Northern Illinois Huskies @ Akron Zips
| TIME | PLAY | NIU | AKR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:45 | Anthony Crump missed Layup. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:45 | Aziz Bandaogo Block. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:39 | Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:19 | Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:14 | Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 19:13 | Enrique Freeman made Layup. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:57 | Kaleb Thornton Turnover. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:57 | Mikal Dawson Steal. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:33 | Enrique Freeman Turnover. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:33 | Adong Makuoi Steal. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:15 | Keshawn Williams missed Layup. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:12 | Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 18:04 | Foul on Adong Makuoi. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:51 | Xavier Castaneda missed Three Point Jumper. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:49 | Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:49 | Foul on Mikal Dawson. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:36 | Adong Makuoi missed Layup. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:33 | Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 2 | |
| 17:30 | Mikal Dawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble. | 0 | 5 | |
| 17:11 | Kaleb Thornton made Jumper. | 2 | 5 | |
| 16:45 | Greg Tribble made Layup. | 2 | 7 | |
| 16:24 | Anthony Crump missed Layup. | 2 | 7 | |
| 16:22 | Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 7 | |
| 16:06 | Keshawn Williams missed Jumper. | 2 | 7 | |
| 16:03 | Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:49 | Trendon Hankerson missed Jumper. | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:46 | Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:46 | Foul on Trendon Hankerson. | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:46 | Official TV Timeout | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:30 | Enrique Freeman Turnover. | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:11 | Trendon Hankerson missed Layup. | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:08 | Adong Makuoi Offensive Rebound. | 2 | 7 | |
| 15:07 | Adong Makuoi made Layup. | 4 | 7 | |
| 14:45 | Foul on Kaleb Thornton. | 4 | 7 | |
| 14:45 | Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Free Throw. | 4 | 7 | |
| 14:45 | Akron Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 7 | |
| 14:45 | Bryan Trimble Jr. made Free Throw. | 4 | 8 | |
| 14:34 | Chinedu Kingsley Okanu missed Jumper. | 4 | 8 | |
| 14:30 | Bryan Trimble Jr. Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 8 | |
| 14:04 | Foul on Ali Ali. | 4 | 8 | |
| 14:04 | Ali Ali Turnover. | 4 | 8 | |
| 13:51 | Anthony Crump missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 8 | |
| 13:48 | Chinedu Kingsley Okanu Offensive Rebound. | 4 | 8 | |
| 13:45 | Kaleb Thornton missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 8 | |
| 13:41 | Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 8 | |
| 13:18 | Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 4 | 8 | |
| 13:15 | Darweshi Hunter Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 8 | |
| 13:05 | Chinedu Kingsley Okanu made Layup. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton. | 6 | 8 | |
| 12:43 | Garvin Clarke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aziz Bandaogo. | 6 | 11 | |
| 12:15 | Foul on Garvin Clarke. | 6 | 11 | |
| 12:09 | Foul on Enrique Freeman. | 6 | 11 | |
| 12:09 | Keshawn Williams made Free Throw. | 7 | 11 | |
| 12:09 | Keshawn Williams made Free Throw. | 8 | 11 | |
| 11:56 | Ali Ali made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda. | 8 | 14 | |
| 11:42 | Kaleb Thornton Turnover. | 8 | 14 | |
| 11:42 | Mikal Dawson Steal. | 8 | 14 | |
| 11:35 | Foul on Darweshi Hunter. | 8 | 14 | |
| 11:35 | Official TV Timeout | 8 | 14 | |
| 11:14 | Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 14 | |
| 11:06 | Ali Ali Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 14 | |
| 11:05 | Mikal Dawson made Layup. Assisted by Ali Ali. | 8 | 16 | |
| 10:35 | Keshawn Williams missed Three Point Jumper. | 8 | 16 | |
| 10:33 | Akron Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 16 | |
| 10:04 | Ali Ali missed Layup. | 8 | 16 | |
| 9:59 | Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 16 | |
| 9:58 | Akron Turnover. | 8 | 16 | |
| 9:37 | Adong Makuoi made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson. | 10 | 16 | |
| 9:11 | Mikal Dawson Turnover. | 10 | 16 | |
| 9:11 | Trendon Hankerson Steal. | 10 | 16 | |
| 9:11 | Foul on Mikal Dawson. | 10 | 16 | |
| 8:57 | Trendon Hankerson made Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 16 | |
| 8:32 | Ali Ali made Jumper. | 13 | 18 | |
| 8:19 | Foul on Adong Makuoi. | 13 | 18 | |
| 7:52 | Greg Tribble missed Jumper. | 13 | 18 | |
| 7:52 | Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 18 | |
| 7:52 | Foul on Trendon Hankerson. | 13 | 18 | |
| 7:52 | Official TV Timeout | 13 | 18 | |
| 7:52 | Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw. | 13 | 18 | |
| 7:52 | Akron Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 18 | |
| 7:52 | Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. | 13 | 19 | |
| 7:24 | Trendon Hankerson missed Layup. | 13 | 19 | |
| 7:21 | Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 19 | |
| 7:04 | Garvin Clarke Turnover. | 13 | 19 | |
| 7:04 | Kaleb Thornton missed Layup. | 13 | 19 | |
| 7:04 | Kaleb Thornton Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 19 | |
| 7:04 | Chinedu Kingsley Okanu missed Layup. | 13 | 19 | |
| 7:04 | Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 19 | |
| 6:53 | Anthony Crump missed Layup. | 13 | 19 | |
| 6:53 | Aziz Bandaogo Block. | 13 | 19 | |
| 6:44 | Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 19 | |
| 6:34 | Aziz Bandaogo made Layup. Assisted by Xavier Castaneda. | 13 | 21 | |
| 5:50 | Foul on Chinedu Kingsley Okanu. | 13 | 21 | |
| 5:50 | Chinedu Kingsley Okanu Turnover. | 13 | 21 | |
| 5:13 | Akron Turnover. | 13 | 21 | |
| 4:55 | Darweshi Hunter made Jumper. | 15 | 21 | |
| 4:27 | Ali Ali missed Layup. | 15 | 21 | |
| 4:23 | Keshawn Williams Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 21 | |
| 4:18 | Keshawn Williams missed Layup. | 15 | 21 | |
| 4:15 | Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 21 | |
| 3:56 | Enrique Freeman made Layup. | 15 | 23 | |
| 3:31 | Anthony Crump missed Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 23 | |
| 3:27 | Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 23 | |
| 3:21 | Foul on Anthony Crump. | 15 | 23 | |
| 3:21 | Official TV Timeout | 15 | 23 | |
| 3:21 | Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw. | 15 | 23 | |
| 3:19 | Darweshi Hunter Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 23 | |
| 3:06 | Foul on Xavier Castaneda. | 15 | 23 | |
| 2:54 | Chinedu Kingsley Okanu made Layup. Assisted by Trendon Hankerson. | 17 | 23 | |
| 2:54 | Foul on Enrique Freeman. | 17 | 23 | |
| 2:54 | Chinedu Kingsley Okanu made Free Throw. | 18 | 23 | |
| 2:34 | Bryan Trimble Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 23 | |
| 2:28 | Chinedu Kingsley Okanu Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 23 | |
| 2:15 | Chinedu Kingsley Okanu missed Layup. | 18 | 23 | |
| 2:06 | Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 23 | |
| 1:52 | Foul on Aziz Bandaogo. | 18 | 23 | |
| 1:52 | Aziz Bandaogo Turnover. | 18 | 23 | |
| 1:41 | Keshawn Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton. | 20 | 23 | |
| 1:41 | Foul on Greg Tribble. | 20 | 23 | |
| 1:41 | Chinedu Kingsley Okanu missed Free Throw. | 20 | 23 | |
| 1:41 | Aziz Bandaogo Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 23 | |
| 1:35 | Greg Tribble Turnover. | 20 | 23 | |
| 1:18 | Anthony Crump missed Layup. | 20 | 23 | |
| 1:15 | Garvin Clarke Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 23 | |
| 0:54 | Foul on Darweshi Hunter. | 20 | 23 | |
| 0:52 | Ali Ali made Free Throw. | 20 | 24 | |
| 0:52 | Ali Ali missed Free Throw. | 20 | 24 | |
| 0:50 | Keshawn Williams Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 24 | |
| 0:26 | Chinedu Kingsley Okanu made Jumper. Assisted by Keshawn Williams. | 22 | 24 | |
| 0:06 | Foul on Anthony Crump. | 22 | 24 | |
| 0:06 | Ali Ali made Free Throw. | 22 | 25 | |
| 0:06 | Ali Ali missed Free Throw. | 22 | 25 | |
| 0:06 | Darweshi Hunter Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 25 | |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 22 | 25 | |
Game Information
Akron, OH

Referee:Alfred Smith
Referee:John Floyd
Referee:Ryan Corbett

2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Mid-American ConferenceMid-American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 12-0 | - | 25-0 |
| Akron | 11-1 | 1 | 20-5 |
| Kent State | 10-3 | 2.5 | 19-7 |
| Bowling Green | 7-6 | 5.5 | 16-10 |
| Toledo | 7-6 | 5.5 | 13-13 |
| Ohio | 7-6 | 5.5 | 13-13 |
| Massachusetts | 6-7 | 6.5 | 15-11 |
| Buffalo | 5-7 | 7 | 15-10 |
| Central Michigan | 4-8 | 8 | 8-17 |
| Western Michigan | 3-9 | 9 | 9-16 |
| Northern Illinois | 3-9 | 9 | 8-16 |
| Ball State | 3-9 | 9 | 8-17 |
| Eastern Michigan | 3-10 | 9.5 | 9-17 |
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