Akron 79, Northern Illinois 83

1 2 T
AKR (16-9) 34 45 79
NIU (7-16) 46 37 83

Final

3:00 PM ET, February 15, 2009
Convocation Center
DeKalb, IL

N. Illinois 83, Akron 79

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Team Stat Comparison
AKRON NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Points 79 83
FG Made-Attempted 29-69 (.420) 23-48 (.479)
3P Made-Attempted 7-22 (.318) 6-15 (.400)
FT Made-Attempted 14-16 (.875) 31-47 (.660)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 30 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 19
Game Leaders
 AKRONNORTHERN ILLINOIS
PointsB. McKnight 24D. Anderson 24
ReboundsB. McKnight 10D. Anderson 10
AssistsN. Linhart 4D. Anderson 6
StealsN. Linhart 4D. Anderson 4
BlocksN. Linhart 2M. Fakuade 2
 · Team Stats: Akron | Northern Illinois
Game Flow
2008-09 Season
DATEGAMELINKS
· Feb 15, 2009 @NIU 83, AKR 79Recap | Box Score
Next 5 Games
AKRON (ET) NORTHERN ILLINOIS (ET)
02/18 M-OH 7:00pm
02/21 @VALP 8:05pm
02/26 @BUFF 7:00pm
03/01 BGSU 12:00pm
03/05 OHIO 7:00pm
02/18 @CMU 7:00pm
02/21 @SEMO 8:45pm
02/25 WMU 8:00pm
02/28 BALL 3:00pm
03/04 @EMU 7:00pm
 · Complete Schedule: Akron | Northern Illinois
Associated Press

DEKALB, Ill. -- Darion Anderson scored 24 points and had ten rebounds for a double-double, along with a game-high six assists, to lead Northern Illinois to an 83-79 victory over Akron on Sunday.

Northern Illinois (7-16, 3-8 Mid-American Conference) had a 12-point 46-24 lead over Akron (16-9, 7-4 Mid-American Conference) going into half time. Akron came back from the break to outscore Northern Illinois 45-37 in the second period, but the rally wasn't enough for the win.

Tyler Storm, Sean Kowal and Sean Smith each added 13 points for Northern Illinois.

Brett McKnight came off the bench to lead Akron with 24 points and ten rebounds for a double-double. Nate Linhart had 19 points, including three 3-pointers, before he fouled out and Anthony Hitchens added ten points.


Men's Basketball Scores

Other Scores:

Sunday, February 15th
Buffalo 51 Final
Ball State 53
Akron 79 Final
Northern Illinois 83
Eastern Michigan 65 Final
Bowling Green 57