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Akron Zips at Northern Illinois Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Akron Zips
16-6, 5-3 Away
Final
70 - 64
Northern Illinois Huskies
6-15, 2-4 Home

Freeman scores 21 to carry Akron over N. Illinois 70-64

Greg Tribble had 13 points for Akron (16-6, 9-3 Mid-American Conference). Xavier Castaneda added 12 points.

Ali Ali, who led the Zips in scoring coming into the contest with 14 points per game, shot only 20 percent in the game (1 of 5).

Keshawn Williams had 19 points for the Huskies (6-15, 3-8). Trendon Hankerson added 14 points. Anthony Crump had 11 points.

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  • TV Channel: Akron at Northern Illinois 2021 College Basketball, week 14, is broadcasted on ESPN3.
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Matchup Prediction

Northern Illinois: 16.2%
Akron: 83.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 70 - 64
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 70 - 64
2nd 0:09 Anthony Crump Turnover. 70 - 64
2nd 0:15 Chinedu Kingsley Okanu Defensive Rebound. 70 - 64
2nd 0:16 Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw. 70 - 64

Statistics

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21-40 FG 22-46
52.5 Field Goal % 47.8
6-15 3PT 7-18
40.0 Three Point % 38.9
22-26 FT 13-15
84.6 Free Throw % 86.7
26 Rebounds 21
5 Offensive Rebounds 4
21 Defensive Rebounds 17
12 Assists 10
6 Steals 5
2 Blocks 0
15 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 17
10 Fast Break Points 8
26 Points in Paint 26
13 Fouls 20
8 Largest Lead 1

Game Information

Venue: NIU Convocation Center

Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 653 | Capacity:

2024-25 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Akron 14-1 - 22-6
Miami (OH) 12-3 2 21-7
Kent State 9-6 5 19-9
Toledo 9-6 5 16-12
Ohio 9-6 5 15-13
Ball State 7-8 7 14-14
Eastern Michigan 7-8 7 14-14
Western Michigan 7-8 7 10-18
Central Michigan 6-9 8 13-15
Bowling Green 6-9 8 12-16
Buffalo 3-12 11 8-20
Northern Illinois 1-14 13 5-23
Full Standings