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Final · Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · Spoon River College Multi-Purpose Building, Canton, IL · attendance 525 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Houston Christian beat Western Illinois 74-67

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Sat, Nov 7, 2026

Houston Christian beat Western Illinois 74-67 at Spoon River College Multi-Purpose Building.

Bubz Alvarez led Houston Christian with 16 points and 8 rebounds. Danny Stephens had 15 points for Western Illinois.

Western Illinois covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 4.7 points.

Scoring · Houston Christian: Bubz Alvarez 16, Jonas Nichols 15, Max Alexander 12, Shawn Simmons II 10, Kris Keinys 6, Chris Mubiru 4, Esyah Pippa-White 4, Aiden Miller 3, Mambourou Mara 2, D'Aundre Samuels 2. Western Illinois: Danny Stephens 15, Daivion Traylor 12, Makai Kvamme 11, Jack Riley 9, Davee Flowers 8, Hunter Vaughn 4, Tayelor Moore 4, Matthieu Biembongo 2, Abdoulaye Konate 2.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

HCU 76, WIU 65model score

+11.7model spread (home)

141.2model total

4.7points off the final margin

FavoriteHCU -9.52.2 Lost Over 136.54.7 Won

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	+9.5	136.5	360	-470	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin -7 (home) ATS WIU covered Total 141 → over

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
HCU	non-OVC team, not tracked
WIU	4	235	1	same

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

Team stats

Stat	HCU	WIU
FG	32-58	26-53
FG%	55	49
3PT	2-12	1-11
3P%	17	9
FT	8-9	14-24
FT%	89	58
Rebounds	27	24
Offensive rebounds	7	6
Defensive rebounds	20	18
Assists	15	9
Steals	13	11
Blocks	2	3
Turnovers	17	16
Points off turnovers	29	19
Fast break points	23	20
Points in paint	52	48
Fouls	20	15
Largest lead	9	5
Possessions (est.)	72.3	74.4
Points per 100 possessions	102.4	90.1

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

Houston Christian Huskies

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Chris Mubiru G	30	4	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	5	2	3	4	0	2
Kris Keinys F	21	6	2-3	0-1	2-3	0	2	0	0	0	1	2
Max Alexander PG	21	12	5-9	0-1	2-2	0	0	2	4	0	0	3
Mambourou Mara F	18	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	5	1	2	1	0	2
D'Aundre Samuels G	9	2	1-7	0-2	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Bubz Alvarez	32	16	7-12	0-1	2-2	3	8	2	1	2	1	2
Esyah Pippa-White	22	4	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	5	4	1	0	0
Shawn Simmons II	16	10	5-5	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	2	0	2
Jonas Nichols	16	15	6-10	1-1	2-2	0	2	0	2	0	0	3
Kam Clark	10	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	2	0	1
Aiden Miller	4	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Jordan Pape	DNP
Ibrahima Sacko	DNP
Malone Gros	DNP
King Anderson	DNP

Western Illinois Leathernecks

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Makai Kvamme G	34	11	5-11	0-0	1-2	0	3	3	3	2	0	2
Daivion Traylor F	32	12	5-8	0-0	2-2	1	2	0	2	0	1	1
Jack Riley F	31	9	3-6	1-3	2-8	3	4	1	0	3	1	1
Hunter Vaughn G	23	4	1-3	0-2	2-4	0	1	3	3	0	0	4
Matthieu Biembongo F	10	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1
Danny Stephens	26	15	6-11	0-4	3-4	0	2	0	2	2	0	1
Davee Flowers	22	8	3-7	0-2	2-2	0	6	1	1	2	0	4
Tayelor Moore	9	4	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Abdoulaye Konate	9	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1
Jordan Cain	3	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
Stefan Higgins	DNP
Isaiah Davis	DNP
Shay Stephens	DNP