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Final · Mon, Nov 2, 2026 · Rock Hill Sports & Event Center, Rock Hill, SC · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Grambling edged Northern Illinois 89-87

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Mon, Nov 2, 2026

Grambling edged Northern Illinois 89-87 at Rock Hill Sports & Event Center.

Isaiah Miranda led Grambling with 29 points and 8 rebounds. Trevor Polite had 15 points for Northern Illinois.

Grambling had 48 points in the paint to Northern Illinois's 28. Grambling covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 2.3 points.

Scoring · Grambling: Isaiah Miranda 29, Dwayne Pierce 19, Isaiah Howard 13, Mekhi Fitts 12, Antoine Shannon 11, Brandon Hardy 2, Antonio Shannon 2, Chancellor Perkins 1. Northern Illinois: Trevor Polite 15, Nino Carter-Smith 13, David Douglas Jr. 12, Max Weisbrod 11, Brayden Gross 11, Colin Hardrick 8, Bennett Basich 6, Jack Daugherty 6, Keller Hanson 5.

When Northern Illinois joined the Horizon League, the league said DeKalb's average distance to its 11 other campuses was less than 350 miles.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

NIU 64, GRAM 68model score

-4.3model spread (home)

131.7model total

2.3points off the final margin

UnderdogGRAM +8.512.8 Won Under 139.57.8 Lost

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	+8.5	139.5	295	-375	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +2 (home) ATS GRAM covered Total 176 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
NIU	–	639	1	+1 h
GRAM	non-MAC team, not tracked

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	NIU	GRAM
FG	28-60	32-50
FG%	47	64
3PT	14-31	5-13
3P%	45	38
FT	17-22	20-29
FT%	77	69
Rebounds	27	28
Offensive rebounds	10	5
Defensive rebounds	17	23
Assists	16	15
Steals	7	4
Blocks	2	4
Turnovers	8	9
Points off turnovers	10	8
Fast break points	9	10
Points in paint	28	48
Fouls	20	20
Largest lead	0	12
Possessions (est.)	68.5	67.8
Points per 100 possessions	127.1	131.3

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Northern Illinois Huskies

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Trevor Polite G	31	15	5-6	2-3	3-3	0	5	1	0	1	0	4
Max Weisbrod G	31	11	3-9	2-6	3-5	0	2	8	1	1	0	1
David Douglas Jr. G	30	12	4-10	2-4	2-2	2	4	0	1	0	0	1
Colin Hardrick G	22	8	3-11	1-5	1-2	3	4	0	0	1	0	5
Brayden Gross F	18	11	3-4	0-0	5-5	2	2	3	2	1	0	2
Bennett Basich	20	6	2-6	1-3	1-1	0	1	1	3	1	0	3
Nino Carter-Smith	18	13	4-4	3-3	2-2	0	2	2	0	1	0	3
Keller Hanson	11	5	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	3	1	0	1	0	1
Tolu Samuels	10	0	0-1	0-0	0-2	1	2	0	1	0	2	0
Jack Daugherty	9	6	2-5	2-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mykolas Ivanauskas	DNP
Akiva McBirney-Griffin	DNP
Nathan Ramus	DNP
Izaya Larthridge	DNP
Cal Klesmit	DNP
Uzziah Buntyn	DNP

Grambling Tigers

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Dwayne Pierce G	31	19	8-15	1-3	2-5	0	0	8	2	0	0	4
Brandon Hardy G	29	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	0	4
Isaiah Miranda F	22	29	10-12	4-5	5-9	1	8	0	1	1	3	2
Antonio Shannon G	21	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3
Hassan Washington F	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2
Isaiah Howard	31	13	4-8	0-1	5-5	0	1	4	1	1	0	1
Antoine Shannon	29	11	4-6	0-1	3-3	1	7	0	0	2	0	3
Chancellor Perkins	16	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	4	0	2	0	0	1
Mekhi Fitts	15	12	4-4	0-0	4-5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Imoh Erims	DNP
AJ Barnes	DNP
Colin Byrd	DNP
Grigorije Avramovic	DNP
Kyle Layton	DNP
Tyler Bey	DNP