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FINAL
Feb 17, 2022

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.

Box Score

12T
NIU224466
AKR253863
Northern Illinois Huskies logoNORTHERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
50Anthony Crump231-80-20-00000042
13Adong Makuoi122-30-00-02010144
2Kaleb Thornton385-81-41-344005312
0Keshawn Williams354-100-17-843000015
1Trendon Hankerson293-101-43-334100410
12Zool Kueth194-52-20-050000110
11Chinedu Kingsley Okanu275-80-01-230002511
24Darweshi Hunter171-10-00-03000022
TOTAL25-5347.2%4-1330.8%12-1675.0%24112082366
Akron Zips logoAKRONMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
21Aziz Bandaogo162-20-00-03103124
25Enrique Freeman292-40-04-711200338
22Mikal Dawson222-51-42-20030137
2Greg Tribble293-60-04-541011310
13Xavier Castaneda321-80-62-22310154
24Ali Ali337-122-34-731002420
11Garvin Clarke121-11-11-23000114
4Bryan Trimble Jr.272-61-51-21010006
TOTAL20-4445.5%5-1926.3%18-2766.7%27854102163

Play-by-Play

1st halfniuakr
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:45) Anthony Crump missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:45) Aziz Bandaogo Block.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:39) Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:19) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (19:14) Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (19:13) Enrique Freeman made Layup.
    02
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:57) Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:57) Mikal Dawson Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:33) Enrique Freeman Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:33) Adong Makuoi Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:15) Keshawn Williams missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (18:12) Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:04) Foul on Adong Makuoi.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:51) Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:49) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:49) Foul on Mikal Dawson.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:36) Adong Makuoi missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (17:33) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (17:30) Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble.
    05
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (17:11) Kaleb Thornton made Jumper.
    25
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (16:45) Greg Tribble made Layup.
    27
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:24) Anthony Crump missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:22) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:06) Keshawn Williams missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:03) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:49) Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (15:46) Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:46) Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
  • (15:46) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    (15:30) Enrique Freeman Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:11) Trendon Hankerson missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:08) Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (15:07) Adong Makuoi made Layup.
    47
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:45) Foul on Kaleb Thornton.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:45) Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:45) Akron Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (14:45) Bryan Trimble Jr. made Free Throw.
    48
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:34) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:30) Bryan Trimble Jr. Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:04) Foul on Ali Ali.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (14:04) Ali Ali Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:51) Anthony Crump missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:48) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:45) Kaleb Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:41) Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (13:18) Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:15) Darweshi Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (13:05) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu made Layup. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
    68
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (12:43) Garvin Clarke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aziz Bandaogo.
    611
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:15) Foul on Garvin Clarke.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (12:09) Foul on Enrique Freeman.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (12:09) Keshawn Williams made Free Throw.
    711
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (12:09) Keshawn Williams made Free Throw.
    811
  • Akron Zips logo
    +3 (11:56) Ali Ali made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.
    814
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:42) Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:42) Mikal Dawson Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:35) Foul on Darweshi Hunter.
  • (11:35) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:14) Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (11:06) Ali Ali Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (11:05) Mikal Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Ali Ali.
    816
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:35) Keshawn Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:33) Akron Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (10:04) Ali Ali missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:59) Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:58) Akron Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (9:37) Adong Makuoi made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
    1016
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:11) Mikal Dawson Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:11) Trendon Hankerson Steal.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (9:11) Foul on Mikal Dawson.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (8:57) Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper.
    1316
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (8:32) Ali Ali made Jumper.
    1318
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:19) Foul on Adong Makuoi.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:52) Greg Tribble missed Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:52) Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:52) Foul on Trendon Hankerson.
  • (7:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:52) Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:52) Akron Offensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (7:52) Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
    1319
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:24) Trendon Hankerson missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:21) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (7:04) Garvin Clarke Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:04) Kaleb Thornton missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:04) Kaleb Thornton Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:04) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:04) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:53) Anthony Crump missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:53) Aziz Bandaogo Block.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (6:44) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (6:34) Aziz Bandaogo made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda.
    1321
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:50) Foul on Chinedu Kingsley Okanu.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:50) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu Turnover.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (5:13) Akron Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (4:55) Darweshi Hunter made Jumper.
    1521
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:27) Ali Ali missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:23) Keshawn Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:18) Keshawn Williams missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (4:15) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +2 (3:56) Enrique Freeman made Layup.
    1523
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:31) Anthony Crump missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:27) Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:21) Foul on Anthony Crump.
  • (3:21) Official TV Timeout
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:21) Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:19) Darweshi Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (3:06) Foul on Xavier Castaneda.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (2:54) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson.
    1723
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:54) Foul on Enrique Freeman.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (2:54) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu made Free Throw.
    1823
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:34) Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:28) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:15) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (2:06) Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:52) Foul on Aziz Bandaogo.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:52) Aziz Bandaogo Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (1:41) Keshawn Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
    2023
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:41) Foul on Greg Tribble.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:41) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu missed Free Throw.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:41) Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:35) Greg Tribble Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:18) Anthony Crump missed Layup.
  • Akron Zips logo
    (1:15) Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:54) Foul on Darweshi Hunter.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (0:52) Ali Ali made Free Throw.
    2024
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:52) Ali Ali missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:50) Keshawn Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (0:26) Chinedu Kingsley Okanu made Jumper. Assisted by Keshawn Williams.
    2224
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:06) Foul on Anthony Crump.
  • Akron Zips logo
    +1 (0:06) Ali Ali made Free Throw.
    2225
  • Akron Zips logo
    (0:06) Ali Ali missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:06) Darweshi Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

66Points63
25-53(47.2%)Field Goal(%)20-44(45.5%)
4-13(30.8%)3-Point(%)5-19(26.3%)
12-16(75%)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%)
spread: AKR -12
over/under: 127.5