Akron 74, 
Northwestern 76
Post-Season NCAA Tournament
Welsh-Ryan Arena (Evanston, Illinois)
Attendance: 2,319
Officials: Jim Burr, Jeff Clark, Gene Steratore
Team Rebounds: Akron (9) Northwestern (2)
Technicals: Akron (0) Northwestern (0)
| 1 | 2 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKR (22-12) | 34 | 40 | 74 |
| NWU (19-13) | 42 | 34 | 76 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKR | 68 | 109.3 | 112.2 |
| NWU | 68 | 112.2 | 109.3 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKR | .493 | 0.177 | 0.361 | 0.119 |
| NWU | .548 | 0.089 | 0.310 | 0.129 |
Akron Zips
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
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| - | Alex Abreu | Starter | PG | 38:00 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| - | Nikola Cvetinovic | Starter | PF | 30:00 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| - | Chauncey Gilliam | Starter | SF | 25:00 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 7.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| - | Zeke Marshall | Starter | C | 26:00 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 15.6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| - | Brian Walsh | Starter | SG | 30:00 | 2-9 | 1-7 | 4-5 | 3.1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| - | Quincy Diggs | Bench | SF | 26:00 | 6-13 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 15.2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| - | Nick Harney | Bench | SF | 08:00 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| - | Brett McClanahan | Bench | SG | 02:00 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Tree Treadwell | Bench | SF | 15:00 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 200 | 30-67 | 6-19 | 8-11 | 57.4 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 74 | ||||
| 44.8% | 31.6% | 72.7% |
Northwestern Wildcats
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | JerShon Cobb | Starter | SF | 29:00 | 8-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 13.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| - | Drew Crawford | Starter | PF | 36:00 | 10-15 | 3-7 | 4-5 | 22.6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| - | Reggie Hearn | Starter | SG | 23:00 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| - | John Shurna | Starter | C | 40:00 | 8-22 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 20.6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| - | Dave Sobolewski | Starter | PG | 32:00 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Davide Curletti | Bench | PF | 10:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| - | Nick Fruendt | Bench | SG | 03:00 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | Alex Marcotullio | Bench | SG | 27:00 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Team | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 200 | 29-62 | 10-27 | 8-11 | 73.4 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 76 | ||||
| 46.8% | 37.0% | 72.7% |
Akron Zips Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Alex Abreu 9.6p, 2.6r, 4.8a |
Brian Walsh 8.3p, 3.9r, 1.2a |
Chauncey Gilliam 6.5p, 1.6r, 0.8a |
Nikola Cvetinovic 9.9p, 5.4r, 1.8a |
Zeke Marshall 10.4p, 5.4r, 0.8a |
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Quincy Diggs 8.5p, 3.1r, 2.4a |
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Tree Treadwell 7.2p, 5.1r, 0.9a |
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| Lim PT | |
Brett McClanahan 4.4p, 2r, 1a |
Nick Harney 8.3p, 2.9r, 0.6a |
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Northwestern Wildcats Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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| Starters | Dave Sobolewski 8.6p, 2.6r, 3.7a |
Reggie Hearn 7.5p, 3.7r, 1.3a |
JerShon Cobb 7.1p, 1.7r, 1a |
Drew Crawford 16.5p, 4.7r, 2.1a |
John Shurna 19.9p, 5.4r, 2.8a |
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Alex Marcotullio 5p, 2.1r, 2a |
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Davide Curletti 3.8p, 3.4r, 1.9a |
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| Lim PT | |
Nick Fruendt 1.1p, 0.9r, 0.4a |
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