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

UMass Minutemen vs Northern Illinois Huskies game highlights

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%)

spread: MASS -8.5

over/under: 157.5