Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Ohio Bobcats

Jan 20, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIU	30	47	77
OHIO	32	48	80

Game Recap

Ohio wins 80-77 against Northern Illinois. Jackson Paveletzke scored 23 points, including a free throws with five seconds left, to help Ohio defeat Northern Illinois 80-77 on Tuesday.

Player Stats

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
96Gustav Winther	11	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	3	3	4
25Dylan Ducommun	31	8-14	4-6	3-4	3	2	0	0	1	2	23
6Taj Walters	33	2-4	1-2	4-4	4	1	1	0	3	3	9
0Gianni Cobb	31	3-7	1-2	6-6	6	1	1	0	3	4	13
1Makhai Valentine	37	3-12	2-5	2-3	4	1	0	1	1	3	10
7Hassan Washington	24	4-5	0-1	1-2	6	0	0	0	3	3	9
23Jaylen Wharton	4	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
2Carlos Coronado	4	0-1	0-1	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Daemar Kelly	22	2-5	1-3	3-4	3	3	0	0	1	3	8
10Jao Ituka	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	24-5345.3%	9-2045.0%	20-2774.1%	28	8	3	1	16	22	77

OHIO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Aidan Hadaway	36	6-15	2-6	4-5	5	6	1	2	1	4	18
22Jalen Breath	27	1-2	0-0	1-4	5	0	0	1	3	5	3
4JJ Kelly	32	8-15	1-3	0-0	9	0	0	3	0	1	17
0Ajay Sheldon	32	1-3	1-2	2-2	2	0	1	0	3	3	5
13Jackson Paveletzke	38	7-12	0-1	9-12	3	4	1	0	4	3	23
17Kiir Kuany	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Ayden Evans	11	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	1	3	3
21Jesse Burris	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
3Dior Conners	12	3-6	3-6	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	2	11

TOTAL	-	27-5450.0%	8-1942.1%	18-2572.0%	26	12	4	7	13	22	80

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNIUOHIO

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Ohio.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Northern Illinois.
(19:45) Jackson Paveletzke bad pass turnover.
(19:45) Gustav Winther Steal.
(19:42) Foul on Jackson Paveletzke.
+2 (19:26) Gustav Winther makes layup (Makhai Valentine assists).
20
(19:17) Foul on Gianni Cobb.
+3 (19:12) JJ Kelly makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aidan Hadaway assists).
23
+2 (18:39) Gustav Winther makes layup.
43
(18:25) JJ Kelly misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:21) Dylan Ducommun Defensive Rebound.
(18:00) Gustav Winther misses layup.
(17:54) Jalen Breath Defensive Rebound.
(17:45) JJ Kelly misses 17-foot jumper.
(17:40) Gianni Cobb Defensive Rebound.
(17:25) Taj Walters bad pass turnover.
(17:09) Jalen Breath bad pass turnover.
(17:09) Taj Walters Steal.
(17:05) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(17:05) Ajay Sheldon Steal.
(16:57) Foul on Gustav Winther.
(16:50) JJ Kelly misses layup.
(16:45) JJ Kelly Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:45) JJ Kelly makes 0-foot tip in layup.
45
(16:33) Makhai Valentine misses layup.
(16:33) JJ Kelly Block.
(16:27) Makhai Valentine Offensive Rebound.
(16:25) Makhai Valentine misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:21) JJ Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(16:04) JJ Kelly misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:00) Hassan Washington Defensive Rebound.
(15:55) Carlos Coronado misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:48) Hassan Washington Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:48) Hassan Washington makes 0-foot tip in layup.
65
(15:17) team shot clock turnover .
(15:07) Daemar Kelly misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:04) Ayden Evans Defensive Rebound.
(14:56) Ayden Evans traveling turnover.
(14:36) Foul on Hassan Washington.
(14:36) Hassan Washington turnover.
(14:09) Jackson Paveletzke misses 16-foot jumper.
(14:06) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(14:01) Foul on Ayden Evans.
+1 (14:01) Daemar Kelly makes free throw 1 of 2.
75
(14:01) Daemar Kelly misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:01) JJ Kelly Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:52) Ayden Evans makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
78
(13:37) Foul on Jesse Burris.
(13:37) Carlos Coronado misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:37) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:37) Carlos Coronado misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:37) JJ Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(13:17) Foul on Daemar Kelly.
+1 (13:17) Aidan Hadaway makes free throw 1 of 2.
79
+1 (13:17) Aidan Hadaway makes free throw 2 of 2.
710
(13:03) Foul on JJ Kelly.
(13:03) Jaylen Wharton misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:03) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:03) Jaylen Wharton makes free throw 2 of 2.
810
(12:35) Jalen Breath misses layup.
(12:33) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:27) Dylan Ducommun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Daemar Kelly assists).
1110
(12:02) Jesse Burris traveling turnover.
(11:43) Gustav Winther misses 4-foot hook shot.
(11:39) Gustav Winther Offensive Rebound.
(11:39) Gustav Winther traveling turnover.
+3 (11:24) Aidan Hadaway makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1113
(11:05) Foul on Gustav Winther.
(11:05) Gustav Winther turnover.
+2 (11:03) JJ Kelly makes 2-foot dunk (Aidan Hadaway assists).
1115
(10:30) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (10:16) Ajay Sheldon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aidan Hadaway assists).
1118
+2 (9:57) Hassan Washington makes layup.
1318
+2 (9:46) Aidan Hadaway makes layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
1320
+2 (9:31) Makhai Valentine makes layup.
1520
(9:20) Aidan Hadaway misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:15) Hassan Washington Defensive Rebound.
(8:54) Hassan Washington bad pass turnover.
(8:54) Aidan Hadaway Steal.
(8:42) Aidan Hadaway misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:38) Hassan Washington Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:31) Gianni Cobb makes layup.
1720
+2 (8:18) Jackson Paveletzke makes layup (Aidan Hadaway assists).
1722
(7:53) Jao Ituka misses layup.
(7:53) Aidan Hadaway Block.
(7:47) Jao Ituka Offensive Rebound.
(7:46) Makhai Valentine misses 15-foot jumper.
(7:43) Jackson Paveletzke Defensive Rebound.
(7:17) Aidan Hadaway misses 13-foot jumper.
(7:09) Aidan Hadaway Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:09) Aidan Hadaway makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1724
(6:49) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(6:49) Jackson Paveletzke Steal.
+2 (6:27) JJ Kelly makes layup (Dior Conners assists).
1726
(6:04) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(6:04) Ayden Evans Steal.
+2 (5:59) Aidan Hadaway makes layup (Dior Conners assists).
1728
(5:51) Foul on Jaylen Wharton.
(5:51) Jaylen Wharton turnover.
(5:30) Aidan Hadaway misses layup.
(5:28) Dylan Ducommun Defensive Rebound.
(5:18) Taj Walters traveling turnover.
(5:14) Ajay Sheldon bad pass turnover.
(5:14) Gianni Cobb Steal.
(5:07) Foul on Ayden Evans.
+1 (5:07) Taj Walters makes free throw 1 of 2.
1828
+1 (5:07) Taj Walters makes free throw 2 of 2.
1928
+2 (4:44) JJ Kelly makes layup.
1930
(4:28) Foul on Jalen Breath.
+2 (4:19) Dylan Ducommun makes layup.
2130
(3:57) Jackson Paveletzke misses 12-foot jumper.
(3:54) Ohio Deadball Team Rebound.
(3:54) Foul on Hassan Washington.
(3:54) Jalen Breath misses free throw 1 of 1.
(3:54) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:36) Dylan Ducommun makes 21-foot jumper.
2330
(3:16) Jackson Paveletzke misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:11) Ajay Sheldon Offensive Rebound.
(3:10) Aidan Hadaway misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:09) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(2:49) Gianni Cobb misses layup.
(2:49) JJ Kelly Block.
(2:44) JJ Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(2:40) Ajay Sheldon bad pass turnover.
(2:28) Gianni Cobb misses layup.
(2:23) Aidan Hadaway Defensive Rebound.
(2:15) Foul on Jalen Breath.
(2:15) Jalen Breath turnover.
(1:52) Taj Walters misses 7-foot jumper.
(1:46) Jalen Breath Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:39) Jackson Paveletzke makes 17-foot jumper.
2332
+3 (1:31) Makhai Valentine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dylan Ducommun assists).
2632
(1:22) Ajay Sheldon misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:18) Gianni Cobb Defensive Rebound.
(1:12) Makhai Valentine misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:07) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(1:05) Hassan Washington misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:02) JJ Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(0:57) Aidan Hadaway misses layup.
(0:56) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(0:56) Foul on Jalen Breath.
+1 (0:56) Taj Walters makes free throw 1 of 2.
2732
+1 (0:56) Taj Walters makes free throw 2 of 2.
2832
(0:26) JJ Kelly misses 15-foot jumper.
(0:22) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Gianni Cobb misses 9-foot jumper.
(0:00) Daemar Kelly Offensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) Daemar Kelly makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3032

2nd half

Team Stats

NIU

OHIO

77Points80

24-53(45.3%)Field Goal(%)27-54(50.0%)

9-20(45.0%)3-Point(%)8-19(42.1%)

20-27(74.1%)Free Throw(%)18-25(72.0%)

32(10)Rebounds(Offensive)28(7)

8Assists12

3Steals4

1Blocks7

17Turnovers14

23(1)Fouls(Technical)22(2)

2Largest Lead16

Game Details

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Convocation Center (OH) · Athens, OH

attendance: 2,867 (22.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: OHIO -11.5

over/under: 154.5