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Northern Iowa Panthers at Illinois State Redbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Iowa Panthers
6-10, 1-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 70
Illinois State Redbirds
9-7, 7-2 Home

Illinois State downs Northern Iowa 70-69 behind Yarbrough

Matt Chastain scored 12 points for the Redbirds (9-7, 2-1 Missouri Valley Conference), who trailed 33-32 at halftime but Fayne opened the second half with a basket and they never trailed again.

The Redbirds led by 10 points three different times in the second half before the Panthers rallied late, closing to 69-67 on AJ Green's jumper with seven seconds left. Matt Hein's made 1 of 2 from the line for a three-point lead. Green's free throws with two seconds left closed the gap to the final score and the Panthers didn't get off another shot.

Green scored 19 points with three 3-pointers for Northern Iowa (6-10, 1-2). Tywhon Pickford and Wyatt Lohaus added 11 points apiece and Isaiah Brown grabbed 10 rebounds.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 69 - 70
2nd 0:01 AJ Green Defensive Rebound. 69 - 70
2nd 0:01 Milik Yarbrough missed Free Throw. 69 - 70
2nd 0:01 Illinois State Timeout 69 - 70
2nd 0:01 Foul on Tywhon Pickford. 69 - 70

Statistics

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25-56 FG 28-54
45 Field Goal % 52
9-21 3PT 6-22
43 Three Point % 27
10-12 FT 8-13
83 Free Throw % 62
34 Rebounds 27
11 Offensive Rebounds 7
23 Defensive Rebounds 20
13 Assists 15
5 Steals 8
3 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 14
4 Fast Break Points 4
26 Points in Paint 36
16 Fouls 14
6 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Venue: CEFCU Arena

Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 4,107 | 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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