Kent State Golden Flashes @ Northern Illinois Huskies

8-6, 7-4 MAC

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Kent State KENT	15	16	13	25	69
N Illinois NIU	13	15	21	16	65

Northern Illinois HuskiesN IllinoisNIU

11-7, 9-4 MAC

Game Information

Dekalb, IL

ESPN3

Referee:Scott Doberstein

Referee:Matt Andrews

Referee:Erin Frias

NCAA Division I

Mid-American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Miami (OH)	16-2	-	28-7
Ball State	16-2	-	26-7
Massachusetts	15-3	1	23-7
Central Michigan	12-6	4	18-12
Ohio	11-7	5	18-14
Bowling Green	9-9	7	17-14
Toledo	9-9	7	17-15
Kent State	9-9	7	15-16
Eastern Michigan	6-12	10	13-16
Western Michigan	5-13	11	9-20
Northern Illinois	4-14	12	7-23
Akron	4-14	12	7-24
Buffalo	1-17	15	3-27

Women's College Basketball News

Senate adjourns without scheduling vote Protect College Sports Act

The U.S. Senate adjourned for the week Thursday without scheduling a vote for the Protect College Sports Act, a bill aimed at reforming college sports.

Female college athletes see surge in NIL deals

College sports marketing company Learfield saw a 123% increase in female athlete participation in NIL compensation activities over the 2025-26 fiscal year.

Sources: Notre Dame passes Ohio State for richest patch deal

Notre Dame has reached a multiyear deal with SoFi Technologies that will place the financial service company's brand on the Fighting Irish's jerseys in every sport starting this season, the university announced Tuesday.

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