Ohio Bobcats vs. Northern Illinois Huskies

FINAL

Feb 21, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
OHIO	37	37	74
NIU	25	41	66

Game Recap

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%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: OHIO -6.5

over/under: 148.5