Toledo Rockets vs. Northern Illinois Huskies

Jan 6, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
TOL	37	38	75
NIU	25	36	61

Game Recap

Vanderjagt scores 18, Toledo takes down Northern Illinois 75-61. Kyler Vanderjagt's 18 points helped Toledo defeat Northern Illinois 75-61 on Tuesday.

Player Stats

TOLEDO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Sean Craig	36	5-9	0-2	0-2	5	2	1	0	1	1	10
25Austin Parks	29	6-10	0-0	1-4	5	2	0	1	1	3	13
2Leroy Blyden Jr.	35	3-10	0-3	4-4	5	5	4	1	3	3	10
4Kyler Vanderjagt	31	5-6	2-2	6-7	4	1	2	0	4	3	18
3Sonny Wilson	37	7-16	2-2	1-2	4	5	5	0	1	1	17
32Jaylan Ouwinga	12	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2
11Will James Jr.	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Mynor Strong	15	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5

TOTAL	-	29-5850.0%	5-1241.7%	12-1963.2%	27	15	12	4	10	14	75

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
96Gustav Winther	21	4-7	1-1	0-0	5	1	1	0	1	4	9
25Dylan Ducommun	34	6-15	4-10	1-4	2	2	0	0	5	1	17
6Taj Walters	36	3-4	1-2	1-1	13	0	0	2	2	1	8
1Makhai Valentine	33	3-10	3-7	0-0	6	2	1	0	2	1	9
3Daemar Kelly	16	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	1	2	1	2
7Hassan Washington	21	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	3	0	1	2	3	2
2Carlos Coronado	9	2-4	1-3	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	7
0Gianni Cobb	24	2-8	0-2	3-4	1	3	4	0	3	1	7
10Jao Ituka	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0
TOTAL	-	22-5639.3%	10-2934.5%	7-1163.6%	33	13	7	4	18	15	61

Play-by-Play

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1st halfTOLNIU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Toledo.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Northern Illinois.
+2 (19:39) Austin Parks makes layup.
20
(19:39) Foul on Daemar Kelly.
(19:37) Austin Parks misses free throw 1 of 1.
(19:36) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:17) Gustav Winther makes 24-foot three point jumper (Makhai Valentine assists).
23
(18:55) Austin Parks misses layup.
(18:52) Gustav Winther Defensive Rebound.
(18:27) Taj Walters bad pass turnover.
(18:27) Sonny Wilson Steal.
(18:22) Leroy Blyden Jr. misses layup.
(18:19) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(18:11) Daemar Kelly misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:08) Austin Parks Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:50) Kyler Vanderjagt makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sean Craig assists).
53
(17:23) Gustav Winther misses layup.
(17:19) Austin Parks Defensive Rebound.
(17:03) Sonny Wilson misses 19-foot jumper.
(17:00) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:54) Daemar Kelly makes layup.
55
+2 (16:29) Leroy Blyden Jr. makes 21-foot jumper.
75
(16:15) Dylan Ducommun misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:13) Toledo Defensive Rebound.
(15:55) Foul on Dylan Ducommun.
+1 (15:55) Kyler Vanderjagt makes free throw 1 of 2.
85
+1 (15:55) Kyler Vanderjagt makes free throw 2 of 2.
95
(15:36) Daemar Kelly bad pass turnover.
(15:36) Sonny Wilson Steal.
+2 (15:32) Sonny Wilson makes layup.
115
(15:13) Daemar Kelly bad pass turnover.
(14:56) Jaylan Ouwinga misses layup.
(14:54) Sean Craig Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:51) Sean Craig makes layup.
135
(14:42) Dylan Ducommun bad pass turnover.
(14:42) Leroy Blyden Jr. Steal.
+3 (14:37) Sonny Wilson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leroy Blyden Jr. assists).
165
(14:20) Gianni Cobb misses 12-foot jumper.
(14:19) Taj Walters Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:16) Makhai Valentine makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists).
168
(14:06) Leroy Blyden Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:03) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(14:03) Foul on Mynor Strong.
(13:44) Makhai Valentine misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:40) Hassan Washington Offensive Rebound.
(13:35) Makhai Valentine misses layup.
(13:35) Jaylan Ouwinga Block.
(13:29) Taj Walters Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:20) Taj Walters makes layup.
1610
(13:12) Sonny Wilson misses 10-foot jumper.
(13:08) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(13:04) Jao Ituka misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:01) Kyler Vanderjagt Defensive Rebound.
(12:57) Foul on Kyler Vanderjagt.
(12:57) Kyler Vanderjagt turnover.
(12:45) Taj Walters bad pass turnover.
(12:45) Sonny Wilson Steal.
+2 (12:35) Austin Parks makes layup (Sonny Wilson assists).
1810
(12:35) Foul on Gustav Winther.
(12:34) Austin Parks misses free throw 1 of 1.
(12:33) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(12:24) Foul on Mynor Strong.
+3 (12:19) Taj Walters makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jao Ituka assists).
1813
+3 (11:45) Kyler Vanderjagt makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2113
(11:34) Foul on Austin Parks.
(11:34) Dylan Ducommun misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:34) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:34) Dylan Ducommun misses free throw 2 of 2.
(11:31) Austin Parks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:20) Sean Craig makes layup (Austin Parks assists).
2313
(10:56) Hassan Washington misses layup.
(10:56) Austin Parks Block.
(10:51) Hassan Washington Offensive Rebound.
(10:51) Hassan Washington bad pass turnover.
(10:51) Leroy Blyden Jr. Steal.
(10:42) Austin Parks misses layup.
(10:41) Toledo Offensive Rebound.
(10:41) Foul on Hassan Washington.
(10:34) Kyler Vanderjagt misses layup.
(10:32) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:28) Makhai Valentine makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dylan Ducommun assists).
2316
+2 (9:54) Leroy Blyden Jr. makes 21-foot jumper (Kyler Vanderjagt assists).
2516
(9:31) Taj Walters misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:28) Leroy Blyden Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:12) Leroy Blyden Jr. misses layup.
(9:10) Sean Craig Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:09) Sean Craig makes layup.
2716
(8:46) Dylan Ducommun misses layup.
(8:43) Will James Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:40) Will James Jr. misses layup.
(8:40) Daemar Kelly Block.
(8:36) Dylan Ducommun Defensive Rebound.
(8:32) Dylan Ducommun bad pass turnover.
(8:32) Kyler Vanderjagt Steal.
(8:10) Leroy Blyden Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:06) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(8:00) Makhai Valentine misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:57) Sean Craig Defensive Rebound.
(7:52) Sonny Wilson misses layup.
(7:49) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(7:29) Dylan Ducommun bad pass turnover.
(7:29) Kyler Vanderjagt Steal.
(7:16) Jaylan Ouwinga misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:13) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(7:08) Dylan Ducommun misses layup.
(7:08) Jaylan Ouwinga Block.
(7:05) Jaylan Ouwinga Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:59) Sean Craig makes layup (Leroy Blyden Jr. assists).
2916
(6:37) Dylan Ducommun misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:33) Gustav Winther Offensive Rebound.
(6:30) Gustav Winther misses layup.
(6:26) Kyler Vanderjagt Defensive Rebound.
(6:16) Sonny Wilson misses layup.
(6:14) Sean Craig Offensive Rebound.
(6:13) Sean Craig misses layup.
(6:11) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(6:01) Makhai Valentine misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:58) Leroy Blyden Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:50) Foul on Makhai Valentine.
(5:50) Sean Craig misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:50) Toledo Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:49) Sean Craig misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:47) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:27) Gianni Cobb makes layup.
2918
(5:04) Leroy Blyden Jr. misses 16-foot jumper.
(5:01) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:37) Gustav Winther makes layup (Gianni Cobb assists).
2920
(4:22) Austin Parks misses layup.
(4:19) Gianni Cobb Defensive Rebound.
(4:07) Foul on Kyler Vanderjagt.
(3:52) Daemar Kelly misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(3:49) Sonny Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(3:34) Austin Parks bad pass turnover.
(3:34) Gianni Cobb Steal.
(3:30) Gianni Cobb misses layup.
(3:30) Leroy Blyden Jr. Block.
(3:26) Sonny Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(3:23) Sonny Wilson bad pass turnover.
(3:23) Gianni Cobb Steal.
(3:19) Foul on Leroy Blyden Jr..
(3:19) Gianni Cobb misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:19) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:19) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 2 of 2.
2921
+2 (2:56) Austin Parks makes layup.
3121
(2:40) Foul on Hassan Washington.
(2:40) Hassan Washington turnover.
(2:15) Foul on Leroy Blyden Jr..
(2:15) Leroy Blyden Jr. turnover.
+1 (2:15) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 1 of 2.
3122
+1 (2:15) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 2 of 2.
3123
(2:05) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(2:05) Leroy Blyden Jr. Steal.
+2 (1:58) Mynor Strong makes 20-foot jumper (Sean Craig assists).
3323
(1:37) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(1:37) Sonny Wilson Steal.
+2 (1:31) Austin Parks makes layup (Sonny Wilson assists).
3523
(0:55) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (0:37) Sonny Wilson makes 17-foot jumper.
3723
+2 (0:11) Carlos Coronado makes layup.
3725
(0:02) Sean Craig misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:02) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

TOL

NIU

75Points61

29-58(50.0%)Field Goal(%)22-56(39.3%)

5-12(41.7%)3-Point(%)10-29(34.5%)

12-19(63.2%)Free Throw(%)7-11(63.6%)

31(8)Rebounds(Offensive)37(12)

15Assists13

12Steals7

4Blocks4

13Turnovers21

14(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

20Largest Lead1

Game Details

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 · 8:00 PM

NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL

attendance: 864 (8.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: TOL -7.5

over/under: 161.5