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FINAL
Jan 14, 2020

Box Score

12T
AKR442872
NIU202949

Game Recap

Cheese, Jackson lead Akron's 72-49 rout of N. Illinois. ler Cheese scored 23 points as Akron romped past Northern Illinois 72-49 on Tuesday night to remain undefeated in the Mid-American Conference.

Player Stats

Akron Zips logoAKRONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
20Xeyrius Williams274-104-100-0130014412
10Deng Riak203-40-00-03001056
11Channel Banks331-70-30-14210122
4Tyler Cheese319-163-62-372002023
1Loren Cristian Jackson356-114-71-118302217
21Enrique Freeman10-00-00-00000000
5Camron Reece92-20-03-32000007
23Jaden Sayles100-10-01-22002001
24Ali Ali90-20-10-01000000
22Mikal Dawson30-00-00-01000010
2Greg Tribble212-40-10-14100024
12Marquelle McIntyre10-00-00-00000000
TOTAL-27-5747.4%11-2839.3%7-1163.6%38134491672
Northern Illinois Huskies logoNORTHERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
11Noah McCarty171-41-10-28000253
4Lacey James303-100-30-05002126
1Trendon Hankerson341-40-10-04210002
2Gairges Daow90-20-00-01000120
10Eugene German326-222-73-382111317
32Keenon Cole70-20-10-03110010
25Nate Scott80-40-20-02001000
0Chris Johnson50-20-00-02000000
23Tyler Cochran233-50-24-671102210
5Zaire Mateen91-51-40-00000013
24Darius Beane152-80-31-12201015
22Rod Henry-Hayes111-51-40-01000113
TOTAL-18-7324.7%5-2817.9%8-1266.7%4384581849

Play-by-Play

1st halfAKRNIU
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:41) Lacey James Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:41) Loren Cristian Jackson Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:24) Tyler Cheese missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:21) Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:09) Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:07) Akron Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:50) Xeyrius Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:47) Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:29) Noah McCarty missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:29) Deng Riak Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:24) Noah McCarty Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:17) Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:14) Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (18:03) Loren Cristian Jackson made Three Point Jumper.
    30
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:38) Noah McCarty missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:35) Deng Riak Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:27) Tyler Cheese missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:22) Deng Riak Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (17:22) Deng Riak made Layup.
    50
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:05) Eugene German missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:03) Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (16:58) Loren Cristian Jackson made Three Point Jumper.
    80
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:55) Northern Illinois Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:35) Lacey James missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:35) Akron Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:35) Foul on Noah McCarty.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:35) Noah McCarty Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:26) Foul on Lacey James.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:23) Xeyrius Williams Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:05) Eugene German missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (16:02) Tyler Cheese Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (15:44) Tyler Cheese missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:44) Nathan Scott Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:38) Nathan Scott Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:35) Nathan Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (15:31) Tyler Cheese Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (15:13) Xeyrius Williams Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:13) Eugene German Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (15:09) Eugene German made Layup.
    82
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (14:55) Loren Cristian Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Cheese.
    112
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:32) Foul on Deng Riak.
  • (14:32) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (14:27) Darius Beane made Layup.
    114
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:27) Foul on Xeyrius Williams.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (14:27) Darius Beane made Free Throw.
    115
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (14:13) Xeyrius Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.
    145
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:44) Darius Beane missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:39) Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (13:31) Xeyrius Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.
    175
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:14) Darius Beane missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:11) Chris Johnson Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:58) Darius Beane missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:58) Xeyrius Williams Block.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:54) Channel Banks Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:46) Channel Banks missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:46) Darius Beane Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:46) Darius Beane Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (12:32) Zaire Mateen made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Beane.
    178
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (12:12) Tyler Cheese made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble.
    208
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:56) Zaire Mateen missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:52) Noah McCarty Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:48) Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:44) Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (11:31) Camron Reece made Jumper.
    228
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:31) Foul on Noah McCarty.
  • (11:31) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (11:31) Camron Reece made Free Throw.
    238
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:19) Tyler Cochran Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:19) Loren Cristian Jackson Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:13) Ali Ali missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:13) Lacey James Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:12) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:53) Lacey James missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:51) Tyler Cheese Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:44) Loren Cristian Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:41) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (10:25) Rod Henry-Hayes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eugene German.
    2311
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:08) Foul on Rod Henry-Hayes.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:05) Tyler Cheese Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:53) Lacey James missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:50) Tyler Cochran Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (9:50) Tyler Cochran made Layup.
    2313
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (9:23) Deng Riak made Dunk. Assisted by Tyler Cheese.
    2513
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (9:01) Eugene German made Layup.
    2515
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:41) Xeyrius Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:38) Rod Henry-Hayes Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:20) Rod Henry-Hayes missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:18) Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:09) Channel Banks missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:06) Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (8:03) Foul on Greg Tribble.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (8:03) Eugene German made Free Throw.
    2516
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (8:03) Eugene German made Free Throw.
    2517
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:39) Xeyrius Williams Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:39) Keenon Cole Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:26) Eugene German missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:23) Camron Reece Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:16) Greg Tribble missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:16) Eugene German Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:12) Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:57) Keenon Cole missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:54) Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:49) Foul on Tyler Cochran.
  • (6:49) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:41) Foul on Gairges Daow.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (6:33) Camron Reece made Layup.
    2717
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:20) Rod Henry-Hayes Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:04) Xeyrius Williams Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:41) Eugene German missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:38) Gairges Daow Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:35) Darius Beane missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:33) Lacey James Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:33) Foul on Mikal Dawson.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:12) Eugene German missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:09) Lacey James Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:04) Gairges Daow missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:00) Darius Beane Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:55) Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:52) Lacey James Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:48) Northern Illinois Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:34) Channel Banks missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:28) Greg Tribble Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (4:18) Loren Cristian Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Channel Banks.
    3017
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:09) Gairges Daow missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:06) Channel Banks Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:52) Channel Banks missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:49) Eugene German Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:31) Eugene German missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:29) Channel Banks Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (3:26) Tyler Cheese made Layup. Assisted by Channel Banks.
    3217
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:26) Foul on Darius Beane.
  • (3:26) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:26) Tyler Cheese missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:25) Noah McCarty Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:08) Rod Henry-Hayes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:05) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:51) Nathan Scott missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:51) Noah McCarty Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:51) Foul on Deng Riak.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:51) Noah McCarty missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:51) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:51) Noah McCarty missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:49) Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:34) Foul on Zaire Mateen.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (2:34) Camron Reece made Free Throw.
    3317
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (2:34) Camron Reece made Free Throw.
    3417
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:18) Nathan Scott missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:15) Xeyrius Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:09) Xeyrius Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:04) Tyler Cheese Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (2:04) Tyler Cheese made Layup.
    3617
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:49) Zaire Mateen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:47) Akron Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:34) Tyler Cheese missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:29) Trendon Hankerson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:10) Lacey James missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:07) Camron Reece Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (1:02) Xeyrius Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Loren Cristian Jackson.
    3917
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:32) Eugene German missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:32) Tyler Cochran Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:32) Foul on Xeyrius Williams.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (0:29) Eugene German made Layup.
    3919
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:29) Foul on Loren Cristian Jackson.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (0:29) Eugene German made Free Throw.
    3920
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (0:10) Loren Cristian Jackson made Layup.
    4120
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:09) Gairges Daow Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:09) Loren Cristian Jackson Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (0:09) Loren Cristian Jackson made Layup.
    4320
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:09) Foul on Gairges Daow.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (0:09) Loren Cristian Jackson made Free Throw.
    4420
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:01) Rod Henry-Hayes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:01) Tyler Cheese Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

72Points49
27-57(47.4%)Field Goal(%)18-73(24.7%)
11-28(39.3%)3-Point(%)5-28(17.9%)
7-11(63.6%)Free Throw(%)8-12(66.7%)
41(6)Rebounds(Offensive)50(22)
13Assists8
4Steals4
4Blocks5
9Turnovers10
16(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)
24Largest Lead0

Game Details

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 · 8:00 PM
NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL
attendance: 884 (8.8%)
spread: AKR -2.5
over/under: 135