NCAAB

Northern Iowa Panthers at Utah State Aggies

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Northern Iowa Panthers
3-4, 0-3 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
52 - 71
Utah State Aggies
6-1, 4-0 Home

Merrill scores 20, leads Utah State past Northern Iowa 71-52

The Aggies (6-1) snapped a two-game losing skid and are now 2-2 in their annual contest.

Merrill, a junior guard who led all scorers with 50 points in two games during the MGM Main Event in Las Vegas, made 7 of 14 field goals and all four of his free-throw attempts.

Luke McDonnell scored 14 points to lead Northern Iowa (3-4).

Utah State built a 31-23 halftime lead. The Panthers stayed within double digits until a 5-0 spurt made it 48-35 with nine minutes left and they didn't get closer. Diogo Brito's two free throws stretched the Aggies' lead to 60-42 with 5:22 remaining.

It was the first meeting between the schools.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 52 - 71
2nd 0:21 Tywhon Pickford made Layup. 52 - 71
2nd 0:33 John Knight III made Layup. 50 - 71
2nd 1:04 Abel Porter Defensive Rebound. 50 - 69
2nd 1:04 AJ Green missed Three Point Jumper. 50 - 69

Statistics

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18-58 FG 25-50
31 Field Goal % 50
8-30 3PT 5-16
27 Three Point % 31
8-13 FT 16-22
62 Free Throw % 73
31 Rebounds 41
7 Offensive Rebounds 4
24 Defensive Rebounds 37
12 Assists 15
2 Steals 8
1 Blocks 3
11 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Off Turnovers 9
0 Fast Break Points 5
16 Points in Paint 30
22 Fouls 15
0 Largest Lead 21

Game Information

Venue: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum

Location: Logan, UT
Attendance: 5,134 | 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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