Buffalo Bulls vs. Northern Illinois Huskies

Dec 31, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
BUFF	43	38	81
NIU	29	38	67

Game Recap

Freitag scores 33 as Buffalo downs Northern Illinois 81-67. Daniel Freitag's 33 points led Buffalo past Northern Illinois 81-67 on Wednesday.

Player Stats

BUFFALO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Tim Oboh	19	0-2	0-0	3-4	4	1	0	1	3	2	3
2Ryan Sabol	37	4-13	2-8	4-4	4	4	2	0	2	1	14
1Noah Batchelor	29	1-4	1-4	0-0	4	0	2	0	4	3	3
5Daniel Freitag	37	11-17	4-8	7-10	5	3	2	1	0	1	33
14Angelo Brizzi	18	4-6	1-1	1-2	1	2	1	0	2	4	10
3Mikhail Pocknett	14	1-2	0-0	1-1	2	0	1	1	0	3	3
13Ezra McKenna	20	4-6	3-4	0-0	5	3	0	0	3	0	11
10Derrick Talton Jr.	26	2-5	0-1	0-2	4	2	2	0	0	2	4


TOTAL	-	27-5549.1%	11-2642.3%	16-2369.6%	29	15	10	3	14	16	81

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
96Gustav Winther	26	3-4	0-0	2-2	5	1	1	0	4	4	8
25Dylan Ducommun	37	7-19	3-12	2-2	3	4	1	1	5	1	19
6Taj Walters	30	3-5	1-2	6-6	3	0	0	1	0	2	13
1Makhai Valentine	33	4-12	2-8	1-1	6	3	1	0	2	2	11
3Daemar Kelly	14	1-3	0-2	1-3	2	0	0	0	1	2	3
8Ladji Kante	8	1-2	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	1	4
7Hassan Washington	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	3	2
11Isaiah Washington	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Gianni Cobb	25	2-5	0-2	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	2	4
10Jao Ituka	17	1-5	1-5	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	1	3
TOTAL	-	23-5641.1%	7-3221.9%	14-1687.5%	26	12	5	2	14	18	67

Play-by-Play

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1st halfBUFFNIU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Northern Illinois.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Buffalo.
+2 (19:35) Daemar Kelly makes layup (Gustav Winther assists).
02
(19:04) Tim Oboh bad pass turnover.
+2 (18:50) Gustav Winther makes layup (Makhai Valentine assists).
04
(18:27) Daniel Freitag misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:27) Dylan Ducommun Block.
(18:21) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(18:17) Daemar Kelly misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:14) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:07) Ryan Sabol makes layup.
24
+2 (17:57) Dylan Ducommun makes layup.
26
+2 (17:40) Angelo Brizzi makes layup (Daniel Freitag assists).
46
+2 (17:18) Taj Walters makes layup.
48
+3 (16:54) Daniel Freitag makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ryan Sabol assists).
78
(16:34) Makhai Valentine misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:32) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(16:32) Foul on Angelo Brizzi.
(16:24) Makhai Valentine bad pass turnover.
(16:24) Daniel Freitag Steal.
(16:13) Ezra McKenna bad pass turnover.
(15:56) Dylan Ducommun misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:52) Daemar Kelly Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:44) Taj Walters makes layup (Dylan Ducommun assists).
710
+2 (15:30) Daniel Freitag makes layup (Ezra McKenna assists).
910
(15:30) Foul on Makhai Valentine.
(15:29) Daniel Freitag misses free throw 1 of 1.
(15:26) Buffalo Offensive Rebound.
(15:03) Ryan Sabol misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:01) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:44) Dylan Ducommun makes layup.
912
(14:30) Ryan Sabol misses layup.
(14:28) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(14:24) Taj Walters misses layup.
(14:24) Daniel Freitag Block.
(14:20) Ezra McKenna Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:15) Daniel Freitag makes 4-foot dunk.
1112
(13:53) Dylan Ducommun misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:50) Ezra McKenna Defensive Rebound.
(13:34) Derrick Talton Jr. misses layup.
(13:32) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(13:24) Makhai Valentine misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:22) Daniel Freitag Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:15) Ezra McKenna makes 26-foot three point jumper (Daniel Freitag assists).
1412
(12:57) Gianni Cobb misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:54) Derrick Talton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:39) Ezra McKenna makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ryan Sabol assists).
1712
+2 (12:10) Gianni Cobb makes layup (Hassan Washington assists).
1714
(11:46) Ryan Sabol misses 15-foot jumper.
(11:43) Gianni Cobb Defensive Rebound.
(11:30) Dylan Ducommun misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:26) Mikhail Pocknett Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:14) Ezra McKenna makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ryan Sabol assists).
2014
(10:55) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(10:55) Noah Batchelor Steal.
+3 (10:43) Angelo Brizzi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Daniel Freitag assists).
2314
(10:33) Dylan Ducommun misses layup.
(10:33) Tim Oboh Block.
(10:29) Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.
(10:04) Daniel Freitag misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:02) Foul on Daemar Kelly.
(10:01) Daniel Freitag Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:54) Angelo Brizzi makes layup.
2514
+2 (9:35) Gustav Winther makes layup.
2516
(9:09) Derrick Talton Jr. misses 18-foot jumper.
(9:06) Gustav Winther Defensive Rebound.
(8:52) Foul on Derrick Talton Jr..
(8:52) Daemar Kelly misses free throw 1 of 3.
(8:52) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:52) Daemar Kelly misses free throw 2 of 3.
(8:52) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:52) Daemar Kelly makes free throw 3 of 3.
2517
+2 (8:39) Daniel Freitag makes layup.
2717
(8:39) Foul on Gustav Winther.
+1 (8:39) Daniel Freitag makes free throw 1 of 1.
2817
(8:20) Gustav Winther bad pass turnover.
(8:20) Derrick Talton Jr. Steal.
(8:04) Ezra McKenna misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:03) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(8:03) Foul on Derrick Talton Jr..
(7:47) Taj Walters misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:42) Noah Batchelor Defensive Rebound.
(7:27) Foul on Makhai Valentine.
(7:27) Daniel Freitag misses free throw 1 of 3.
(7:27) Buffalo Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:27) Daniel Freitag makes free throw 2 of 3.
2917
(7:26) Daniel Freitag misses free throw 3 of 3.
(7:25) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:13) Hassan Washington makes layup (Dylan Ducommun assists).
2919
(7:01) Ryan Sabol misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:58) Hassan Washington Defensive Rebound.
(6:46) Foul on Mikhail Pocknett.
+1 (6:46) Taj Walters makes free throw 1 of 2.
2920
+1 (6:46) Taj Walters makes free throw 2 of 2.
2921
(6:34) Mikhail Pocknett misses layup.
(6:34) Taj Walters Block.
(6:31) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:28) Gianni Cobb makes layup.
2923
(6:11) Foul on Taj Walters.
+1 (6:11) Tim Oboh makes free throw 1 of 2.
3023
+1 (6:11) Tim Oboh makes free throw 2 of 2.
3123
(5:52) Gianni Cobb misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:49) Daniel Freitag Defensive Rebound.
(5:36) Foul on Angelo Brizzi.
(5:36) Angelo Brizzi turnover.
(5:19) Dylan Ducommun traveling turnover.
(5:01) Tim Oboh traveling turnover.
(4:41) Dylan Ducommun bad pass turnover.
(4:41) Mikhail Pocknett Steal.
(4:21) Noah Batchelor misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:18) Tim Oboh Offensive Rebound.
+3 (4:17) Ryan Sabol makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tim Oboh assists).
3423
+3 (4:03) Jao Ituka makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dylan Ducommun assists).
3426
(3:44) Tim Oboh misses layup.
(3:39) Noah Batchelor Offensive Rebound.
(3:34) Ryan Sabol misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:31) Mikhail Pocknett Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:31) Mikhail Pocknett makes layup.
3626
(3:31) Foul on Gustav Winther.
+1 (3:31) Mikhail Pocknett makes free throw 1 of 1.
3726
(3:17) Jao Ituka misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:13) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
(2:53) Foul on Mikhail Pocknett.
(2:35) Daemar Kelly misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(2:34) Buffalo Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:21) Daniel Freitag makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ezra McKenna assists).
4026
+3 (2:08) Dylan Ducommun makes 23-foot three point jumper (Makhai Valentine assists).
4029
(1:50) Tim Oboh misses layup.
(1:48) Hassan Washington Defensive Rebound.
(1:43) Daemar Kelly bad pass turnover.
(1:43) Ryan Sabol Steal.
+2 (1:39) Daniel Freitag makes layup (Ryan Sabol assists).
4229
(1:39) Foul on Hassan Washington.
+1 (1:39) Daniel Freitag makes free throw 1 of 1.
4329
(1:21) Makhai Valentine misses 14-foot jumper.
(1:17) Daniel Freitag Defensive Rebound.
(0:56) Ezra McKenna misses layup.
(0:53) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(0:37) Dylan Ducommun misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:31) Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.
(0:06) Daniel Freitag misses 10-foot jumper.
(0:06) Dylan Ducommun Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

BUFF

NIU

81Points67

27-55(49.1%)Field Goal(%)23-56(41.1%)

11-26(42.3%)3-Point(%)7-32(21.9%)

16-23(69.6%)Free Throw(%)14-16(87.5%)

34(11)Rebounds(Offensive)31(10)

15Assists12

10Steals5

3Blocks2

14Turnovers14

16(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

16Largest Lead4

Game Details

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 · 1:00 PM

NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL

attendance: 1,006 (10.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: BUFF -6.5

over/under: 152.5