Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Toledo Rockets

FINAL

Feb 24, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
NIU	31	38	69
TOL	36	43	79

Game Recap

Wilson's 17 help Toledo defeat Northern Illinois 79-69. Sonny Wilson scored 17 points as Toledo beat Northern Illinois 79-69 on Tuesday night.

Player Stats

NORTHERN ILLINOIS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
96Gustav Winther	16	4-6	0-1	1-3	2	0	0	0	0	1	9
25Dylan Ducommun	30	1-8	0-6	0-0	3	4	0	1	2	4	2
6Taj Walters	31	4-6	2-3	1-2	5	1	0	1	0	5	11
0Gianni Cobb	39	6-14	1-3	4-4	6	5	1	0	1	1	17
1Makhai Valentine	33	3-9	2-7	3-3	6	0	1	0	0	3	11
7Hassan Washington	28	8-8	0-0	1-3	7	1	0	0	5	3	17
2Carlos Coronado	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3Daemar Kelly	22	1-6	0-3	0-1	2	2	2	0	1	1	2
TOTAL	-	27-5747.4%	5-2321.7%	10-1662.5%	31	13	4	2	10	18	69

TOLEDO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Sean Craig	34	5-7	1-2	0-0	7	3	0	0	0	0	11
25Austin Parks	30	6-12	0-0	2-4	6	4	0	4	2	4	14
5Mynor Strong	26	5-9	1-2	3-3	5	0	2	0	0	4	14
2Leroy Blyden Jr.	32	4-12	2-5	2-2	7	6	0	0	2	5	12
3Sonny Wilson	36	6-13	2-3	3-3	1	7	2	0	2	0	17
32Jaylan Ouwinga	16	1-6	0-2	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	2	2
11Will James Jr.	14	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	2	4
4Kyler Vanderjagt	12	1-1	1-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	-	30-6347.6%	7-1643.8%	12-1485.7%	32	21	5	5	7	17	79

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNIUTOL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Toledo.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Northern Illinois.
+2 (19:45) Austin Parks makes layup.
02
+2 (19:22) Gianni Cobb makes driving layup.
22
+2 (19:12) Austin Parks makes layup (Sonny Wilson assists).
24
(18:57) Gustav Winther misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:52) Sean Craig Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:48) Austin Parks makes layup (Leroy Blyden Jr. assists).
26
+2 (18:33) Gustav Winther makes layup (Dylan Ducommun assists).
46
+3 (18:16) Mynor Strong makes 26-foot three point jumper (Leroy Blyden Jr. assists).
49
+2 (17:55) Gustav Winther makes layup (Dylan Ducommun assists).
69
(17:43) Sonny Wilson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:39) Sean Craig Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:26) Leroy Blyden Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sean Craig assists).
612
+2 (17:10) Gianni Cobb makes driving layup.
812
+2 (17:01) Austin Parks makes 4-foot dunk (Sonny Wilson assists).
814
(16:47) Makhai Valentine misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:45) Leroy Blyden Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(16:45) Foul on Hassan Washington.
+2 (16:27) Sonny Wilson makes 13-foot jumper (Leroy Blyden Jr. assists).
816
(16:11) Gianni Cobb bad pass turnover.
(16:11) Sonny Wilson Steal.
(16:07) Foul on Taj Walters.
+1 (16:07) Leroy Blyden Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
817
+1 (16:07) Leroy Blyden Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
818
(15:41) Daemar Kelly misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(15:35) Austin Parks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:20) Sean Craig makes 8-foot jumper.
820
(14:50) team shot clock turnover .
(14:41) Sonny Wilson bad pass turnover.
(14:41) Gianni Cobb Steal.
+2 (14:34) Gianni Cobb makes layup.
1020
(14:21) Sean Craig misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:16) Gianni Cobb Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:07) Taj Walters makes layup.
1220
(13:42) Leroy Blyden Jr. misses 9-foot jumper.
(13:39) Gustav Winther Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:18) Hassan Washington makes layup.
1420
(13:06) Jaylan Ouwinga misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:02) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(12:57) Makhai Valentine misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:53) Taj Walters Offensive Rebound.
(12:46) Hassan Washington bad pass turnover.
(12:36) Sonny Wilson misses driving layup.
(12:32) Gianni Cobb Defensive Rebound.
(12:30) Daemar Kelly bad pass turnover.
(12:30) Will James Jr. Steal.
(12:09) Will James Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:05) Gianni Cobb Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:58) Daemar Kelly makes 9-foot jumper (Gianni Cobb assists).
1620
+2 (11:41) Will James Jr. makes layup (Austin Parks assists).
1622
(11:19) Daemar Kelly misses 12-foot jumper.
(11:15) Jaylan Ouwinga Defensive Rebound.
(10:57) Austin Parks misses layup.
(10:54) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(10:53) Carlos Coronado bad pass turnover.
+2 (10:30) Will James Jr. makes driving layup (Sean Craig assists).
1624
+2 (10:06) Gianni Cobb makes driving layup.
1824
+2 (9:43) Austin Parks makes layup (Leroy Blyden Jr. assists).
1826
(9:33) Dylan Ducommun misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:30) Leroy Blyden Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(9:23) Leroy Blyden Jr. misses layup.
(9:20) Dylan Ducommun Defensive Rebound.
(8:55) Dylan Ducommun misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(8:55) Toledo Defensive Rebound.
(8:35) Austin Parks misses layup.
(8:32) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(8:22) Gianni Cobb misses 18-foot jumper.
(8:22) Austin Parks Block.
(8:17) Leroy Blyden Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:15) Leroy Blyden Jr. makes driving layup.
1828
(7:42) Gianni Cobb misses 17-foot jumper.
(7:38) Austin Parks Defensive Rebound.
(7:32) Sonny Wilson misses 3-foot step back jumpshot.
(7:32) Taj Walters Block.
(7:27) Hassan Washington Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:27) Makhai Valentine makes 25-foot three point jumper (Hassan Washington assists).
2128
(7:24) Austin Parks misses driving layup.
(7:24) Daemar Kelly Defensive Rebound.
(7:24) Makhai Valentine misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:24) Daemar Kelly Offensive Rebound.
(7:24) Taj Walters misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:23) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
(6:42) Foul on Jaylan Ouwinga.
(6:42) Gustav Winther misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:42) Northern Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:42) Gustav Winther misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:40) Leroy Blyden Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(6:17) Jaylan Ouwinga misses layup.
(6:14) Taj Walters Defensive Rebound.
(6:10) Foul on Leroy Blyden Jr..
+3 (6:00) Taj Walters makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dylan Ducommun assists).
2428
(5:39) Sonny Wilson traveling turnover.
+3 (5:11) Gianni Cobb makes 24-foot three point jumper (Taj Walters assists).
2728
(4:44) Jaylan Ouwinga misses 9-foot jumper.
(4:40) Gianni Cobb Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:29) Gustav Winther makes layup (Gianni Cobb assists).
2928
(4:17) Foul on Dylan Ducommun.
(4:10) Sonny Wilson misses 4-foot jumper.
(4:02) Sonny Wilson Offensive Rebound.
(4:02) Sonny Wilson misses tip in layup.
(3:56) Leroy Blyden Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:45) Leroy Blyden Jr. makes 12-foot jumper.
2930
(3:41) Daemar Kelly misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(3:38) Austin Parks Defensive Rebound.
(3:31) Foul on Taj Walters.
+2 (3:27) Mynor Strong makes 17-foot jumper (Sonny Wilson assists).
2932
(3:08) Gianni Cobb misses driving layup.
(3:03) Mynor Strong Defensive Rebound.
(3:00) Leroy Blyden Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:57) Gianni Cobb Defensive Rebound.
(2:54) Foul on Mynor Strong.
+2 (2:40) Hassan Washington makes 2-foot dunk.
3132
(2:28) Leroy Blyden Jr. misses 17-foot jumper.
(2:24) Makhai Valentine Defensive Rebound.
(2:09) Gianni Cobb misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:04) Makhai Valentine Offensive Rebound.
(2:02) Makhai Valentine misses driving layup.
(2:00) Leroy Blyden Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(2:00) Foul on Makhai Valentine.
+2 (1:34) Austin Parks makes 5-foot hook shot.
3134
(1:14) Foul on Hassan Washington.
(1:14) Hassan Washington turnover.
(1:01) Austin Parks misses layup.
(0:58) Hassan Washington Defensive Rebound.
(0:40) Gianni Cobb misses layup.
(0:35) Austin Parks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:33) Sonny Wilson makes layup (Austin Parks assists).
3136
(0:04) Daemar Kelly misses layup.
(0:04) Austin Parks Block.
(0:03) Austin Parks Defensive Rebound.
(0:03) Technical Foul on Daemar Kelly.
(0:03) Technical Foul on Austin Parks.
(0:03) Austin Parks turnover.
(0:00) Sonny Wilson misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NIU

TOL

69Points79

27-57(47.4%)Field Goal(%)30-63(47.6%)

5-23(21.7%)3-Point(%)7-16(43.8%)

10-16(62.5%)Free Throw(%)12-14(85.7%)

32(9)Rebounds(Offensive)35(11)

13Assists21

4Steals5

2Blocks5

11Turnovers7

18(1)Fouls(Technical)17(1)

1Largest Lead16

Game Details

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Savage Arena · Toledo, OH

attendance: 4,531 (64.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: TOL -12.5

over/under: 150.5