Kent State plays a Mid-American Conference contest at Northern Illinois at 7 p.m. EST Wednesday in the first game of 2018. The Golden Flashes closed out 2017 with a 67-60 victory at Eastern Michigan on Saturday.
A win would give Kent State (8-5, 1-0 MAC) its first 2-0 start to MAC play since 2010-11 and mark the first time it has started the conference season with two wins on the road since 2001-02, which is also the last time the Flashes played in the NCAA Tournament.
The Flashes used an 11-0 run over the final minute of the third quarter and start of the fourth to take the lead for good in Saturday's MAC opener.