Massachusetts 68, Northern Illinois 70 - Box Score

NET #201

	H1	H2	T
Massachusetts	33	35	68
Northern Illinois	40	30	70

Northern Illinois

NET #335

	H1	H2	T
Massachusetts	33	35	68
Northern Illinois	40	30	70

Sat, Jan 17, 2026NIU Convocation CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Massachusetts

Northern Illinois

80%

20%

✗ MissedMargin: -9.9 predicted → +2 actual

Recap

Northern Illinois Stuns Massachusetts in Thrilling 70-68 Upset

Makhai Valentine's 27 points propel Huskies to monumental victory

Northern Illinois pulled off one of the most stunning upsets of the season, taking down Massachusetts 70-68 at the NIU Convocation Center. The Huskies, with a record of 6-12, were heavily favored to lose against the 12-8 Minutemen, but they had other plans. This monumental victory will send shockwav...

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Top Performers

Massachusetts

Leonardo Bettiol36.4

PTS25REB7AST1STL2BLK1

7-12 FG, 11-14 FT

Marcus Banks Jr.20.4

PTS16REB2AST3STL1

5-12 FG, 4-10 3PT, 2-2 FT

K'Jei Parker19.5

PTS15REB5AST1

5-12 FG, 3-6 3PT, 2-2 FT

Northern Illinois

Makhai ValentineMVP42.8

PTS27REB4AST3STL4

9-17 FG, 4-9 3PT, 5-6 FT

Gianni Cobb23.0

PTS8REB0AST6STL6

1-10 FG, 0-5 3PT, 6-8 FT

Taj Walters19.1

PTS5REB8AST2STL2BLK1

1-6 FG, 0-3 3PT, 3-4 FT

Hot Players

Hassan WashingtonNorthern Illinois+95%

PTS

4.4 avg

REB

3.2 avg

AST

0.6 avg

83% FG 5-6

Makhai ValentineNorthern Illinois+76%

PTS

13.1 avg

REB

5.2 avg

AST

1.0 avg

53% FG 9-17

K'Jei ParkerMassachusetts+42%

PTS

10.9 avg

REB

2.0 avg

AST

1.9 avg

42% FG 5-12

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Massachusetts68

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Marcus Banks Jr.	32	16	5-12	4-10	2-2	2	3	1	0	3
Leonardo Bettiol	29	25	7-12	0-0	11-14	7	1	2	1	3
Jayden Ndjigue	24	4	1-1	0-0	2-6	2	0	2	0	2
K'Jei Parker	23	15	5-12	3-6	2-2	5	1	0	0	2
Danny Carbuccia	23	2	1-3	0-0	0-2	4	3	1	1	1
Luka Damjanac	20	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	2	1
Daniel Hankins-Sanford	16	2	0-4	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	2	4
Dwayne Wimbley Jr.	16	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	2	2
Isaiah Placide	12	2	0-2	0-0	2-2	1	0	2	0	0
Donovan Brown	5	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Rollie Castineyra	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Bilal Osman	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Dimitri Clerc	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Charles Outlaw	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Engel	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	68	20-52	7-19	21-30	30	11	10	8	18

Northern Illinois70

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Taj Walters	39	5	1-6	0-3	3-4	8	2	2	1	3
Makhai Valentine	37	27	9-17	4-9	5-6	4	3	4	0	1
Gianni Cobb	35	8	1-10	0-5	6-8	0	6	6	0	4
Dylan Ducommun	27	6	1-8	1-6	3-4	3	2	1	0	3
Hassan Washington	27	11	5-6	0-0	1-4	5	0	0	0	2
Daemar Kelly	16	3	1-5	1-4	0-0	3	0	0	1	0
Gustav Winther	13	7	2-3	0-0	3-4	3	0	0	0	1
Carlos Coronado	3	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Ladji Kante	3	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Wharton	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Laskey	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Lataevyon Taylor	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jao Ituka	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Washington	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Stewart	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
JJ Taylor	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	70	21-58	7-29	21-30	29	13	13	2	14