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Akron Zips at Northern Illinois Huskies

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Akron Zips
19-3, 4-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
76 - 73
Northern Illinois Huskies
13-9, 8-5 Home

Jackson helps Akron beat N Illinois 76-73, win 12th straight

Johnson made back-to-back layups to put Akron (19-3, 9-0 Mid-American Conference) in front, 66-65, for the first time with 3:50 to play. He then hit two free throws before Robotham added a jumper and the Zips led by five with two minutes left. Dontel Highsmith made a pair of foul shots and Marin Maric added a third to pull Northern Illinois to 70-68 with 54 seconds remaining but Jackson and Robotham combined to make 6 of 6 free throws in the final 23 seconds to seal it.

Maric had 18 of his 23 points, and Aaric Armstead scored 11 of his 13, in the first half and Northern Illinois (13-9, 5-4) led by as many as 15 before taking a 47-33 lead into the break.

Jackson hit back-to-back 3s to cap a 12-5 run to open the second half and cut Akron's deficit to 52-45 with 15:45 to go.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 76 - 73
2nd 0:00 Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound. 76 - 73
2nd 0:00 Laytwan Porter missed Three Point Jumper. 76 - 73
2nd 0:04 Antino Jackson made Free Throw. 76 - 73
2nd 0:04 Antino Jackson made Free Throw. 75 - 73

Statistics

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26-57 FG 28-53
46 Field Goal % 53
11-28 3PT 8-12
39 Three Point % 67
13-20 FT 9-13
65 Free Throw % 69
28 Rebounds 34
7 Offensive Rebounds 6
21 Defensive Rebounds 28
13 Assists 13
11 Steals 5
3 Blocks 1
9 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
24 Points Off Turnovers 12
2 Fast Break Points 8
30 Points in Paint 34
16 Fouls 19
5 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Venue: NIU Convocation Center

Location: Dekalb, IL
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
Full Standings