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Illinois State Redbirds at Northern Iowa Panthers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Illinois State Redbirds
17-12, 5-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 75
Northern Iowa Panthers
17-12, 10-3 Home

Northern Iowa fends off Illinois State 75-66

Paul Jesperson had 12 points while Bennett Koch and Matt Bohannon added 10 apiece for Northern Iowa (16-12, 8-7 Missouri Valley), which bounced back after its six-game win streak was snapped in a loss to Loyola of Chicago on Wednesday.

Northern Iowa led by 14 at halftime but started the second half cold, making 2 of 9 from the field and allowing Illinois State to pull within three, 49-46, with 10:25 left.

The Panthers closed with makes on 10 of 13 attempts to stave off a Redbirds comeback.

Tony Wills had 13 points while Deontae Hawkins and Paris Lee each added 12 for Illinois State (17-11, 11-4).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 75
2nd 0:21 Paris Lee made Layup. 66 - 75
2nd 0:28 Deontae Hawkins Defensive Rebound. 64 - 75
2nd 0:28 Wes Washpun missed Three Point Jumper. 64 - 75
2nd 1:01 Klint Carlson Defensive Rebound. 64 - 75

Statistics

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25-59 FG 27-49
42 Field Goal % 55
11-25 3PT 8-19
44 Three Point % 42
5-6 FT 13-18
83 Free Throw % 72
29 Rebounds 30
8 Offensive Rebounds 4
21 Defensive Rebounds 26
15 Assists 15
5 Steals 4
3 Blocks 5
8 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 9
4 Fast Break Points 2
28 Points in Paint 36
18 Fouls 12
4 Largest Lead 19

Game Information

Venue: McLeod Center

Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 6,145 | 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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