Missouri State Bears at Northern Iowa Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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69 - 83
69 - 83
Northern Iowa pulls away from Missouri State 83-69
Matt Bohannon and Bennett Koch scored 19 apiece and Wes Washpun had 11 points with nine assists for the Panthers (15-11, 7-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Northern Iowa never trailed, made 19 of 21 free throws and hit 10 of 23 from beyond the arc.
Trailing 49-38 at halftime, the Bears' Ryan Kreklow and Loomis Gerring combined to score nine unanswered points and Missouri State closed to within 61-58.
The Panthers replied with 17-2 run and led 78-60 with 4:36 left after Koch's back-to-back dunks and the Bears trailed by double digits the rest of the way.
Chris Kendrix scored 20 with a career-high five 3-pointers for Missouri State (10-15, 6-7). Dequon Miller had a career-high seven assists.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Dequon Miller made Layup. | 69 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Chris Kendrix Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Wes Washpun missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Chris Kendrix Turnover. | 67 - 83 |
Statistics
 MOST |
 UNI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-55 | FG | 27-61 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 11-23 | 3PT | 10-23 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 8-9 | FT | 19-21 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 0 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 3 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: McLeod Center
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 5,755 | Capacity:
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 5,755 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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 |