Flashes drop third in a row against Northern Illinois

The Kent State men’s basketball team came out strong against Northern Illinois University in its first game back at home after a two loss road trip.

The Flashes led 16-6 with just under seven minutes, but then NIU began to close the gap.

The Huskies’ shooters got hot, going 6-8 from 3 in the first half, and Kent State could not defend or respond offensively.

With 4:26 left in the half, Northern Illinois took its first lead of the night, and from that point outscored the Flashes 14-7 to take an eight-point lead into halftime.

A second half run fell short, and Kent State would never retake the lead.

This loss is the third in a row for Kent State [13-6, 3-3 Mid American Conference], and the team’s…