Mid-American Conference

KENT, Ohio (AP) Jimmy Hall scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Kent State beat Mississippi Valley State 93-63 on Wednesday night.
 
Hall was 7 of 12 from the field and 9 of 11 from the free-throw line for the Golden Flash (2-0). Jaylin Walker added 14 points and Deon Edwin had 11. The team averaged 44.6 percent shooting from the field, 75 percent from the line and outrebounded MSVU 54-27.
 
Before the game, Kent State players ventured into the home crowd and - in a show of racial unity - each brought a fan of a different race courtside to stand with them for the national anthem.
 
After a back-and-forth battle in the latter part of the first half, Hall made a layup and a jumper on back-to-back possessions to secure a 37-31 lead for Kent State with 2:13 left. The Golden Flash led 41-31 at the break and led the rest of the way.
 
Isaac Williams scored 17 points for the Delta Devils (0-3).

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) Laytwan Porter scored a dozen points and Northern Illinois defeated Idaho for the third straight year, beating the Vandals 63-49 on Wednesday night.

The Huskies now are 3-0 to start the season, with all three wins coming at home.

Levi Bradley's jumper with 20 seconds left got Northern Illinois even, 21-21 going into intermission and Porter's trey with 17:18 left in the game gave the Huskies the lead for good, 30-27. Bradley gave the Huskies their largest lead, 56-44, on a layup with 2:59 left.

After shooting better than 60 percent from the field in their win over Roosevelt Monday, the Huskies managed to shoot just 39.5 percent (17 of 43) against the Vandals.

Brayon Blake scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Idaho (1-1) and Victor Sanders added 14 points. The Vandals were 18 of 57 from the field (31.6 percent) and 4 of 26 from beyond the arc.