McMaster 81, Nipissing 72

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Fri, October 23, 2026 · Final · Hamilton, ON

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McMaster box score

Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
33Riaz Saliu	25	4-8	1-2	4-9	15	0	0	2	1	4	13
1Shakir Yakubu	24	5-10	1-4	1-1	6	1	2	0	0	2	12
4Oliver Lucas	22	6-8	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	2	12
3Jacyn Taylor	16	4-5	0-1	2-2	4	1	0	1	1	1	10
21Riley Bleich	21	3-6	3-6	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	4	9
22Jack McMahan	11	1-6	1-5	5-5	0	0	0	0	1	2	8
32Elijah Bethune	30	3-7	1-3	1-2	6	2	3	0	2	1	8
5Kailon Nicholls	25	3-15	0-5	0-0	3	2	0	0	6	2	6
13Cashius McNeilly	9	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	1	3
6Isaiah Crawford	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25Isaiah Flores	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
0Amer Helwani	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12Samson Van Koughnett	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Nipissing box score

Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
13Christian Hager	37	9-14	2-4	3-4	1	0	2	0	1	1	23
4Jeziyah Excell-Johnson	37	6-18	3-11	5-6	6	1	1	0	1	3	20
1Ben Fofana	28	5-10	1-3	0-2	4	3	0	0	3	4	11
12Mateja Vukic	30	2-11	1-7	2-2	2	0	0	0	2	3	7
20Isaac Krueger	30	3-14	1-11	0-2	5	1	4	1	2	3	7
11Douglas Owusu Ansah	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
21Ibrahima Yansane	9	0-2	0-2	1-1	1	0	2	0	0	1	1
5Darko Karac	17	0-0	0-0	1-1	2	1	0	0	3	2	1
33Andrew Young	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
0Edwin Lamonge	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
6Julio Massa	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Adam Scott	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Game Summary

McMaster downs Nipissing 81-72

McMaster beat Nipissing 81-72 on Friday, October 23 in Hamilton, ON, an OUA conference game in men's basketball. Nipissing lost by 9 in a game that produced 153 total points.

Riaz Saliu paced McMaster with 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting, along with 15 rebounds. Shakir Yakubu finished with 12 and Oliver Lucas had 12. Four McMaster players scored in double figures. Nipissing's leading scorer was Christian Hager, with 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting. Jeziyah Excell-Johnson scored 20 and Ben Fofana added 11.

Three Nipissing players reached double figures. McMaster shot 42.9% from the field (30-70) and made 8 of 29 three-pointers; Nipissing shot 35.6% (26-73) and went 8-for-39 from beyond the arc. At the line, McMaster made 13 of 19 free throws and Nipissing made 12 of 18.

McMaster recorded 8 assists to 6 for Nipissing. McMaster controlled the glass, outrebounding Nipissing 42-21. Riaz Saliu of McMaster was the game's top rebounder with 15.

McMaster committed 14 turnovers and Nipissing committed 13. McMaster finished with 7 steals to 9 for Nipissing. McMaster next plays Laurier on Friday, Nov. 6; Nipissing next plays Laurentian on Saturday, Nov. 7.