Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Central Michigan Chippewas

FINAL

Feb 14, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIU	22	24	46
CMU	51	37	88

Game Recap

Player Stats

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Hassan Washington	10	1-3	0-0	2-2	5	0	0	0	2	0	4
25Dylan Ducommun	21	1-8	0-5	0-0	3	1	1	1	4	3	2
6Taj Walters	22	3-7	1-4	3-4	1	0	1	0	3	2	10
0Gianni Cobb	33	4-10	0-2	2-6	4	3	1	0	2	3	10
1Makhai Valentine	33	4-9	3-6	2-4	6	0	0	1	1	0	13
96Gustav Winther	18	1-2	0-0	2-6	2	0	0	1	2	0	4
8Ladji Kante	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Jaylen Wharton	17	1-5	0-0	1-5	6	0	0	1	0	3	3
16Isaiah Stewart	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Carlos Coronado	11	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
3Daemar Kelly	24	0-7	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	1	2	2	0
TOTAL	-	15-5527.3%	4-2020.0%	12-2744.4%	29	6	5	5	16	13	46

CENTRAL MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Keenan Garner	27	6-10	0-0	2-3	11	2	4	0	2	0	14
32Nathan Claerbaut	28	7-12	0-0	2-4	3	2	1	1	2	2	16
5Tamario Adley	28	3-5	0-0	1-1	4	6	0	4	2	1	7
3Jaxson Whitaker	28	6-9	5-7	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	4	19
10Phat Phat Brooks	26	5-7	0-0	0-0	4	5	2	0	2	4	10
11Kayden Nation	5	3-3	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7
21Nick Mullen	21	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	1	0	3	4
23Jorden Brooks	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
2Jalen Kampen	25	3-7	0-2	0-0	3	1	0	1	1	4	6
22Will Ashford	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2

TOTAL	-	37-5962.7%	7-1163.6%	7-1070.0%	32	18	9	7	9	22	88

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNIUCMU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Central Michigan.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Northern Illinois.
+3 (19:38) Jaxson Whitaker makes 25-foot three point jumper.
03
(19:11) Hassan Washington traveling turnover.
+3 (19:02) Jaxson Whitaker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keenan Garner assists).
06
+2 (18:42) Gustav Winther makes layup (Gianni Cobb assists).
26
+2 (18:17) Phat Phat Brooks makes driving layup.
28
(17:54) Taj Walters misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:52) Phat Phat Brooks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:48) Phat Phat Brooks makes driving layup.
210
(17:32) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
+2 (17:18) Keenan Garner makes layup (Tamario Adley assists).
212
(16:50) Dylan Ducommun bad pass turnover.
(16:50) Keenan Garner Steal.
+2 (16:47) Phat Phat Brooks makes driving layup (Keenan Garner assists).
214
(16:37) Foul on Phat Phat Brooks.
(16:31) Dylan Ducommun misses 67-foot three point jumper.
(16:31) Keenan Garner Defensive Rebound.
(16:11) Phat Phat Brooks misses 68-foot jumper.
(16:11) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(15:47) Carlos Coronado misses layup.
(15:45) Hassan Washington Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:45) Hassan Washington makes layup.
414
(15:25) Jaxson Whitaker misses layup.
(15:25) Hassan Washington Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:16) Makhai Valentine makes 67-foot three point jumper (Dylan Ducommun assists).
714
(15:04) Foul on Dylan Ducommun.
+3 (15:04) Jaxson Whitaker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tamario Adley assists).
717
(14:50) Dylan Ducommun bad pass turnover.
(14:50) Keenan Garner Steal.
(14:46) Foul on Dylan Ducommun.
+2 (14:34) Nick Mullen makes layup.
719
(14:14) Gianni Cobb misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(14:10) Nick Mullen Defensive Rebound.
(13:49) Tamario Adley misses 6-foot jumper.
(13:49) Makhai Valentine Block.
(13:44) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(13:31) Hassan Washington misses 3-foot jumper.
(13:31) Tamario Adley Block.
(13:24) Hassan Washington Offensive Rebound.
(13:24) Hassan Washington misses 1-foot jumper.
(13:24) Tamario Adley Block.
(13:20) Tamario Adley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:19) Nick Mullen makes driving layup.
721
(13:13) Daemar Kelly misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(13:08) Hassan Washington Offensive Rebound.
(13:07) Carlos Coronado misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(13:03) Keenan Garner Defensive Rebound.
(12:47) Tamario Adley bad pass turnover.
(12:47) Gianni Cobb Steal.
(12:36) Foul on Jaxson Whitaker.
+1 (12:35) Makhai Valentine makes free throw 1 of 3.
821
(12:35) Makhai Valentine misses free throw 2 of 3.
(12:35) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (12:35) Makhai Valentine makes free throw 3 of 3.
921
(12:25) Foul on Nathan Claerbaut.
(12:25) Nathan Claerbaut turnover.
(11:56) Gianni Cobb misses 17-foot jumper.
(11:52) Nick Mullen Defensive Rebound.
(11:34) Nathan Claerbaut misses 4-foot jumper.
(11:30) Gianni Cobb Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:19) Makhai Valentine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists).
1221
+2 (10:54) Nathan Claerbaut makes layup (Phat Phat Brooks assists).
1223
(10:32) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(10:29) Foul on Gianni Cobb.
+1 (10:29) Jaxson Whitaker makes free throw 1 of 2.
1224
+1 (10:29) Jaxson Whitaker makes free throw 2 of 2.
1225
(10:10) Makhai Valentine misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:04) Keenan Garner Defensive Rebound.
(9:50) Keenan Garner misses layup.
(9:47) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(9:29) Dylan Ducommun bad pass turnover.
(9:29) Phat Phat Brooks Steal.
+2 (9:23) Keenan Garner makes driving layup (Jalen Kampen assists).
1227
(9:09) Makhai Valentine bad pass turnover.
+2 (8:48) Tamario Adley makes 2-foot dunk (Nathan Claerbaut assists).
1229
(8:44) Dylan Ducommun misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:44) Tamario Adley Block.
(8:43) Dylan Ducommun Offensive Rebound.
(8:42) Foul on Tamario Adley.
(8:40) Foul on Jalen Kampen.
(8:26) Gustav Winther traveling turnover.
+2 (8:05) Nathan Claerbaut makes 3-foot jumper (Tamario Adley assists).
1231
(7:46) Dylan Ducommun misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:44) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(7:23) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (7:03) Tamario Adley makes 21-foot jumper (Phat Phat Brooks assists).
1233
+3 (6:41) Taj Walters makes 22-foot three point jumper (Carlos Coronado assists).
1533
(6:25) Foul on Taj Walters.
(6:13) Keenan Garner traveling turnover.
(5:54) Daemar Kelly misses driving layup.
(5:51) Nick Mullen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:48) Tamario Adley makes driving layup.
1535
(5:48) Foul on Gianni Cobb.
+1 (5:48) Tamario Adley makes free throw 1 of 1.
1536
(5:31) Makhai Valentine misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:28) Nathan Claerbaut Defensive Rebound.
(5:17) Foul on Jaylen Wharton.
(5:08) Nathan Claerbaut bad pass turnover.
(5:08) Daemar Kelly Steal.
(5:06) Makhai Valentine misses 2-foot jumper.
(5:06) Nick Mullen Block.
(5:06) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(5:00) Daemar Kelly misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:58) Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:33) Nathan Claerbaut makes driving layup.
1538
+3 (4:06) Makhai Valentine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gianni Cobb assists).
1838
(3:48) Keenan Garner misses 15-foot hook shot.
(3:44) Tamario Adley Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:43) Jaxson Whitaker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tamario Adley assists).
1841
(3:20) Taj Walters misses driving layup.
(3:20) Nathan Claerbaut Block.
(3:20) Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:01) Phat Phat Brooks makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
1843
(2:42) Daemar Kelly misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(2:40) Central Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(2:40) Central Michigan Coach's Challenge (Overturned) Central Michigan retains its timeout.
(2:25) Nathan Claerbaut misses 7-foot jumper.
(2:25) Gustav Winther Block.
(2:18) Nathan Claerbaut Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:18) Nathan Claerbaut makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1845
(2:02) Dylan Ducommun misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:01) Daemar Kelly Offensive Rebound.
(2:01) Foul on Jaxson Whitaker.
(1:56) Gustav Winther bad pass turnover.
(1:56) Keenan Garner Steal.
+2 (1:53) Keenan Garner makes driving layup (Phat Phat Brooks assists).
1847
(1:53) Foul on Taj Walters.
(1:53) Keenan Garner misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:51) Jaylen Wharton Defensive Rebound.
(1:36) Daemar Kelly misses driving layup.
(1:33) Keenan Garner Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:28) Keenan Garner makes layup (Phat Phat Brooks assists).
1849
+2 (1:16) Gianni Cobb makes driving layup.
2049
(1:16) Foul on Phat Phat Brooks.
(1:16) Gianni Cobb misses free throw 1 of 1.
(1:14) Jalen Kampen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:54) Keenan Garner makes layup (Nathan Claerbaut assists).
2051
(0:31) Taj Walters bad pass turnover.
(0:31) Nick Mullen Steal.
(0:08) Keenan Garner misses layup.
(0:04) Jaylen Wharton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:00) Taj Walters makes layup (Carlos Coronado assists).
2251

2nd half

Team Stats

NIU

CMU

46Points88

15-55(27.3%)Field Goal(%)37-59(62.7%)

4-20(20.0%)3-Point(%)7-11(63.6%)

12-27(44.4%)Free Throw(%)7-10(70.0%)

32(15)Rebounds(Offensive)38(7)

6Assists18

5Steals9

5Blocks7

17Turnovers10

13(0)Fouls(Technical)22(1)

0Largest Lead43

Game Details

Saturday, February 14, 2026 · 5:00 PM

McGuirk Arena · Mount Pleasant, MI

attendance: 1,662 (31.4%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: CMU -4.5

over/under: 146.5