NCAAB Game Recap - Akron at Northern Illinois
Sat Jan 12, 2019 4:58 PM EST

Duke
80
FSU
78
F
Tenn
78
Fla
67
F
UVA
63
Clem
43
F
Gonz
96
USF
83
F
Kansas
73
Baylor
68
F
TxTch
68
Tex
62
F
Nev
74
Fres
64
F
UGA
78
Aub
93
F
Lou
83
UNC
62
F
Miss
81
MissSt
77
F
Pitt
80
NCSU
86
F
OhSt
62
Iowa
72
F
WichSt
70
Hou
79
F
Vand
47
KY
56
F
Mia-O
64
Buff
88
F
KSU
58
IaSt
57
F
Seton
66
Marq
70
F
TCU
74
Okla
76
F
DeP
79
StJon
71
F
OkSt
85
WVU
77
F
BC
66
ND
69
F
Prov
90
GTown
96
F(2OT)
Kent
61
E MI
95
F
Amer
54
Buck
55
F
Ohio
70
Ball
52
F
Rut
70
Minn
88
F
YSU
82
IUPUI
76
F
Woff
90
VMI
76
F
WIMil
84
Detr
93
F
ULM
73
GASt
74
F
WCU
94
Citad
82
F
TexAr
61
CoCar
58
F
HiPt
63
Winth
80
F
SoFL
80
Temp
82
F(OT)
Drex
83
UNCW
97
F
Toled
85
W MI
77
F
Boston
75
Navy
69
F
Army
64
LoyMD
66
F
IlSt
64
LoyIL
67
F
IndSt
72
Evans
66
F(OT)
Bry
70
SacHr
98
F
Princ
62
Penn
53
F
Manh
49
Monm
65
F
Wake
65
Mia-FL
76
F
JU
53
Lib
69
F
VCU
57
David
64
F
(N/A)
63
Colum
102
F
TxSt
70
App
69
F
W IL
65
UND
71
F
Bois
87
SJSU
64
F
WIGB
78
Oakl
90
F
ChaSo
101
Longw
91
F
Maine
66
Albany
62
F
CBU
77
ChiSt
75
F
Lafy
70
HolyC
77
F
TAMU
81
Bama
80
F
Savan
64
FlaAM
69
F
BethC
71
How
63
F
Lamar
68
CenAR
75
F
NE
90
W&M
70
F
Tows
65
JMU
74
F
FaDi
60
Merrim
66
F
StFPA
68
StFNY
72
F
Mont
88
N CO
64
F
Rich
76
GrgWas
56
F
UNCC
65
FAU
60
F
Leh
78
Colg
91
F
Del
58
Charl
71
F
USA
62
ArkLR
91
F
Pepp
76
USD
71
F
NoAZ
82
S UT
84
F
NM
76
ColSt
91
F
SDSU
48
AF
62
F
N TX
74
UTSA
76
F
Valpa
65
SIU
61
F
UNCA
61
Hamp
83
F
CenCT
77
MtStM
68
F
StJos
84
Duques
85
F
NCC
61
MD-ES
48
F
Clev
56
IL-C
73
F
NCAT
93
DelSt
70
F
HCU
76
Nich
77
F
Ford
64
StBon
71
F
Samf
75
Chat
80
F
NJIT
55
N AL
61
F
SCSt
72
Morg
68
F
Norf
80
Copp
66
F
APSU
72
TN-M
70
F
Presb
77
Radf
79
F
RobM
73
LIU
80
F
BGSU
97
CenMI
87
F(OT)
ETSU
72
Mercer
68
F(OT)
Akr
56
NIU
73
F
AbCh
75
SeLA
72
F
Stetsn
71
Lipsco
95
F
Furm
79
UNCG
89
F
UL
87
GaSo
85
F
UAB
68
USM
73
F
MTSU
56
LaTec
73
F
USC-Up
59
GWebb
64
F
FlGlf
66
NFla
87
F
Troy
90
ArkSt
85
F(OT)
McNee
66
NOrl
79
F
ORU
65
SDSt
84
F
NWSt
61
SFA
59
F
AlaAM
63
MsVl
72
F
UMBC
63
UMassL
74
F
SIU-E
54
JSU
90
F
Murr
85
SEMO
67
F
AzSt
71
Stan
85
F
Tuls
57
SMU
77
F
TXSo
73
PVAM
79
F
CSBak
62
NMSt
73
F
UtSt
71
Wyo
55
F
GaTec
73
Syr
59
F
StLou
71
LaSal
64
F
South
63
Gram
69
F
LSU
94
Ark
88
F(OT)
E KY
93
Belm
109
F
Alc
52
JackSt
59
F
InWor
52
SHSU
66
F
ODU
75
FIU
74
F
Hof
74
Elon
71
F
Hartfo
62
Vermt
81
F
Harv
63
Dart
81
F
UCDav
77
LongB
82
F
UNH
44
Stony
62
F
W Ky
69
Marsh
70
F
WaSt
70
Utah
88
F
UConn
72
Cin
74
F(OT)
GrCan
69
UTRGV
65
F
MOSt
69
Brad
64
F
E IL
67
TNTec
60
F
Seatt
78
UtVal
88
F
UCIrv
63
CS-Ful
46
F
Rice
64
UTEP
65
F
SCla
74
BYU
80
F
ASU
71
ArkPB
82
F
MorSt
74
TNSt
61
F
Wash
77
Colora
70
F
StMar
71
LoyMa
60
F
UCRiv
64
UCSB
72
F
CSNor
78
CAPoly
74
F(OT)
Pacif
65
Portl
57
F
Web
95
PorSt
88
F(OT)
IdaSt
72
Sac
70
F
Ariz
87
Cal
65
F
Mizzu
SouthCar
PPD

Jan 12, 2019, 4:58 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Akron

34

22

56

Northern Illinois

25

48

73

German scores 27, NIU uses big 2nd half to rally past Akron
Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:51 PM

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) Eugene German had 27 points, seven rebounds and five 3-pointers and Northern Illinois used a big second half to rally past Akron 73-56 on Saturday.

Akron led 34-25 at halftime but NIU dominated the second half by outscoring the Zips 48-22. Akron only made four second-half field goals through the first 16 minutes, to trail 66-49 with 3:46 left, and the Huskies were shooting 75 percent at the same point.

NIU took its first lead of the second half during a 16-0 run, ending in a 56-44 lead with 7:43 to go, and the Huskies led by double figures the rest of the game.

Dante Thorpe added 15 points and Lacey James 10 for NIU (10-6, 3-0 Mid-American Conference).

Akron (9-7, 1-2) was held to 34 percent shooting and Daniel Utomi and Channel Banks each had a team-high nine points. Utomi, averaging 15.7 points per game, was 3 of 12 from the field, missing all six 3-pointers.

Leaders

Akron PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
C. Banks 9 0 0 1 0 0
D. Utomi 9 0 1 3 1 0
Northern Illinois PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
E. German 27 0 3 7 2 0
D. Thorpe 15 0 2 2 0 0

Team Comparison

Akr NIU
Points For 56 73
Field Goals 17/50-34% 30/53-57%
Three Pointers 7/31-23% 7/21-33%
Free Throws 15/18-83% 6/9-67%
Offensive Rebounds 5 5
Defensive Rebounds 21 29
Rebounds 29 36
Blocks 0 1
Steals 4 4
Turnovers 9 10
Personal Fouls 16 17
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - NIU Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Jan 12 Akr 56 @ NIU 73 C. Banks 9 E. German 27

Game Information

Stadium: Convocation Center, DeKalb, Illinois
Attendance: 906
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