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Game Preview: Northern Illinois vs Kent State

by SCACCHoops.com Staff

Posted: 1/30/2026 3:13:38 PM

 

1/3/2026 1:00:00 PM | Gianni Cobb |  TV: ESPN+

NCAAGameSim.com Simulation Stats

  • This game has been simulated 480 times.
  • Kent State (2026) has won 417 times (86.9% of the time), won by > 20 pts 201 times (41.9% of the time)
  • Northern Illinois (2026) has won 63 times (13.1% of the time), won by > 20 pts 5 times (1.0% of the time)
  • The average score is Kent State (2026): 86.9 - Northern Illinois (2026): 70.1, decided by < 5 pts 68 times (14.2% of the time)
  • The game has gone into overtime 10 times (2.1% of the time)
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Team Stats

 Advantage Kent StateAdvantage Northern Illinois
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Record Analysis

OpponentKent StateNorthern Illinois
Overall14-55-13
Top 250-10-0
26-500-00-1
51-1000-10-2
101-2008-11-7
200+6-24-3

Matchup History

DateBoxRecap
1/10/2015 8:00:00 PMKent State 67 - Northern Illinois 65 
1/29/2014Northern Illinois 50 - Kent State 49 
1/15/2014 8:00:00 PMKent State 73 - Northern Illinois 64 
1/30/2013 8:00:00 PMNorthern Illinois 67 - Kent State 65 
2/12/2011 4:00:00 PMKent State 84 - Northern Illinois 77 
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