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Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Kent State Golden Flashes

Jan 11, 2022
FINAL

Box Score

12T
NIU343165
KENT372663

Game Recap

Thornton scores 17 to lead N. Illinois past Kent St. 65-63. Kaleb Thornton had 17 points as Northern Illinois narrowly beat Kent State 65-63 on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

Northern Illinois Huskies logoNORTHERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
5Chris Osten72-30-01-30000115
50Anthony Crump332-61-20-07310145
2Kaleb Thornton387-83-40-044204117
24Darweshi Hunter212-71-30-00200115
1Trendon Hankerson344-92-34-441201114
12Zool Kueth50-10-13-41010003
11Chinedu Kingsley Okanu215-70-03-621010313
13Adong Makuoi90-20-00-13010140
22Edward Manuel50-00-00-00000120
10Zion Russell80-00-00-01100130
0Keshawn Williams191-40-01-20200223
TOTAL-23-4748.9%7-1353.8%12-2060.0%221471132265
Kent State Golden Flashes logoKENT STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Justyn Hamilton334-70-02-362000210
13Jalen Sullinger212-92-70-03010136
2Malique Jacobs383-130-310-12101124116
3Sincere Carry405-121-65-636413216
4Andrew Garcia142-40-02-25001236
1VonCameron Davis30-00-00-00000120
34Akeem Odusipe101-10-02-22000004
14Tervell Beck182-31-20-02000245
42Cli'Ron Hornbeak20-10-00-01000000
33Jeremiah Hernandez210-20-20-01010030
TOTAL-19-5236.5%4-2020.0%21-2584.0%33974132063

Play-by-Play

1st halfNIUKENT
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (19:34) Malique Jacobs missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:30) Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:09) Chris Osten missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (19:06) Andrew Garcia Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (18:48) Malique Jacobs missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:43) Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (18:20) Anthony Crump made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
    30
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:43) Kent State Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:21) Anthony Crump missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (17:18) Sincere Carry Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (17:13) Jalen Sullinger made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sincere Carry.
    33
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (16:51) Foul on Andrew Garcia.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (16:51) Chris Osten made Free Throw.
    43
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:51) Chris Osten missed Free Throw.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (16:50) Sincere Carry Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (16:41) Jalen Sullinger made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sincere Carry.
    46
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:26) Anthony Crump missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (16:22) Andrew Garcia Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (16:15) Andrew Garcia made Layup.
    48
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:50) Kaleb Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:47) Jalen Sullinger Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:38) Malique Jacobs Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:38) Kaleb Thornton Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (15:27) Chris Osten made Layup. Assisted by Darweshi Hunter.
    68
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:27) Foul on Andrew Garcia.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:27) Chris Osten missed Free Throw.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:26) Justyn Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:07) Justyn Hamilton missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (15:03) Justyn Hamilton Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (15:03) Justyn Hamilton made Layup.
    610
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:53) Chris Osten Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:53) Sincere Carry Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (14:50) Sincere Carry made Layup.
    612
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:36) Keshawn Williams missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:33) Tervell Beck Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:20) Foul on Jalen Sullinger.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (14:20) Jalen Sullinger Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:04) Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:39) Jalen Sullinger missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:36) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:30) Keshawn Williams Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (13:30) Sincere Carry Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:07) Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:51) Malique Jacobs missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:47) Akeem Odusipe Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:46) Kent State Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:35) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:35) Malique Jacobs Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:34) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:20) Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:16) Akeem Odusipe Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (12:08) Sincere Carry missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:03) Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:59) Foul on Edward Manuel.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:59) Edward Manuel Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (11:38) Andrew Garcia made Free Throw.
    613
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:38) Foul on Chinedu Kingsley Okanu.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (11:38) Andrew Garcia made Free Throw.
    614
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:36) Foul on Jeremiah Hernandez.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (11:22) Foul on Tervell Beck.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:15) Foul on Kaleb Thornton.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:15) Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:06) Foul on Keshawn Williams.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (10:44) Tervell Beck made Jumper. Assisted by Malique Jacobs.
    616
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (10:21) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu made Dunk. Assisted by Zion Russell.
    816
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:01) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (10:00) Kent State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:00) Foul on Keshawn Williams.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:58) Justyn Hamilton missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:55) Tervell Beck Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:45) Foul on Tervell Beck.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:45) Tervell Beck Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (9:34) Darweshi Hunter made Jumper.
    1016
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:10) Foul on Chinedu Kingsley Okanu.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:10) Malique Jacobs missed Free Throw.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (9:10) Kent State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (9:10) Malique Jacobs made Free Throw.
    1017
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:53) Adong Makuoi missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:49) Zool Kueth Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:36) Adong Makuoi Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (8:36) Malique Jacobs Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (8:19) Justyn Hamilton missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:16) Adong Makuoi Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (8:13) Foul on Jalen Sullinger.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (8:13) Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
    1117
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (8:13) Trendon Hankerson made Free Throw.
    1217
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:58) VonCameron Davis Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:58) Zool Kueth Steal.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:58) Foul on VonCameron Davis.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (7:58) Zool Kueth made Free Throw.
    1317
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:58) Zool Kueth missed Free Throw.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:57) Malique Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:39) Jalen Sullinger missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:36) Adong Makuoi Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:36) Foul on Malique Jacobs.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:36) Adong Makuoi missed Free Throw.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:35) Cli'Ron Hornbeak Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:23) Jalen Sullinger missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:20) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:14) Zool Kueth missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (7:12) Kent State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:12) Foul on Adong Makuoi.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (7:12) Malique Jacobs made Free Throw.
    1318
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (7:12) Malique Jacobs made Free Throw.
    1319
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (6:58) Kaleb Thornton made Layup.
    1519
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:36) Cli'Ron Hornbeak missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:33) Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:30) Darweshi Hunter missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:30) Sincere Carry Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:30) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (6:29) Foul on VonCameron Davis.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (6:29) Zool Kueth made Free Throw.
    1619
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (6:29) Zool Kueth made Free Throw.
    1719
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (6:10) Akeem Odusipe made Jumper. Assisted by Justyn Hamilton.
    1721
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:44) Darweshi Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (5:40) Justyn Hamilton Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +3 (5:24) Sincere Carry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justyn Hamilton.
    1724
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (5:03) Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anthony Crump.
    2024
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:47) Malique Jacobs missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:45) Kent State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:45) Foul on Anthony Crump.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (4:45) Akeem Odusipe made Free Throw.
    2025
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (4:45) Akeem Odusipe made Free Throw.
    2026
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (4:32) Foul on Sincere Carry.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:32) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:32) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (4:32) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu made Free Throw.
    2126
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (4:09) Sincere Carry made Jumper.
    2128
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (3:42) Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keshawn Williams.
    2428
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:28) Foul on Edward Manuel.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (3:28) Justyn Hamilton made Free Throw.
    2429
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (3:28) Justyn Hamilton made Free Throw.
    2430
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:28) Keshawn Williams Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:26) Foul on Adong Makuoi.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (3:26) Sincere Carry made Free Throw.
    2431
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (3:26) Sincere Carry missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:25) Adong Makuoi Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:57) Keshawn Williams missed Jumper.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:57) Malique Jacobs Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:56) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:56) Northern Illinois Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (2:40) Sincere Carry missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:36) Anthony Crump Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (2:18) Anthony Crump made Dunk.
    2631
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +2 (2:01) Malique Jacobs made Layup. Assisted by Sincere Carry.
    2633
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:39) Adong Makuoi missed Layup.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:35) Malique Jacobs Defensive Rebound.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:31) Malique Jacobs missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:27) Zion Russell Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:24) Zion Russell Turnover.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (1:24) Sincere Carry Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:24) Foul on Zion Russell.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (1:24) Sincere Carry made Free Throw.
    2634
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (1:24) Sincere Carry made Free Throw.
    2635
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (1:06) Trendon Hankerson made Layup.
    2835
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    (0:52) Jeremiah Hernandez missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:47) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (0:43) Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
    3135
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:24) Foul on Zion Russell.
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (0:24) Sincere Carry made Free Throw.
    3136
  • Kent State Golden Flashes logo
    +1 (0:24) Sincere Carry made Free Throw.
    3137
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (0:06) Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darweshi Hunter.
    3437
2nd half

Team Stats

65Points63
23-47(48.9%)Field Goal(%)19-52(36.5%)
7-13(53.8%)3-Point(%)4-20(20.0%)
12-20(60.0%)Free Throw(%)21-25(84.0%)
26(4)Rebounds(Offensive)34(11)
14Assists9
7Steals7
1Blocks4
15Turnovers16
22(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)
7Largest Lead10

Game Details

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 · 7:00 PM
M.A.C. Center · Kent, OH
attendance: 1,423 (22.5%)
spread: KENT -15.5
over/under: 131.5