Ohio 74, Northern Illinois 66 - Box Score

NET #231

	H1	H2	T
Ohio	37	37	74
Northern Illinois	25	41	66

Northern Illinois

NET #335

	H1	H2	T
Ohio	37	37	74
Northern Illinois	25	41	66

Sat, Feb 21, 2026NIU Convocation CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

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Predicted

Actual

Ohio

Northern Illinois

74%

26%

✓ CorrectMargin: -7.4 predicted → -8 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

51.2%→ 53.7

eFG%

57.7 ←47.9%

13.6%→ 8.5

TO Rate

19.6 ←17.8%

27.2%

ORB%

29.5%

36.4%→ 44.4

FT Rate

23.1 ←38.6%

Ohio

Predicted Actual

Northern Illinois

Recap

Buckeyes Outlast Huskies in MAC Clash

Ohio upsets Northern Illinois 74-66, proving NET difference isn't always a difference-maker.

In a closely contested matchup at the NIU Convocation Center, the Ohio Bobcats emerged victorious over the Northern Illinois Huskies, 74-66. The final margin of eight points belies the relatively evenly split game, with the Bobcats holding a slim 37-25 advantage in the first half and the Huskies tak...

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Top Performers

Ohio

Javan SimmonsMVP43.4

PTS23REB7AST2STL3BLK3

9-10 FG, 5-10 FT

Aidan Hadaway36.2

PTS13REB11AST4STL2

6-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

Jackson Paveletzke30.3

PTS14REB4AST6STL2

4-11 FG, 1-3 3PT, 5-7 FT

Northern Illinois

Dylan Ducommun25.0

PTS13REB5AST6

4-10 FG, 4-8 3PT, 1-2 FT

Makhai Valentine21.0

PTS15REB5AST2

5-8 FG, 2-4 3PT, 3-5 FT

Taj Walters20.6

PTS10REB8AST0STL2

4-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

Hot Players

Jaylen WhartonNorthern Illinois+47%

PTS

1.8 avg

REB

1.5 avg

AST

0.1 avg

100% FG 1-1

Dylan DucommunNorthern Illinois+42%

PTS

10.8 avg

REB

2.8 avg

AST

3.3 avg

40% FG 4-10

Javan SimmonsOhio+41%

PTS

15.4 avg

REB

5.7 avg

AST

1.6 avg

90% FG 9-10

Taj WaltersNorthern Illinois+27%

PTS

8.2 avg

REB

5.4 avg

AST

0.6 avg

36% FG 4-11

Gianni CobbNorthern Illinois+25%

PTS

9.8 avg

REB

2.6 avg

AST

3.6 avg

46% FG 6-13

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Ohio74

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Aidan Hadaway	38	13	6-14	1-3	0-0	11	4	2	0	0
Jackson Paveletzke	38	14	4-11	1-3	5-7	4	6	2	0	1
Ajay Sheldon	35	9	3-8	3-6	0-0	2	3	2	0	1
Javan Simmons	32	23	9-10	0-0	5-10	7	2	3	3	2
JJ Kelly	27	5	2-4	0-1	1-2	3	0	0	0	1
Jesse Burris	14	5	1-3	1-2	2-2	0	0	0	0	1
Ayden Evans	8	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	1	1	0
Dior Conners	5	3	1-3	0-1	1-1	0	1	0	0	0
Kiir Kuany	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	74	26-54	6-16	16-24	27	16	10	4	6

Northern Illinois66

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO
Taj Walters	40	10	4-11	2-3	0-0	8	0	2	2
Makhai Valentine	38	15	5-8	2-4	3-5	5	2	0	2
Gianni Cobb	37	13	6-13	0-2	1-2	2	5	0	4
Dylan Ducommun	37	13	4-10	4-8	1-2	5	6	0	2
Gustav Winther	20	10	5-6	0-0	0-1	1	2	1	0
Jaylen Wharton	10	3	1-1	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	1
Hassan Washington	9	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	2
Daemar Kelly	8	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	1
Total	—	66	26-52	8-17	6-12	25	16	4	14