Northern Iowa Panthers at Southern Illinois Salukis
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
62 - 70
62 - 70
Southern Illinois tops Northern Iowa for the 2nd time, 70-62
The victory snaps a four-game losing streak for the Salukis, who had not won since its 58-51 win at Cedar Falls.
A.J. Green hit a 3 with 3:43 left to get Northern Iowa within 3, 53-50, but the Salukis pushed the advantage to 13 points before Green hit two 3s in the final minute to get the final deficit to single digits.
Southern Illinois (10-10, 3-4) shot 50 percent from the field (26 of 52), including 7 of 20 from long range.
Green hit 6 of 7 from distance and finished with 22 points for Northern Iowa (8-12, 3-4).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Tywhon Pickford made Two Point Tip Shot. | 62 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Tywhon Pickford Offensive Rebound. | 60 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Spencer Haldeman missed Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Darius Beane made Free Throw. | 60 - 70 |
Statistics
 UNI |
 SIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-55 | FG | 26-52 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 8-21 | 3PT | 7-20 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 6-8 | FT | 11-16 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 9 | Assists | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Banterra Center
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,419 | Capacity:
Location: Carbondale, IL
Attendance: 4,419 | 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 |