Northern Illinois 72, Buffalo 70 - Box Score

NET #335

	H1	H2	T
Northern Illinois	29	43	72
Buffalo	35	35	70

Buffalo

NET #195

	H1	H2	T
Northern Illinois	29	43	72
Buffalo	35	35	70

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CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Northern Illinois

Buffalo

10%

90%

✗ MissedMargin: +15.9 predicted → -2 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

47.4%→ 61.0

eFG%

53.7 ←55.6%

17.7%→ 19.8

TO Rate

14.0 ←14.2%

29.7%

ORB%

26.8%

38.9%→ 30.0

FT Rate

31.5 ←40.9%

Northern Illinois

Predicted Actual

Buffalo

Recap

Northern Illinois defeats Buffalo 70-72

The University at Buffalo, ranked 179 in the NET rankings, was expected to dominate the Northern Illinois, ranked 320, but the Huskies had other plans, pulling off a stunning 72-70 upset. This win was a massive shock, considering Buffalo was predicted to win by 15.9 points, and it has real consequen...

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Top Performers

Northern Illinois

Gianni CobbMVP28.6

PTS23REB3AST3STL1

7-14 FG, 4-8 3PT, 5-6 FT

Dylan Ducommun27.4

PTS14REB2AST10STL1

4-14 FG, 4-11 3PT, 2-2 FT

Taj Walters25.6

PTS11REB8AST1STL3BLK1

4-9 FG, 2-3 3PT, 1-1 FT

Buffalo

Angelo Brizzi28.2

PTS25REB6AST0STL1

9-18 FG, 1-5 3PT, 6-7 FT

Ryan Sabol27.6

PTS24REB3AST1

8-16 FG, 6-11 3PT, 2-3 FT

Tim Oboh24.0

PTS8REB5AST0STL2BLK3

2-5 FG, 4-6 FT

Hot Players

Gianni CobbNorthern Illinois+81%

PTS

9.8 avg

REB

2.6 avg

AST

3.6 avg

50% FG 7-14

Angelo BrizziBuffalo+62%

PTS

14.6 avg

REB

2.7 avg

AST

1.8 avg

50% FG 9-18

Dylan DucommunNorthern Illinois+54%

PTS

10.8 avg

REB

2.8 avg

AST

3.3 avg

29% FG 4-14

Taj WaltersNorthern Illinois+41%

PTS

8.2 avg

REB

5.4 avg

AST

0.6 avg

44% FG 4-9

Ezra McKennaBuffalo+33%

PTS

4.9 avg

REB

3.2 avg

AST

0.9 avg

50% FG 2-4

Kyle JonesBuffalo+22%

PTS

1.9 avg

REB

1.9 avg

AST

0.3 avg

0% FG 0-0

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Northern Illinois72

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Taj Walters	38	11	4-9	2-3	1-1	8	1	3	1	3
Dylan Ducommun	37	14	4-14	4-11	2-2	2	10	1	0	4
Gianni Cobb	37	23	7-14	4-8	5-6	3	3	1	0	3
Makhai Valentine	34	11	3-5	3-5	2-4	7	2	0	0	1
Hassan Washington	21	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	2
Gustav Winther	19	10	5-5	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	2	0
Daemar Kelly	13	1	0-1	0-1	1-2	2	1	0	0	1
Jao Ituka	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ladji Kante	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
Lataevyon Taylor	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Wharton	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
JJ Taylor	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
Carlos Coronado	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	72	24-50	13-28	11-15	30	19	5	3	14

Buffalo70

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Derrick Talton Jr.	40	6	3-7	0-0	0-0	2	3	2	0	3
Ryan Sabol	39	24	8-16	6-11	2-3	3	1	0	0	1
Angelo Brizzi	37	25	9-18	1-5	6-7	6	0	1	0	4
Noah Batchelor	35	3	1-4	1-4	0-1	1	1	2	0	0
Tim Oboh	21	8	2-5	0-0	4-6	5	0	2	3	0
Ezra McKenna	18	4	2-4	0-2	0-0	6	2	0	1	2
Kyle Jones	11	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	4	1	0	0
Evan Romano	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Mikhail Pocknett	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Shao	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Matas Buteliauskas	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Omar Migues-Hibeljic	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Freitag	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Aleksa Vlajic	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	70	25-54	8-22	12-17	24	11	8	4	10