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Northern Illinois
5-11
MAC
VS
Scheduled
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Buffalo
13-4
MAC
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
05:00 AM EST
Alumni Arena

Box Score

Season Team Statistics

Offensive Statistics
NIU Rank Stat Rank BUF
74.1 248 Points per Game 123 79.9
42.7% 302 Field Goal % 58 48.2%
32.0% 264 Three Point % 14 39.2%
66.8% 331 Free Throw % 111 74.0%
49.8% 278 Effective FG % 35 57.0%
53.6% 278 True Shooting % 21 61.6%
41.0% 69 Free Throw Rate 14 46.3%
36.8 321 Total Rebounds/Game 332 31.9
13.9 45 Offensive Rebounds/Game 304 9.5
13.4 203 Assists per Game 274 14.1
6.6 224 Steals per Game 86 8.1
1.7 356 Blocks per Game 256 2.5
11.1 194 Fast Break Points/Game 139 11.6
13.8 250 Points off Turnovers/Game 158 14.4
70.3 229 Possessions per Game 234 65.9
15.8 350 Turnovers per Game 56 10.0
22.5% 362 Turnover Rate 62 15.1%
19.4 257 Fouls per Game 112 16.3
Defensive Statistics (Opponent Stats)
NIU Rank Stat Rank BUF
78.1 303 Opp Points per Game 162 72.7
48.2% 346 Opp Field Goal % 263 45.1%
32.0% 126 Opp Three Point % 152 32.6%
54.7% 332 Opp Effective FG % 271 52.4%
58.3% 331 Opp True Shooting % 274 56.5%
37.7% 247 Opp Free Throw Rate 95 31.7%
33.1 56 Opp Total Rebounds/Game 80 32.7
9.9 82 Opp Offensive Rebounds/Game 183 10.4
23.1 97 Opp Defensive Rebounds/Game 123 22.3
8.4 314 Opp Steals per Game 117 6.1
4.2 313 Opp Blocks per Game 47 2.5
13.3 316 Opp Fast Break Points/Game 142 9.2
19.0 348 Opp Points off Turnovers/Game 93 11.5
70.2 140 Opp Possessions per Game 142 66.2
12.8 186 Opp Turnovers per Game 179 12.1
18.2% 151 Opp Turnover Rate 149 18.2%
18.4 197 Opp Fouls per Game 107 18.9

Historical Matchup

All-Time Record: Northern Illinois 0-1 Buffalo
First Meeting: 2026

Betting Lines

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