Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Miami (OH) Redhawks

Jan 31, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIU	38	23	61
M-OH	40	45	85

Game Recap

No. 24 Miami (Ohio) improves to 22-0, sets MAC record in 85-61 victory over Northern Illinois. Brant Byers scored 21 points and No. 24 Miami (Ohio) set a Mid-American Conference record with its 22nd straight win, pulling away in the second half for an 85-61 victory over...

Player Stats

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Hassan Washington	21	1-1	0-0	1-3	1	1	0	0	1	1	3
25Dylan Ducommun	32	3-14	2-11	0-0	6	2	1	1	4	2	8
6Taj Walters	32	7-13	1-2	2-3	3	1	2	0	0	4	17
0Gianni Cobb	33	6-13	1-3	4-7	3	2	2	0	5	3	17
1Makhai Valentine	29	2-6	2-5	0-0	4	0	0	1	2	2	6
96Gustav Winther	17	2-2	0-0	2-4	2	0	2	2	1	2	6
23Jaylen Wharton	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Isaiah Washington	17	2-4	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	3	1	4
3Daemar Kelly	18	0-2	0-1	0-0	5	3	0	1	0	3	0
TOTAL	-	23-5541.8%	6-2425.0%	9-1752.9%	27	9	7	5	16	18	61

MIAMI (OH)	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Antwone Woolfolk	28	5-8	0-1	4-6	12	3	3	1	0	1	14
22Brant Byers	36	8-13	2-5	3-4	1	1	0	2	0	0	21
5Peter Suder	30	7-12	2-4	3-3	5	2	3	0	4	3	19
3Luke Skaljac	29	5-9	0-3	3-3	3	2	2	0	3	1	13
0Eian Elmer	35	2-8	1-5	1-2	8	2	2	1	0	2	6
11Almar Atlason	14	0-6	0-6	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	2	2
12Justin Kirby	17	4-6	2-3	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	1	10
1Trey Perry	11	0-2	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0

TOTAL	-	31-6448.4%	7-2825.0%	16-2080.0%	37	13	11	4	9	11	85

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNIUM-OH

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Northern Illinois.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Miami (OH).
(19:45) Makhai Valentine bad pass turnover.
(19:45) Luke Skaljac Steal.
+2 (19:35) Peter Suder makes layup.
02
+2 (19:18) Gianni Cobb makes layup.
22
+2 (19:05) Luke Skaljac makes 14-foot jumper.
24
(18:40) Taj Walters misses 6-foot jumper.
(18:37) Peter Suder Defensive Rebound.
(18:32) Eian Elmer misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:24) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(18:23) Dylan Ducommun misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:21) Taj Walters Offensive Rebound.
(18:20) Taj Walters misses 16-foot jumper.
(18:18) Antwone Woolfolk Defensive Rebound.
(18:14) Eian Elmer misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:11) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:58) Hassan Washington makes layup (Gianni Cobb assists).
44
(17:58) Foul on Peter Suder.
+1 (17:58) Hassan Washington makes free throw 1 of 1.
54
+2 (17:46) Brant Byers makes 1-foot dunk (Antwone Woolfolk assists).
56
+2 (17:16) Gianni Cobb makes layup.
76
(17:03) Antwone Woolfolk misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:00) Eian Elmer Offensive Rebound.
(16:51) Peter Suder misses layup.
(16:49) Dylan Ducommun Defensive Rebound.
(16:36) Gianni Cobb misses 10-foot jumper.
(16:36) Hassan Washington Offensive Rebound.
(16:36) Foul on Almar Atlason.
+1 (16:36) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 1 of 2.
86
+1 (16:36) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 2 of 2.
96
(16:27) Foul on Gianni Cobb.
+2 (16:21) Luke Skaljac makes layup.
98
(16:00) Makhai Valentine misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:57) Luke Skaljac Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:47) Justin Kirby makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luke Skaljac assists).
911
+2 (15:27) Gianni Cobb makes driving layup.
1111
(15:21) Luke Skaljac misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(15:19) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:07) Makhai Valentine makes 23-foot three point jumper (Daemar Kelly assists).
1411
(14:44) Almar Atlason misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:40) Justin Kirby Offensive Rebound.
(14:35) Brant Byers misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:32) Dylan Ducommun Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:21) Gustav Winther makes 2-foot jumper (Daemar Kelly assists).
1611
(14:10) Peter Suder bad pass turnover.
(14:10) Gustav Winther Steal.
(14:06) Dylan Ducommun bad pass turnover.
(14:06) Peter Suder Steal.
(14:06) Foul on Makhai Valentine.
(13:53) Trey Perry misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:50) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:39) Taj Walters makes layup.
1811
(13:31) Justin Kirby misses layup.
(13:31) Dylan Ducommun Block.
(13:27) Dylan Ducommun Defensive Rebound.
(13:20) Taj Walters misses layup.
(13:20) Antwone Woolfolk Block.
(13:20) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(13:06) Dylan Ducommun misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(13:04) Antwone Woolfolk Defensive Rebound.
(12:57) Foul on Taj Walters.
(12:51) Foul on Makhai Valentine.
+1 (12:51) Luke Skaljac makes free throw 1 of 2.
1812
+1 (12:51) Luke Skaljac makes free throw 2 of 2.
1813
(12:36) Dylan Ducommun misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:34) Miami (OH) Defensive Rebound.
(12:14) Eian Elmer misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:11) Antwone Woolfolk Offensive Rebound.
(12:05) Brant Byers misses layup.
(12:05) Gustav Winther Block.
(12:01) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:56) Taj Walters makes 23-foot three point jumper (Daemar Kelly assists).
2113
+3 (11:42) Brant Byers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eian Elmer assists).
2116
+2 (11:16) Taj Walters makes layup.
2316
(11:07) Luke Skaljac misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:04) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:54) Gianni Cobb makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dylan Ducommun assists).
2616
(10:39) Foul on Taj Walters.
+2 (10:34) Antwone Woolfolk makes layup (Eian Elmer assists).
2618
(10:00) Gianni Cobb misses 14-foot jumper.
(9:58) Antwone Woolfolk Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:47) Eian Elmer makes 17-foot jumper.
2620
(9:26) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(9:26) Luke Skaljac Steal.
(9:14) Antwone Woolfolk misses layup.
(9:14) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(9:14) Isaiah Washington bad pass turnover.
(9:14) Antwone Woolfolk Steal.
(9:10) Almar Atlason misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:07) Trey Perry Offensive Rebound.
(9:05) Foul on Peter Suder.
(9:05) Peter Suder turnover.
(8:51) Foul on Hassan Washington.
(8:51) Hassan Washington turnover.
+3 (8:35) Justin Kirby makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trey Perry assists).
2623
+2 (8:06) Isaiah Washington makes 11-foot jumper.
2823
+2 (7:54) Justin Kirby makes 2-foot dunk (Almar Atlason assists).
2825
(7:43) Dylan Ducommun misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:39) Eian Elmer Defensive Rebound.
(7:36) Foul on Dylan Ducommun.
(7:36) Eian Elmer misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:36) Miami (OH) Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:36) Eian Elmer makes free throw 2 of 2.
2826
(7:06) Gianni Cobb misses layup.
(7:03) Justin Kirby Defensive Rebound.
(6:55) Almar Atlason misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:52) Eian Elmer Offensive Rebound.
(6:50) Brant Byers misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:46) Trey Perry Offensive Rebound.
(6:41) Almar Atlason bad pass turnover.
(6:41) Taj Walters Steal.
+2 (6:35) Isaiah Washington makes layup (Taj Walters assists).
3026
(6:11) Justin Kirby bad pass turnover.
(6:11) Gianni Cobb Steal.
(6:03) Dylan Ducommun misses 5-foot jumper.
(6:02) Almar Atlason Defensive Rebound.
(6:02) Foul on Dylan Ducommun.
+1 (6:02) Almar Atlason makes free throw 1 of 2.
3027
+1 (6:02) Almar Atlason makes free throw 2 of 2.
3028
+3 (5:42) Dylan Ducommun makes 24-foot three point jumper.
3328
(5:26) Peter Suder misses layup.
(5:23) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(5:20) Dylan Ducommun misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:17) Almar Atlason Defensive Rebound.
(5:11) Eian Elmer misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:08) Isaiah Washington Defensive Rebound.
(5:02) Foul on Luke Skaljac.
(5:02) Gianni Cobb misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:02) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:01) Gianni Cobb misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:59) Peter Suder Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:34) Peter Suder makes 11-foot jumper.
3330
(4:18) Isaiah Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:14) Eian Elmer Defensive Rebound.
(4:06) Foul on Daemar Kelly.
+1 (4:06) Brant Byers makes free throw 1 of 2.
3331
+1 (4:06) Brant Byers makes free throw 2 of 2.
3332
(3:38) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(3:26) Antwone Woolfolk misses layup.
(3:26) Daemar Kelly Block.
(3:23) Antwone Woolfolk Offensive Rebound.
(3:23) Foul on Gustav Winther.
+1 (3:23) Antwone Woolfolk makes free throw 1 of 2.
3333
(3:22) Antwone Woolfolk misses free throw 2 of 2.
(3:21) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:08) Taj Walters makes layup.
3533
+2 (2:48) Luke Skaljac makes layup.
3535
(2:30) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(2:30) Eian Elmer Steal.
(2:11) Luke Skaljac misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:08) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(1:57) Isaiah Washington bad pass turnover.
(1:57) Justin Kirby Steal.
(1:53) Foul on Daemar Kelly.
+1 (1:53) Brant Byers makes free throw 1 of 2.
3536
(1:53) Brant Byers misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:52) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:36) Taj Walters makes layup.
3736
(1:25) Luke Skaljac bad pass turnover.
(1:13) Makhai Valentine misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:11) Eian Elmer Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:02) Brant Byers makes layup.
3738
(0:30) Foul on Justin Kirby.
(0:30) Gianni Cobb misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:30) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:30) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 2 of 2.
3838
+2 (0:04) Brant Byers makes layup.
3840

2nd half

Team Stats

NIU

M-OH

61Points85

23-55(41.8%)Field Goal(%)31-64(48.4%)

6-24(25.0%)3-Point(%)7-28(25.0%)

9-17(52.9%)Free Throw(%)16-20(80.0%)

31(6)Rebounds(Offensive)39(10)

9Assists13

7Steals11

5Blocks4

17Turnovers9

18(0)Fouls(Technical)11(0)

10Largest Lead24

Game Details

Saturday, January 31, 2026 · 3:30 PM

Millett Hall · Oxford, OH

attendance: 10,640 (166.3%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: M-OH -16.5

over/under: 158.5