NCAAB

Northern Illinois Huskies at Akron Zips

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Illinois Huskies
8-16, 6-9 Away
Final
66 - 63
Akron Zips
16-9, 10-3 Home

Williams, Thornton lead Northern Illinois past Akron 66-63

Kaleb Thornton added 12 points for the Huskies (8-16, 5-9 Mid-American Conference). Chinedu Kingsley Okanu chipped in 11 and Trendon Hankerson and Zool Kueth each had 10.

Ali Ali had 20 points for the Zips (16-9, 9-6 Mid-American Conference). Greg Tribble added 10 points and Enrique Freeman had 11 rebounds.

The Huskies leveled the season series against the Zips. Akron defeated Northern Illinois 70-64 on Feb. 8.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:14 Kaleb Thornton made Free Throw. 66 - 63
2nd 0:14 Foul on Mikal Dawson. 65 - 63
2nd 0:16 Greg Tribble made Layup. 65 - 63
2nd 0:26 Keshawn Williams made Free Throw. 65 - 61
2nd 0:26 Keshawn Williams made Free Throw. 64 - 61

Statistics

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25-53 FG 20-44
47 Field Goal % 45
4-13 3PT 5-19
31 Three Point % 26
12-16 FT 18-27
75 Free Throw % 67
29 Rebounds 29
9 Offensive Rebounds 8
20 Defensive Rebounds 21
11 Assists 8
2 Steals 5
0 Blocks 4
8 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 2
8 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 9
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
23 Fouls 21
4 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

James A. Rhodes Arena

Location: Akron, OH
Attendance: 2,076 | Capacity:

2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Miami (OH) 7-0 - 19-0
Akron 5-1 1.5 14-4
Kent State 5-1 1.5 14-4
Toledo 4-2 2.5 10-8
Ohio 4-3 3 10-9
Buffalo 3-3 3.5 13-5
Bowling Green 3-3 3.5 12-6
Eastern Michigan 3-4 4 9-10
Northern Illinois 2-4 4.5 6-11
Massachusetts 2-5 5 11-8
Western Michigan 1-5 5.5 7-11
Ball State 1-5 5.5 5-13
Central Michigan 1-5 5.5 5-13
Full Standings