Kent St. 64, N. Illinois 61
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS |
KENT STATE |
| Points |
61 |
64 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
23-57 (.404) |
25-61 (.410) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
9-16 (.563) |
8-18 (.444) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
6-12 (.500) |
6-12 (.500) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
17 (0/0) |
17 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
8 |
4 |
| Next 5 Games |
| NORTHERN ILLINOIS (ET) |
KENT STATE (ET) |
| 11/13 @NW 8:00pm | | 11/17 @ILL 8:00pm | | 11/20 TNST 8:00pm | | 11/22 SEMO 4:30pm | | 11/28 @UNI 12:00pm |
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| 03/12 @BUFF 2:30pm | | 03/17 @OAK 7:00pm | | 11/13 SAM 7:00pm | | 11/14 UAB 7:00pm | | 11/15 GB 4:00pm |
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Associated Press
CLEVELAND -- Al Fisher scored 25 points, including two key scores in the final minutes, as Kent State rallied to beat Northern Illinois, 64-61 in the first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament Tuesday afternoon.
Kent State (19-13) trailed for most of the second period and was behind 58-52 with 5:55 left. But
Julian Sullinger made a layup,
Brandon Parks scored twice and Sullinger followed with two free throws to put the Golden Flashes in front with 2:45 remaining.
Fisher, the only Kent State player in double digits, followed with two jumpers to preserve the lead.
Jake Anderson scored 19 points and
Mike DiNunno added 13 for Northern Illinois (10-20).
Kent State's
Chris Singletary served a one-game suspension for punching an Akron player in Sunday's regular-season finale. The team's second-leading scorer is expected to return for Thursday's quarterfinal against Buffalo.
Northern Illinois 61, 
Kent State 64