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FINAL
Mar 5, 2018

Box Score

12T
NIU253459
KENT313061

Game Recap

Zabo, Avery help Kent St. beat N. Illinois in MAC tourney. vin Zabo had 19 points, including a layup as time expired, and Jalen Avery scored eight of his 13 points in the final seven-plus minutes to help Kent State slip past Northern Illinois 61-59 on Monday night in the first round of the Mid-American...

Player Stats

Northern Illinois Huskies logoNORTHERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
42Levi Bradley336-152-44-461000418
4Lacey James230-40-04-46110244
2Gairges Daow173-52-30-01100018
0Dante Thorpe374-90-11-24000329
10Eugene German354-101-23-412101212
11Noah McCarty201-51-32-25000235
12Anastasios Demogerontas50-10-00-00000100
33Owen Hamilton20-10-00-00000000
5Justin Thomas281-41-30-08220013
TOTAL-19-5435.2%7-1643.8%14-1687.5%3174091759
Kent State Golden Flashes logoKENT STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
5Danny Pippen373-132-80-08116058
1Adonis De La Rosa174-50-02-280104410
23Jaylin Walker344-131-70-08100129
0Jalen Avery344-93-72-314001013
55Kevin Zabo386-142-65-734200119
3Akiean Frederick141-20-00-13000112
2BJ Duling120-30-20-00100010
13Mitch Peterson40-00-00-00000010
32Desmond Ridenour100-00-00-01000000
TOTAL-22-5937.3%8-3026.7%9-1369.2%32114671561

Play-by-Play

1st halfNIUKENT
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (19:40) Jaylin Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:40) Levi Bradley Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:16) Eugene German missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (19:16) Jaylin Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (19:05) Jaylin Walker made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Avery.
    02
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:38) Foul on Adonis De La Rosa.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (18:38) Eugene German made Free Throw.
    12
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (18:38) Eugene German made Free Throw.
    22
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:21) Jaylin Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:21) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:07) Levi Bradley missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:07) Kent State Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (17:46) Danny Pippen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Avery.
    25
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:28) Levi Bradley missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:28) Adonis De La Rosa Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:22) Danny Pippen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:22) Dante Thorpe Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (17:14) Dante Thorpe made Layup.
    45
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:03) Foul on Lacey James.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (16:43) Jalen Avery made Three Point Jumper.
    48
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:43) Foul on Justin Thomas.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (16:43) Jalen Avery missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:43) Noah McCarty Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:25) Levi Bradley missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:25) Levi Bradley Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:05) Noah McCarty missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (16:05) Jaylin Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:54) BJ Duling missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:54) Justin Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:52) Foul on Danny Pippen.
  • (15:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (15:25) Eugene German made Layup.
    68
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:00) BJ Duling missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:00) Levi Bradley Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (14:57) Eugene German made Three Point Jumper.
    98
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:39) Jaylin Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:39) Justin Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (14:11) Dante Thorpe made Layup.
    118
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:46) Jalen Avery missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:46) Noah McCarty Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:15) Justin Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:15) Danny Pippen Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:05) Jaylin Walker Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:05) Justin Thomas Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:02) Eugene German missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:02) Danny Pippen Block.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:59) Kevin Zabo Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:55) Foul on Noah McCarty.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (12:55) Kevin Zabo made Free Throw.
    119
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:55) Kevin Zabo missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:55) Justin Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (12:55) Eugene German made Jumper.
    139
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:15) Kevin Zabo missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:15) Adonis De La Rosa Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (11:56) Adonis De La Rosa made Layup. Assisted by BJ Duling.
    1311
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:39) Foul on Kevin Zabo.
  • (11:39) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:26) Owen Hamilton missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:26) Adonis De La Rosa Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:25) Foul on Gairges Daow.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:59) Jaylin Walker missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:52) Adonis De La Rosa Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:51) Adonis De La Rosa missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:51) Justin Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:49) Gairges Daow missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:49) Danny Pippen Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:32) Jalen Avery missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:32) Jaylin Walker Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:11) Jalen Avery missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:11) Kent State Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (9:57) Kevin Zabo made Layup.
    1313
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:39) Dante Thorpe missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:39) Danny Pippen Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:28) Foul on Adonis De La Rosa.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:28) Adonis De La Rosa Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:01) Dante Thorpe missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:01) Desmond Ridenour Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (8:48) Danny Pippen made Jumper.
    1315
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:21) Anastasios Demogerontas missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:21) Lacey James Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (8:19) Foul on BJ Duling.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (8:19) Lacey James made Free Throw.
    1415
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (8:19) Lacey James made Free Throw.
    1515
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (7:56) Danny Pippen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Avery.
    1518
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:40) Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:40) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • (7:36) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:05) Eugene German missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:05) Danny Pippen Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:51) Foul on Eugene German.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (6:51) Kevin Zabo made Free Throw.
    1519
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:51) Kevin Zabo missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:51) Levi Bradley Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:20) Levi Bradley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:20) Kevin Zabo Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:56) Akiean Frederick missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:56) Levi Bradley Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:32) Justin Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:32) Akiean Frederick Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:21) Danny Pippen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:21) Akiean Frederick Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:16) Jaylin Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:16) Dante Thorpe Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (5:10) Dante Thorpe made Layup.
    1719
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (4:47) Akiean Frederick made Layup. Assisted by Danny Pippen.
    1721
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:47) Foul on Levi Bradley.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:47) Akiean Frederick missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:47) Justin Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (4:32) Eugene German made Layup.
    1921
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:15) Foul on Levi Bradley.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (4:15) Kevin Zabo made Free Throw.
    1922
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (4:15) Kevin Zabo made Free Throw.
    1923
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:52) Lacey James missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:52) Danny Pippen Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:52) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • (3:51) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:43) Dante Thorpe Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:43) Danny Pippen Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:21) Kevin Zabo missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:21) Danny Pippen Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:16) Danny Pippen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:16) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:02) Noah McCarty Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:01) Kevin Zabo Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (3:01) Kevin Zabo made Layup.
    1925
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:01) Foul on Eugene German.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (3:01) Kevin Zabo made Free Throw.
    1926
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:37) Lacey James Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:36) Kevin Zabo Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (2:29) Kevin Zabo made Three Point Jumper.
    1929
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:26) Northern Illinois Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:01) Levi Bradley missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:01) Jaylin Walker Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:47) BJ Duling missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:47) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:14) Lacey James missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:14) Kent State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:57) Danny Pippen missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:57) Justin Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (0:47) Noah McCarty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Gairges Daow.
    2229
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (0:26) Jalen Avery made Layup.
    2231
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (0:01) Gairges Daow made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Thomas.
    2531
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

59Points61
19-54(35.2%)Field Goal(%)22-59(37.3%)
7-16(43.8%)3-Point(%)8-30(26.7%)
14-16(87.5%)Free Throw(%)9-13(69.2%)
39(9)Rebounds(Offensive)36(9)
7Assists11
4Steals4
0Blocks6
9Turnovers7
17(1)Fouls(Technical)15(1)
6Largest Lead10

Game Details

Monday, March 5, 2018 · 7:00 PM
M.A.C. Center · Kent, OH
attendance: 2,024 (32.0%)
spread: KENT -6.5
over/under: 145.5