Northern Iowa Panthers at Loyola Chicago Ramblers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
56 - 59
56 - 59
Loyola of Chicago upends Northern Iowa 59-56
Northern Iowa's Paul Jesperson drained three 3-pointers early in the second half to put the Panthers on top 38-31. The Ramblers fought back and James converted a 3-point play for a 55-54 lead with 44 seconds remaining.
Earl Peterson made two free throws with six second left for a three-point lead. Loyola elected to foul and Northern Iowa missed both free throws but the ball went out of bounds off of the Ramblers. UNI missed a shot at the buzzer.
Donte Ingram added 10 points for the Ramblers (13-14, 6-9 Missouri Valley Conference). James, Peterson and Devon Turk had nine points each.
Jesperson finished with 16 points for the Panthers (16-12, 8-7), who had a six-game winning streak snapped.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Northern Iowa Offensive Rebound. | 56 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Klint Carlson missed Jumper. | 56 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Northern Iowa Offensive Rebound. | 56 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Wes Washpun missed Free Throw. | 56 - 59 |
Statistics
 UNI |
 LUC |
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|---|---|---|
| 15-48 | FG | 20-48 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 8-25 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 18-23 | FT | 14-15 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 93 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Assists | 7 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 8 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 13 | Fouls | 18 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Venue: Gentile Arena
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 1,690 | Capacity:
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 1,690 | 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 |
2025-26 Atlantic 10 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Louis | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
| VCU | 15-3 | - | 28-8 |
| Saint Joseph's | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| Dayton | 12-6 | 3 | 25-12 |
| George Mason | 11-7 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Davidson | 10-8 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Duquesne | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| George Washington | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
| Fordham | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Rhode Island | 7-11 | 8 | 16-16 |
| Richmond | 5-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| La Salle | 5-13 | 10 | 9-23 |
| St. Bonaventure | 4-14 | 11 | 17-17 |
| Loyola Chicago | 4-14 | 11 | 9-24 |