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Northern Iowa Panthers at Illinois State Redbirds

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Iowa Panthers
11-2, 3-1 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 76
Illinois State Redbirds
6-7, 6-1 Home

Horne scores 22 to carry Illinois State past Northern Iowa

Zach Copeland had 15 points for Illinois State (6-7, 1-0). Antonio Reeves added 13 points, and Jaycee Hillsman had 11 points.

The Redbirds were in trouble after the first half, heading to the locker room at the half trailing 30-20. But the home team mounted a second-half rally to get back in it and ultimately earn the victory. The Redbirds' 20 first-half points were a season low for the team.

AJ Green had 23 points for the Panthers (11-2, 0-1), whose five-game win streak was broken. Austin Phyfe added 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Green scored UNI's final seven points, capped by a 3-pointer with 57 seconds remaining before Illinois State made six free throws.

Illinois State takes on Southern Illinois on the road on Saturday. Northern Iowa plays Bradley at home on Saturday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 70 - 76
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 70 - 76
2nd 0:02 Antonio Reeves made Free Throw. 70 - 76
2nd 0:02 Antonio Reeves made Free Throw. 70 - 75
2nd 0:02 Foul on Isaiah Brown. 70 - 74

Statistics

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25-52 FG 23-53
48 Field Goal % 43
7-20 3PT 10-18
35 Three Point % 56
13-21 FT 20-24
62 Free Throw % 83
39 Rebounds 25
12 Offensive Rebounds 6
27 Defensive Rebounds 19
11 Assists 13
4 Steals 9
1 Blocks 1
17 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
12 Points Off Turnovers 21
10 Fast Break Points 17
28 Points in Paint 18
22 Fouls 18
15 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Venue: CEFCU Arena

Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 5,190 | 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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