Match summary — NCAA 2025-2026
NORTHERN ILLINOIS lost to BUFFALO 67-81 on in the NCAA 2025-2026. BUFFALO won by a 14-point margin. Daniel Freitag led all scorers with 33 points. NORTHERN ILLINOIS shot 41.1% from the field while BUFFALO managed 49.1%. NORTHERN ILLINOIS collected 26 rebounds and BUFFALO grabbed 29. 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
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
67 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Dylan Ducommun Dit Verron | 36:00 | 19 | 7/19 | 4/7 | 3/12 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| * Makhai Valentine | 33:00 | 11 | 4/12 | 2/4 | 2/8 | 1/1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| * Taj Walters | 30:00 | 13 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 6/6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| * Gustav Winther | 26:00 | 8 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| * Daemar Kelly | 14:00 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 1/3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gianni Cobb | 25:00 | 4 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Jao Ituka | 16:00 | 3 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Hassan Washington | 10:00 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Ladji Kante | 08:00 | 4 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Team totals | 198:00 | 67 | 23/56 | 16/24 | 7/32 | 14/16 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 63 |
BUFFALO
81 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Daniel Freitag | 37:00 | 33 | 11/17 | 7/9 | 4/8 | 7/10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| * Ryan Sabol | 36:00 | 14 | 4/13 | 2/5 | 2/8 | 4/4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| * Noah Batchelor | 29:00 | 3 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| * Timothy Oboh | 19:00 | 3 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| * Angelo Brizzi | 18:00 | 10 | 4/6 | 3/5 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Derrick Talton Jr | 25:00 | 4 | 2/5 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Ezra Mckenna | 20:00 | 11 | 4/6 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Mikhail Pocknett | 14:00 | 3 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Team totals | 198:00 | 81 | 27/55 | 16/29 | 11/26 | 16/23 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 89 |