Western Michigan Broncos vs. Northern Illinois Huskies

Jan 27, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WMU	30	35	65
NIU	35	50	85

Game Recap

Ducommun's 21 lead Northern Illinois past Western Michigan 85-65. Dylan Ducommun scored 21 points as Northern Illinois beat Western Michigan 85-65 on Tuesday.

Player Stats

WESTERN MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Max Burton	28	3-6	0-1	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	2	6
4Brady Swartz	28	4-9	2-6	6-9	6	0	2	0	0	0	16
3EJ Ryans	30	3-8	2-5	0-0	2	3	1	0	3	3	8
12Jayden Brewer	5	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
11Justice Williams	32	4-9	1-3	1-2	2	1	0	0	2	1	10
24Michael Sulaka	12	1-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	2	2	2
22Declan Peterson	7	0-1	0-0	2-2	1	1	0	1	0	1	2
7Carson Vis	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
0Sharod Barnes	16	0-2	0-1	9-10	3	0	0	1	0	3	9
2Jalen Griffith	18	1-7	0-4	0-0	0	3	0	0	3	0	2
1Trey Lewis	16	2-2	2-2	4-4	3	0	0	0	0	2	10
TOTAL	-	18-5234.6%	7-2231.8%	22-2781.5%	28	11	3	3	11	15	65

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Hassan Washington	22	1-7	0-1	1-2	8	2	0	1	1	3	3
25Dylan Ducommun	35	7-15	7-12	0-0	1	4	2	0	1	4	21
6Taj Walters	30	7-12	2-5	0-0	8	1	2	0	1	3	16
0Gianni Cobb	35	4-7	0-1	2-4	1	8	1	0	1	1	10
1Makhai Valentine	37	6-11	4-8	0-0	5	0	0	0	2	0	16
96Gustav Winther	19	2-3	0-0	2-3	5	2	0	0	2	3	6
8Ladji Kante	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
23Jaylen Wharton	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
16Isaiah Stewart	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Isaiah Washington	3	1-2	0-0	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
3Daemar Kelly	14	2-5	2-3	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	0	6
TOTAL	-	32-6450.0%	15-3050.0%	6-1060.0%	33	19	5	1	8	16	85

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWMUNIU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Northern Illinois.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Western Michigan.
+2 (19:42) Hassan Washington makes 6-foot jumper.
02
(19:16) Jayden Brewer misses 11-foot jumper.
(19:14) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(19:06) Taj Walters misses layup.
(19:04) Hassan Washington Offensive Rebound.
(19:03) Hassan Washington misses layup.
(19:01) Makhai Valentine Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:46) Gianni Cobb makes layup.
04
(18:17) Justice Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:12) Max Burton Offensive Rebound.
(18:12) Foul on Taj Walters.
(17:52) EJ Ryans misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:49) Jayden Brewer Offensive Rebound.
(17:48) Jayden Brewer misses layup.
(17:46) Hassan Washington Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:30) Makhai Valentine makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dylan Ducommun assists).
07
(17:06) Brady Swartz misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:03) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:50) Makhai Valentine makes 25-foot three point jumper (Hassan Washington assists).
010
+3 (16:38) Brady Swartz makes 25-foot three point jumper (EJ Ryans assists).
310
(16:23) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(16:00) Justice Williams misses 13-foot jumper.
(15:57) Hassan Washington Defensive Rebound.
(15:50) Taj Walters misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:46) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(15:30) Taj Walters misses layup.
(15:27) Trey Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(15:19) Carson Vis misses layup.
(15:14) Brady Swartz Offensive Rebound.
(15:14) Foul on Hassan Washington.
(15:14) Brady Swartz misses free throw 1 of 2.
(15:14) Western Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (15:14) Brady Swartz makes free throw 2 of 2.
410
(14:49) Gianni Cobb misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:43) Carson Vis Defensive Rebound.
(14:20) Jalen Griffith misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:17) Brady Swartz Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:56) Jalen Griffith makes 13-foot jumper.
610
+3 (13:40) Dylan Ducommun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gustav Winther assists).
613
+2 (13:07) Max Burton makes layup (Jalen Griffith assists).
813
+2 (12:41) Gianni Cobb makes layup.
815
(12:12) Jalen Griffith misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:11) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(12:11) Foul on Declan Peterson.
(11:56) Foul on Trey Lewis.
+3 (11:40) Daemar Kelly makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dylan Ducommun assists).
818
(11:10) Jalen Griffith bad pass turnover.
(11:10) Dylan Ducommun Steal.
(11:05) Gustav Winther traveling turnover.
(10:44) Michael Sulaka bad pass turnover.
(10:26) Dylan Ducommun misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:20) Trey Lewis Defensive Rebound.
(9:59) EJ Ryans misses 12-foot hook shot.
(9:57) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:48) Makhai Valentine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Daemar Kelly assists).
821
(9:22) Brady Swartz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:17) Western Michigan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:07) Justice Williams makes 13-foot jumper.
1021
(8:44) Daemar Kelly misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:40) Max Burton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:16) EJ Ryans makes 24-foot three point jumper (Max Burton assists).
1321
(7:57) Makhai Valentine misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:53) EJ Ryans Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:47) Max Burton makes 14-foot jumper (EJ Ryans assists).
1521
(7:22) Hassan Washington misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:19) Justice Williams Defensive Rebound.
(7:13) Justice Williams misses 19-foot jumper.
(7:11) Brady Swartz Offensive Rebound.
(6:56) EJ Ryans misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:51) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:39) Taj Walters makes 23-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists).
1524
(6:29) Jayden Brewer misses layup.
(6:27) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(6:22) Taj Walters misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:19) Isaiah Washington Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:19) Isaiah Washington makes layup.
1526
(6:19) Foul on Jayden Brewer.
+1 (6:19) Isaiah Washington makes free throw 1 of 1.
1527
(5:52) Justice Williams misses layup.
(5:50) Max Burton Offensive Rebound.
(5:49) Max Burton misses layup.
(5:49) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(5:49) Hassan Washington Block.
(5:20) Dylan Ducommun misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:16) Gianni Cobb Offensive Rebound.
(4:57) Dylan Ducommun misses layup.
(4:54) Hassan Washington Offensive Rebound.
(4:53) Hassan Washington misses 18-foot jumper.
(4:50) Brady Swartz Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:34) Max Burton makes layup (Justice Williams assists).
1727
+3 (4:16) Dylan Ducommun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists).
1730
+3 (3:59) Justice Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carson Vis assists).
2030
(3:40) Makhai Valentine traveling turnover.
+2 (3:19) Michael Sulaka makes layup.
2230
(3:03) Daemar Kelly misses layup.
(3:03) Michael Sulaka Block.
(3:00) Daemar Kelly Offensive Rebound.
(3:00) Foul on Sharod Barnes.
(2:45) Dylan Ducommun misses 9-foot jumper.
(2:42) Michael Sulaka Defensive Rebound.
(2:32) EJ Ryans misses layup.
(2:29) Michael Sulaka Offensive Rebound.
(2:28) Michael Sulaka misses layup.
(2:26) Declan Peterson Offensive Rebound.
(2:26) Declan Peterson misses layup.
(2:23) Michael Sulaka Offensive Rebound.
(2:23) Michael Sulaka misses layup.
(2:20) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(2:06) Foul on Michael Sulaka.
+1 (2:06) Gustav Winther makes free throw 1 of 2.
2231
+1 (2:06) Gustav Winther makes free throw 2 of 2.
2232
+2 (1:43) Justice Williams makes layup.
2432
+3 (1:24) Makhai Valentine makes 23-foot three point jumper (Taj Walters assists).
2435
+3 (1:06) EJ Ryans makes 25-foot three point jumper (Declan Peterson assists).
2735
(0:41) Dylan Ducommun misses layup.
(0:41) Declan Peterson Block.
(0:34) Michael Sulaka Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:20) Brady Swartz makes layup (EJ Ryans assists).
2935
(0:20) Foul on Gustav Winther.
+1 (0:20) Brady Swartz makes free throw 1 of 1.
3035
(0:07) Makhai Valentine misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:07) Western Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Max Burton misses 42-foot three point jumper.
(0:01) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WMU

NIU

65Points85

18-52(34.6%)Field Goal(%)32-64(50.0%)

7-22(31.8%)3-Point(%)15-30(50.0%)

22-27(81.5%)Free Throw(%)6-10(60.0%)

32(15)Rebounds(Offensive)38(17)

11Assists19

3Steals5

3Blocks1

11Turnovers9

15(0)Fouls(Technical)17(1)

0Largest Lead25

Game Details

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 · 8:00 PM

NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL

attendance: 1,003 (10.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: NIU -1.5

over/under: 146.5