Akron Zips @ Northern Illinois Huskies

73–51Final · Jan 2, 2024

AKR 73 NIU 51 Final

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AKR9-4	35	38	73
NIU6-7	16	35	51

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The scoring timeline.

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David Coit made Three Point Jumper.
0–3
Greg Tribble made Three Point Jumper.
3–3
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
4–3
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
5–3
Ali Ali made Jumper.
7–3
Philmon Gebrewhit made Free Throw.
7–4
Ali Ali made Jumper.
9–4
David Coit made Free Throw.
9–5
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
10–5
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
11–5
David Coit made Layup.
11–7
David Coit made Free Throw.
11–8
Shammah Scott made Layup. Assisted by Greg Tribble.
13–8
Enrique Freeman made Layup.
15–8
Greg Tribble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
18–8
Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
21–8
Quaran McPherson made Jumper.
21–10
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
22–10
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
23–10
Enrique Freeman made Dunk. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
25–10
Enrique Freeman made Layup.
27–10
Zarique Nutter made Free Throw.
27–11
Zarique Nutter made Free Throw.
27–12
Shammah Scott made Layup.
29–12
Ali Ali made Jumper.
31–12
Ali Ali made Free Throw.
32–12
Ali Ali made Three Point Jumper.
35–12
Xavier Amos made Dunk. Assisted by Zion Russell.
35–14
Philmon Gebrewhit made Free Throw.
35–15
Philmon Gebrewhit made Free Throw.
35–16
Enrique Freeman made Layup.
37–16
David Coit made Layup.
37–18
Greg Tribble made Layup.
39–18
Harvin Ibarguen made Dunk.
39–20
Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble.
42–20
Zarique Nutter made Layup.
42–22
Ali Ali made Jumper.
44–22
David Coit made Free Throw.
44–23
David Coit made Free Throw.
44–24
Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper.
47–24
Greg Tribble made Layup.
49–24
Harvin Ibarguen made Dunk.
49–26
Xavier Amos made Free Throw.
49–27
Xavier Amos made Free Throw.
49–28
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
50–28
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
51–28
Nasir Muhammad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Harvin Ibarguen.
51–31
Ali Ali made Layup. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
53–31
Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble.
56–31
Zarique Nutter made Jumper.
56–33
Shammah Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
59–33
David Coit made Jumper.
59–35
Zarique Nutter made Layup.
59–37
Zarique Nutter made Free Throw.
59–38
Nate Johnson made Layup.
61–38
Harvin Ibarguen made Dunk. Assisted by Xavier Amos.
61–40
Kaleb Thornton made Layup.
63–40
David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Harvin Ibarguen.
63–43
Enrique Freeman made Layup.
65–43
David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Butler.
65–46
Ali Ali made Jumper.
67–46
Quaran McPherson made Layup.
67–48
Enrique Freeman made Free Throw.
68–48
Enrique Freeman made Dunk. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton.
70–48
David Coit made Layup.
70–50
Nate Johnson made Layup.
72–50
Amani Lyles made Free Throw.
73–50
Harvin Ibarguen made Free Throw.
73–51

Play-by-play

P1 Enrique Freeman missed Jumper.
P1 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nate Johnson missed Layup.
P1 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P1 David Coit made Three Point Jumper. 0–3
P1 Greg Tribble made Three Point Jumper. 3–3
P1 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sammy Hunter missed Layup.
P1 Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Zarique Nutter.
P1 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 4–3
P1 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 5–3
P1 Foul on Philmon Gebrewhit.
P1 Philmon Gebrewhit Turnover.
P1 Ali Ali made Jumper. 7–3
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Jumper.
P1 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sammy Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
P1 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Greg Tribble missed Jumper.
P1 Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Philmon Gebrewhit Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Sammy Hunter.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Philmon Gebrewhit made Free Throw. 7–4
P1 Xavier Amos Turnover.
P1 Ali Ali made Jumper. 9–4
P1 Northern Illinois Turnover.
P1 Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
P1 Akron Offensive Rebound.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen Steal.
P1 Philmon Gebrewhit Turnover.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
P1 Zarique Nutter Turnover.
P1 Foul on Enrique Freeman.
P1 Enrique Freeman Turnover.
P1 Foul on Mikal Dawson.
P1 David Coit missed Free Throw.
P1 Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
P1 David Coit made Free Throw. 9–5
P1 Foul on Yanic Konan Niederhauser.
P1 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 10–5
P1 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 11–5
P1 Yanic Konan Niederhauser missed Layup.
P1 Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
P1 Kaleb Thornton missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P1 David Coit missed Layup.
P1 Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Sammy Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P1 David Coit made Layup. 11–7
P1 Foul on Sammy Hunter.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 David Coit made Free Throw. 11–8
P1 Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
P1 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P1 Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.
P1 Shammah Scott made Layup. Assisted by Greg Tribble. 13–8
P1 Xavier Amos missed Jumper.
P1 Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.
P1 Enrique Freeman made Layup. 15–8
P1 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Mikal Dawson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ali Ali Turnover.
P1 Xavier Amos Turnover.
P1 Mikal Dawson Steal.
P1 Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
P1 Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
P1 Greg Tribble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton. 18–8
P1 Philmon Gebrewhit missed Layup.
P1 Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. 21–8
P1 Northern Illinois Timeout
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Quaran McPherson made Jumper. 21–10
P1 Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 David Coit Defensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Akron Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Zarique Nutter.
P1 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 22–10
P1 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 23–10
P1 Xavier Amos missed Jumper.
P1 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P1 Enrique Freeman made Dunk. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton. 25–10
P1 Quaran McPherson missed Layup.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Enrique Freeman made Layup. 27–10
P1 Quaran McPherson missed Layup.
P1 Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.
P1 Enrique Freeman missed Layup.
P1 Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Enrique Freeman.
P1 Zarique Nutter made Free Throw. 27–11
P1 Zarique Nutter made Free Throw. 27–12
P1 Greg Tribble missed Layup.
P1 Sammy Hunter Offensive Rebound.
P1 Sammy Hunter missed Dunk.
P1 Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
P1 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
P1 Shammah Scott made Layup. 29–12
P1 Foul on Shammah Scott.
P1 Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Greg Tribble Defensive Rebound.
P1 Amani Lyles Turnover.
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Layup.
P1 Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ali Ali made Jumper. 31–12
P1 Foul on David Coit.
P1 Official TV Timeout
P1 Ali Ali made Free Throw. 32–12
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Kaleb Thornton Defensive Rebound.
P1 Shammah Scott Turnover.
P1 Zarique Nutter missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.
P1 Ali Ali made Three Point Jumper. 35–12
P1 Xavier Amos missed Layup.
P1 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P1 Xavier Amos made Dunk. Assisted by Zion Russell. 35–14
P1 Akron Timeout
P1 Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
P1 Philmon Gebrewhit Defensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Sammy Hunter.
P1 Philmon Gebrewhit missed Free Throw.
P1 Zion Russell Offensive Rebound.
P1 Foul on Nate Johnson.
P1 Philmon Gebrewhit made Free Throw. 35–15
P1 Philmon Gebrewhit made Free Throw. 35–16
P1 Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
P1 Quaran McPherson Turnover.
P1 Mikal Dawson Steal.
P1 Foul on Ethan Butler.
P1 Ali Ali Turnover.
P1 Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.
P1 Akron Defensive Rebound.
P2 Philmon Gebrewhit missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Enrique Freeman made Layup. 37–16
P2 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 David Coit Offensive Rebound.
P2 David Coit made Layup. 37–18
P2 Greg Tribble made Layup. 39–18
P2 Zarique Nutter missed Layup.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen made Dunk. 39–20
P2 Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble. 42–20
P2 Zarique Nutter made Layup. 42–22
P2 Akron Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Foul on Harvin Ibarguen.
P2 Ali Ali made Jumper. 44–22
P2 Foul on Greg Tribble.
P2 David Coit made Free Throw. 44–23
P2 David Coit made Free Throw. 44–24
P2 Mikal Dawson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Ethan Butler.
P2 Nate Johnson made Three Point Jumper. 47–24
P2 David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Greg Tribble made Layup. 49–24
P2 David Coit Turnover.
P2 Ali Ali Steal.
P2 Greg Tribble missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zarique Nutter missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Zarique Nutter Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zarique Nutter missed Layup.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen made Dunk. 49–26
P2 Ali Ali missed Jumper.
P2 Greg Tribble Offensive Rebound.
P2 Nate Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Akron Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Harvin Ibarguen.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Nate Johnson missed Jumper.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Nate Johnson.
P2 Xavier Amos made Free Throw. 49–27
P2 Xavier Amos made Free Throw. 49–28
P2 Sammy Hunter missed Jumper.
P2 Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Shammah Scott missed Layup.
P2 Enrique Freeman Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Xavier Amos.
P2 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 50–28
P2 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 51–28
P2 Nasir Muhammad made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Harvin Ibarguen. 51–31
P2 Ali Ali made Layup. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton. 53–31
P2 Nasir Muhammad missed Jumper.
P2 Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
P2 Shammah Scott missed Jumper.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
P2 Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Quaran McPherson.
P2 Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Zarique Nutter missed Jumper.
P2 Ali Ali Defensive Rebound.
P2 Kaleb Thornton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Greg Tribble. 56–31
P2 Zarique Nutter made Jumper. 56–33
P2 Shammah Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton. 59–33
P2 David Coit made Jumper. 59–35
P2 Sammy Hunter missed Layup.
P2 Ethan Butler Block.
P2 David Coit Defensive Rebound.
P2 Zarique Nutter made Layup. 59–37
P2 Foul on Ali Ali.
P2 Zarique Nutter made Free Throw. 59–38
P2 Enrique Freeman Turnover.
P2 Nasir Muhammad Steal.
P2 Nasir Muhammad Turnover.
P2 Mikal Dawson Steal.
P2 Foul on Ethan Butler.
P2 Mikal Dawson Turnover.
P2 Foul on Shammah Scott.
P2 Nasir Muhammad Turnover.
P2 Nate Johnson Steal.
P2 Nate Johnson made Layup. 61–38
P2 Harvin Ibarguen made Dunk. Assisted by Xavier Amos. 61–40
P2 Kaleb Thornton made Layup. 63–40
P2 David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Harvin Ibarguen. 63–43
P2 Akron Timeout
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Enrique Freeman made Layup. 65–43
P2 David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Butler. 65–46
P2 Foul on Oluwasegun Durosinmi.
P2 Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw.
P2 Sammy Hunter Offensive Rebound.
P2 Kaleb Thornton Turnover.
P2 Philmon Gebrewhit Steal.
P2 Philmon Gebrewhit missed Jumper.
P2 Quaran McPherson Offensive Rebound.
P2 Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ali Ali made Jumper. 67–46
P2 Quaran McPherson made Layup. 67–48
P2 Ali Ali missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Quaran McPherson Defensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Sammy Hunter.
P2 Official TV Timeout
P2 Philmon Gebrewhit Turnover.
P2 Kaleb Thornton Steal.
P2 Foul on Ethan Butler.
P2 Enrique Freeman missed Free Throw.
P2 Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Enrique Freeman made Free Throw. 68–48
P2 Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Enrique Freeman Defensive Rebound.
P2 Enrique Freeman made Dunk. Assisted by Kaleb Thornton. 70–48
P2 David Coit made Layup. 70–50
P2 Nate Johnson made Layup. 72–50
P2 Harvin Ibarguen Turnover.
P2 Amani Lyles Steal.
P2 Foul on Harvin Ibarguen.
P2 Amani Lyles missed Free Throw.
P2 Akron Deadball Team Rebound.
P2 Amani Lyles made Free Throw. 73–50
P2 Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
P2 Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
P2 Foul on Amani Lyles.
P2 Philmon Gebrewhit Turnover.
P2 Foul on Amani Lyles.
P2 Amani Lyles Turnover.
P2 Harvin Ibarguen made Free Throw. 73–51
P2 Harvin Ibarguen missed Free Throw.
P2 Ryan Prather Jr. Defensive Rebound.
P2 Ryan Prather Jr. Turnover.
P2 Zion Russell Turnover.

Box score

AKR

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Enrique FreemanF	26	21	6-9	0-0	9-11	10	0	2	0	0	3	7	2
Sammy HunterF	17	0	0-6	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	4
Ali AliG	33	16	7-11	1-4	1-1	6	0	2	1	0	0	6	1
Nate JohnsonG	26	13	5-11	3-4	0-0	6	0	0	1	0	2	4	2
Greg TribbleG	25	10	4-7	2-3	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	1	2	1
Amani LylesF	6	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Ryan Prather Jr.G	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Tavari JohnsonG	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Shammah ScottG	19	7	3-5	1-1	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	2
Kaleb ThorntonG	21	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	3	5	4	1	0	0	3	0
Mikal DawsonG	23	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	1
Darrion BakerF
Marvin Musiime-KamaliG
Zach HalliganG
Evan WilsonG

NIU

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
Yanic Konan NiederhauserF	10	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Xavier AmosF	31	4	1-8	0-4	2-2	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1
Zarique NutterF	30	9	3-14	0-4	3-3	6	0	1	0	0	0	6	2
David CoitG	35	21	7-13	3-8	4-5	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	1
Philmon GebrewhitG	20	3	0-3	0-1	3-4	2	0	4	1	0	1	1	1
Harvin IbarguenF	20	7	3-3	0-0	1-2	7	2	1	1	0	2	5	3
Ethan ButlerF	18	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4
Oluwasegun DurosinmiF	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Nas MuhammadG	11	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Zion RussellG	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Quaran McPhersonG	18	4	2-8	0-4	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	1
Luka GogicF
Leo Amari IVG
Will Lovings-WattsG
Steven TiptonG
Keshawn WilliamsG

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