Illinois State Redbirds at Northern Iowa Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 42
63 - 42
Illinois State whips N Iowa 63-42, shares MVC title
The Redbirds (25-5, 17-1), who share their first title since 1997-98 with Wichita State, led 30-25 at halftime before shooting a blistering 65 percent (13 of 20) in the second half, including 5 of 10 from 3-point range.
McIntosh hit 7 of 9 shots and Lee had eight rebounds and four assists.
Jordan Ashton had 13 points for Northern Iowa (14-15, 9-9), which enters next week's conference tournament in St. Louis as a top four seed for the ninth-straight year. Illinois State received the top seed over the Shockers based on RPI.
The Redbirds closed the game on a 15-2 run, making seven straight shots before missing their last one while the Panthers missed their last six shots.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 42 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Daouda Ndiaye Offensive Rebound. | 63 - 42 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Matt Hein missed Jumper. | 63 - 42 |
| 2nd 0:57 | Javaka Thompson Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 42 |
| 2nd 0:57 | Spencer Haldeman missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 42 |
Statistics
 ILST |
 UNI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-46 | FG | 16-45 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 4-10 | FT | 3-7 |
| 40 | Free Throw % | 43 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 11 | Assists | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 0 | Blocks | 0 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 14 |
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Venue: McLeod Center
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
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Location: Cedar Falls, IA
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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 |