DeKALB — The men’s basketball team will face the Kent State University Golden Flashes 6 p.m. Tuesday in Kent, Ohio.
NIU is 2-3 in Mid-American Conference play after a 66-64 loss Saturday to the Bowling Green State University Falcons. There were three players with double digits in Saturday’s contest with senior guard Eugene German scoring a game-high 19 points, followed by sophomore guard Trendon Hankerson with 13 points and senior forward Noah McCarty who added 10 points and 8 rebounds.
Kent State fell its recent road game against the Western Michigan University Broncos to drop its conference record to 3-2.