Match summary — NCAA 2025-2026
GRAND CANYON defeated NORTHERN ILLINOIS 88-59 on in the NCAA 2025-2026. GRAND CANYON won by a 29-point margin. Wilhelm Breidenbach led all scorers with 16 points. GRAND CANYON shot 49.2% from the field while NORTHERN ILLINOIS managed 32.5%. GRAND CANYON collected 37 rebounds and NORTHERN ILLINOIS grabbed 17. This game was played as part of the NCAA 2025-2026 season in United States. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
GRAND CANYON
88 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Dusty Stromer | 33:00 | 8 | 2/8 | 0/2 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| * Nana Owusu - Anane | 28:00 | 10 | 3/7 | 1/4 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| * Jaden Henley | 28:00 | 14 | 4/9 | 4/6 | 0/3 | 6/6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| * Makaih Williams | 24:00 | 15 | 5/10 | 2/4 | 3/6 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| * Mehmet Efe Demirel | 18:00 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Caleb Shaw | 18:00 | 12 | 4/6 | 2/2 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Kaleb Smith | 16:00 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Boisdur | 16:00 | 3 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wilhelm Breidenbach | 11:00 | 16 | 6/7 | 5/5 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Dennis Evans | 07:00 | 6 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Cole Pepe | 01:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 88 | 30/61 | 20/35 | 10/26 | 18/19 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 110 |
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
59 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Daemar Kelly | 35:00 | 12 | 3/11 | 2/8 | 1/3 | 5/5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| * Makhai Valentine | 26:00 | 8 | 2/10 | 0/3 | 2/7 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| * Gianni Cobb | 21:00 | 0 | 0/5 | 0/4 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 |
| * Gustav Winther | 17:00 | 9 | 4/4 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| * J.j. Taylor | 14:00 | 4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ladji Kante | 18:00 | 4 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Jao Ituka | 18:00 | 6 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jaylen Wharton | 15:00 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Team totals | 164:00 | 45 | 13/40 | 7/24 | 6/16 | 13/17 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 35 |