Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Buffalo Bulls

FINAL

Feb 17, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIU	29	43	72
BUFF	35	35	70

Game Recap

Cobb's 23 help Northern Illinois take down Buffalo 72-70. Gianni Cobb had 23 points in Northern Illinois' 72-70 victory over Buffalo on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Hassan Washington	21	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	4	3	2
25Dylan Ducommun	37	4-14	4-11	2-2	2	10	1	0	4	2	14
6Taj Walters	38	4-9	2-3	1-1	8	1	3	1	3	3	11
0Gianni Cobb	37	7-14	4-8	5-6	3	3	1	0	3	2	23
1Makhai Valentine	34	3-5	3-5	2-4	7	2	0	0	1	1	11
96Gustav Winther	20	5-5	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	2	0	2	10
3Daemar Kelly	13	0-1	0-1	1-2	2	1	0	0	1	3	1
TOTAL	-	24-5048.0%	13-2846.4%	11-1573.3%	30	19	5	3	16	16	72

BUFFALO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Tim Oboh	21	2-5	0-0	4-6	5	0	2	3	0	2	8
10Derrick Talton Jr.	40	3-7	0-0	0-0	2	3	2	0	3	0	6
2Ryan Sabol	39	8-16	6-11	2-3	3	1	0	0	1	0	24
1Noah Batchelor	35	1-4	1-4	0-1	1	1	2	0	0	1	3
14Angelo Brizzi	37	9-18	1-5	6-7	6	0	1	0	4	5	25
13Ezra McKenna	18	2-4	0-2	0-0	6	2	0	1	2	1	4
12Kyle Jones	10	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	4	1	0	0	5	0
TOTAL	-	25-5446.3%	8-2236.4%	12-1770.6%	24	11	8	4	10	14	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNIUBUFF

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Northern Illinois.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Buffalo.
(19:43) Taj Walters misses layup.
(19:40) Angelo Brizzi Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:30) Ryan Sabol makes 25-foot three point jumper.
03
+2 (19:00) Taj Walters makes layup (Gianni Cobb assists).
23
(19:00) Foul on Tim Oboh.
+1 (19:00) Taj Walters makes free throw 1 of 1.
33
+2 (18:46) Angelo Brizzi makes 7-foot hook shot.
35
(18:26) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(18:10) Ryan Sabol misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(18:05) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:00) Gianni Cobb makes 26-foot three point jumper (Makhai Valentine assists).
65
(17:43) Derrick Talton Jr. bad pass turnover.
(17:26) Foul on Hassan Washington.
+2 (17:01) Tim Oboh makes layup (Derrick Talton Jr. assists).
67
+2 (16:47) Gustav Winther makes layup (Dylan Ducommun assists).
87
(16:41) Ryan Sabol misses driving layup.
(16:41) Gustav Winther Block.
(16:41) Tim Oboh Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:39) Tim Oboh makes layup (Ryan Sabol assists).
89
(16:29) Dylan Ducommun misses layup.
(16:29) Tim Oboh Block.
(16:25) Derrick Talton Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:23) Angelo Brizzi misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:21) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:03) Gianni Cobb makes 11-foot jumper.
109
(15:44) Foul on Gustav Winther.
+1 (15:44) Tim Oboh makes free throw 1 of 2.
1010
+1 (15:44) Tim Oboh makes free throw 2 of 2.
1011
+2 (15:24) Gustav Winther makes layup (Dylan Ducommun assists).
1211
(15:08) Derrick Talton Jr. misses layup.
(15:08) Gustav Winther Block.
(15:05) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(14:48) Dylan Ducommun misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:44) Ezra McKenna Defensive Rebound.
(14:39) Ryan Sabol misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:36) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(14:15) Gianni Cobb misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:12) Ezra McKenna Defensive Rebound.
(13:51) Noah Batchelor misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:48) Dylan Ducommun Defensive Rebound.
(13:42) Taj Walters bad pass turnover.
(13:42) Noah Batchelor Steal.
(13:26) Angelo Brizzi bad pass turnover.
(13:26) Taj Walters Steal.
(13:01) Foul on Kyle Jones.
(13:00) Makhai Valentine misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:57) Ezra McKenna Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:49) Ezra McKenna makes layup (Derrick Talton Jr. assists).
1213
(12:22) Gianni Cobb misses 9-foot jumper.
(12:20) Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.
(12:11) Angelo Brizzi misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:07) Kyle Jones Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:06) Ryan Sabol makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyle Jones assists).
1216
(11:53) Foul on Noah Batchelor.
(11:53) Daemar Kelly misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:53) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:53) Daemar Kelly makes free throw 2 of 2.
1316
(11:38) Angelo Brizzi misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:36) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(11:14) Daemar Kelly misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:11) Taj Walters Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:05) Gustav Winther makes layup (Dylan Ducommun assists).
1516
+2 (10:33) Angelo Brizzi makes layup.
1518
(10:32) Foul on Taj Walters.
(10:32) Angelo Brizzi misses free throw 1 of 1.
(10:31) Dylan Ducommun Defensive Rebound.
(10:20) Dylan Ducommun misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(10:17) Tim Oboh Defensive Rebound.
(10:08) Ryan Sabol misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(10:06) Gustav Winther Defensive Rebound.
(10:06) Foul on Tim Oboh.
+3 (10:06) Makhai Valentine makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gustav Winther assists).
1818
(9:50) Ryan Sabol misses layup.
(9:48) Gianni Cobb Defensive Rebound.
(9:43) Makhai Valentine misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:41) Buffalo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:16) Ezra McKenna makes layup (Kyle Jones assists).
1820
(8:49) Dylan Ducommun misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:47) Ezra McKenna Defensive Rebound.
(8:29) Foul on Gianni Cobb.
+2 (8:23) Angelo Brizzi makes layup (Ezra McKenna assists).
1822
(8:07) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
+3 (7:55) Ryan Sabol makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Jones assists).
1825
(7:32) Foul on Kyle Jones.
+1 (7:32) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 1 of 2.
1925
+1 (7:32) Gianni Cobb makes free throw 2 of 2.
2025
(7:17) Ezra McKenna misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:13) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(6:44) Gianni Cobb misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:41) Ezra McKenna Defensive Rebound.
(6:27) Noah Batchelor misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:24) Hassan Washington Defensive Rebound.
(6:14) Foul on Angelo Brizzi.
+3 (6:00) Dylan Ducommun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Hassan Washington assists).
2325
+2 (5:41) Angelo Brizzi makes layup (Ryan Sabol assists).
2327
+3 (5:21) Dylan Ducommun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Daemar Kelly assists).
2627
+2 (4:59) Angelo Brizzi makes layup (Ezra McKenna assists).
2629
(4:43) Dylan Ducommun misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:39) Taj Walters Offensive Rebound.
(4:35) Taj Walters misses layup.
(4:33) Hassan Washington Offensive Rebound.
(4:32) Hassan Washington misses layup.
(4:31) Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:11) Angelo Brizzi makes layup.
2631
(3:55) Foul on Hassan Washington.
+2 (3:43) Ryan Sabol makes 19-foot jumper.
2633
(3:26) Makhai Valentine bad pass turnover.
(3:26) Noah Batchelor Steal.
(3:03) Angelo Brizzi misses layup.
(3:03) Angelo Brizzi Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:03) Angelo Brizzi makes layup.
2635
+3 (2:35) Gianni Cobb makes 31-foot three point jumper (Dylan Ducommun assists).
2935
(2:10) Angelo Brizzi traveling turnover.
(1:33) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(1:33) Derrick Talton Jr. Steal.
(1:29) Angelo Brizzi bad pass turnover.
(1:29) Gianni Cobb Steal.
(1:25) Taj Walters misses layup.
(1:25) Ezra McKenna Block.
(1:20) Ryan Sabol Defensive Rebound.
(1:05) Angelo Brizzi misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(1:03) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(0:42) Dylan Ducommun misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:38) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(0:22) Gianni Cobb misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(0:19) Angelo Brizzi Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Derrick Talton Jr. misses 13-foot jumper.
(0:00) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NIU

BUFF

72Points70

24-50(48.0%)Field Goal(%)25-54(46.3%)

13-28(46.4%)3-Point(%)8-22(36.4%)

11-15(73.3%)Free Throw(%)12-17(70.6%)

35(8)Rebounds(Offensive)25(5)

19Assists11

5Steals8

3Blocks4

17Turnovers10

16(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

9Largest Lead9

Game Details

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 · 6:30 PM

Alumni Arena · Buffalo, NY

attendance: 1,802 (26.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: BUFF -9.5

over/under: 145.5