UMass Minutemen vs. Northern Illinois Huskies

Jan 17, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
MASS	33	35	68
NIU	40	30	70

Game Recap

Player Stats

UMASS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Daniel Hankins-Sanford	16	0-4	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	2	4	5	2
3Leonardo Bettiol	29	7-12	0-0	11-14	7	1	2	1	3	4	25
11Jayden Ndjigue	24	1-1	0-0	2-6	2	0	2	0	2	3	4
0Danny Carbuccia	23	1-3	0-0	0-2	4	3	1	1	1	1	2
24Marcus Banks Jr.	32	5-12	4-10	2-2	2	3	1	0	3	2	16
13Luka Damjanac	20	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	2	1	2	2
2Dwayne Wimbley Jr.	16	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	2	2	3	0
4Isaiah Placide	12	0-2	0-0	2-2	1	0	2	0	0	0	2
10Donovan Brown	5	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
5K'Jei Parker	23	5-12	3-6	2-2	5	1	0	0	2	2	15
TOTAL	-	20-5238.5%	7-1936.8%	21-3070.0%	30	11	10	8	18	22	68

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
96Gustav Winther	13	2-3	0-0	3-4	3	0	0	0	1	5	7
25Dylan Ducommun	27	1-8	1-6	3-4	3	2	1	0	3	3	6
6Taj Walters	39	1-6	0-3	3-4	8	2	2	1	3	3	5
0Gianni Cobb	35	1-10	0-5	6-8	0	6	6	0	4	2	8
1Makhai Valentine	37	9-17	4-9	5-6	4	3	4	0	1	1	27
8Ladji Kante	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Hassan Washington	27	5-6	0-0	1-4	5	0	0	0	2	5	11
2Carlos Coronado	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
3Daemar Kelly	16	1-5	1-4	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	1	3

TOTAL	-	21-5836.2%	7-2924.1%	21-3070.0%	29	13	13	2	14	20	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfMASSNIU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Massachusetts.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Northern Illinois.
(19:40) Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses 14-foot jumper.
(19:38) Dylan Ducommun Defensive Rebound.
(19:23) Foul on Leonardo Bettiol.
(19:13) Makhai Valentine misses layup.
(19:13) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Block.
(19:07) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
(19:06) Daniel Hankins-Sanford bad pass turnover.
(19:06) Gianni Cobb Steal.
+2 (19:01) Makhai Valentine makes layup (Gianni Cobb assists).
02
+3 (18:54) Marcus Banks Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Daniel Hankins-Sanford assists).
32
(18:23) Gianni Cobb misses 8-foot jumper.
(18:23) Danny Carbuccia Block.
(18:17) Danny Carbuccia Defensive Rebound.
(18:15) Danny Carbuccia misses layup.
(18:15) Massachusetts Offensive Rebound.
(18:01) Foul on Gustav Winther.
+1 (18:01) Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes free throw 1 of 2.
42
+1 (18:01) Daniel Hankins-Sanford makes free throw 2 of 2.
52
(17:42) Taj Walters misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:39) Gustav Winther Offensive Rebound.
(17:26) Foul on Jayden Ndjigue.
(17:26) Gustav Winther misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:26) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:26) Gustav Winther makes free throw 2 of 2.
53
(17:02) Marcus Banks Jr. bad pass turnover.
(17:02) Gianni Cobb Steal.
(17:00) Foul on Marcus Banks Jr..
+1 (17:00) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 1 of 2.
54
+1 (17:00) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 2 of 2.
55
(16:37) Foul on Dylan Ducommun.
+1 (16:37) Marcus Banks Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
65
+1 (16:37) Marcus Banks Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
75
+2 (16:18) Hassan Washington makes 5-foot dunk (Makhai Valentine assists).
77
(16:08) Foul on Hassan Washington.
(16:08) Leonardo Bettiol misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:08) Massachusetts Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:08) Leonardo Bettiol makes free throw 2 of 2.
87
+3 (15:46) Dylan Ducommun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists).
810
+2 (15:30) Danny Carbuccia makes layup.
1010
(15:18) Foul on Dylan Ducommun.
(14:46) Jayden Ndjigue bad pass turnover.
(14:46) Taj Walters Steal.
(14:40) Foul on Jayden Ndjigue.
+3 (14:30) Daemar Kelly makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists).
1013
(14:14) K'Jei Parker misses 19-foot jumper.
(14:09) Dwayne Wimbley Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(14:07) Dwayne Wimbley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(14:07) Gianni Cobb Steal.
(14:04) Foul on Dwayne Wimbley Jr..
(14:04) Gianni Cobb misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:04) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:04) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 2 of 2.
1014
(13:46) Donovan Brown misses layup.
(13:46) Daemar Kelly Block.
(13:46) Massachusetts Offensive Rebound.
+3 (13:40) K'Jei Parker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwayne Wimbley Jr. assists).
1314
(13:24) Daemar Kelly misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:21) Ladji Kante Offensive Rebound.
(13:20) Ladji Kante misses layup.
(13:18) K'Jei Parker Defensive Rebound.
(13:10) Dwayne Wimbley Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:05) Ladji Kante Defensive Rebound.
(12:48) Daemar Kelly misses layup.
(12:48) Dwayne Wimbley Jr. Block.
(12:48) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(12:43) Taj Walters turnover.
(12:23) Donovan Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:19) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(12:09) Gianni Cobb misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:04) Taj Walters Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:04) Taj Walters makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
1316
(11:46) K'Jei Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:44) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(11:25) Ladji Kante misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:21) Isaiah Placide Defensive Rebound.
(11:14) Foul on Hassan Washington.
+1 (11:14) Isaiah Placide makes free throw 1 of 2.
1416
+1 (11:14) Isaiah Placide makes free throw 2 of 2.
1516
+2 (10:48) Gustav Winther makes layup (Makhai Valentine assists).
1518
(10:24) Foul on Daemar Kelly.
(10:24) Leonardo Bettiol misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:24) Massachusetts Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:24) Leonardo Bettiol makes free throw 2 of 2.
1618
(10:14) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(10:14) Donovan Brown Steal.
(10:08) Isaiah Placide misses 20-foot jumper.
(10:06) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(9:43) Gustav Winther bad pass turnover.
(9:43) Leonardo Bettiol Steal.
(9:38) Isaiah Placide misses layup.
(9:36) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Offensive Rebound.
(9:30) Daniel Hankins-Sanford bad pass turnover.
(9:30) Makhai Valentine Steal.
+2 (9:25) Makhai Valentine makes layup.
1620
(9:10) Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses layup.
(9:07) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(8:54) Daemar Kelly misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:52) Daniel Hankins-Sanford Defensive Rebound.
(8:41) Daniel Hankins-Sanford misses 18-foot jumper.
(8:41) Massachusetts Offensive Rebound.
(8:41) Foul on Gustav Winther.
+1 (8:41) Leonardo Bettiol makes free throw 1 of 2.
1720
+1 (8:41) Leonardo Bettiol makes free throw 2 of 2.
1820
(8:28) Makhai Valentine misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:25) Marcus Banks Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:06) Dwayne Wimbley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(8:06) Makhai Valentine Steal.
(7:55) Gianni Cobb misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:51) Danny Carbuccia Defensive Rebound.
(7:46) Danny Carbuccia misses layup.
(7:44) Hassan Washington Defensive Rebound.
(7:35) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(7:35) Isaiah Placide Steal.
(7:25) Leonardo Bettiol misses layup.
(7:23) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:58) Makhai Valentine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists).
1823
+3 (6:37) Marcus Banks Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Danny Carbuccia assists).
2123
+2 (5:59) Hassan Washington makes layup.
2125
(5:47) Leonardo Bettiol bad pass turnover.
(5:47) Dylan Ducommun Steal.
+2 (5:39) Hassan Washington makes 2-foot dunk (Taj Walters assists).
2127
(5:14) Leonardo Bettiol bad pass turnover.
(5:14) Taj Walters Steal.
(5:09) Makhai Valentine misses dunk.
(5:09) Dwayne Wimbley Jr. Block.
(5:03) Danny Carbuccia Defensive Rebound.
(5:00) Marcus Banks Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:57) Dwayne Wimbley Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(4:53) Dwayne Wimbley Jr. misses layup.
(4:50) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(4:48) Foul on Danny Carbuccia.
+1 (4:48) Makhai Valentine makes free throw 1 of 3.
2128
+1 (4:48) Makhai Valentine makes free throw 2 of 3.
2129
+1 (4:48) Makhai Valentine makes free throw 3 of 3.
2130
+3 (4:20) Marcus Banks Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2430
+3 (3:55) Carlos Coronado makes 26-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists).
2433
+2 (3:34) Luka Damjanac makes layup (Danny Carbuccia assists).
2633
+3 (3:16) Makhai Valentine makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists).
2636
(2:45) Marcus Banks Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:45) Taj Walters Block.
(2:40) Carlos Coronado Defensive Rebound.
(2:27) Makhai Valentine misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:23) Luka Damjanac Defensive Rebound.
(2:20) Foul on Daniel Hankins-Sanford.
(2:20) Daniel Hankins-Sanford turnover.
(2:06) Gustav Winther misses layup.
(2:02) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(1:44) Hassan Washington misses layup.
(1:44) Luka Damjanac Block.
(1:43) Taj Walters Offensive Rebound.
(1:43) Foul on Daniel Hankins-Sanford.
+1 (1:43) Taj Walters makes free throw 1 of 2.
2637
+1 (1:43) Taj Walters makes free throw 2 of 2.
2638
(1:35) Foul on Gianni Cobb.
+1 (1:35) K'Jei Parker makes free throw 1 of 2.
2738
+1 (1:35) K'Jei Parker makes free throw 2 of 2.
2838
(1:19) Foul on Leonardo Bettiol.
(1:19) Hassan Washington misses free throw 1 of 2.
(1:19) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:18) Hassan Washington misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:16) Leonardo Bettiol Defensive Rebound.
+3 (0:54) K'Jei Parker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luka Damjanac assists).
3138
+2 (0:36) Gianni Cobb makes layup.
3140
+2 (0:24) Leonardo Bettiol makes layup (Marcus Banks Jr. assists).
3340
(0:15) Dylan Ducommun bad pass turnover.
(0:15) Isaiah Placide Steal.
(0:02) Marcus Banks Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:02) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

MASS

NIU

68Points70

20-52(38.5%)Field Goal(%)21-58(36.2%)

7-19(36.8%)3-Point(%)7-29(24.1%)

21-30(70.0%)Free Throw(%)21-30(70.0%)

34(10)Rebounds(Offensive)41(15)

11Assists13

10Steals13

8Blocks2

18Turnovers14

22(1)Fouls(Technical)20(1)

3Largest Lead12

Game Details

Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 3:00 PM

NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL

attendance: 1,535 (15.3%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MASS -8.5

over/under: 157.5