Miami Ohio University Athletics
Saturday, January 31
Oxford, Ohio
3:30 p.m.
Miami University
vs
Northern Illinois
RedHawks Welcome NIU to Millett Hall on One Miami Day
1/30/2026 1:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SATURDAY: Miami hosts Northern Illinois on Saturday, Jan. 31 at approximately 3:30 p.m. (after the 1 p.m. women's basketball game vs. Ohio) as part of One Miami Day presented by E&H Ace Hardware. Program legend and five-time NBA champion Ron Harper will be on hand to receive an honorary degree from Miami University between games. The Red and White enter this game with a 21-0 (9-0 MAC) record, its best start to a season in program history. The RedHawks have also secured the best start for a program in MAC history (originally set by WMU in 1975-76 at 19-0). Miami is set to play just its second-ever game at Millett Hall as a ranked team (both this week; previous home game as ranked team came in Feb. 1953 before Millett opened). With a win on Saturday, the RedHawks will claim the longest win streak in MAC history.
ABOUT NIU: Northern Illinois is currently 7-13 (3-6 MAC), as the Huskies most recently defeated Western Michigan (85-65) at home Tuesday night. NIU went 6-25 (2-16 MAC) last year. Head coach Rashod Burno is in his fifth season with the Huskies. Heading into the 2025-26 season, NIU was selected to finish 13th overall in the 2025-26 MAC Preseason Men's Basketball Poll.Â
Sophomore guard Makhai Valentine leads the Huskies in points (14.0/game) and freshman guard Dylan Ducommun trails just behind (12.9/game). Freshman guard Taj Walters has brought down the most rebounds (5.8/game) and Valentine has recorded the second most (5.4/game). Sophomore guard Gianni Cobb has totaled the most assists (4.1/game) and the most steals (1.9/game). Freshman Gustav Winther has produced the most blocks (0.5/game).Â
THE SERIES WITH THE HUSKIES: This Saturday's home contest against the Huskies will be the 59th meeting between the two programs. Miami leads in the series 37-21 all-time and also holds a 25-6 home record. The RedHawks are currently on a two-game win streak, as they took down the Huskies 87-58 on Feb. 25, 2025 and 84-69 on Jan. 14, 2025.
UP NEXT: Miami heads northeast for a contest at Buffalo on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m.
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: With Miami's most recent home win against UMass (86-84), the RedHawks extended their home win streak to 27 games (most consecutive home wins in program history). Last season, Miami set a new record of 15 straight home wins over the course of one season. The RedHawks are currently tied with Akron (27) and Duke (27) for the longest home winning streak in the nation.
NATIONAL RANKINGS: Miami was ranked No. 24 overall in the Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll on Monday, Jan. 26. Last week, the Red and White moved into the national rankings for the first time since Feb. 15, 1999. The RedHawks are the first team from the MAC selected in the poll since the 2018-19 Buffalo Bulls. The Red and White also retained its highest ranking of the 2025-26 season on the Mid-Major Top 25® Poll, as Collegeinsider announced its new poll Monday as well, with the RedHawks ranked No. 2 overall. The RedHawks are just one of two teams that are still unbeaten at the Division I level (Arizona).
NATIONAL LEADERS: Miami ranks among the top of the nation in numerous statistical categories heading into this game, which includes being first in the country in effective field goal percentage (0.632), first in field goal percentage (53.7), first in scoring offense (94.1), third in three-point percentage (40.9), eighth in scoring margin (19.0), eighth in threes per game (11.3), 28th in free throw percentage (77.0), 34th in defensive rebounds per game (27.57), 30th in assist/turnover ratio (1.61), 35th in assists per game (17.4) and 51st in bench points per game (29.52).Â
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ABOUT NIU: Northern Illinois is currently 7-13 (3-6 MAC), as the Huskies most recently defeated Western Michigan (85-65) at home Tuesday night. NIU went 6-25 (2-16 MAC) last year. Head coach Rashod Burno is in his fifth season with the Huskies. Heading into the 2025-26 season, NIU was selected to finish 13th overall in the 2025-26 MAC Preseason Men's Basketball Poll.Â
Sophomore guard Makhai Valentine leads the Huskies in points (14.0/game) and freshman guard Dylan Ducommun trails just behind (12.9/game). Freshman guard Taj Walters has brought down the most rebounds (5.8/game) and Valentine has recorded the second most (5.4/game). Sophomore guard Gianni Cobb has totaled the most assists (4.1/game) and the most steals (1.9/game). Freshman Gustav Winther has produced the most blocks (0.5/game).Â
THE SERIES WITH THE HUSKIES: This Saturday's home contest against the Huskies will be the 59th meeting between the two programs. Miami leads in the series 37-21 all-time and also holds a 25-6 home record. The RedHawks are currently on a two-game win streak, as they took down the Huskies 87-58 on Feb. 25, 2025 and 84-69 on Jan. 14, 2025.
UP NEXT: Miami heads northeast for a contest at Buffalo on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m.
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: With Miami's most recent home win against UMass (86-84), the RedHawks extended their home win streak to 27 games (most consecutive home wins in program history). Last season, Miami set a new record of 15 straight home wins over the course of one season. The RedHawks are currently tied with Akron (27) and Duke (27) for the longest home winning streak in the nation.
NATIONAL RANKINGS: Miami was ranked No. 24 overall in the Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll on Monday, Jan. 26. Last week, the Red and White moved into the national rankings for the first time since Feb. 15, 1999. The RedHawks are the first team from the MAC selected in the poll since the 2018-19 Buffalo Bulls. The Red and White also retained its highest ranking of the 2025-26 season on the Mid-Major Top 25® Poll, as Collegeinsider announced its new poll Monday as well, with the RedHawks ranked No. 2 overall. The RedHawks are just one of two teams that are still unbeaten at the Division I level (Arizona).
NATIONAL LEADERS: Miami ranks among the top of the nation in numerous statistical categories heading into this game, which includes being first in the country in effective field goal percentage (0.632), first in field goal percentage (53.7), first in scoring offense (94.1), third in three-point percentage (40.9), eighth in scoring margin (19.0), eighth in threes per game (11.3), 28th in free throw percentage (77.0), 34th in defensive rebounds per game (27.57), 30th in assist/turnover ratio (1.61), 35th in assists per game (17.4) and 51st in bench points per game (29.52).Â
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