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FINAL
Feb 7, 2020

Game Recap

German scores 27 to carry N. Illinois over Kent St. 57-54. gene German had a season-high 27 points as Northern Illinois narrowly defeated Kent State 57-54 on Friday night.

Box Score

12T
KENT322254
NIU322557
Kent State Golden Flashes logoKENT STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
5Danny Pippen324-112-76-782015316
25Philip Whittington343-80-00-08111216
15Anthony Roberts385-111-62-334002213
4Antonio Williams252-60-13-910010247
3Troy Simons383-73-70-05200009
22Anyeuri Castillo41-10-00-00000102
50Kalin Bennett20-00-01-20000011
11Giovanni Santiago20-00-00-00000000
13Mitch Peterson10-00-00-00000000
1C.J. Williamson240-50-30-05320330
TOTAL18-4936.7%6-2425.0%12-2157.1%391242151454
Northern Illinois Huskies logoNORTHERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
11Noah McCarty182-40-00-03210234
4Lacey James353-61-21-411010138
1Trendon Hankerson341-61-30-01201123
24Darius Beane322-60-11-13400035
10Eugene German3810-193-74-663000127
25Nate Scott30-00-00-00000000
0Chris Johnson70-00-00-01000010
23Tyler Cochran224-140-20-06030328
5Zaire Mateen60-10-10-00000110
2Gairges Daow51-10-00-01000002
TOTAL23-5740.4%5-1631.3%6-1154.5%32115181657

Play-by-Play

1st halfkentniu
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (19:46) Noah McCarty made Layup. Assisted by Darius Beane.
    02
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (19:26) Danny Pippen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (19:24) Philip Whittington Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (19:24) Philip Whittington made Layup.
    22
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:24) Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (19:24) Danny Pippen missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:22) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:09) Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (19:06) Anthony Roberts Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (18:55) Troy Simons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Danny Pippen.
    52
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:31) Foul on Noah McCarty.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:31) Noah McCarty Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:15) Antonio Williams Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:15) Noah McCarty Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (18:10) Eugene German made Layup. Assisted by Noah McCarty.
    54
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:42) Danny Pippen missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:39) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:35) Eugene German missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:35) Philip Whittington Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:31) Noah McCarty Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (17:31) Darius Beane made Layup.
    56
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:31) Foul on Antonio Williams.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (17:31) Darius Beane made Free Throw.
    57
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:11) Philip Whittington missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:09) Antonio Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (16:52) Antonio Williams made Layup.
    77
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (16:33) Lacey James made Jumper. Assisted by Eugene German.
    79
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (16:14) Troy Simons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Roberts.
    109
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:50) Eugene German missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:47) Antonio Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:24) Anthony Roberts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:20) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:16) Trendon Hankerson missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:14) Danny Pippen Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:54) Antonio Williams Turnover.
  • (14:53) Official TV Timeout
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:27) Foul on Philip Whittington.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (14:27) Lacey James made Free Throw.
    1010
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:27) Lacey James missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:27) Tyler Cochran Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (14:15) Tyler Cochran made Layup.
    1012
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:01) Anthony Roberts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:59) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:54) Foul on Zaire Mateen.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:54) Zaire Mateen Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:41) Anyeuri Castillo Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:41) Tyler Cochran Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (13:37) Tyler Cochran made Layup.
    1014
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:30) Troy Simons missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:25) Philip Whittington Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:24) Philip Whittington missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:22) C.J. Williamson Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (13:18) Philip Whittington made Jumper.
    1214
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:51) Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:47) Troy Simons Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:34) C.J. Williamson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:32) Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (12:25) Eugene German made Layup.
    1216
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (11:58) Anthony Roberts made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Philip Whittington.
    1516
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (11:32) Eugene German made Layup.
    1518
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:21) Anthony Roberts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:18) Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:10) Zaire Mateen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:06) Philip Whittington Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:00) Philip Whittington Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:00) Tyler Cochran Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:56) Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:54) Troy Simons Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (10:53) Anyeuri Castillo made Layup. Assisted by Troy Simons.
    1718
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:40) Tyler Cochran Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:40) C.J. Williamson Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:13) Foul on C.J. Williamson.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:13) C.J. Williamson Turnover.
  • (10:13) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (9:56) Tyler Cochran made Jumper. Assisted by Eugene German.
    1720
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (9:29) Antonio Williams made Layup. Assisted by Danny Pippen.
    1920
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (9:12) Eugene German made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
    1923
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:21) Tyler Cochran missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (8:18) C.J. Williamson Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (8:03) Philip Whittington missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (8:00) Antonio Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:46) Danny Pippen missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:45) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • (7:45) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:27) Tyler Cochran Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:14) Foul on Eugene German.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (7:14) Kalin Bennett made Free Throw.
    2223
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:14) Kalin Bennett missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:12) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:58) Noah McCarty missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:58) Danny Pippen Block.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:54) Antonio Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:52) Antonio Williams missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:51) Anthony Roberts Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:51) Foul on Noah McCarty.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (6:51) Anthony Roberts made Free Throw.
    2323
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (6:51) Anthony Roberts made Free Throw.
    2423
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:27) Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:24) Tyler Cochran Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:23) Tyler Cochran missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:16) Lacey James Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (6:16) Lacey James made Layup.
    2425
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:03) Anthony Roberts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:59) Tyler Cochran Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:48) Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:45) Danny Pippen Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:37) Danny Pippen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:34) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:20) Darius Beane missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:20) Tyler Cochran Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:20) Foul on Kalin Bennett.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:15) Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:11) Philip Whittington Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:06) Foul on Darius Beane.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:06) Antonio Williams missed Free Throw.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:06) Kent State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (5:06) Antonio Williams made Free Throw.
    2525
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:49) Tyler Cochran missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:46) Philip Whittington Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:43) Foul on Tyler Cochran.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:43) Antonio Williams missed Free Throw.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:41) Antonio Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:26) Antonio Williams missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:24) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:10) Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:06) Antonio Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:56) Philip Whittington missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:53) Danny Pippen Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (3:48) Danny Pippen made Jumper.
    2725
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:46) Northern Illinois Timeout
  • (3:46) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (3:31) Eugene German made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Beane.
    2728
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:07) Foul on Chris Johnson.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (3:07) Danny Pippen made Free Throw.
    2828
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (3:07) Danny Pippen made Free Throw.
    2928
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:45) Trendon Hankerson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:42) Antonio Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:39) Troy Simons missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:35) Chris Johnson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:27) Lacey James missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:24) Antonio Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:12) Anthony Roberts missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:09) Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (2:06) Eugene German made Jumper.
    2930
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:36) Philip Whittington missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:32) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:13) Foul on Antonio Williams.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:13) Lacey James missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:13) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:13) Lacey James missed Free Throw.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:10) C.J. Williamson Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:51) C.J. Williamson missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:51) Trendon Hankerson Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:47) Lacey James Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (0:27) Darius Beane made Layup.
    2932
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (0:01) Troy Simons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Roberts.
    3232
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

54Points57
18-49(36.7%)Field Goal(%)23-57(40.4%)
6-24(25%)3-Point(%)5-16(31.3%)
12-21(57.1%)Free Throw(%)6-11(54.5%)
39(12)Rebounds(Offensive)36(10)
12Assists11
4Steals5
2Blocks1
15Turnovers9
14(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
3Largest Lead6

Game Details

Friday, February 7, 2020 · 6:00 PM
NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL
attendance: 1,385 (13.9%)
tv: CBSSN
spread: KENT -2
over/under: 132