jalen Sullinger missed Jumper. | 15 | 4 | |
| 13:36 | Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 4 | |
| 13:33 | Zarique Nutter Turnover. | 15 | 4 | |
| 13:21 | Reggie Bass missed Layup. | 15 | 4 | |
| 13:21 | Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 4 | |
| 13:06 | Xavier Amos missed Jumper. | 15 | 4 | |
| 13:03 | Tyem Freeman Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 4 | |
| 12:51 | Giovanni Santiago Turnover. | 15 | 4 | |
| 12:51 | Zarique Nutter Steal. | 15 | 4 | |
| 12:46 | Zarique Nutter missed Layup. | 15 | 4 | |
| 12:46 | Chris Payton Jr. Block. | 15 | 4 | |
| 12:37 | Xavier Amos Offensive Rebound. | 15 | 4 | |
| 12:37 | Xavier Amos made Layup. | 15 | 6 | |
| 12:25 | Jalen Sullinger made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyem Freeman. | 18 | 6 | |
| 12:08 | Harvin Ibarguen Turnover. | 18 | 6 | |
| 12:08 | Jalen Sullinger Steal. | 18 | 6 | |
| 11:59 | Giovanni Santiago Turnover. | 18 | 6 | |
| 11:59 | Harvin Ibarguen Steal. | 18 | 6 | |
| 11:54 | Zarique Nutter made Layup. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad. | 18 | 8 | |
| 11:37 | Foul on Nasir Muhammad. | 18 | 8 | |
| 11:37 | Official TV Timeout | 18 | 8 | |
| 11:37 | Giovanni Santiago made Free Throw. | 19 | 8 | |
| 11:37 | Giovanni Santiago made Free Throw. | 20 | 8 | |
| 11:20 | David Coit made Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 11 | |
| 11:10 | Mike Bekelja Turnover. | 20 | 11 | |
| 10:43 | Foul on Tyem Freeman. | 20 | 11 | |
| 10:29 | David Coit made Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 14 | |
| 9:56 | VonCameron Davis missed Layup. | 20 | 14 | |
| 9:54 | Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 14 | |
| 9:51 | Zarique Nutter missed Layup. | 20 | 14 | |
| 9:51 | Chris Payton Jr. Block. | 20 | 14 | |
| 9:47 | Giovanni Santiago Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 14 | |
| 9:44 | Giovanni Santiago Turnover. | 20 | 14 | |
| 9:31 | Philmon Gebrewhit made Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 17 | |
| 9:15 | VonCameron Davis made Layup. Assisted by Giovanni Santiago. | 22 | 17 | |
| 8:56 | David Coit missed Layup. | 22 | 17 | |
| 8:53 | Giovanni Santiago Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 17 | |
| 8:48 | Tyem Freeman missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 17 | |
| 8:47 | Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 17 | |
| 8:32 | Xavier Amos made Jumper. | 22 | 19 | |
| 8:32 | Foul on VonCameron Davis. | 22 | 19 | |
| 8:32 | Xavier Amos made Free Throw. | 22 | 20 | |
| 8:15 | Chris Payton Jr. Turnover. | 22 | 20 | |
| 8:15 | Xavier Amos Steal. | 22 | 20 | |
| 8:07 | Philmon Gebrewhit made Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 23 | |
| 8:06 | Kent State Timeout | 22 | 23 | |
| 8:06 | Official TV Timeout | 22 | 23 | |
| 7:46 | Foul on Philmon Gebrewhit. | 22 | 23 | |
| 7:24 | Kent State Turnover. | 22 | 23 | |
| 7:01 | Zarique Nutter missed Jumper. | 22 | 23 | |
| 6:59 | Mike Bekelja Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 23 | |
| 6:54 | Foul on Jalen Sullinger. | 22 | 23 | |
| 6:54 | Jalen Sullinger Turnover. | 22 | 23 | |
| 6:38 | Philmon Gebrewhit missed Jumper. | 22 | 23 | |
| 6:38 | Chris Payton Jr. Block. | 22 | 23 | |
| 6:34 | Mike Bekelja Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 23 | |
| 6:32 | Foul on Zarique Nutter. | 22 | 23 | |
| 6:19 | Reggie Bass made Three Point Jumper. | 25 | 23 | |
| 5:56 | Philmon Gebrewhit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Coit. | 25 | 26 | |
| 5:29 | Chris Payton Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by VonCameron Davis. | 27 | 26 | |
| 5:13 | Zarique Nutter Turnover. | 27 | 26 | |
| 5:06 | Chris Payton Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Sullinger. | 29 | 26 | |
| 4:42 | David Coit made Three Point Jumper. | 29 | 29 | |
| 4:15 | Reggie Bass made Layup. | 31 | 29 | |
| 3:48 | Xavier Amos made Layup. | 31 | 31 | |
| 3:33 | Jalen Sullinger missed Three Point Jumper. | 31 | 31 | |
| 3:30 | Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound. | 31 | 31 | |
| 3:17 | David Coit missed Jumper. | 31 | 31 | |
| 3:12 | VonCameron Davis Defensive Rebound. | 31 | 31 | |
| 3:10 | Reggie Bass made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Sullinger. | 34 | 31 | |
| 3:07 | Northern Illinois Timeout | 34 | 31 | |
| 3:07 | Official TV Timeout | 34 | 31 | |
| 2:52 | Foul on Mike Bekelja. | 34 | 31 | |
| 2:44 | Philmon Gebrewhit missed Three Point Jumper. | 34 | 31 | |
| 2:42 | Donovan Hunter Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 31 | |
| 2:25 | Reggie Bass missed Layup. | 34 | 31 | |
| 2:25 | Philmon Gebrewhit Block. | 34 | 31 | |
| 2:25 | Kent State Offensive Rebound. | 34 | 31 | |
| 2:16 | Jalen Sullinger missed Three Point Jumper. | 34 | 31 | |
| 2:12 | Philmon Gebrewhit Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 31 | |
| 1:53 | Xavier Amos made Dunk. Assisted by Zarique Nutter. | 34 | 33 | |
| 1:32 | Donovan Hunter missed Three Point Jumper. | 34 | 33 | |
| 1:30 | Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound. | 34 | 33 | |
| 1:21 | Zarique Nutter made Layup. | 34 | 35 | |
| 0:54 | Reggie Bass made Three Point Jumper. | 37 | 35 | |
| 0:35 | Zarique Nutter Turnover. | 37 | 35 | |
| 0:35 | Mike Bekelja Steal. | 37 | 35 | |
| 0:09 | Reggie Bass made Three Point Jumper. | 40 | 35 | |
| 0:02 | Foul on Harvin Ibarguen. | 40 | 35 | |
| 0:02 | Harvin Ibarguen Turnover. | 40 | 35 | |
| 0:02 | Jalen Sullinger Turnover. | 40 | 35 | |
| 0:01 | Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper. | 40 | 35 | |
| 0:01 | Reggie Bass Defensive Rebound. | 40 | 35 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 40 | 35 | |
KENT @ NIU Videos
Chris Payton rocks the rim with slam
- 0:20
Ethan Butler skies for big jam
- 0:17
Reggie Bass nails deep 3-pointer from downtown
- 0:18
Game Information
Dekalb, IL
Referee:Dan Dorian
Referee:Edwin Young
Referee:Brad Clauss
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Mid-American ConferenceMid-American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 9-0 | - | 21-0 |
| Akron | 8-1 | 1 | 17-4 |
| Kent State | 7-2 | 2 | 16-5 |
| Toledo | 5-4 | 4 | 11-10 |
| Ohio | 5-5 | 4.5 | 11-11 |
| Buffalo | 4-5 | 5 | 14-7 |
| Bowling Green | 4-5 | 5 | 13-8 |
| Massachusetts | 4-6 | 5.5 | 13-9 |
| Ball State | 3-5 | 5.5 | 7-13 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-6 | 6 | 9-12 |
| Northern Illinois | 3-6 | 6 | 7-13 |
| Western Michigan | 2-7 | 7 | 8-13 |
| Central Michigan | 2-7 | 7 | 6-15 |
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