Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Akron Zips

Feb 17, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIU	22	44	66
AKR	25	38	63

Game Recap

Williams, Thornton lead Northern Illinois past Akron 66-63. Keshawn Williams had 15 points to lead five Northern Illinois players in double figures as the Huskies narrowly beat Akron 66-63 on Thursday night.

Player Stats

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
50Anthony Crump	23	1-8	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	4	2
13Adong Makuoi	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	1	4	4
2Kaleb Thornton	38	5-8	1-2	1-4	4	4	0	5	3	12
0Keshawn Williams	35	4-10	0-1	7-8	4	3	0	0	0	15
1Trendon Hankerson	29	3-10	1-4	3-3	3	4	1	0	4	10
12Zool Kueth	19	4-5	2-2	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	10
11Chinedu Kingsley Okanu	27	5-8	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	2	5	11
24Darweshi Hunter	17	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	2
TOTAL	-	25-5347.2%	4-1136.4%	12-1770.6%	24	11	2	8	23	66

AKRON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Aziz Bandaogo	16	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	3	1	2	4
25Enrique Freeman	29	2-4	0-0	4-7	11	2	0	0	3	3	8
22Mikal Dawson	22	2-5	1-4	2-2	0	0	3	0	1	3	7
2Greg Tribble	29	3-6	0-0	4-5	4	1	0	1	1	3	10
13Xavier Castaneda	32	1-8	0-6	2-2	2	3	1	0	1	5	4
24Ali Ali	33	7-12	2-3	4-7	3	1	0	0	2	4	20
11Garvin Clarke	12	1-1	1-1	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	1	4
4Bryan Trimble Jr.	27	2-6	1-5	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	6
TOTAL	-	20-4445.5%	5-1926.3%	18-2766.7%	27	8	5	4	10	21	63

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNIUAKR

(19:45) Anthony Crump missed Layup.
(19:45) Aziz Bandaogo Block.
(19:39) Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.
(19:19) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:14) Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:13) Enrique Freeman made Layup.
02
(18:57) Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
(18:57) Mikal Dawson Steal.
(18:33) Enrique Freeman Turnover.
(18:33) Adong Makuoi Steal.
(18:15) Keshawn Williams missed Layup.
(18:12) Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.
(18:04) Foul on Adong Makuoi.
(17:51) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:49) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(17:49) Foul on Mikal Dawson.
(17:36) Adong Makuoi missed Layup.
(17:33) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:30) Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble.
05
+2 (17:11) Kaleb Thornton made Jumper.
25
+2 (16:45) Greg Tribble made Layup.
27
(16:24) Anthony Crump missed Layup.
(16:22) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(16:06) Keshawn Williams missed Jumper.
(16:03) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(15:49) Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
(15:46) Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.
(15:46) Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
(15:30) Enrique Freeman Turnover.
(15:11) Trendon Hankerson missed Layup.
(15:08) Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:07) Adong Makuoi made Layup.
47
(14:45) Foul on Kaleb Thornton.
(14:45) Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Free Throw.
(14:45) Akron Offensive Rebound.
+1 (14:45) Bryan Trimble Jr. made Free Throw.
48
(14:34) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu missed Jumper.
(14:30) Bryan Trimble Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(14:04) Foul on Ali Ali.
(14:04) Ali Ali Turnover.
(13:51) Anthony Crump missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:48) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu Offensive Rebound.
(13:45) Kaleb Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:41) Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.
(13:18) Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:15) Darweshi Hunter Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:05) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu made Layup. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
68
+3 (12:43) Garvin Clarke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aziz Bandaogo.
611
(12:15) Foul on Garvin Clarke.
(12:09) Foul on Enrique Freeman.
+1 (12:09) Keshawn Williams made Free Throw.
711
+1 (12:09) Keshawn Williams made Free Throw.
811
+3 (11:56) Ali Ali made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.
814
(11:42) Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
(11:42) Mikal Dawson Steal.
(11:35) Foul on Darweshi Hunter.
(11:14) Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:06) Ali Ali Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:05) Mikal Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Ali Ali.
816
(10:35) Keshawn Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:33) Akron Defensive Rebound.
(10:04) Ali Ali missed Layup.
(9:59) Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
(9:58) Akron Turnover.
+2 (9:37) Adong Makuoi made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
1016
(9:11) Mikal Dawson Turnover.
(9:11) Trendon Hankerson Steal.
(9:11) Foul on Mikal Dawson.
+3 (8:57) Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper.
1316
+2 (8:32) Ali Ali made Jumper.
1318
(8:19) Foul on Adong Makuoi.
(7:52) Greg Tribble missed Jumper.
(7:52) Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
(7:52) Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
(7:52) Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw.
(7:52) Akron Offensive Rebound.
+1 (7:52) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
1319
(7:24) Trendon Hankerson missed Layup.
(7:21) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(7:04) Garvin Clarke Turnover.
(7:04) Kaleb Thornton missed Layup.
(7:04) Kaleb Thornton Offensive Rebound.
(7:04) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu missed Layup.
(7:04) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(6:53) Anthony Crump missed Layup.
(6:53) Aziz Bandaogo Block.
(6:44) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:34) Aziz Bandaogo made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.
1321
(5:50) Foul on Chinedu Kingsley Okanu.
(5:50) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu Turnover.
(5:13) Akron Turnover.
+2 (4:55) Darweshi Hunter made Jumper.
1521
(4:27) Ali Ali missed Layup.
(4:23) Keshawn Williams Defensive Rebound.
(4:18) Keshawn Williams missed Layup.
(4:15) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:56) Enrique Freeman made Layup.
1523
(3:31) Anthony Crump missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:27) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
(3:21) Foul on Anthony Crump.
(3:21) Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw.
(3:19) Darweshi Hunter Defensive Rebound.
(3:06) Foul on Xavier Castaneda.
+2 (2:54) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
1723
(2:54) Foul on Enrique Freeman.
+1 (2:54) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu made Free Throw.
1823
(2:34) Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:28) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu missed Layup.
(2:06) Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.
(1:52) Foul on Aziz Bandaogo.
(1:52) Aziz Bandaogo Turnover.
+2 (1:41) Keshawn Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
2023
(1:41) Foul on Greg Tribble.
(1:41) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu missed Free Throw.
(1:41) Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.
(1:35) Greg Tribble Turnover.
(1:18) Anthony Crump missed Layup.
(1:15) Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.
(0:54) Foul on Darweshi Hunter.
+1 (0:52) Ali Ali made Free Throw.
2024
(0:52) Ali Ali missed Free Throw.
(0:50) Keshawn Williams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:26) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu made Jumper. Assisted by Keshawn Williams.
2224
(0:06) Foul on Anthony Crump.
+1 (0:06) Ali Ali made Free Throw.
2225
(0:06) Ali Ali missed Free Throw.
(0:06) Darweshi Hunter Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NIU

AKR

66Points63

25-53(47.2%)Field Goal(%)20-44(45.5%)

4-11(36.4%)3-Point(%)5-19(26.3%)

12-17(70.6%)Free Throw(%)18-27(66.7%)

29(9)Rebounds(Offensive)29(8)

11Assists8

2Steals5

0Blocks4

8Turnovers12

23(0)Fouls(Technical)21(1)

4Largest Lead8

Game Details

Thursday, February 17, 2022 · 7:00 PM

James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH

attendance: 2,076 (37.7%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: AKR -12

over/under: 127.5