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Rocky Lombardi scored from a yard out with just below 5 minutes left within the recreation and Jacob Finley recovered a fumble in the long run zone for a landing as time expired to offer Northern Illinois a 3727 win over Kent State within the season finale Saturday afternoon.
KENT, Ohio: Rocky Lombardi scored from a yard out with just below 5 minutes left within the recreation and Jacob Finley recovered a fumble in the long run zone for a landing as time expired to offer Northern Illinois a 37-27 win over Kent State within the season finale Saturday afternoon.
Northern Illinois completed its season with again-to-again wins to complete 5-3 and in second place within the Mid-American Conference West Division, three video games behind unbeaten 8-0 Toledo.
Kent State put up 17 factors within the second quarter and took a 17-10 lead on the half. Lombardi threw 16 yards to Grayson Barnes for a landing to begin the third quarter, then punched over from the 1 to take a 24-20 lead after three quarters.
Kent State (0-8, 1-11) took the lead on a 50-yard landing go from Devin Kargman to Jameel Gardner Jr. with 10:23 left, however the Huskies answered with a 75-yard, 9-play drive that consumed virtually six minutes and was capped by senior quarterback Lombardi.
The Golden Flashes put collectively a 9-play drive that stalled on the NIU 36-yard line when Kargman threw incomplete on fourth down, however the protection held the Huskies to a 3-and-out and Kent State bought the ball again at its personal 9 with underneath a minute left. James Ester and Navaeh Sanders sacked Kargman on consecutive performs to place the ball close to the purpose line and Gardner fumbled on the subsequent play.
Lombardi completed 9 of 18 passing for 183 yards and a landing and had two 1-yard runs for touchdowns. Gavin Williams carried 17 instances for 103 yards and Antonio Brown added one other 89 yards and a landing on 11 carries.
Kargman was 14 of 26 for 237 yards and two touchdowns, with Gardner catching three passes for 111 yards and a landing. Luke Floriea caught 9 passes for 83 yards and a landing.
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