January 27, 2026
NORTHERN ILLINOIS defeated WESTERN MICHIGAN 85-65 on January 27, 2026 in the NCAA 2025-2026. NORTHERN ILLINOIS won by a 20-point margin. Dylan Ducommun Dit Verron led all scorers with 21 points. NORTHERN ILLINOIS shot 50.0% from the field while WESTERN MICHIGAN managed 34.6%. NORTHERN ILLINOIS collected 33 rebounds and WESTERN MICHIGAN grabbed 28. This game was played as part of the NCAA 2025-2026 season in United States.
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| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * Makhai Valentine | 37:00 | 16 | 6/11 | 2/3 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 25 | * Dylan Ducommun Dit Verron | 35:00 | 21 | 7/15 | 0/3 | 7/12 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| 0 | * Gianni Cobb | 35:00 | 10 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | * Taj Walters | 30:00 | 16 | 7/12 | 5/7 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | * Hassan Washington | 22:00 | 3 | 1/7 | 1/6 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 96 | Gustav Winther | 19:00 | 6 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Daemar Kelly | 14:00 | 6 | 2/5 | 0/2 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Isaiah Washington | 03:00 | 3 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Ladji Kante | 02:00 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Isaiah Stewart | 01:00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Jaylen Wharton | 01:00 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 199:00 | 85 | 32/64 | 17/34 | 15/30 | 6/10 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 99 |
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | * Justice Williams | 32:00 | 10 | 4/9 | 3/6 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | * E.j. Ryans | 30:00 | 8 | 3/8 | 1/3 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | * Max Burton | 28:00 | 6 | 3/6 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | * Brady Swartz | 28:00 | 16 | 4/9 | 2/3 | 2/6 | 6/9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | * Jayden Brewer | 05:00 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| 2 | Jalen Griffith | 18:00 | 2 | 1/7 | 1/3 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| 1 | Trey Lewis | 16:00 | 10 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 4/4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 0 | Sharod Barnes | 15:00 | 9 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 9/10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 24 | Michael Sulaka | 12:00 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Carson Vis | 08:00 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Declan Peterson | 07:00 | 2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 199:00 | 65 | 18/52 | 11/30 | 7/22 | 22/27 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 60 |
* Players marked with * are starters.