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Northern Iowa Panthers at Illinois State Redbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Iowa Panthers
10-11, 2-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
67 - 76
Illinois State Redbirds
11-10, 8-3 Home

Illinois St. pulls away early 2nd, beats Northern Iowa 76-67

Justin McCloud added 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting from 3-point range for the Redbirds (11-10, 5-3 Missouri Valley), who have won consecutive games since snapping a three-game skid.

Wes Washpun scored 23 points and had six assists to lead Northern Iowa (10-11, 2-6), which has lost four straight. Paul Jesperson had 15 points, and Matt Bohannon 13 points and five assists.

Washpun scored five points to open the second half and pull the Panthers to a 43-all tie. McIntosh and Lee made back-to-back 3s, sparking a 17-6 surge and the Redbirds led 60-49 with eight minutes left. Illinois State had a double-digit lead until Bohannon made a 3-pointer to end it.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 67 - 76
2nd 0:18 Matt Bohannon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wes Washpun. 67 - 76
2nd 0:23 Tony Wills made Free Throw. 64 - 76
2nd 0:23 Tony Wills made Free Throw. 64 - 75
2nd 0:23 Foul on Matt Bohannon. 64 - 74

Statistics

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26-55 FG 24-53
47 Field Goal % 45
8-25 3PT 12-30
32 Three Point % 40
7-10 FT 16-19
70 Free Throw % 84
26 Rebounds 34
5 Offensive Rebounds 9
21 Defensive Rebounds 25
14 Assists 16
4 Steals 3
1 Blocks 3
8 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 7
7 Fast Break Points 8
18 Points in Paint 18
16 Fouls 16
8 Largest Lead 16

Game Information

Venue: CEFCU Arena

Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 7,103 | 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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