Northern Illinois Huskies vs Akron Zips

College Basketball

N Illinois

8-16

66-63

Final

Akron

16-9

James A. Rhodes Arena

Lead tracker

NIU leadsBiggest lead NIU 4, AKR 8

AKR leads

Team	1H	2H	T
NIU	22	44	66
AKR	25	38	63

Who won: N Illinois 66-63

The Northern Illinois Huskies beat the Akron Zips 66-63 on Thursday, February 17, 2022 at James A. Rhodes Arena. Keshawn Williams led the N Illinois in points (15). Ali Ali led the Akron in points (20).

Recap · Feb 17

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.

What it means

N Illinois 6-9 on the road; Akron 10-3 at home.

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Game info

Venue: James A. Rhodes Arena, Akron, OH · Attendance 2,076
Officials: Alfred Smith (Referee), John Floyd (Referee), Ryan Corbett (Referee)

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