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Northern Illinois (9-9, 2-3) at Kent State (13-5, 3-2) – 7:00 PM EST (ESPN+)
Tuesday night is MACtion night for Under The Radar, and tonight we go to Kent, Ohio where the hometown Golden Flashes host the Northern Illinois Huskies. Conference play got off to a promising start for the Huskies – they upset Buffalo 73-72 thanks to 26 points from Eugene German for NIU’s first victory in Buffalo in 17 seasons. Since that game, the Huskies have only managed one win in their last four games with a home win against Eastern Michigan. German is the only Huskie player (20.2 PPG) to average in double figures thus far.
Kent State got off to a 3-0 start in conference play with decisive wins at Bowling Green and at home against Toledo, and a win against Central Michigan appeared to put the Golden Flashes at the top of the conference. Unfortunately, they fell out of first place with a pair of losses on their most recent road trip at Miami and Western Michigan. Five players average in double figures for Kent State – they are led by Antonio Williams (14.2 PPG).