Northern Iowa Panthers at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
75 - 79
Illinois State stages comeback to top Northern Iowa, 79-75
Illinois State entered the game tied with Drake for the No. 3 seed into the conference tournament. The Bulldogs face Missouri State Sunday afternoon. Northern Iowa is in ninth place, a game behind Indiana State.
The Panthers took an 11-point lead into intermission, but the Redbirds hit five consecutive 3-pointers to open the second half and Yarbrough tied the game on a layup with 14:34 left. Isaac Gassman drilled a 3 with 11:50 to go to put Illinois State up for good, 51-49.
Yarbrough finished with 25 points, six boards, nine assists and three steals. Illinois State (15-13, 9-7) knocked down 15 of 27 shots from behind the 3-point arc. William Tinsley was 6 of 9 from deep and finished with 18 points.
Klint Carlson scored 20 points and grabbed nine boards to lead Northern Iowa (13-15, 5-11). Spencer Haldeman added 16 and Tywhon Pkckford added 14 points and eight rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Northern Iowa Deadball Team Rebound. | 75 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Klint Carlson missed Three Point Jumper. | 75 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Milik Yarbrough made Free Throw. | 75 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Milik Yarbrough made Free Throw. | 75 - 78 |
Statistics
 UNI |
 ILST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-55 | FG | 25-49 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-19 | 3PT | 15-27 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 56 |
| 16-21 | FT | 14-19 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 21 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 21 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 6,535 | 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 |