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GAME 7 | vs Northern Illinois BASKETBALL 120th Season | MAC Tournament Champions: 2009, 2011, 2013 | MAC Regular-Season Champions: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2020 2020 -21 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent TV .............. Time Akron Zips (4-2, 2-1 MAC) Dec. 12 Cedarville ........W, 97-49 Dec. 15 St. Bonaventure (#) ESPN3 .........L, 81-74 vs Northern Illinois (1-9, 0-5 MAC) Dec. 19 Malone ........W, 93-83 Dec. 22 *Ohio ........W, 90-70 Tuesday, Jan. 12 • NIU Convocation Center Jan. 1 *Kent State CBSSN....W, 66-62 DeKalb, Ill. • 3 p.m. (ET) • ESPN+ Jan. 9 *Eastern Michigan ...............L, 71-59 TBA *Kent State .....................PPD TBA *Buffalo ............... PPD Jan. 12 *Northern Illinois ................... 3 PM Jan. 16 *Toledo ..............2 PM Jan. 19 *Bowling Green ......................TBA Jan. 23 *Western Michigan ......................TBA NORTHERN ILLINOIS HEAD COACH AKRON ZIPS HEAD COACH Jan. 26 *Eastern Michigan ................TBA Jan. 30 *Ball State ................TBA Lamar Chapman (Lane ‘93) John Groce (Taylor ‘94) Feb. 2 *Toledo ......................TBA Overall Record: 0-2 (1st Season) Career Record: 239-174 (13th Season) Feb. 6 *Kent State ................TBA Record at NIU: 0-2 (1st Season) Record at Akron: 59-43 (4th Season) Feb. 9 *Ohio ......................TBA MAC Record: 0-2 (1st Season) MAC Record at Akron: 30-27 (4th Season) Feb. 13 *Miami ......................TBA Feb. 16 *Northern Illinois ................TBA Overall MAC Record: 64-57 (at Ohio and Akron) Feb. 20 *Ball State ................TBA ALL-TIME SERIES Feb. 27 *Bowling Green ................TBA Akron Leads: 27-12 Groce vs. NIU 3-1 (7-1 Overall) March 2 *Buffalo ......................TBA Last Meeting: Akron 72, Northern Illinois 49 at NIU Convocation Center on Jan. 14, 2020 March 5 *Miami ................TBA First Meeting: Akron 75, Northern Illinois 68 in DeKalb on Jan. 23, 1988 Home games BOLD, times Eastern In Akron:17-2, Neutral: 0-0, In DeKalb: 10-10 All Game Times and Dates subject to change (#) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse [Cleveland, Ohio] BROADCAST *Mid-American Conference game TV/Video: ESPN+: - Andy Garcia (PxP), Mark Lindo (Analyst) TV: CBSSN - CBS Sports Network, ESPN3, ESPN+, Radio: Akron Sports Network - Dave Skoczen (PxP), Joe Dunn (Analyst) ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN2 WHLO 640 AM (flagship), iHeart Radio, TuneIn.com/Akron Zips Live Stats: GoZips.com/Schedule - Live Stats QUICK HITS • Loren Cristian Jackson named Lute Olson National Player of the Week (Jan. 4) and MAC Player of Week last two weeks (Dec. 28 & Jan.4) •Loren Cristian Jackson leads the team in scoring (22.8 ppg), Assists (7.0 APG), 3-Point FG (3.7/g) ZIPS NIU • The Zips are 4-0 at James A. Rhodes Arena and currently own an 9-game winning streak at the JAR • Enrique Freeman’s 21-rebound effort stands as the most by an Akron player since 1985. 79.8 58.8 • Bryan Trimble posted a career-high 6-of-6 from deep in MAC opener against Ohio • Jackson, Dailey and Trimble combined for 14-of-20 from beyond the arc against Ohio 70.0 Percent +10.5 -17.0 • Akron Top 100 NCAA rankings, 3rd 3PT FG % Def (24.1), 6th FT % (80.6), 17th DRebs/g (29.8), 26th 3Pt. FG/g (9.7), 30th Rebs/g (41.7), 35th Fewest Turnovers (81), 36th Fewest Fouls (110), 37th .464 .397 Reb Margin (+7.7), 54th Scoring Offense (79.8), 65th Scoring Margin (+10.5), 89th Ast/g (15.0), 93rd FG% (46.4), 100th ORebs/g (11.33), 100th W-L % (66.7) .320 .263 9.7 4.1 .806 .609 41.2 36.0 +7.7 +1.1 15.0 9.5 13.5 15.2 5.2 5.3 2.2 2.9 2020-21 AKRON MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 1 WHAT’S AHEAD AKRON QUICK FACTS The University of Akron men’s basketball team continues its MACtion road swing in DeKalb, Ill. against Northern Illinois. On Jan. 12, 2021, the Zips are scheduled to lineup against the Huskies on ESPN+ with a 2 p.m. tipoff time at the NIU Convocation Center. Location .........................................Akron, Ohio (44325) Population ......................200,000 (fifth largest in Ohio) The Zips’ radio broadcast will air on the Akron-IMG Sports Network WHLO 640 AM with Dave Skoczen Founded ............................... 1870 (as Buchtel College) and Joe Dunn calling the action. The pregame show starts 30 minutes prior to the contest. The free Enrollment ..........................................................20,500 audio stream is available at iHeart Radio and TuneIn.com/Akron Zips. Fans can also follow the action on Nickname ................................................................Zips GoZips.com via Live Stats. Colors.................Blue (PMS 282) and Gold (PMS 7503) Conference ..............................................Mid-American THE AKRON-NORTHERN ILLINOIS SERIES President ............................................. Dr. Gary L. Miller Tuesday’s game marks the 40th meeting in series history between Akron and NIU, and 9th meeting for Director of Athletics .................................Larry Williams a Groce coached squad. Akron holds an all-time 27-12 series advantage while Groce is 3-1 at Akron and Senior Associate AD .......................... George Van Horne 7-1 against the Huskies all-time. Sr Associate AD/SWA. ...................................................... Faculty Athletics Representative ...Dr. Matthew Juravich The Zips have won 10 of the last 13 games, claiming the lone meeting in 2019-20 in DeKalb, 72-49. The Athletic Dept. Phone: ...........................(330) 972-7080 two teams split 2018-19 season series with a 73-56 setback in DeKalb and a 67-65 triumph in Akron. Ticket Office Phone: ...........................1-888-99-AKRON The Zips won the 2017-18 lone matchup, 82-67, at James A. Rhodes Arena in Akron on Jan. 20. In 2016- 17, The Zips won 76-73, at the NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb on Jan. 31. Akron and the Huskies split JAMES A. RHODES ARENA the 2015-16 season’s series, winning at Rhodes Arena on Jan. 26, 76-66, but falling at NIU Convocation Center on Feb. 13, 80-79. Capacity ................................................................5,500 Opened .............................................December 3, 1983 Akron is 17-2 all-time against the Huskies at Rhodes Arena. However, Akron and NIU are deadlocked .......................... W, 78-74 over Eastern Michigan with a 10-10 overall record in DeKalb. The Huskies have won the last 6-of-10 meetings at the NIU Con- Seating ...................................... 2,09 arm-chair seating vocation Center. ................................ 3,404 bleacher-style seating Record at Rhodes Arena ....423-130 (.763) - 36 Seasons SCOUTING THE HUSKIES Record under John Groce ..................44-9 (4th Season) The Huskies own a 1-9 overall record, and 0-5 in league play, standing 1-4 at home and 0-5 on the Press Row Phone ..................................(330) 374-8771 road this season. NIU averages 58.8 points per game on 39.7 percent shooting from the floor and 26.3 percent effort from beyond the 3-point arc, draining 4.1` triples a game. In addition, the Huskies shoot PROGRAM HISTORY 60.9 percent from the free throw line on 9.5 attempts per game. Northern Illinois has three players averaging double-digits in points as Tyler Cochran leads the way with Seasons of Basketball ............................ Entering 120th 13.8 points per game and is the squad’s top rebounder with 7.4 boards per night, but has not played First Season of Basketball .................................1901-02 the Huskies last two games. Seasons of Division I Basketball .............. Entering 40th First Season of Division I Basketball .................1980-81 Trendon Hankerson and Darius Beane follow with 12.1 and 11.8 points per game respectively. Both All-Time Record ................................1,637-1,044 (.610) players have dished out 16 assists, while Hakerson grabs 4.6 rebounds per game (46 Rebs) and Beane All-Time Division I Record ......................678-524 (.562) secures 4.4 per night (44 Rebs). Additionally, Hankerson is a threat from deep, draining nearly half of All-Time MAC Record .......... 263-226 (.534) 28 seasons NIU’s triples with 19 of the team’s 41 trifectas to date. MAC Tournament Titles ................3 (2009, 2011, 2013) MAC Regular Season Titles 5 (2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, Defensively, NIU limits its opponents to scoring 64.6 points per game on 39.7 percent shooting from 2020) the floor and 28.8 percent from 3-point range, allowing 7.1 long distance strikes per night. The Huskies NCAA Tournament Appearances ................................ 13 caused 192 turnovers (12.0 to/g) with 93 steals (5.8 stl/g). Northern Illinois outrebounds the opponent NCAA DI Tournament Appearances (Yrs) .4 (1986, 2009, by a +5.1 margin as the opponent grabbed 554 total boards (34.6 rebs/g) compared to the Huskies 2011, 2013) 636 total rebounds (39.8 rebs/g) secured. NIT Appearances (Yrs) 7 (1987, 1989, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2017) THE LAST MEETING CBI Appearances (Yrs) ...................................... 1 (2010) The Akron Zips posted a 72-49 victory over Northern Illinois at the NIU Convocation Center on Jan. 14, CIT Appearances (Yrs) ....................................... 1 (2014) 2020. Tyler Cheese led Akron in scoring with 23 points and collected 16 points in the second half with added seven rebounds and two assists. Loren Cristian Jackson recorded 17 points en route to a 24-point halftime advantage. Jackson dished out a team-best eight assists and registered three steals. GoZips.com Twitter ................ @ZipsMBB | @JohnGroce | @AkronZips In the first half, it took two minutes for the initial bucket as Jackson buried a deep triple. Moments later, Facebook ............. Facebook.com/ZipsMBB | /AkronZips Jackson drained a second 3-pointer to cap an 8-0 run to open the game. NIU missed eight consecutive Instagram ..................................................... @ZipsMBB buckets as Akron’s suffocating defense forced tough shots. It wasn’t until the 15:09 mark when the YouTube ...............................YouTube.com/ZipsAthletics Huskies scored their first points on a fastbreak by Eugene German, who finished as NIU leading scorer with 17 points.