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Akron Zips at Northern Illinois Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Akron Zips
20-5, 6-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 80
Northern Illinois Huskies
17-8, 14-1 Home

Armstead gives Northern Illinois 80-79 over Akron

Isaiah Johnson's two free throws with 15 seconds left put the Zips ahead but they couldn't corral the rebound when Travon Baker missed a 3-point attempt with seven seconds left.

Josh Williams hit a 3-pointer and the Zips made 3 of 4 free throws to take a 77-75 lead with just under a minute left. Armstread put the Huskies back on top with a 3-point play with 37 seconds remaining.

Marin Maric had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Northern Illinois (17-8, 6-6 Mid-American), which had 15 offensive rebounds and a 41-34 rebounding advantage. The Huskies had lost five straight.

Williams hit 6 of 9 behind the arc and scored 22 points for the Zips (20-5, 9-3), which had won seven straight, and Johnson had 16 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 79 - 80
2nd 0:02 Northern Illinois Timeout 79 - 80
2nd 0:02 Akron Timeout 79 - 80
2nd 0:02 Aaric Armstead made Free Throw. 79 - 80
2nd 0:02 Aaric Armstead made Free Throw. 79 - 79

Statistics

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26-54 FG 29-69
48 Field Goal % 42
15-34 3PT 9-23
44 Three Point % 39
12-16 FT 13-21
75 Free Throw % 62
34 Rebounds 41
6 Offensive Rebounds 15
28 Defensive Rebounds 26
15 Assists 16
3 Steals 8
4 Blocks 1
13 Turnovers 7
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 7
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Off Turnovers 17
11 Fast Break Points 9
29 Points in Paint 37
19 Fouls 16
9 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: NIU Convocation Center

Location: Dekalb, IL
Attendance: 3,457 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Miami (OH) 18-0 - 32-2
Akron 17-1 1 29-6
Kent State 14-4 4 24-10
Toledo 11-7 7 19-15
Bowling Green 9-9 9 18-14
Ohio 9-9 9 15-17
Buffalo 7-11 11 17-15
Massachusetts 7-11 11 17-16
Ball State 7-11 11 12-19
Central Michigan 6-12 12 10-21
Western Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Eastern Michigan 4-14 14 10-21
Northern Illinois 4-14 10 9-21

2025-26 Horizon League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Wright State 15-5 - 23-12
Robert Morris 13-7 2 22-11
Green Bay 12-8 3 18-15
Detroit Mercy 12-8 3 17-15
Oakland 12-8 3 16-16
Purdue Fort Wayne 11-9 4 17-15
Northern Kentucky 10-10 5 20-14
Youngstown State 8-12 7 15-17
Milwaukee 8-12 7 12-20
Cleveland State 6-14 9 11-22
IU Indianapolis 3-17 12 7-25
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