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Northern Illinois

9-21
GAME THAT MATTERSAT
5.8%Northern Illinois
94.2%Buffalo
MMH WIN PROBABILITY
MODEL SPREADBuffalo -17.5
PROJECTED TOTAL153.0
MODEL MONEYLINEBuffalo -1624
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Buffalo

17-15
MMH MODEL PROJECTION
Projected ScoreNorthern Illinois 68
Projected Total153.0
Projected ScoreBuffalo 85

Team Comparison

29.2MMH Power Index49.7
99.7Offensive Efficiency114.9
111.6Defensive Efficiency112.2
-11.9Net Efficiency2.7
-2.1Strength of Schedule0.0
-28.8Last 10 Net Efficiency-5.9
69.7Tempo67.9
48.5%Effective FG%56.1%
21.3%Turnover Rate16.1%
31.7%Offensive Rebound %27.6%
39.6%Free Throw Rate40.4%
-8.3Average Margin1.8
MMH GAME INTELLIGENCE
MODEL READ

Buffalo HAS THE EDGE

WIN PROBABILITY94.2%
STATISTICAL ADVANTAGE
9–2
MMH comparison metrics
WHERE THE EDGE COMES FROMBuffalo holds the advantage in MMH Power Index (49.7–29.2), offensive efficiency (114.9–99.7), net efficiency (2.7–-11.9), strength of schedule (0.0–-2.1).
Northern Illinois COUNTERS WITHdefensive efficiency (111.6–112.2), offensive rebounding (31.7–27.6).
Final
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Northern Illinois
72—70
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Buffalo
Northern Illinois by 2 • 66.6 estimated possessions

Team Stats

Northern IllinoisTEAM STATBuffalo
24-50FG25-54
48.0%FG%46.0%
13-283PT8-22
46.0%3PT%36.0%
11-15FT12-17
73.0%FT%71.0%
35Rebounds25
8Offensive Rebounds5
19Assists11
17Turnovers10
5Steals8
3Blocks4
16Fouls14

Player Box Score

Northern Illinois
PlayerPosMinFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
Gianni CobbG377-144-85-633100023
Dylan DucommunG374-144-112-2210100014
Taj WaltersG384-92-31-181310011
Makhai ValentineG343-53-52-472000011
Gustav WintherF205-50-00-031020010
Hassan WashingtonF211-20-00-05100002
Daemar KellyG130-10-11-22100001
Buffalo
PlayerPosMinFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
Angelo BrizziG379-181-56-760100025
Ryan SabolG398-166-112-331000024
Tim ObohC212-50-04-65023008
Derrick Talton Jr.G403-70-00-02320006
Ezra McKennaF182-40-20-06201004
Noah BatchelorG351-41-40-11120003
Kyle JonesG100-00-00-01410000

Advanced Game Stats

66.6Possessions66.6
108.1Offensive Efficiency105.1
105.1Defensive Efficiency108.1
3.0Net Efficiency-3.0
61.0%Effective FG%53.7%
63.0%True Shooting %56.4%
25.7%Turnover Rate14.9%
30.0%Free Throw Rate31.5%
56.0%3-Point Rate40.7%
1.12Assist / Turnover1.10
Game Summary
Northern Illinois won by 2 points. The game played at approximately 66.6 possessions. The largest advanced-stat separations came in Turnover Rate, Effective FG%, True Shooting %.

Advanced game metrics are calculated by Mid-Major Hoops from team box-score totals. Possessions are estimated. Highlighted advanced values indicate the stronger result for that metric; lower is better for defensive efficiency and turnover rate.