KENT (3-16) 20 23 — 43
NIU (8-10) 33 32 — 65
KENT STATE — *M. Johnson 7-12 2-3 16; A. Evans 3-6 1-2 7; C. Shannon 3-6 0-3 6; R. Mendelsohn 3-8 0-0 6; A. Dunlap 2-6 0-0 4; K. White 0-1 4-6 4; J. Peterson 0-3 0-0 0; M. Chinn 0-2 0-1 0. Totals 18-44 7-15 43.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS — A. Corral 5-12 3-3 13; A. Sneed 5-6 2-3 12; *J. Thorp 3-6 4-4 10; N. Augusta 4-5 2-4 10; D. Pulliam 4-11 0-0 9; A. Lehman 4-11 0-0 9; J. Harris 1-2 0-0 2; A. Johnson 0-0 0-0 0; A. Lindstrom 0-1 0-0 0; A. Gray 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-54 11-14 65.
Three-point goals: KENT 0-4 (R. Mendelsohn 0-2; A. Dunlap 0-2), NIU 2-10 (A. Corral 0-4; J. Thorp 0-1; D. Pulliam 1-2; A. Lehman 1-2; A. Lindstrom 0-1). Rebounds: KENT 24, NIU 26. Assists: KENT 2 (M. Chinn 1), NIU 15 (A. Sneed 3). Total Fouls: KENT 19. NIU 13. Fouled Out: KENT—A. Dunlap. NIU—None. Possessions: 61. Halftime: Kent State 43, Northern Illinois 65.
Attendance: 271.
Officials: Tim Daley, David Stewart, Jamie Broderick.