Final
Northern IllinoisHuskiesNIU · 5-97377
Kent StateGolden FlashesKENT · 11-3Sat, Jan 3 · 1:00 PM EST
0:00Quinn Woidke makes free throw 2 of 2
NIUTeam stats
This gameKENT
43.1%FG%39.6%
11-283PT4-24
38Rebounds34
22Turnovers14
9Assists8
Scoring summary
- 2H 0:00 · KENT 77, NIU 73Quinn Woidke makes free throw 2 of 2
2H 0:00 · NIU 73, KENT 76Gianni Cobb makes layup- 2H 0:08 · KENT 76, NIU 71Quinn Woidke makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:08 · KENT 75, NIU 71Quinn Woidke makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 0:09 · NIU 71, KENT 74Dylan Ducommun makes 25-foot three point jumper
- 2H 0:18 · KENT 74, NIU 68Jahari Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 0:18 · KENT 73, NIU 68Jahari Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 1:14 · NIU 68, KENT 72Dylan Ducommun makes 8-foot floating jump shot
- 2H 1:24 · KENT 72, NIU 66Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 1:24 · KENT 71, NIU 66Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 2:11 · NIU 66, KENT 70Dylan Ducommun makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 2:11 · NIU 65, KENT 70Dylan Ducommun makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 2:33 · KENT 70, NIU 64Delrecco Gillespie makes layup (Cian Medley assists)
- 2H 3:19 · KENT 68, NIU 64Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 3:19 · KENT 67, NIU 64Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 3:34 · NIU 64, KENT 66Taj Walters makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dylan Ducommun assists)
- 2H 3:52 · KENT 66, NIU 61Delrecco Gillespie makes 2-foot dunk (Jahari Williamson assists)
- 2H 4:09 · NIU 61, KENT 64Taj Walters makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 4:09 · NIU 60, KENT 64Taj Walters makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 5:03 · NIU 59, KENT 64Hassan Washington makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 6:43 · NIU 58, KENT 64Gianni Cobb makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 6:43 · NIU 57, KENT 64Gianni Cobb makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 7:13 · NIU 56, KENT 64Gianni Cobb makes driving layup
- 2H 7:33 · KENT 64, NIU 54Cian Medley makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 7:33 · KENT 63, NIU 54Cian Medley makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 8:01 · KENT 62, NIU 54Rob Whaley Jr. makes 6-foot jumper
- 2H 8:26 · NIU 54, KENT 60Taj Walters makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists)
- 2H 8:51 · KENT 60, NIU 51Rob Whaley Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 8:51 · KENT 59, NIU 51Rob Whaley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 9:44 · KENT 58, NIU 51Morgan Safford makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 9:44 · KENT 57, NIU 51Morgan Safford makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 10:32 · NIU 51, KENT 56Gustav Winther makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 11:15 · KENT 56, NIU 50Quinn Woidke makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 11:28 · NIU 50, KENT 55Gianni Cobb makes layup
- 2H 12:12 · KENT 55, NIU 48Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 12:12 · KENT 54, NIU 48Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 13:00 · NIU 48, KENT 53Makhai Valentine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists)
- 2H 13:17 · NIU 45, KENT 53Gianni Cobb makes layup
- 2H 13:43 · KENT 53, NIU 43Quinn Woidke makes free throw 1 of 1
- 2H 13:43 · KENT 52, NIU 43Quinn Woidke makes layup
- 2H 14:01 · NIU 43, KENT 50Gustav Winther makes free throw 2 of 2
- 2H 15:13 · NIU 42, KENT 50Makhai Valentine makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dylan Ducommun assists)
- 2H 15:34 · KENT 50, NIU 39Quinn Woidke makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dezmon Briscoe assists)
- 2H 16:32 · NIU 39, KENT 47Makhai Valentine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dylan Ducommun assists)
- 2H 17:29 · NIU 36, KENT 47Dylan Ducommun makes free throw 1 of 2
- 2H 17:54 · NIU 35, KENT 47Makhai Valentine makes 24-foot three point jumper
- 2H 18:43 · NIU 32, KENT 47Makhai Valentine makes free throw 3 of 3
- 2H 18:43 · NIU 31, KENT 47Makhai Valentine makes free throw 2 of 3
- 2H 18:43 · NIU 30, KENT 47Makhai Valentine makes free throw 1 of 3
- 2H 19:51 · NIU 29, KENT 47Taj Walters makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gustav Winther assists)
- 1H 0:07 · KENT 47, NIU 26Delrecco Gillespie makes 2-foot dunk
- 1H 0:22 · KENT 45, NIU 26Morgan Safford makes 0-foot tip in layup
- 1H 1:00 · KENT 43, NIU 26Rob Whaley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 1:55 · KENT 42, NIU 26Jahari Williamson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rayvon Griffith assists)
- 1H 2:12 · NIU 26, KENT 39Dylan Ducommun makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jaylen Wharton assists)
- 1H 2:21 · KENT 39, NIU 23Delrecco Gillespie makes layup
- 1H 2:34 · NIU 23, KENT 37Carlos Coronado makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 2:34 · NIU 22, KENT 37Carlos Coronado makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 2:42 · KENT 37, NIU 21Rayvon Griffith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Omer Hamama assists)
- 1H 2:59 · NIU 21, KENT 34Makhai Valentine makes layup
- 1H 3:24 · KENT 34, NIU 19Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 3:24 · NIU 19, KENT 33Dylan Ducommun makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 4:11 · NIU 18, KENT 33Dylan Ducommun makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 4:17 · KENT 33, NIU 17Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 4:17 · KENT 32, NIU 17Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 4:37 · KENT 31, NIU 17Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 5:05 · KENT 30, NIU 17Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 5:05 · KENT 29, NIU 17Delrecco Gillespie makes layup (Rob Whaley Jr. assists)
- 1H 5:22 · NIU 17, KENT 27Jaylen Wharton makes 16-foot jumper
- 1H 5:40 · KENT 27, NIU 15Morgan Safford makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cian Medley assists)
- 1H 6:10 · KENT 24, NIU 15Rob Whaley Jr. makes layup
- 1H 6:58 · NIU 15, KENT 22Taj Walters makes layup
- 1H 7:23 · NIU 13, KENT 22Makhai Valentine makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 7:23 · NIU 12, KENT 22Makhai Valentine makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists)
- 1H 8:04 · NIU 9, KENT 22Makhai Valentine makes layup
- 1H 8:04 · KENT 22, NIU 7Rob Whaley Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 8:04 · KENT 21, NIU 7Rob Whaley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 9:00 · KENT 20, NIU 7Delrecco Gillespie makes layup (Rob Whaley Jr. assists)
- 1H 10:10 · KENT 18, NIU 7Magnus Entenmann makes free throw 2 of 2
- 1H 10:12 · KENT 17, NIU 7Magnus Entenmann makes free throw 1 of 2
- 1H 10:20 · NIU 7, KENT 16Gianni Cobb makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dylan Ducommun assists)
- 1H 12:14 · KENT 16, NIU 4Rayvon Griffith makes 17-foot jumper
- 1H 14:52 · KENT 14, NIU 4Rob Whaley Jr. makes layup
- 1H 15:37 · NIU 4, KENT 12Makhai Valentine makes driving layup
- 1H 15:51 · KENT 12, NIU 2Delrecco Gillespie makes 2-foot dunk
- 1H 16:17 · KENT 10, NIU 2Rob Whaley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 16:17 · KENT 9, NIU 2Rob Whaley Jr. makes layup
- 1H 17:07 · NIU 2, KENT 7Makhai Valentine makes layup
- 1H 17:20 · KENT 7, NIU 0Delrecco Gillespie makes free throw 1 of 1
- 1H 17:36 · KENT 6, NIU 0Delrecco Gillespie makes layup
- 1H 18:01 · KENT 4, NIU 0Rob Whaley Jr. makes 5-foot jumper
- 1H 19:31 · KENT 2, NIU 0Rob Whaley Jr. makes 4-foot step back jumpshot
Box score
Team
1
2
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NIU26
47
73
KENT47
30
77
NIUTeam stats
This gameKENT22-51Field goals21-53
43.1%Field goal %39.6%
11-283-pointers4-24
18-30Free throws31-40
38Rebounds34
9Assists8
9Steals9
1Blocks2
22Turnovers14
27Fouls23
Top performers
This game
KENTDelrecco Gillespie28 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 8-13 FG
NIUMakhai Valentine27 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 9-17 FG- KENTRob Whaley Jr.18 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 6-8 FG
Northern Illinois HuskiesPlayers
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96Gustav WintherF | 21 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 25Dylan DucommunG | 37 | 13 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 5-8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6Taj WaltersG | 35 | 13 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 1Makhai ValentineG | 38 | 27 | 9-17 | 5-12 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3Daemar KellyG | 17 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 7Hassan WashingtonF | 13 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 23Jaylen WhartonF | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2Carlos CoronadoG | 8 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11Isaiah WashingtonG | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0Gianni CobbG | 24 | 13 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8Ladji KanteF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4JJ TaylorF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21Max LaskeyG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16Isaiah StewartG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15Lataevyon TaylorG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10Jao ItukaG | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | — | 73 | 22-51 | 11-28 | 18-30 | 38 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 27 |
NIUOffense
KENTSeason stats
69.5 (375th)Points per Game(20th) 84.3
41.6% (380th)Field Goal %(219th) 44.8%
31.2% (387th)3-Point %(135th) 35.4%
66.4% (440th)Free Throw %(160th) 74.2%
12.5 (337th)Assists per Game(77th) 16.0
11.8 (132nd)Off. Rebounds per Game(48th) 13
14.9 (422nd)Turnovers per Game(369th) 13.1
NIUDefense
KENTSeason stats
34.7 (257th)Rebounds per Game(40th) 39.7
22.9 (354th)Def. Rebounds per Game(62nd) 26.7
6.0 (334th)Steals per Game(252nd) 6.7
1.9 (451st)Blocks per Game(195th) 3.4
NIUTeam record
KENT5-9Record11-3
Venue and TV
- 1:00 PM, January 3, 2026
- M.A.C. Center, Kent
- Watch: ESPN+