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Northern Illinois Huskies at Kent State Golden Flashes: January 3, 2026

The Kent State Golden Flashes beat the Northern Illinois Huskies 77-73 on January 3, 2026 (2025-26 season).

Final · Played January 3, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most points: Makhai Valentine (Northern Illinois Huskies, 27); Delrecco Gillespie (Kent State Golden Flashes, 28).

Line score

TeamH1H2Final
Northern Illinois Huskies264773
Kent State Golden Flashes473077

What stood out

  • The Kent State Golden Flashes' biggest edge came in the 1st half (47-26).

Player lines

  • Carlos Coronado (NIU G): 8 MIN, 2 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Daemar Kelly (NIU G): 17 MIN, 0 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 4 TOV
  • Dylan Ducommun (NIU G): 37 MIN, 13 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 5 TOV
  • Gianni Cobb (NIU G): 24 MIN, 13 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 4 TOV
  • Gustav Winther (NIU F): 21 MIN, 2 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Hassan Washington (NIU F): 13 MIN, 1 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Jaylen Wharton (NIU F): 7 MIN, 2 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Makhai Valentine (NIU G): 38 MIN, 27 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 5 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Taj Walters (NIU G): 35 MIN, 13 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 3 3PM, 3 STL, 1 BLK, 3 TOV
  • Cian Medley (KENT G): 22 MIN, 2 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Delrecco Gillespie (KENT F): 32 MIN, 28 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 3 TOV
  • Dezmon Briscoe (KENT F): 6 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 1 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Jahari Williamson (KENT G): 31 MIN, 5 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM, 1 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Magnus Entenmann (KENT F): 8 MIN, 2 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 0 TOV
  • Morgan Safford (KENT G): 34 MIN, 7 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 3 TOV
  • Omer Hamama (KENT G): 11 MIN, 0 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 0 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Quinn Woidke (KENT G): 16 MIN, 10 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Rayvon Griffith (KENT F): 11 MIN, 5 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM, 0 STL, 0 BLK, 1 TOV
  • Rob Whaley Jr. (KENT F): 29 MIN, 18 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 0 3PM, 2 STL, 0 BLK, 3 TOV

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting between these teams is in their stored recent results.

Full Kent State Golden Flashes vs Northern Illinois Huskies head-to-head (2 meetings).

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