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Northern Iowa Panthers at Illinois State Redbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Iowa Panthers
10-12, 2-7 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
51 - 57
Illinois State Redbirds
19-4, 12-0 Home

Lee, Fayne lead Illinois State to 57-51 win over N. Iowa

Lee was 6 of 15 from the floor for the Redbirds (19-4, 11-0 MVC). Phil Fayne added 17 points and 10 rebounds and Deontae Hawkins had 11 points and nine rebounds.

Lee made two 3-pointers, a layup, and a pair of free throws late in the first half to give the Redbirds a 21-12 lead with 3:19 to play in the period. They had a 23-19 edge at intermission.

Fayne contributed six points to an 8-0 surge midway through the second that put Illinois State up 38-28 with 7:42 left. Northern Iowa closed it to 55-51 with 14 seconds to go but Lee drained two free throws with 11 seconds remaining to finish the scoring.

Jeremy Morgan led the Panthers (10-12, 5-6) with 12 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 51 - 57
2nd 0:08 Keyshawn Evans Defensive Rebound. 51 - 57
2nd 0:08 Jeremy Morgan missed Three Point Jumper. 51 - 57
2nd 0:11 Paris Lee made Free Throw. 51 - 57
2nd 0:11 Paris Lee made Free Throw. 51 - 56

Statistics

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16-48 FG 23-54
33 Field Goal % 43
9-24 3PT 6-20
38 Three Point % 30
10-14 FT 5-7
71 Free Throw % 71
31 Rebounds 37
7 Offensive Rebounds 9
24 Defensive Rebounds 28
8 Assists 9
4 Steals 5
1 Blocks 3
13 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 12
2 Fast Break Points 4
10 Points in Paint 30
11 Fouls 14
4 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Venue: CEFCU Arena

Location: Normal, IL
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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