Kent State (15-8, 6-4 MAC) hosts Northern Illinois (16-7, 5-5 MAC) in a pivotal Mid-American Conference contest at 7 p.m. Tuesday night at the M.A.C. Center. Both teams look to stay in division races after falling out of first place in the last few games.
The frontcourt of Jimmy Hall (16.3 ppg, 7.6 rpg), Khaliq Spicer (6.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg) and Chris Ortiz (7.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg) has helped Kent State control play around the basket. The Flashes own a +4.5 rebounding advantage while outscoring opponents 34.