College Basketball · Week 9 · 2026

Buffalo 81, Northern Illinois 67

Wed, Dec 31

Away

81

Final

Northern Illinois

Home

67

NovaModel entering Week 9

Built only from games played before this one.

#161

51.1

#289

36.3

Box Score

BUF		NIU
81	Score	67
15	Assists	12
34	Rebounds	31
14	Turnovers	14

Before This Game

Each team's season up to kickoff; ranks are NovaModel's entering Week 9.

BUF		NIU
9-2	Record	3-7-1
W1	Streak	W1
W L W L W	Last 5	T L L L W
78.2	Points / game	63.4
72.0	Allowed / game	74.0
#213 → #161	Rank this season	#114 → #289
#133 / #194	Off. / def. rank	#335 / #171
#229	Avg. opp. rank	#188
11 days	Rest	11 days

Around This Game

Buffalo

Previous · Sat, Dec 20W 88-71 at Western Michigan Next · Sat, Jan 3W 85-72 vs Ball State Full schedule →

Northern Illinois

Previous · Sat, Dec 20W 74-73 vs Central Michigan Next · Sat, Jan 3L 73-77 at Kent State Full schedule →