Scores

Final

Kent St 65

(11-10, 2-5 MAC)

N Illinois 67

(5-14, 3-4 MAC)

8:00 PM ET, January 30, 2013

Convocation Center, DeKalb, IL

1 2 T
KENT 27 3865
NIU 34 3367

Top Performers

Kent State: D. Goodson 18 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Ast

Northern Illinois: A. Nader 26 Pts, 11 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

N. Illinois 67, Kent St. 65

Associated Press

DEKALB, Ill. -- Abdel Nader's go-ahead jumper with 2.2 seconds left sealed the deal for Northern Illinois which held off Kent State 67-65 on Wednesday night.

Northern Illinois (5-14, 3-4 MAC) led 63-54 with 2:28 remaining in the game but the Golden Flashes used an 11-2 run capped off by Devareaux Manley's 3-pointer to tie it at 65 with 31 seconds left.

After Nader's jumper, Kent State's Randal Holt got a look from beyond the arc to win it but just missed as the clock expired.

The Golden Flashes never led in the contest.

Nader scored 26 points including four 3-pointers and was 8 for 11 from the free-throw line. He led the Huskies with 11 rebounds.

Darren Goodson scored 18 points and pulled 10 rebounds for Kent State (11-10, 2-5). Kris Brewer had 14 points and was a perfect 10 for 10 from the line.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
KENT
NIU
Points 65 67
FG Made-Attempted 20-51 (.392) 22-47 (.468)
3P Made-Attempted 6-24 (.250) 7-13 (.538)
FT Made-Attempted 19-27 (.704) 16-23 (.696)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 21 (1/0) 19 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 11

Game Leaders

 
KENT
NIU
PointsD. Goodson 18A. Nader 26
ReboundsD. Goodson 10A. Nader 11
AssistsR. Holt 3D. Balls 7
StealsK. Brewer 4D. Balls 2
BlocksM. Henniger 1K. Gray 2
Team Stats: Kent State | Northern Illinois

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

KENT
NIU
02/02 EMU 6:00pm
02/06 @WMU 7:00pm
02/09 CMU 7:00pm
02/13 M-OH 7:00pm
02/16 @OHIO 11:00am
 02/02 TOL 4:00pm
02/06 BGSU 8:00pm
02/09 @BUFF 1:00pm
02/13 BALL 8:00pm
02/16 @WMU 6:00pm
Complete Schedule: Kent State | Northern Illinois