Northern Illinois Huskies at Akron Zips
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Akron rides Freeman's double-double to 80-73 win over Northern Illinois
Freeman added three blocks for the Zips (21-8, 13-3 Mid-American Conference). Ali Ali totaled 17 points and six rebounds. Sammy Hunter hit two 3-pointers and scored eight.
David Coit led the Huskies (10-19, 4-12) with a career-high 35 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Will Lovings-Watts added 14 points and Ethan Butler scored 11 with six rebounds.
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Matchup Prediction
Akron: 95.5%
Northern Illinois: 4.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Akron Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Enrique Freeman Block. | 73 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:00 | David Coit missed Dunk. | 73 - 80 |
Statistics
 NIU |
 AKR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-54 | FG | 24-56 |
| 46.3 | Field Goal % | 42.9 |
| 10-28 | 3PT | 9-29 |
| 35.7 | Three Point % | 31.0 |
| 13-23 | FT | 23-31 |
| 56.5 | Free Throw % | 74.2 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 24 | Fouls | 20 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
James A. Rhodes Arena
Location: Akron, OH
Attendance: 2,331 | Capacity:
2023-24 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 14-4 | - | 20-12 |
| Akron | 13-5 | 1 | 24-11 |
| Ohio | 13-5 | 1 | 20-13 |
| Central Michigan | 12-6 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Bowling Green | 10-8 | 4 | 20-14 |
| Miami (OH) | 9-9 | 5 | 15-17 |
| Western Michigan | 9-9 | 5 | 12-20 |
| Kent State | 8-10 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 7 | 15-16 |
| Eastern Michigan | 6-12 | 8 | 13-18 |
| Northern Illinois | 5-13 | 9 | 11-20 |
| Buffalo | 2-16 | 12 | 4-27 |