NCAAB

Northern Iowa Panthers at Indiana State Sycamores

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Iowa Panthers
16-14, 3-10 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 69
Indiana State Sycamores
21-9, 11-2 Home

Northern Iowa beats Indiana State 71-69

Indiana State (21-9, 12-16 Missouri Valley) had a chance to win, but Jake Odum's 3-point try at the buzzer missed.

The win guarantees Northern Iowa (16-14, 10-8) the No. 3 seed in the MVC Tournament and gives coach Ben Jacobson his 166th victory, tying him with O.M. "Hon" Nordly (1938-43 and 1946-54) for all-time UNI wins.

Nate Buss scored 14 and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Panthers and Deon Mitchell scored 10.

Odum led the Sycamores with 16, Khristian Smith had 15, Manny Arop and Dawon Cumming scored 10 apiece and Arop grabbed 11 rebounds.

Northern Iowa had a 27-17 first-half lead, but Indiana State rallied to lead 39-35 at halftime. The Sycamores' 11-point second-half lead fizzled and Tuttle's 3 at 3:37 put Northern Iowa up 70-67.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 69
2nd 0:01 Indiana St Offensive Rebound. 71 - 69
2nd 0:02 Jake Odum missed Three Point Jumper. 71 - 69
2nd 0:04 Mangisto Arop Defensive Rebound. 71 - 69
2nd 0:04 Seth Tuttle missed Free Throw. 71 - 69

Statistics

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25-61 FG 26-54
41 Field Goal % 48
10-25 3PT 7-19
40 Three Point % 37
11-18 FT 10-15
61 Free Throw % 67
34 Rebounds 37
5 Offensive Rebounds 1
29 Defensive Rebounds 36
17 Assists 13
7 Steals 3
2 Blocks 3
5 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
5 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
26 Points in Paint 0
15 Fouls 17

Game Information

Venue: Hulman Center

Location: Terre Haute, IN
Attendance: 5,717 | Capacity:

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 16-4 - 26-6
Bradley 13-7 3 21-13
Illinois State 12-8 4 23-13
Murray State 12-8 4 20-13
UIC 12-8 4 19-16
Northern Iowa 11-9 5 23-13
Valparaiso 11-9 5 18-15
Southern Illinois 10-10 6 16-16
Drake 6-14 10 14-20
Indiana State 4-16 12 11-21
Evansville 3-17 13 7-25
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