Monday's Men's Basketball Results
Northern Illinois 74, Oakland 50
Miami 67, Drake 59
Nevada 77, Bowling Green 62
No. 10 Ohio State 71, Kent State 52
Yale 73, Western Michigan 51
Stories courtesy of the Associated Press
Northern Illinois 74, Oakland 50
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DEKALB, Ill. -- Eugene German had 21 points as Northern Illinois easily beat Oakland 74-50 on Monday night.
Trendon Hankerson had a career-best 14 points for Northern Illinois (6-2), which won its sixth straight game. Lacey James collected 13 rebounds while Noah McCarty grabbed seven.
Daniel Oladapo had 13 points for the Golden Grizzlies (4-3). Xavier Hill-Mais added 13 points and eight rebounds. Tray Maddox Jr. had 11 points.
Northern Illinois plays Saint Mary's on the road next Thursday. Oakland matches up against Toledo on the road on Saturday.
Miami 67, Drake 59
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ESTERO, Fla. -- Nike Sibande had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead Miami (Ohio) to a 67-59 win over Drake in the Gulf Coast Showcase on Monday.
Sibande scored 12 of his points in the second half, and he recorded his first double-double of the season.
Dalonte Brown had 13 points and seven rebounds for Miami (4-1), which earned its fourth consecutive victory. Dae Dae Grant added 11 points.
Liam Robbins had 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs (4-2). Anthony Murphy added seven rebounds. Drake entered averaging nearly 80 points a game, but was held to 19-for-54 (35.2%) shooting against Miami.
Nevada 77, Bowling Green 62
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ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Jazz Johnson had 25 points as Nevada topped Bowling Green 77-62 in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam on Monday night.
Jalen Harris added 20 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Wolf Pack.
Johnson, who hit 7 of 10 3-pointers for the game, had 11 points by halftime.
Lindsey Drew had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Nevada (5-3) which led 42-24 at the break after knocking down 7 of 17 from beyond the arc while limiting the Falcons to 0-11 from deep. The Wolf Pack hit 13 of 27 treys for the game. Bowling Green made just 2 of 20 from distance.
Daeqwon Plowden had 13 points for the Falcons (5-2), whose four-game winning streak was snapped. Chandler Turner added 12 points. Caleb Fields had 10 points.
Nevada faces Santa Clara at home next Wednesday. Bowling Green plays Dartmouth at home on Saturday.
No. 10 Ohio State 71, Kent State 52
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State had run through its first five opponents this season by an average margin of victory of 25 points.
But instate rival Kent State came into St. John Arena with other ideas Monday night. The Golden Flashes rallied from down 17 points to tie the No. 10 Buckeyes at 48-48 midway through the second half. Order was restored, however, as Ohio State reeled off 17 straight points and pulled away for the 71-52 win.
Danny Pippen had 19 points and Antonio Williams scored 17 for Kent State (5-1), which was bidding to become the first MAC team to defeat Ohio State in nearly 25 years. Bowling Green was the last team to do it with a win in St. John Arena on Dec. 22, 1994.
"There are some things I wish we could have done a little bit differently," said Kent State coach Rob Senderoff. "I'm proud of the way the guys competed. We tied it and had a shot to take the lead there and missed a pretty good look. Give them a lot of credit because they continued to grind and made the plays they needed to make."
The Golden Flashes host Stetson on Saturday.
Yale 73, Western Michigan 51
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Jordan Bruner recorded 14 points and 13 rebounds to carry Yale to a 73-51 win over Western Michigan on Monday in the NIT Season Tip-Off.
Yale held the Broncos to 29.6% shooting from the field and more than 30 points below their season average. The Bulldogs made 13 3-pointers and had 14 assists.
Azar Swain had 15 points for Yale (4-3). Paul Atkinson added 13 points and Matthue Cotton had 12. Bruner had his fifth career double-double. Yale has already played three overtime games and had two others decided in the final minutes.
Michael Flowers scored 16 points for the Broncos (4-3). Jared Printy and Brandon Johnson added 12 points apiece. Jason Whitens had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
