Akron 73-63 Northern Illinois (Feb 18, 2025) Play-by-Play

Northern Illinois Huskies

5-21, 1-12 Conference

	1	2	T
NIU	31	32	63
AKR	28	45	73

TIME	NIU	AKR
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Akron	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Northern Illinois	0	0
19:54	Nate Johnson made Layup.	0	2
19:31	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:28	James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:21	Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:18	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:47	Joe Munden Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:44	Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:30	Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:28	James Okonkwo Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:25	Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:23	Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:23	Tsvet Sotirov subbing out for Northern Illinois	0	2
18:23	Jayden Mott subbing in for Northern Illinois	0	2
17:55	Jayden Mott made Layup. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	2	2
17:46	Tavari Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Isaiah Gray.	2	5
17:31	Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.	2	5
17:27	Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.	2	5
17:22	Tavari Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Gray.	2	7
17:04	James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.	2	7
17:02	Tavari Johnson Defensive Rebound.	2	7
16:50	James Okonkwo made Dunk. Assisted by Nate Johnson.	2	9
16:24	Nasir Muhammad Turnover.	2	9
16:24	Nate Johnson Steal.	2	9
16:24	Isaiah Gray subbing out for Akron	2	9
16:24	James Okonkwo subbing out for Akron	2	9
16:24	Amani Lyles subbing in for Akron	2	9
16:24	Shammah Scott subbing in for Akron	2	9
16:24	Nasir Muhammad subbing out for Northern Illinois	2	9
16:24	Jayden Mott subbing out for Northern Illinois	2	9
16:24	Tsvet Sotirov subbing in for Northern Illinois	2	9
16:24	Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois	2	9
16:10	Shammah Scott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.	2	12
15:56	Joe Munden Jr. Turnover.	2	12
15:56	Nate Johnson Steal.	2	12
15:28	Tavari Johnson missed Layup.	2	12
15:26	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	2	12
15:21	Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	2	12
15:17	Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.	2	12
15:08	Foul on Quentin Jones.	2	12
15:08	Official TV Timeout	2	12
15:08	Tavari Johnson subbing out for Akron	2	12
15:08	Seth Wilson subbing out for Akron	2	12
15:08	Sharron Young subbing in for Akron	2	12
15:08	Bowen Hardman subbing in for Akron	2	12
15:08	Joe Munden Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois	2	12
15:08	Steven Tipton subbing in for Northern Illinois	2	12
15:08	Nate Johnson missed Free Throw.	2	12
15:08	Akron Deadball Team Rebound.	2	12
15:08	Nate Johnson missed Free Throw.	2	12
15:07	Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.	2	12
14:42	James Dent Jr. missed Jumper.	2	12
14:40	Nate Johnson Defensive Rebound.	2	12
14:31	Nate Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Sharron Young.	2	14
14:10	Foul on Bowen Hardman.	2	14
14:10	James Dent Jr. missed Free Throw.	2	14
14:10	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	2	14
14:10	Nate Johnson subbing out for Akron	2	14
14:10	Isaiah Gray subbing in for Akron	2	14
14:10	James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.	3	14
14:09	Isaiah Gray Turnover.	3	14
14:09	Tsvet Sotirov Steal.	3	14
14:01	Kailon Nicholls missed Three Point Jumper.	3	14
13:59	Bowen Hardman Defensive Rebound.	3	14
13:52	Foul on Kailon Nicholls.	3	14
13:52	Amani Lyles made Free Throw.	3	15
13:52	Kailon Nicholls subbing out for Northern Illinois	3	15
13:52	Nasir Muhammad subbing in for Northern Illinois	3	15
13:52	Amani Lyles missed Free Throw.	3	15
13:52	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	3	15
13:27	Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by James Dent Jr..	6	15
13:13	Isaiah Gray Turnover.	6	15
13:13	Amani Lyles subbing out for Akron	6	15
13:13	James Okonkwo subbing in for Akron	6	15
13:06	Foul on Sharron Young.	6	15
13:06	Steven Tipton subbing out for Northern Illinois	6	15
13:06	Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois	6	15
13:06	Quentin Jones missed Layup.	6	15
13:06	James Okonkwo Block.	6	15
13:01	Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.	6	15
12:59	Bowen Hardman made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shammah Scott.	6	18
12:48	James Dent Jr. missed Layup.	6	18
12:48	Shammah Scott Block.	6	18
12:48	Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.	6	18
12:48	James Dent Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	6	18
12:38	Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.	6	18
12:33	Bowen Hardman missed Three Point Jumper.	6	18
12:31	Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound.	6	18
12:19	Quentin Jones Turnover.	6	18
12:19	Quentin Jones subbing out for Northern Illinois	6	18
12:19	James Dent Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois	6	18
12:19	Joe Munden Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois	6	18
12:19	Steven Tipton subbing in for Northern Illinois	6	18
12:19	Foul on Kailon Nicholls.	6	18
12:03	Isaiah Gray made Jumper.	6	20
11:42	Steven Tipton missed Three Point Jumper.	6	20
11:40	Isaiah Gray Defensive Rebound.	6	20
11:34	Isaiah Gray made Layup.	6	22
11:19	Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.	6	22
11:17	James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.	6	22
11:07	Sharron Young missed Three Point Jumper.	6	22
11:03	Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound.	6	22
10:51	Joe Munden Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kailon Nicholls.	9	22
10:36	Bowen Hardman missed Three Point Jumper.	9	22
10:33	Nasir Muhammad Defensive Rebound.	9	22
10:28	Kailon Nicholls missed Three Point Jumper.	9	22
10:23	James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.	9	22
10:07	Bowen Hardman missed Three Point Jumper.	9	22
10:04	Steven Tipton Defensive Rebound.	9	22
9:46	Kailon Nicholls missed Layup.	9	22
9:44	James Okonkwo Defensive Rebound.	9	22
9:33	Shammah Scott missed Layup.	9	22
9:33	Nasir Muhammad Block.	9	22
9:32	Akron Offensive Rebound.	9	22
9:32	Official TV Timeout	9	22
9:32	Foul on Steven Tipton.	9	22
9:32	Shammah Scott subbing out for Akron	9	22
9:32	Sharron Young subbing out for Akron	9	22
9:32	Isaiah Gray subbing out for Akron	9	22
9:32	Bowen Hardman subbing out for Akron	9	22
9:32	James Okonkwo subbing out for Akron	9	22
9:32	Amani Lyles subbing in for Akron	9	22
9:32	Tavari Johnson subbing in for Akron	9	22
9:32	Seth Wilson subbing in for Akron	9	22
9:32	Marvin Musiime-Kamali subbing in for Akron	9	22
9:32	Nate Johnson subbing in for Akron	9	22
9:32	Joe Munden Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois	9	22
9:32	Kailon Nicholls subbing out for Northern Illinois	9	22
9:32	Quentin Jones subbing in for Northern Illinois	9	22
9:32	James Dent Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois	9	22
9:29	Marvin Musiime-Kamali missed Layup.	9	22
9:29	Quentin Jones Block.	9	22
9:22	James Dent Jr. Defensive Rebound.	9	22
9:04	Foul on Amani Lyles.	9	22
9:04	James Dent Jr. missed Free Throw.	9	22
9:04	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	9	22
9:04	James Dent Jr. made Free Throw.	10	22
8:52	Tavari Johnson missed Jumper.	10	22
8:50	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	10	22
8:41	Foul on Amani Lyles.	10	22
8:41	Quentin Jones missed Free Throw.	10	22
8:41	Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	10	22
8:41	Amani Lyles subbing out for Akron	10	22
8:41	Shammah Scott subbing in for Akron	10	22
8:41	Quentin Jones made Free Throw.	11	22
8:20	Foul on Nasir Muhammad.	11	22
8:20	Tavari Johnson made Free Throw.	11	23
8:20	Nasir Muhammad subbing out for Northern Illinois	11	23
8:20	Kailon Nicholls subbing in for Northern Illinois	11	23
8:20	Tavari Johnson made Free Throw.	11	24
8:00	Steven Tipton missed Three Point Jumper.	11	24
7:58	Marvin Musiime-Kamali Defensive Rebound.	11	24
7:46	Tavari Johnson Turnover.	11	24
7:46	Quentin Jones Steal.	11	24
7:43	Foul on Marvin Musiime-Kamali.	11	24
7:43	Official TV Timeout	11	24
7:43	Marvin Musiime-Kamali subbing out for Akron	11	24
7:43	James Okonkwo subbing in for Akron	11	24
7:21	Steven Tipton missed Three Point Jumper.	11	24
7:18	Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.	11	24
6:50	Seth Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.	11	24
6:48	Steven Tipton Defensive Rebound.	11	24
6:34	Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	11	24
6:33	Steven Tipton Offensive Rebound.	11	24
6:33	Foul on Shammah Scott.	11	24
6:33	Tavari Johnson subbing out for Akron	11	24
6:33	Seth Wilson subbing out for Akron	11	24
6:33	Sharron Young subbing in for Akron	11	24
6:33	Isaiah Gray subbing in for Akron	11	24
6:33	Steven Tipton subbing out for Northern Illinois	11	24
6:33	Nasir Muhammad subbing in for Northern Illinois	11	24
6:20	Kailon Nicholls made Layup.	13	24
5:58	Isaiah Gray Turnover.	13	24
5:58	Shammah Scott subbing out for Akron	13	24
5:58	Bowen Hardman subbing in for Akron	13	24
5:39	Tsvet Sotirov made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nasir Muhammad.	16	24
5:18	Isaiah Gray Turnover.	16	24
5:18	Isaiah Gray subbing out for Akron	16	24
5:18	Seth Wilson subbing in for Akron	16	24
5:03	Quentin Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	16	24
4:59	Sharron Young Defensive Rebound.	16	24
4:56	Sharron Young missed Layup.	16	24
4:54	Akron Offensive Rebound.	16	24
4:54	Foul on Tsvet Sotirov.	16	24
4:43	Nate Johnson missed Jumper.	16	24
4:40	Tsvet Sotirov Defensive Rebound.	16	24
4:34	Quentin Jones made Layup. Assisted by Tsvet Sotirov.	18	24
4:34	Foul on Bowen Hardman.	18	24
4:34	Bowen Hardman subbing out for Akron	18	24
4:34	Tavari Johnson subbing in for Akron	18	24
4:34	Quentin Jones made Free Throw.	19	24
4:20	Nate Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Tavari Johnson.	19	26
3:46	Nasir Muhammad Turnover.	19	26
3:46	Nate Johnson Steal.	19	26
3:40	James Okonkwo Turnover.	19	26
3:40	Tsvet Sotirov Steal.	19	26
3:38	Foul on James Okonkwo.	19	26
3:38	James Okonkwo subbing out for Akron	19	26
3:38	Amani Lyles subbing in for Akron	19	26
3:38	Tsvet Sotirov missed Free Throw.	19	26
3:38	Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.	19	26
3:17	Kailon Nicholls made Layup.	21	26
2:58	Tavari Johnson missed Jumper.	21	26
2:58	Akron Offensive Rebound.	21	26
2:52	Tavari Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	21	26
2:48	Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.	21	26
2:48	Seth Wilson subbing out for Akron	21	26
2:48	Shammah Scott subbing in for Akron	21	26
2:36	Quentin Jones made Layup.	23	26
2:36	Foul on Shammah Scott.	23	26
2:36	Quentin Jones made Free Throw.	24	26
2:24	Tavari Johnson made Layup.	24	28
2:04	Nasir Muhammad missed Three Point Jumper.	24	28
2:01	Shammah Scott Defensive Rebound.	24	28
1:54	Amani Lyles missed Jumper.	24	28
1:47	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	24	28
1:42	Foul on Amani Lyles.	24	28
1:42	Quentin Jones made Free Throw.	25	28
1:42	Amani Lyles subbing out for Akron	25	28
1:42	Marvin Musiime-Kamali subbing in for Akron	25	28
1:42	Quentin Jones made Free Throw.	26	28
1:18	Sharron Young missed Three Point Jumper.	26	28
1:15	Kailon Nicholls Defensive Rebound.	26	28
1:05	Foul on Tavari Johnson.	26	28
1:05	Kailon Nicholls made Free Throw.	27	28
1:05	Tsvet Sotirov subbing out for Northern Illinois	27	28
1:05	Joe Munden Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois	27	28
1:05	Kailon Nicholls made Free Throw.	28	28
0:44	Tavari Johnson missed Jumper.	28	28
0:42	Quentin Jones Defensive Rebound.	28	28
0:35	Sharron Young subbing out for Akron	28	28
0:35	Tavari Johnson subbing out for Akron	28	28
0:35	Seth Wilson subbing in for Akron	28	28
0:35	James Okonkwo subbing in for Akron	28	28
0:35	Joe Munden Jr. subbing out for Northern Illinois	28	28
0:35	Tsvet Sotirov subbing in for Northern Illinois	28	28
0:19	Kailon Nicholls made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Jones.	31	28
0:11	Tsvet Sotirov subbing out for Northern Illinois	31	28
0:11	Joe Munden Jr. subbing in for Northern Illinois	31	28
0:11	Marvin Musiime-Kamali subbing out for Akron	31	28
0:11	Tavari Johnson subbing in for Akron	31	28
0:02	Tavari Johnson Turnover.	31	28
0:00	End of 1st half	31	28

Shammah Scott gets the and-1 to fall

0:16

Amani Lyles with the massive swat at the rim

0:13

Check out this sweet dime from Quentin Jones

0:16

James A. Rhodes Arena

7:00 PM, February 18, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Akron, OH

Line: AKR -19.5

Over/Under: 159.5

Attendance: 3,472

Referees:
Tim Stewart
Kenneth Moreland
Blanca Burns

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Akron	13-0	-	21-5
Miami (OH)	11-3	2.5	20-7
Toledo	9-5	4.5	16-11
Ohio	8-5	5	14-12
Kent State	8-6	5.5	18-9
Ball State	6-7	7	13-13
Eastern Michigan	6-7	7	13-13
Western Michigan	6-7	7	9-17
Bowling Green	5-9	8.5	11-16
Central Michigan	4-9	9	11-15
Buffalo	3-10	10	8-18
Northern Illinois	1-12	12	5-21

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