Ohio Bobcats vs. Northern Illinois Huskies

Feb 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
OHIO	37	37	74
NIU	25	41	66

Game Recap

Ohio Bobcats vs Northern Illinois Huskies game highlights

Player Stats

OHIO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Aidan Hadaway	38	6-14	1-3	0-0	11	4	2	0	0	0	13
1Javan Simmons	33	9-10	0-0	5-10	7	2	3	3	2	1	23
4JJ Kelly	27	2-4	0-1	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	4	5
0Ajay Sheldon	35	3-8	3-6	0-0	2	3	2	0	1	1	9
13Jackson Paveletzke	38	4-11	1-3	5-7	4	6	2	0	1	3	14
17Kiir Kuany	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Ayden Evans	8	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
21Jesse Burris	14	1-3	1-2	2-2	0	0	0	0	1	1	5
3Dior Conners	5	1-3	0-1	1-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
TOTAL	-	26-5448.1%	6-1637.5%	16-2466.7%	27	16	10	4	6	10	74

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Hassan Washington	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	5	2
25Dylan Ducommun	37	4-10	4-8	1-2	5	6	0	0	2	4	13
6Taj Walters	40	4-11	2-3	0-0	8	0	2	0	2	1	10
0Gianni Cobb	37	6-13	0-2	1-2	2	5	0	0	4	3	13
1Makhai Valentine	39	5-8	2-4	3-5	5	2	0	0	2	1	15
96Gustav Winther	20	5-6	0-0	0-1	1	2	1	0	0	5	10
23Jaylen Wharton	10	1-1	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	0	3
3Daemar Kelly	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0

TOTAL	-	26-5250.0%	8-1747.1%	6-1250.0%	25	16	4	0	14	19	66

Play-by-Play

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1st halfOHIONIU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Ohio.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Northern Illinois.
(19:41) JJ Kelly misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:38) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(19:12) Gianni Cobb misses layup.
(19:10) Aidan Hadaway Defensive Rebound.
(18:55) Ajay Sheldon misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:51) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(18:47) Taj Walters bad pass turnover.
(18:47) Jackson Paveletzke Steal.
(18:33) Foul on Hassan Washington.
+1 (18:33) Jackson Paveletzke makes free throw 1 of 2.
10
+1 (18:33) Jackson Paveletzke makes free throw 2 of 2.
20
+2 (18:11) Gustav Winther makes 11-foot hook shot (Gianni Cobb assists).
22
(17:55) JJ Kelly bad pass turnover.
(17:55) Gustav Winther Steal.
(17:46) Gustav Winther misses layup.
(17:44) Javan Simmons Defensive Rebound.
(17:36) Ajay Sheldon misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:34) Javan Simmons Offensive Rebound.
(17:34) Foul on Gustav Winther.
(17:34) Javan Simmons misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:34) Ohio Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:34) Javan Simmons makes free throw 2 of 2.
32
(17:02) Dylan Ducommun bad pass turnover.
(17:02) Javan Simmons Steal.
(16:59) Aidan Hadaway misses layup.
(16:56) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:43) Gustav Winther makes layup (Dylan Ducommun assists).
34
+2 (16:25) Jackson Paveletzke makes layup (Javan Simmons assists).
54
(16:25) Foul on Makhai Valentine.
+1 (16:25) Jackson Paveletzke makes free throw 1 of 1.
64
(16:14) Foul on Ajay Sheldon.
+3 (16:10) Makhai Valentine makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gustav Winther assists).
67
+2 (15:42) Javan Simmons makes 11-foot jumper (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
87
(15:16) Gianni Cobb misses 8-foot jumper.
(15:12) Ajay Sheldon Defensive Rebound.
(14:51) Jackson Paveletzke misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:47) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:24) Gianni Cobb makes layup.
89
(14:08) Aidan Hadaway misses layup.
(14:06) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(13:50) Gianni Cobb misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:48) Ohio Defensive Rebound.
(13:48) Foul on Gustav Winther.
+3 (13:32) Jesse Burris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
119
(13:04) Daemar Kelly bad pass turnover.
(13:04) Jackson Paveletzke Steal.
+2 (12:54) Jackson Paveletzke makes layup.
139
(12:26) Dylan Ducommun misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:22) Jackson Paveletzke Defensive Rebound.
(12:14) Jesse Burris bad pass turnover.
(11:51) Foul on Hassan Washington.
(11:51) Hassan Washington turnover.
(11:29) Foul on Hassan Washington.
(11:29) Javan Simmons misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:29) Ohio Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:29) Javan Simmons makes free throw 2 of 2.
149
(11:10) Gianni Cobb misses layup.
(11:07) JJ Kelly Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:53) Javan Simmons makes layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
169
(10:32) Makhai Valentine bad pass turnover.
(10:13) Jesse Burris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:09) Dylan Ducommun Defensive Rebound.
(10:05) Foul on JJ Kelly.
+3 (10:01) Dylan Ducommun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gustav Winther assists).
1612
+2 (9:46) Javan Simmons makes 4-foot dunk (Aidan Hadaway assists).
1812
(9:18) Taj Walters misses layup.
(9:15) JJ Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(8:54) Foul on Dylan Ducommun.
+1 (8:54) Jesse Burris makes free throw 1 of 2.
1912
+1 (8:54) Jesse Burris makes free throw 2 of 2.
2012
(8:40) Dylan Ducommun bad pass turnover.
(8:40) Aidan Hadaway Steal.
(8:33) Aidan Hadaway misses layup.
(8:30) Aidan Hadaway Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:30) Aidan Hadaway makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2212
+3 (8:16) Taj Walters makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dylan Ducommun assists).
2215
(7:50) Aidan Hadaway misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:47) Jaylen Wharton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:26) Jaylen Wharton makes 14-foot jumper (Gianni Cobb assists).
2217
(7:01) Dior Conners misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(6:58) Jackson Paveletzke Offensive Rebound.
(6:56) Dior Conners misses layup.
(6:50) Javan Simmons Offensive Rebound.
+2 (6:50) Javan Simmons makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2417
(6:33) Makhai Valentine misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:30) Jackson Paveletzke Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:26) Dior Conners makes layup.
2617
(6:26) Foul on Dylan Ducommun.
+1 (6:26) Dior Conners makes free throw 1 of 1.
2717
(5:59) Daemar Kelly misses layup.
(5:59) Ayden Evans Block.
(5:59) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(5:56) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(5:56) Ayden Evans Steal.
+3 (5:38) Aidan Hadaway makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dior Conners assists).
3017
(5:06) Jaylen Wharton bad pass turnover.
(5:06) Ajay Sheldon Steal.
(5:01) Ayden Evans misses layup.
(4:57) Jaylen Wharton Defensive Rebound.
(4:46) Foul on JJ Kelly.
(4:46) Jaylen Wharton misses free throw 1 of 2.
(4:46) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (4:46) Jaylen Wharton makes free throw 2 of 2.
3018
(4:20) Jackson Paveletzke bad pass turnover.
(4:20) Taj Walters Steal.
+2 (4:00) Gustav Winther makes layup (Makhai Valentine assists).
3020
+3 (3:47) Ajay Sheldon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
3320
(3:34) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(3:13) Aidan Hadaway misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:09) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(2:59) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(2:59) Ajay Sheldon Steal.
+2 (2:45) Javan Simmons makes layup.
3520
+3 (2:23) Dylan Ducommun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Makhai Valentine assists).
3523
(1:59) JJ Kelly misses 20-foot jumper.
(1:58) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
(1:26) Dylan Ducommun misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:23) Daemar Kelly Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:09) Makhai Valentine makes layup (Daemar Kelly assists).
3525
+2 (1:02) Javan Simmons makes 18-foot jumper (Jackson Paveletzke assists).
3725
(0:28) Makhai Valentine misses 13-foot jumper.
(0:25) Aidan Hadaway Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Javan Simmons bad pass turnover.
(0:03) Daemar Kelly Steal.
(0:02) Makhai Valentine misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:02) Ohio Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

OHIO

NIU

74Points66

26-54(48.1%)Field Goal(%)26-52(50.0%)

6-16(37.5%)3-Point(%)8-17(47.1%)

16-24(66.7%)Free Throw(%)6-12(50.0%)

31(8)Rebounds(Offensive)30(7)

16Assists16

10Steals4

4Blocks0

7Turnovers14

10(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

15Largest Lead1

Game Details

Saturday, February 21, 2026 · 3:00 PM

NIU Convocation Center · Dekalb, IL

attendance: 1,245 (12.4%)

spread: OHIO -6.5

over/under: 148.5