Kwan Cheatham Jr. scored a career high 18 points to lead The University of Akron men’s basketball team to a victory over The Northern Illinois Huskies 76-66.
The Zips improve to 16-4 on the season and 5-2 in conference play while the Huskies now carry identical records.
Cheatham played perhaps the best game of his career to fuel the Akron victory. Along with his 18 points, he pulled in five rebounds, dished out two assists, blocked three shots, made all four of his free throws, and was a perfect 5-5 from the floor, including making all four of his 3-point attempts.