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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayOhio74
Final
Saturday, February 21, 2026All El Paso sports
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OHIO373774
NIU254166
Final

Ohio beats Northern Illinois 74-66

Ohio Bobcats beat Northern Illinois Huskies 74-66 on Saturday at NIU Convocation Center.

The first half made the difference: Ohio outscored Northern Illinois 37-25.

Ohio shot 48% to 50% and won the boards 31-30.

For Ohio, Javan Simmons (F): 23. For Northern Illinois, Makhai Valentine (G): 15.

Ohio improves to 15-13. Northern Illinois falls to 9-17.

Attendance: 1,245.

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#1
OHIO · PointsJavan Simmons F23
#3
OHIO · AssistsJackson Paveletzke G6
#6
OHIO · ReboundsAidan Hadaway F11
#0
NIU · PointsMakhai Valentine G15
#25
NIU · AssistsDylan Ducommun G6
#6
NIU · ReboundsTaj Walters G8
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
A. Hadaway F38136-141-30-0114020290
J. Simmons F33239-100-05-1072233431
J. Kelly G2752-40-11-230100034
A. Sheldon G3593-83-60-023120111
J. Paveletzke G38144-111-35-746120133
K. Kuany F200-00-00-000000000
A. Evans F820-10-02-200011000
J. Burris G1451-31-22-200100001
D. Conners G531-30-11-101000000
Team7426-546-1616-243116710482310

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