Western Michigan 65, Northern Illinois 85 - Box Score

NET #283

	H1	H2	T
Western Michigan	30	35	65
Northern Illinois	35	50	85

Northern Illinois

NET #335

	H1	H2	T
Western Michigan	30	35	65
Northern Illinois	35	50	85

Tue, Jan 27, 2026NIU Convocation CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

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Predicted

Actual

Western Michigan

Northern Illinois

31%

69%

✓ CorrectMargin: +5.7 predicted → +20 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

50.2%→ 41.3

eFG%

61.7 ←46.8%

14.9%→ 14.7

TO Rate

10.5 ←17.9%

28.3%

ORB%

29.4%

31.5%→ 51.9

FT Rate

15.6 ←40.3%

Western Michigan

Predicted Actual

Northern Illinois

Recap

Northern Illinois Stuns Western Michigan in 20-Point Upset

Dylan Ducommun leads Huskies with 21 points in dominating performance

In a shocking turn of events, Northern Illinois pulled off a stunning 20-point upset over Western Michigan, winning 85-65 at the NIU Convocation Center. This outcome was a far cry from the predicted score, as CHD Scout had Western Michigan narrowly edging out Northern Illinois by 0.8 points. Instead...

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Top Performers

Western Michigan

Brady Swartz27.2

PTS16REB6AST0STL2

4-9 FG, 2-6 3PT, 6-9 FT

Sharod Barnes14.6

PTS9REB3AST0BLK1

0-2 FG, 0-1 3PT, 9-10 FT

Trey Lewis13.6

PTS10REB3AST0

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

Northern Illinois

Dylan DucommunMVP30.7

PTS21REB1AST4STL2

7-15 FG, 7-12 3PT

Taj Walters29.6

PTS16REB8AST1STL2

7-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

Gianni Cobb23.7

PTS10REB1AST8STL1

4-7 FG, 0-1 3PT, 2-4 FT

Hot Players

Sharod BarnesWestern Michigan+97%

PTS

3.3 avg

REB

1.6 avg

AST

1.2 avg

0% FG 0-2

Taj WaltersNorthern Illinois+76%

PTS

8.2 avg

REB

5.4 avg

AST

0.6 avg

58% FG 7-12

Brady SwartzWestern Michigan+76%

PTS

7.7 avg

REB

4.5 avg

AST

0.3 avg

44% FG 4-9

Hassan WashingtonNorthern Illinois+59%

PTS

4.4 avg

REB

3.2 avg

AST

0.6 avg

14% FG 1-7

Dylan DucommunNorthern Illinois+54%

PTS

10.8 avg

REB

2.8 avg

AST

3.3 avg

47% FG 7-15

Daemar KellyNorthern Illinois+30%

PTS

5.0 avg

REB

2.9 avg

AST

1.3 avg

40% FG 2-5

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Western Michigan65

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Justice Williams	32	10	4-9	1-3	1-2	2	1	0	0	2
EJ Ryans	30	8	3-8	2-5	0-0	2	3	1	0	3
Max Burton	28	6	3-6	0-1	0-0	5	1	0	0	1
Brady Swartz	28	16	4-9	2-6	6-9	6	0	2	0	0
Jalen Griffith	18	2	1-7	0-4	0-0	0	3	0	0	3
Trey Lewis	16	10	2-2	2-2	4-4	3	0	0	0	0
Sharod Barnes	16	9	0-2	0-1	9-10	3	0	0	1	0
Michael Sulaka	12	2	1-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	2
Carson Vis	8	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0
Declan Peterson	7	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	1	0	1	0
Jayden Brewer	5	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Nicholas Errica	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Junior Sileu	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Camden Thompson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Hudson Ward	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	65	18-52	7-22	22-27	28	11	3	3	11

Northern Illinois85

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Makhai Valentine	37	16	6-11	4-8	0-0	5	0	0	0	2
Gianni Cobb	35	10	4-7	0-1	2-4	1	8	1	0	1
Dylan Ducommun	35	21	7-15	7-12	0-0	1	4	2	0	1
Taj Walters	30	16	7-12	2-5	0-0	8	1	2	0	1
Hassan Washington	22	3	1-7	0-1	1-2	8	2	0	1	1
Gustav Winther	19	6	2-3	0-0	2-3	5	2	0	0	2
Daemar Kelly	14	6	2-5	2-3	0-0	4	2	0	0	0
Isaiah Washington	3	3	1-2	0-0	1-1	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Stewart	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Wharton	1	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ladji Kante	1	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos Coronado	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
JJ 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
Lataevyon Taylor	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	85	32-64	15-30	6-10	33	19	5	1	8