Game Date: Mar 5th, 2044
Northern Illinois 71 - Akron 68
Date: March 21st, 2043
Game: College [Invitational] [#1026550] 
Arena: Invitational Game Arena
Attendance: 7,976
Player Of The Game: Rufus Bell (1)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Northern Illinois Huskies | 36 | 35 | 71 | |
| Akron Zips | 35 | 33 | 68 | |
| Northern Illinois Huskies | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 12 | C. Beasley sf | 34 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +7 | 8.8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 52 | R. Bell pf | 35 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 10.6 | 8 | 0 | 5 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 14 | I. Daniels c | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 53 | O. Blackwell sg | 30 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 13.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 32 | J. Roberts pg | 35 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 9-10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +5 | 6.3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 3 | D. Abbott c | 25 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2.8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 21 | C. Calvert pf | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 10 | H. McDowell sg | 15 | 0-7 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 40 | S. Wyman sg | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 22 | K. Dixon sf | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 21.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 26-56 | 4-14 | 15-21 | 71 | 11 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 23 | +15 | 8.8 | 30 | 5 | 16 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 46.4% | 28.6% | 71.4% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Akron Zips | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 24 | N. Jameson sf | 38 | 5-12 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 11.6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 1 | S. Lawson pf | 25 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 15 | J. Jeffries c | 18 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 35 | A. Bishop sg | 38 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 6-9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 22 | D. Seaton pg | 26 | 3-11 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -7 | 21.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 50 | I. Holmes sf | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 42 | W. Butcher sg | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 13 | B. Johnstone c | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 43 | D. Crawford pg | 14 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 30 | B. Allen pf | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 20-48 | 6-24 | 22-31 | 68 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 16 | -15 | 9.7 | 20 | 10 | 23 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 41.7% | 25.0% | 71.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Northern Illinois: Rufus Bell
Head Coaches
Northern Illinois: Demar Richardson
Akron: Billy Ray Hearn
Offensive Efficiencies
Northern Illinois: At the rim (5/8 62.5%) Inside (10/19 52.6%) Mid-range (7/15 46.7%) Beyond the Arc (4/14 28.6%)
Akron: At the rim (4/4 100.0%) Inside (6/13 46.2%) Mid-range (4/7 57.1%) Beyond the Arc (6/24 25.0%)
Defensive Tactics
Northern Illinois: Man-To-Man (48.8%) Zone (33.8%) Pressure (1.3%) 2nd Chance (8.8%) Transition (7.5%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Akron: Man-To-Man (28.4%) Zone (49.4%) Pressure (2.5%) 2nd Chance (7.4%) Transition (8.6%) Int. Foul (3.7%)
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Northern Illinois: 137.9 / 136.5
Akron: 129.4 / 138.2
Injuries
Northern Illinois: none
Akron: pf-Biggs
Overworked
Northern Illinois: none
Akron: none
Game Information
Date: Saturday, March 21st, 2043
Game Type: College [Invitational]
Arena: Hardwood Invitational Game Arena
City: Milwaukee, WI
Attendance: 7,976
Version: 1.034
Simulated: Sun Feb 2 2025 @ 9:36:56 am PST
Standard Dialog
Starting Line-Ups
Northern Illinois: PG-Roberts (6' ), SG-Blackwell (6' 3½"), SF-Beasley (6' 4"), PF-Bell (6' 4"), C-Daniels (6' 8")
Akron: PG-Seaton (6' 3"), SG-Bishop (6' ½"), SF-Jameson (6' ½"), PF-Lawson (6' 4"), C-Jeffries (6' )
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Northern Illinois gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley drives down the lane. Beasley attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Northern Illinois 2 - 0.
19:37 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries passes the ball to Seaton outside. Daniels steals the pass from Seaton.
19:21 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blackwell passes the ball to Roberts outside. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Blackwell commits the foul on the drive.
18:46 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Center. Akron substitutes Johnstone to Center.
18:46 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Jameson shoots from the block. The shot misses. Jameson grabs the offensive rebound.
18:35 - Akron: Jameson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Jameson passes the ball to Bishop in the paint. Bishop shoots from the inside. Foul! Beasley fouls Bishop on the shot. Bishop makes the first free throw. Bishop makes the second free throw. Tied 2 - 2.
18:26 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Blackwell grabs the offensive rebound.
18:17 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Blackwell passes the ball to Beasley in the paint. Beasley passes the ball to Roberts on the perimeter. Roberts passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roberts. Northern Illinois 5 - 2.
17:54 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. Lawson passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Jameson passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
17:23 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Beasley outside. Beasley passes the ball to Abbott. Abbott passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Jameson grabs the rebound.
17:00 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break with Seaton to the right. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the long rebound.
16:53 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blackwell passes the ball to Roberts outside. Roberts passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 7 - 2.
16:26 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bishop passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Johnstone grabs the offensive rebound.
16:13 - Akron: Johnstone has the rebound and restarts the offense. Johnstone passes the ball to Lawson. Lawson passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Johnstone. Johnstone shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bishop. Northern Illinois 7 - 4.
15:53 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard, Wyman to Shooting Guard and Blackwell to Small Forward. Akron substitutes Crawford to Point Guard and Holmes to Small Forward.
15:53 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the offensive rebound.
15:33 - Northern Illinois: Abbott has the rebound. Abbott shoots from the block. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the offensive rebound.
15:31 - Northern Illinois: Abbott has the rebound. Abbott shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 9 - 4.
15:29 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crawford passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone passes the ball to Crawford on the perimeter. Crawford shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 9 - 7.
15:12 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell passes the ball to Wyman. Wyman with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Johnstone grabs the rebound.
14:45 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bishop passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. Lawson passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Tied 9 - 9.
14:28 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Daniels to Center. Akron substitutes Jameson to Small Forward and Jeffries to Center.
14:28 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels outside. Daniels passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell hands off the ball to McDowell. McDowell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the offensive rebound.
13:55 - Northern Illinois: Daniels has the rebound and restarts the offense. Daniels passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels shoots from the inside. Foul! Jeffries fouls Daniels on the shot. Daniels missed the first free throw. Daniels missed the second free throw. Lawson grabs the rebound.
13:38 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crawford passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. Lawson passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop shoots from well beyond the arc. Foul! Blackwell fouls Bishop on the shot. Bishop makes the first free throw. Bishop makes the second free throw. Bishop makes the third free throw. Akron 12 - 9.
13:24 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Roberts to Point Guard, McDowell to Shooting Guard and Beasley to Small Forward.
13:24 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to McDowell outside. McDowell passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell passes the ball to McDowell in the paint. McDowell shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Bishop grabs the rebound.
12:55 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bishop passes the ball to Crawford in the paint. Crawford passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the long rebound.
12:30 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley passes the ball to Roberts on the perimeter. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels. Crawford steals the pass from Daniels.
12:00 - Akron: Breakaway! Crawford takes the ball the length of the court. Crawford lays it up. The shot goes in! Akron 14 - 9.
11:55 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Power Forward. Akron substitutes Butcher to Shooting Guard and Allen to Power Forward.
11:55 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Beasley on the perimeter. Beasley passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell passes the ball to Roberts. Roberts passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley turns the ball over out of bounds.
11:25 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crawford passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Akron 16 - 9.
11:15 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDowell. Akron 16 - 11.
10:58 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Bishop to Shooting Guard.
10:58 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against pressure defense. Crawford passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries passes the ball to Crawford outside. Crawford passes the ball to Allen. Allen passes the ball to Crawford outside. Crawford shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the long rebound.
10:31 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Roberts leads the fast break with McDowell and Beasley. Roberts passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McDowell grabs the long offensive rebound.
10:24 - Northern Illinois: McDowell has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDowell shoots from deep. The shot misses. Crawford grabs the long rebound.
10:17 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Crawford leads the fast break with Bishop and Jameson. Crawford lays it up. The shot goes in! Akron 18 - 11.
10:14 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Beasley on the perimeter. Beasley passes the ball to Roberts in the paint. Roberts tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Roberts shoots in the paint. Foul! Jeffries fouls Roberts on the shot. Roberts makes the first free throw. Roberts makes the second free throw. Akron 18 - 13.
9:50 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward. Jeffries must sit with 2 fouls. Akron substitutes Johnstone to Center.
9:50 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bell steals the pass from Crawford.
9:45 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Roberts and Beasley. McDowell passes the ball to Roberts on the perimeter. Roberts shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bell grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:40 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Akron 18 - 15.
9:27 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crawford passes the ball to Jameson. Jameson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jameson shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Crawford. Akron 20 - 15.
9:08 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Power Forward.
9:08 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Offensive foul! Abbott commits the foul.
9:01 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break with Crawford and Jameson. Bishop passes the ball to Crawford on the perimeter. Crawford shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Daniels fouls Johnstone blocking out to get the rebound.
8:56 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward. Akron substitutes Seaton to Point Guard.
8:56 - Akron: The ball is inbounded to Seaton. Seaton passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone passes the ball to Bishop in the paint. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
8:25 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Crawford to Point Guard.
8:25 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell passes the ball to Roberts on the perimeter. Roberts shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Allen grabs the rebound.
7:58 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crawford passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson passes the ball to Johnstone outside. Johnstone passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Crawford. Crawford shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Akron 22 - 15.
7:28 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Seaton to Point Guard.
7:28 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
7:18 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound. Bell shoots from the low post. Foul! Allen fouls Bell on the shot. Bell makes the first free throw. Bell missed the second free throw. Allen grabs the rebound. Akron 22 - 16.
7:16 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton. Seaton shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Bishop grabs the offensive rebound.
7:07 - Akron: Bishop has the rebound. Bishop shoots from the low post. Foul! Beasley fouls Bishop on the shot. Bishop missed the first free throw. Bishop makes the second free throw. Akron 23 - 16.
7:05 - Game Event: Time out. Beasley must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes Dixon to Small Forward and Abbott to Power Forward.
7:05 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton steals the pass from McDowell.
6:58 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop. Bishop passes the ball to Allen. Allen passes the ball to Bishop. Bishop passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone shoots from the inside. It's blocked by Daniels! Allen grabs the offensive rebound.
6:31 - Akron: Allen has the rebound. Allen shoots from the low post. Foul! Abbott fouls Allen on the shot. Allen makes the first free throw. Allen makes the second free throw. Akron 25 - 16.
6:29 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward.
6:29 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Roberts. Roberts drives down the lane. Roberts lays it up. The shot goes in! And Roberts is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Roberts makes the first free throw. Akron 25 - 19.
6:14 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson. Jameson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jameson passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone shoots from the inside. Foul! Daniels fouls Johnstone on the shot. Johnstone makes the first free throw. Johnstone makes the second free throw. Akron 27 - 19.
5:56 - Game Event: Time out. Daniels must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Center.
5:56 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Roberts with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Allen grabs the rebound.
5:45 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone turns the ball over to the other team.
5:40 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Roberts attacks with the ball on the fast break. Roberts passes the ball to Dixon on the perimeter. Dixon shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roberts. Akron 27 - 22.
5:36 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Jameson outside. Jameson passes the ball to Allen. Allen with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
5:18 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDowell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Abbott passes the ball to Roberts. Roberts with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Johnstone grabs the rebound.
4:55 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton in the paint. Seaton passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Foul! Bell commits the foul on Johnstone. In the bonus, Johnstone is shooting one-and-one. Johnstone missed the first free throw. Bell grabs the rebound.
4:38 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
4:23 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Akron 27 - 24.
4:21 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard, Beasley to Small Forward and Daniels to Center. Akron substitutes Lawson to Power Forward and Jeffries to Center.
4:21 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts steals the pass from Seaton.
4:14 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts drives by Bishop. Roberts lays it up. The shot goes in! And Roberts is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Roberts makes the first free throw. Tied 27 - 27.
4:02 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Seaton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the rebound.
3:44 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Blackwell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Beasley on the perimeter. Beasley passes the ball to Bell. Bell turns the ball over to the other team.
3:26 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop attacks with the ball on the fast break. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Foul! Lawson fouls Bell trying to grab the offensive rebound.
3:21 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Bell. Bell shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Seaton grabs the long rebound.
3:14 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop on the perimeter. Bishop passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries passes the ball to Jameson. Roberts steals the pass from Jameson.
2:48 - Northern Illinois: Breakaway! Roberts takes the ball the length of the court. Roberts lays it up. Foul! Jeffries fouls Roberts on the shot. Roberts makes the first free throw. Roberts missed the second free throw. Lawson grabs the rebound. Northern Illinois 28 - 27.
2:43 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop passes the ball to Lawson on the perimeter. Lawson passes the ball to Jameson. Jameson passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. Lawson turns the ball over out of bounds.
2:26 - Game Event: Time out. Jeffries must sit with 3 fouls. Akron substitutes Johnstone to Center.
2:26 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Roberts with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 30 - 27.
2:26 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Northern Illinois!
2:11 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Jameson drives down the lane. Jameson attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Northern Illinois 30 - 29.
1:54 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton steals the pass from Roberts.
1:49 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break with Seaton and Jameson. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bishop. Akron 32 - 30.
1:42 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Blackwell passes the ball to Roberts in the paint. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Roberts on the perimeter. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Bishop grabs the rebound.
1:12 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop turns the ball over out of bounds.
0:55 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Beasley in the paint. Beasley shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roberts. Tied 32 - 32.
0:46 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. Beasley steals the pass from Lawson.
0:35 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Roberts leads the fast break with Blackwell and Beasley. Roberts attempts to dunk it. Foul! Seaton fouls Roberts on the shot. Roberts makes the first free throw. Roberts makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 34 - 32.
0:28 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Akron 35 - 34.
0:17 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts drives by Bishop. Roberts lays it up. Foul! Johnstone fouls Roberts on the shot. Roberts makes the first free throw. Roberts makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 36 - 35.
0:06 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bell grabs the long rebound.
0:01 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. And the shot clock expires!
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Northern Illinois 36, Akron 35
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Blackwell must sit with 2 fouls. Daniels must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Shooting Guard, Dixon to Small Forward and Abbott to Center. Lawson must sit with 2 fouls. Akron substitutes Allen to Power Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Akron. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Akron: The ball is inbounded to Jameson. Jameson passes the ball to Seaton. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone shoots in the paint. Foul! Abbott fouls Johnstone on the shot. Johnstone makes the first free throw. Johnstone makes the second free throw. Akron 37 - 36.
19:22 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard, Beasley to Small Forward and Daniels to Center. Akron substitutes Lawson to Power Forward and Jeffries to Center.
19:22 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against pressure defense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bell. Northern Illinois 38 - 37.
19:06 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries passes the ball to Jameson. Jameson passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the rebound.
18:35 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Jeffries grabs the rebound.
18:21 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Akron 39 - 38.
18:12 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Center.
18:12 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 40 - 39.
18:01 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jeffries on the perimeter. Jeffries tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jeffries passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. Lawson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Lawson grabs the offensive rebound.
17:45 - Akron: Lawson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Lawson passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Jameson passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Akron 41 - 40.
17:23 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Jameson grabs the rebound.
16:56 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Akron 44 - 40.
16:45 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop steals the pass from Roberts.
16:40 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Seaton leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Seaton passes the ball to Lawson. Lawson passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson drives down the lane. Jameson passes the ball to Lawson at the basket. Lawson lays it up. Foul! Bell fouls Lawson on the shot. Lawson makes the first free throw. Lawson missed the second free throw. Bell grabs the rebound. Akron 45 - 40.
16:07 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Blackwell drives by Bishop. Blackwell attempts to dunk it. It's blocked by Bishop! Lawson grabs the rebound.
15:53 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Lawson on the perimeter. Lawson passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Jameson passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
15:23 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard and Daniels to Center. Akron substitutes Crawford to Point Guard and Holmes to Small Forward.
15:23 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell drives by Bishop. Blackwell passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the long offensive rebound.
15:05 - Northern Illinois: Beasley has the rebound and restarts the offense. Beasley passes the ball to McDowell in the paint. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Daniels shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Akron 45 - 42.
14:43 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Jameson to Small Forward.
14:43 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crawford passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Crawford. Crawford passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries shoots in the paint. Foul! Daniels fouls Jeffries on the shot. Jeffries makes the first free throw. Jeffries makes the second free throw. Akron 47 - 42.
14:14 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Akron 47 - 44.
13:49 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crawford passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. Daniels steals the pass from Lawson.
13:38 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Bell. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Akron 47 - 46.
13:23 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crawford passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries passes the ball to Crawford outside. Bell steals the pass from Crawford.
13:06 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell attacks with the ball on the fast break. Blackwell passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bell grabs the long offensive rebound.
13:00 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bell passes the ball to Beasley on the perimeter. Beasley passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. And the shot clock expires!
12:39 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Roberts to Point Guard and Abbott to Power Forward. Akron substitutes Butcher to Shooting Guard and Allen to Power Forward.
12:39 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crawford passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Jeffries charged with the foul while taking the shot over Abbott.
12:29 - Game Event: Time out. Jeffries must sit with 4 fouls. Akron substitutes Johnstone to Center.
12:29 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to Roberts. Roberts drives down the lane. Roberts passes the ball to Abbott at the basket. Abbott lays it up. Foul! Allen fouls Abbott on the shot. Abbott makes the first free throw. Abbott missed the second free throw. Johnstone grabs the rebound. Tied 47 - 47.
12:07 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crawford passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Jameson passes the ball to Butcher. Butcher with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Jameson. Akron 49 - 47.
11:38 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Bishop to Shooting Guard.
11:38 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts drives by Jameson. Roberts passes the ball to Abbott at the basket. Abbott lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roberts. Tied 49 - 49.
11:22 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crawford passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Foul! Beasley commits the foul on Jameson.
11:18 - Akron: The ball is inbounded to Allen. Allen hands off the ball to Crawford. Crawford passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone shoots from the low post. Foul! Daniels fouls Johnstone on the shot. Johnstone missed the first free throw. Johnstone missed the second free throw. Beasley grabs the rebound.
11:03 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts drives by Bishop. Roberts lays it up. The shot misses. Foul! Daniels fouls Johnstone trying to grab the offensive rebound. Daniels fouls out. Calvert replaces Daniels at center.
10:50 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward and Abbott to Center.
10:50 - Akron: The ball is inbounded to Jameson. Jameson passes the ball to Crawford on the perimeter. Crawford passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Crawford. Crawford passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the rebound.
10:22 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Roberts leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Roberts passes the ball to Abbott on the perimeter. Abbott passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to Roberts on the perimeter. Roberts passes the ball to Beasley on the perimeter. Beasley shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roberts. Northern Illinois 52 - 49.
10:22 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Northern Illinois!
9:49 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Bishop grabs the offensive rebound.
9:38 - Akron: Bishop has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bishop shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 52 - 51.
9:34 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Crawford grabs the rebound.
9:21 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bishop passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson passes the ball to Crawford outside. Crawford passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Roberts grabs the long rebound.
8:56 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Foul! Allen commits the foul on Bell.
8:52 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Seaton to Point Guard and Jeffries to Center.
8:52 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Roberts. Roberts passes the ball to Bell. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 54 - 51.
8:36 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Bishop outside. Foul! Beasley commits a foul away from the ball. In the bonus, Jameson is shooting one-and-one. Jameson missed the first free throw. Bell grabs the rebound.
8:18 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Allen grabs the rebound.
8:06 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson passes the ball to Allen. Allen passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Jameson shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Allen. Northern Illinois 54 - 53.
7:34 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Blackwell passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley passes the ball to Roberts in the paint. Roberts drives by Allen. Roberts passes the ball to Blackwell at the basket. Blackwell lays it up. Foul! Bishop fouls Blackwell on the shot. Blackwell makes the first free throw. Blackwell makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 56 - 53.
7:12 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward.
7:12 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Blackwell grabs the rebound.
7:08 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell passes the ball to Roberts. Roberts with a fadeaway jumper. Offensive foul! Roberts charged with the foul while taking the shot over Seaton.
6:56 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward.
6:56 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Seaton. Tied 56 - 56.
6:46 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roberts. Northern Illinois 58 - 56.
6:35 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bishop passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries shoots from the inside. Foul! Abbott fouls Jeffries on the shot. Jeffries makes the first free throw. Jeffries makes the second free throw. Tied 58 - 58.
6:22 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Blackwell in the paint. Blackwell passes the ball to Roberts outside. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Blackwell tips it in. Northern Illinois 60 - 58.
5:59 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Lawson to Power Forward.
5:59 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Jameson grabs the offensive rebound.
5:49 - Akron: Jameson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Jameson passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop turns the ball over out of bounds.
5:39 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Beasley outside. Beasley passes the ball to Roberts. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. Foul! Jeffries fouls Bell on the shot. Jeffries fouls out. Johnstone replaces Jeffries at center. Bell makes the first free throw. Bell makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 62 - 58.
5:17 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop on the perimeter. Bishop shoots from the three point line. Air ball! Abbott grabs the rebound.
5:07 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Roberts leads the fast break with Beasley and Blackwell. Roberts passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 64 - 58.
5:02 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Allen to Power Forward.
5:02 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton. Seaton carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
4:56 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Offensive foul! Bell commits the foul.
4:45 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Lawson to Power Forward.
4:45 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the long rebound.
4:32 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 66 - 58.
4:20 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone passes the ball to Bishop. Bishop passes the ball to Jameson outside. Jameson shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Bishop tips it in. Northern Illinois 66 - 60.
3:56 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Jameson grabs the rebound.
3:48 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break with Seaton and Jameson. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bishop. Northern Illinois 66 - 63.
3:44 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts drives by Bishop. Roberts lays it up. The shot misses. Bishop grabs the rebound.
3:33 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson outside. Jameson passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Jameson passes the ball to Lawson on the perimeter. Lawson turns the ball over to the other team.
3:08 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Seaton grabs the rebound.
2:51 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break with Seaton and Jameson. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton at the basket. Seaton lays it up. Foul! Roberts fouls Seaton on the shot. Seaton makes the first free throw. Seaton missed the second free throw. Bell grabs the rebound. Northern Illinois 66 - 64.
2:47 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roberts. Northern Illinois 68 - 64.
2:37 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Lawson. Lawson passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Jameson passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. Lawson passes the ball to Seaton outside. Seaton passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Lawson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Foul! Bell fouls Lawson blocking out to get the rebound. In the double bonus, Lawson is shooting two free throws. Lawson makes the first free throw. Lawson makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 68 - 66.
2:03 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Jameson grabs the rebound.
1:49 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bishop shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Jameson grabs the long offensive rebound.
1:35 - Akron: Jameson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Jameson passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bell grabs the long rebound.
1:23 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Roberts leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roberts. Northern Illinois 71 - 66.
1:08 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Lawson. Lawson passes the ball to Bishop in the paint. Bishop shoots in the paint. Foul! Blackwell fouls Bishop on the shot. Bishop missed the first free throw. Bishop missed the second free throw. Abbott grabs the rebound.
0:52 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Foul! Johnstone commits the intentional foul on Bell.
0:45 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Beasley. Beasley passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Foul! Bishop commits the intentional foul on Abbott. In the bonus, Abbott is shooting one-and-one. Abbott missed the first free throw. Lawson grabs the rebound.
0:40 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Johnstone. Foul! Roberts commits the foul on Johnstone. In the double bonus, Johnstone is shooting two free throws. Johnstone makes the first free throw. Johnstone makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 71 - 68.
0:35 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Lawson steals the pass from Roberts.
0:29 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson outside. Jameson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Johnstone grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:18 - Akron: Johnstone has the rebound and restarts the offense. Johnstone hands off the ball to Bishop. Bishop passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Northern Illinois 71, Akron 68
Starting Line-Ups
Northern Illinois: PG-Roberts (6' ), SG-Blackwell (6' 3½"), SF-Beasley (6' 4"), PF-Bell (6' 4"), C-Daniels (6' 8")
Akron: PG-Seaton (6' 3"), SG-Bishop (6' ½"), SF-Jameson (6' ½"), PF-Lawson (6' 4"), C-Jeffries (6' )
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Northern Illinois gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley drives down the lane. Beasley attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Northern Illinois 2 - 0.
19:37 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries passes the ball to Seaton outside. Daniels steals the pass from Seaton.
19:21 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blackwell passes the ball to Roberts outside. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Blackwell commits the foul on the drive.
18:46 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Center. Akron substitutes Johnstone to Center.
18:46 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Jameson shoots from the block. The shot misses. Jameson grabs the offensive rebound.
18:35 - Akron: Jameson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Jameson passes the ball to Bishop in the paint. Bishop shoots from the inside. Foul! Beasley fouls Bishop on the shot. Bishop makes the first free throw. Bishop makes the second free throw. Tied 2 - 2.
18:26 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Blackwell grabs the offensive rebound.
18:17 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Blackwell passes the ball to Beasley in the paint. Beasley passes the ball to Roberts on the perimeter. Roberts passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roberts. Northern Illinois 5 - 2.
17:54 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. Lawson passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Jameson passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
17:23 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Beasley outside. Beasley passes the ball to Abbott. Abbott passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Jameson grabs the rebound.
17:00 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break with Seaton to the right. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the long rebound.
16:53 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Blackwell passes the ball to Roberts outside. Roberts passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 7 - 2.
16:26 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bishop passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Johnstone grabs the offensive rebound.
16:13 - Akron: Johnstone has the rebound and restarts the offense. Johnstone passes the ball to Lawson. Lawson passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Johnstone. Johnstone shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bishop. Northern Illinois 7 - 4.
15:53 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard, Wyman to Shooting Guard and Blackwell to Small Forward. Akron substitutes Crawford to Point Guard and Holmes to Small Forward.
15:53 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the offensive rebound.
15:33 - Northern Illinois: Abbott has the rebound. Abbott shoots from the block. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the offensive rebound.
15:31 - Northern Illinois: Abbott has the rebound. Abbott shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 9 - 4.
15:29 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crawford passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone passes the ball to Crawford on the perimeter. Crawford shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 9 - 7.
15:12 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell passes the ball to Wyman. Wyman with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Johnstone grabs the rebound.
14:45 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bishop passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. Lawson passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Tied 9 - 9.
14:28 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Daniels to Center. Akron substitutes Jameson to Small Forward and Jeffries to Center.
14:28 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels outside. Daniels passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell hands off the ball to McDowell. McDowell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the offensive rebound.
13:55 - Northern Illinois: Daniels has the rebound and restarts the offense. Daniels passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels shoots from the inside. Foul! Jeffries fouls Daniels on the shot. Daniels missed the first free throw. Daniels missed the second free throw. Lawson grabs the rebound.
13:38 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crawford passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. Lawson passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop shoots from well beyond the arc. Foul! Blackwell fouls Bishop on the shot. Bishop makes the first free throw. Bishop makes the second free throw. Bishop makes the third free throw. Akron 12 - 9.
13:24 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Roberts to Point Guard, McDowell to Shooting Guard and Beasley to Small Forward.
13:24 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to McDowell outside. McDowell passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell passes the ball to McDowell in the paint. McDowell shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Bishop grabs the rebound.
12:55 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bishop passes the ball to Crawford in the paint. Crawford passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the long rebound.
12:30 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley passes the ball to Roberts on the perimeter. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels. Crawford steals the pass from Daniels.
12:00 - Akron: Breakaway! Crawford takes the ball the length of the court. Crawford lays it up. The shot goes in! Akron 14 - 9.
11:55 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Power Forward. Akron substitutes Butcher to Shooting Guard and Allen to Power Forward.
11:55 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Beasley on the perimeter. Beasley passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell passes the ball to Roberts. Roberts passes the ball to McDowell. McDowell passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley turns the ball over out of bounds.
11:25 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crawford passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Akron 16 - 9.
11:15 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McDowell. Akron 16 - 11.
10:58 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Bishop to Shooting Guard.
10:58 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against pressure defense. Crawford passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries passes the ball to Crawford outside. Crawford passes the ball to Allen. Allen passes the ball to Crawford outside. Crawford shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the long rebound.
10:31 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Roberts leads the fast break with McDowell and Beasley. Roberts passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McDowell grabs the long offensive rebound.
10:24 - Northern Illinois: McDowell has the rebound and restarts the offense. McDowell shoots from deep. The shot misses. Crawford grabs the long rebound.
10:17 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Crawford leads the fast break with Bishop and Jameson. Crawford lays it up. The shot goes in! Akron 18 - 11.
10:14 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Beasley on the perimeter. Beasley passes the ball to Roberts in the paint. Roberts tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Roberts shoots in the paint. Foul! Jeffries fouls Roberts on the shot. Roberts makes the first free throw. Roberts makes the second free throw. Akron 18 - 13.
9:50 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward. Jeffries must sit with 2 fouls. Akron substitutes Johnstone to Center.
9:50 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bell steals the pass from Crawford.
9:45 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break with Roberts and Beasley. McDowell passes the ball to Roberts on the perimeter. Roberts shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bell grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:40 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Akron 18 - 15.
9:27 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crawford passes the ball to Jameson. Jameson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jameson shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Crawford. Akron 20 - 15.
9:08 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Power Forward.
9:08 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Offensive foul! Abbott commits the foul.
9:01 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break with Crawford and Jameson. Bishop passes the ball to Crawford on the perimeter. Crawford shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Foul! Daniels fouls Johnstone blocking out to get the rebound.
8:56 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward. Akron substitutes Seaton to Point Guard.
8:56 - Akron: The ball is inbounded to Seaton. Seaton passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone passes the ball to Bishop in the paint. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
8:25 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Crawford to Point Guard.
8:25 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell passes the ball to Roberts on the perimeter. Roberts shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Allen grabs the rebound.
7:58 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crawford passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson passes the ball to Johnstone outside. Johnstone passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Crawford. Crawford shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Akron 22 - 15.
7:28 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Seaton to Point Guard.
7:28 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
7:18 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound. Bell shoots from the low post. Foul! Allen fouls Bell on the shot. Bell makes the first free throw. Bell missed the second free throw. Allen grabs the rebound. Akron 22 - 16.
7:16 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton. Seaton shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Bishop grabs the offensive rebound.
7:07 - Akron: Bishop has the rebound. Bishop shoots from the low post. Foul! Beasley fouls Bishop on the shot. Bishop missed the first free throw. Bishop makes the second free throw. Akron 23 - 16.
7:05 - Game Event: Time out. Beasley must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes Dixon to Small Forward and Abbott to Power Forward.
7:05 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton steals the pass from McDowell.
6:58 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop. Bishop passes the ball to Allen. Allen passes the ball to Bishop. Bishop passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone shoots from the inside. It's blocked by Daniels! Allen grabs the offensive rebound.
6:31 - Akron: Allen has the rebound. Allen shoots from the low post. Foul! Abbott fouls Allen on the shot. Allen makes the first free throw. Allen makes the second free throw. Akron 25 - 16.
6:29 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward.
6:29 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against a zone defense. McDowell passes the ball to Roberts. Roberts drives down the lane. Roberts lays it up. The shot goes in! And Roberts is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Roberts makes the first free throw. Akron 25 - 19.
6:14 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson. Jameson tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jameson passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone shoots from the inside. Foul! Daniels fouls Johnstone on the shot. Johnstone makes the first free throw. Johnstone makes the second free throw. Akron 27 - 19.
5:56 - Game Event: Time out. Daniels must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Center.
5:56 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Roberts with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Allen grabs the rebound.
5:45 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone turns the ball over to the other team.
5:40 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Roberts attacks with the ball on the fast break. Roberts passes the ball to Dixon on the perimeter. Dixon shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roberts. Akron 27 - 22.
5:36 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Jameson outside. Jameson passes the ball to Allen. Allen with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Bell grabs the rebound.
5:18 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! McDowell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McDowell passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Abbott passes the ball to Roberts. Roberts with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Johnstone grabs the rebound.
4:55 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton in the paint. Seaton passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Foul! Bell commits the foul on Johnstone. In the bonus, Johnstone is shooting one-and-one. Johnstone missed the first free throw. Bell grabs the rebound.
4:38 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bell grabs the offensive rebound.
4:23 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Akron 27 - 24.
4:21 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard, Beasley to Small Forward and Daniels to Center. Akron substitutes Lawson to Power Forward and Jeffries to Center.
4:21 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts steals the pass from Seaton.
4:14 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts drives by Bishop. Roberts lays it up. The shot goes in! And Roberts is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Roberts makes the first free throw. Tied 27 - 27.
4:02 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Seaton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Daniels grabs the rebound.
3:44 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Blackwell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Beasley on the perimeter. Beasley passes the ball to Bell. Bell turns the ball over to the other team.
3:26 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop attacks with the ball on the fast break. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Foul! Lawson fouls Bell trying to grab the offensive rebound.
3:21 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Bell. Bell shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Seaton grabs the long rebound.
3:14 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop on the perimeter. Bishop passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries passes the ball to Jameson. Roberts steals the pass from Jameson.
2:48 - Northern Illinois: Breakaway! Roberts takes the ball the length of the court. Roberts lays it up. Foul! Jeffries fouls Roberts on the shot. Roberts makes the first free throw. Roberts missed the second free throw. Lawson grabs the rebound. Northern Illinois 28 - 27.
2:43 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop passes the ball to Lawson on the perimeter. Lawson passes the ball to Jameson. Jameson passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. Lawson turns the ball over out of bounds.
2:26 - Game Event: Time out. Jeffries must sit with 3 fouls. Akron substitutes Johnstone to Center.
2:26 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Roberts with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 30 - 27.
2:26 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Northern Illinois!
2:11 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Jameson drives down the lane. Jameson attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Northern Illinois 30 - 29.
1:54 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton steals the pass from Roberts.
1:49 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break with Seaton and Jameson. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bishop. Akron 32 - 30.
1:42 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against a zone defense. Blackwell passes the ball to Roberts in the paint. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Roberts on the perimeter. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Bishop grabs the rebound.
1:12 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop turns the ball over out of bounds.
0:55 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Beasley in the paint. Beasley shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roberts. Tied 32 - 32.
0:46 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. Beasley steals the pass from Lawson.
0:35 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Roberts leads the fast break with Blackwell and Beasley. Roberts attempts to dunk it. Foul! Seaton fouls Roberts on the shot. Roberts makes the first free throw. Roberts makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 34 - 32.
0:28 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Akron 35 - 34.
0:17 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts drives by Bishop. Roberts lays it up. Foul! Johnstone fouls Roberts on the shot. Roberts makes the first free throw. Roberts makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 36 - 35.
0:06 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bell grabs the long rebound.
0:01 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. And the shot clock expires!
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Northern Illinois 36, Akron 35
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Blackwell must sit with 2 fouls. Daniels must sit with 2 fouls. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Shooting Guard, Dixon to Small Forward and Abbott to Center. Lawson must sit with 2 fouls. Akron substitutes Allen to Power Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Akron. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Akron: The ball is inbounded to Jameson. Jameson passes the ball to Seaton. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone shoots in the paint. Foul! Abbott fouls Johnstone on the shot. Johnstone makes the first free throw. Johnstone makes the second free throw. Akron 37 - 36.
19:22 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Blackwell to Shooting Guard, Beasley to Small Forward and Daniels to Center. Akron substitutes Lawson to Power Forward and Jeffries to Center.
19:22 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against pressure defense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bell. Northern Illinois 38 - 37.
19:06 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries passes the ball to Jameson. Jameson passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the rebound.
18:35 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Jeffries grabs the rebound.
18:21 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Akron 39 - 38.
18:12 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Abbott to Center.
18:12 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 40 - 39.
18:01 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jeffries on the perimeter. Jeffries tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Jeffries passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. Lawson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Lawson grabs the offensive rebound.
17:45 - Akron: Lawson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Lawson passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Jameson passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Akron 41 - 40.
17:23 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Jameson grabs the rebound.
16:56 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Akron 44 - 40.
16:45 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop steals the pass from Roberts.
16:40 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Seaton leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Seaton passes the ball to Lawson. Lawson passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson drives down the lane. Jameson passes the ball to Lawson at the basket. Lawson lays it up. Foul! Bell fouls Lawson on the shot. Lawson makes the first free throw. Lawson missed the second free throw. Bell grabs the rebound. Akron 45 - 40.
16:07 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Blackwell drives by Bishop. Blackwell attempts to dunk it. It's blocked by Bishop! Lawson grabs the rebound.
15:53 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Lawson on the perimeter. Lawson passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Jameson passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. And the shot clock expires!
15:23 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes McDowell to Point Guard and Daniels to Center. Akron substitutes Crawford to Point Guard and Holmes to Small Forward.
15:23 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. Blackwell drives by Bishop. Blackwell passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the long offensive rebound.
15:05 - Northern Illinois: Beasley has the rebound and restarts the offense. Beasley passes the ball to McDowell in the paint. McDowell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Daniels shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Akron 45 - 42.
14:43 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Jameson to Small Forward.
14:43 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crawford passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Crawford. Crawford passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries shoots in the paint. Foul! Daniels fouls Jeffries on the shot. Jeffries makes the first free throw. Jeffries makes the second free throw. Akron 47 - 42.
14:14 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Daniels in the paint. Daniels passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Akron 47 - 44.
13:49 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crawford passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. Daniels steals the pass from Lawson.
13:38 - Northern Illinois: McDowell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McDowell passes the ball to Bell. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Akron 47 - 46.
13:23 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crawford passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries passes the ball to Crawford outside. Bell steals the pass from Crawford.
13:06 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Blackwell attacks with the ball on the fast break. Blackwell passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Bell grabs the long offensive rebound.
13:00 - Northern Illinois: Bell has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bell passes the ball to Beasley on the perimeter. Beasley passes the ball to McDowell on the perimeter. McDowell passes the ball to Blackwell on the perimeter. And the shot clock expires!
12:39 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Roberts to Point Guard and Abbott to Power Forward. Akron substitutes Butcher to Shooting Guard and Allen to Power Forward.
12:39 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crawford passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries shoots from the inside. Offensive foul! Jeffries charged with the foul while taking the shot over Abbott.
12:29 - Game Event: Time out. Jeffries must sit with 4 fouls. Akron substitutes Johnstone to Center.
12:29 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Daniels. Daniels passes the ball to Roberts. Roberts drives down the lane. Roberts passes the ball to Abbott at the basket. Abbott lays it up. Foul! Allen fouls Abbott on the shot. Abbott makes the first free throw. Abbott missed the second free throw. Johnstone grabs the rebound. Tied 47 - 47.
12:07 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against a zone defense. Crawford passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Jameson passes the ball to Butcher. Butcher with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Jameson. Akron 49 - 47.
11:38 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Bishop to Shooting Guard.
11:38 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts drives by Jameson. Roberts passes the ball to Abbott at the basket. Abbott lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roberts. Tied 49 - 49.
11:22 - Akron: Crawford brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Crawford passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Foul! Beasley commits the foul on Jameson.
11:18 - Akron: The ball is inbounded to Allen. Allen hands off the ball to Crawford. Crawford passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone shoots from the low post. Foul! Daniels fouls Johnstone on the shot. Johnstone missed the first free throw. Johnstone missed the second free throw. Beasley grabs the rebound.
11:03 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts drives by Bishop. Roberts lays it up. The shot misses. Foul! Daniels fouls Johnstone trying to grab the offensive rebound. Daniels fouls out. Calvert replaces Daniels at center.
10:50 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward and Abbott to Center.
10:50 - Akron: The ball is inbounded to Jameson. Jameson passes the ball to Crawford on the perimeter. Crawford passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Crawford. Crawford passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Beasley grabs the rebound.
10:22 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Roberts leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Roberts passes the ball to Abbott on the perimeter. Abbott passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to Roberts on the perimeter. Roberts passes the ball to Beasley on the perimeter. Beasley shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roberts. Northern Illinois 52 - 49.
10:22 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Northern Illinois!
9:49 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Bishop grabs the offensive rebound.
9:38 - Akron: Bishop has the rebound and restarts the offense. Bishop shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 52 - 51.
9:34 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Crawford grabs the rebound.
9:21 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bishop passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson passes the ball to Crawford outside. Crawford passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Roberts grabs the long rebound.
8:56 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Foul! Allen commits the foul on Bell.
8:52 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Seaton to Point Guard and Jeffries to Center.
8:52 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Roberts. Roberts passes the ball to Bell. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 54 - 51.
8:36 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop passes the ball to Allen in the paint. Allen passes the ball to Bishop outside. Foul! Beasley commits a foul away from the ball. In the bonus, Jameson is shooting one-and-one. Jameson missed the first free throw. Bell grabs the rebound.
8:18 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Allen grabs the rebound.
8:06 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson passes the ball to Allen. Allen passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Jameson shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Allen. Northern Illinois 54 - 53.
7:34 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against pressure defense. Blackwell passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley passes the ball to Roberts in the paint. Roberts drives by Allen. Roberts passes the ball to Blackwell at the basket. Blackwell lays it up. Foul! Bishop fouls Blackwell on the shot. Blackwell makes the first free throw. Blackwell makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 56 - 53.
7:12 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Calvert to Power Forward.
7:12 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Blackwell grabs the rebound.
7:08 - Northern Illinois: Blackwell brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Blackwell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Blackwell passes the ball to Roberts. Roberts with a fadeaway jumper. Offensive foul! Roberts charged with the foul while taking the shot over Seaton.
6:56 - Game Event: Time out. Northern Illinois substitutes Bell to Power Forward.
6:56 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by Seaton. Tied 56 - 56.
6:46 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roberts. Northern Illinois 58 - 56.
6:35 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Bishop tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bishop passes the ball to Jeffries in the paint. Jeffries shoots from the inside. Foul! Abbott fouls Jeffries on the shot. Jeffries makes the first free throw. Jeffries makes the second free throw. Tied 58 - 58.
6:22 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Blackwell in the paint. Blackwell passes the ball to Roberts outside. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Blackwell tips it in. Northern Illinois 60 - 58.
5:59 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Lawson to Power Forward.
5:59 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Jameson grabs the offensive rebound.
5:49 - Akron: Jameson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Jameson passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop turns the ball over out of bounds.
5:39 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Beasley outside. Beasley passes the ball to Roberts. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots from the low post. Foul! Jeffries fouls Bell on the shot. Jeffries fouls out. Johnstone replaces Jeffries at center. Bell makes the first free throw. Bell makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 62 - 58.
5:17 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop on the perimeter. Bishop shoots from the three point line. Air ball! Abbott grabs the rebound.
5:07 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Roberts leads the fast break with Beasley and Blackwell. Roberts passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 64 - 58.
5:02 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Allen to Power Forward.
5:02 - Akron: Bishop brings up the ball against a zone defense. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton. Seaton carelessly turns the ball over to the other team.
4:56 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Blackwell. Blackwell passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Offensive foul! Bell commits the foul.
4:45 - Game Event: Time out. Akron substitutes Lawson to Power Forward.
4:45 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Bishop outside. Bishop shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the long rebound.
4:32 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Northern Illinois 66 - 58.
4:20 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone passes the ball to Bishop. Bishop passes the ball to Jameson outside. Jameson shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Bishop tips it in. Northern Illinois 66 - 60.
3:56 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Abbott shoots from the low post. The shot misses. Jameson grabs the rebound.
3:48 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break with Seaton and Jameson. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Bishop. Northern Illinois 66 - 63.
3:44 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts drives by Bishop. Roberts lays it up. The shot misses. Bishop grabs the rebound.
3:33 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson outside. Jameson passes the ball to Johnstone in the paint. Johnstone passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Jameson passes the ball to Lawson on the perimeter. Lawson turns the ball over to the other team.
3:08 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Seaton grabs the rebound.
2:51 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break with Seaton and Jameson. Bishop passes the ball to Seaton at the basket. Seaton lays it up. Foul! Roberts fouls Seaton on the shot. Seaton makes the first free throw. Seaton missed the second free throw. Bell grabs the rebound. Northern Illinois 66 - 64.
2:47 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against a zone defense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roberts. Northern Illinois 68 - 64.
2:37 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Lawson. Lawson passes the ball to Jameson in the paint. Jameson passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. Lawson passes the ball to Seaton outside. Seaton passes the ball to Lawson in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Lawson shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Foul! Bell fouls Lawson blocking out to get the rebound. In the double bonus, Lawson is shooting two free throws. Lawson makes the first free throw. Lawson makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 68 - 66.
2:03 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Bell tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Bell passes the ball to Beasley. Beasley with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Jameson grabs the rebound.
1:49 - Akron: Fast break opportunity! Bishop leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Bishop shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Jameson grabs the long offensive rebound.
1:35 - Akron: Jameson has the rebound and restarts the offense. Jameson passes the ball to Seaton on the perimeter. Seaton shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Bell grabs the long rebound.
1:23 - Northern Illinois: Fast break opportunity! Roberts leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Roberts passes the ball to Bell on the perimeter. Bell shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Roberts. Northern Illinois 71 - 66.
1:08 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Lawson. Lawson passes the ball to Bishop in the paint. Bishop shoots in the paint. Foul! Blackwell fouls Bishop on the shot. Bishop missed the first free throw. Bishop missed the second free throw. Abbott grabs the rebound.
0:52 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Roberts passes the ball to Bell in the paint. Foul! Johnstone commits the intentional foul on Bell.
0:45 - Northern Illinois: The ball is inbounded to Beasley. Beasley passes the ball to Abbott in the paint. Foul! Bishop commits the intentional foul on Abbott. In the bonus, Abbott is shooting one-and-one. Abbott missed the first free throw. Lawson grabs the rebound.
0:40 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against a zone defense. Seaton passes the ball to Johnstone. Foul! Roberts commits the foul on Johnstone. In the double bonus, Johnstone is shooting two free throws. Johnstone makes the first free throw. Johnstone makes the second free throw. Northern Illinois 71 - 68.
0:35 - Northern Illinois: Roberts brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Lawson steals the pass from Roberts.
0:29 - Akron: Seaton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Seaton passes the ball to Jameson outside. Jameson shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Johnstone grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:18 - Akron: Johnstone has the rebound and restarts the offense. Johnstone hands off the ball to Bishop. Bishop passes the ball to Jameson on the perimeter. Jameson shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Abbott grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Northern Illinois 71, Akron 68
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