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Southern Illinois Salukis at Northern Iowa Panthers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Southern Illinois Salukis
16-13, 3-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
52 - 64
Northern Iowa Panthers
23-5, 15-0 Home

Northern Iowa stays perfect at home with 64-52 win

The Panthers (23-5, 12-4) have a one-game lead over Loyola Chicago in the Missouri Valley Conference with two games remaining. The Salukis (16-13, 10-6) dropped into a third-place tie with Bradley.

Isaiah Brown added 15 points for Northern Iowa (23-5, 12-4 Missouri Valley Conference).

Southern Illinois led 34-26 at halftime but scored a season-low 18 points in the second half when Northern Iowa used a 20-0 run to take control at 60-43 with four minutes left.

Barret Benson had 11 points for the Salukis (16-13, 10-6) as did Eric McGill. Lance Jones had 10 points.

The Panthers leveled the season series against the Salukis with the win. Southern Illinois defeated Northern Iowa 68-66 on Jan. 22.

Northern Iowa matches up against Evansville at home on Wednesday. Southern Illinois takes on Indiana State at home on Wednesday.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 52 - 64
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 52 - 64
2nd 0:05 Eric McGill made Three Point Jumper. 52 - 64
2nd 0:11 Ronnie Suggs Defensive Rebound. 49 - 64
2nd 0:13 Spencer Haldeman missed Three Point Jumper. 49 - 64

Statistics

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19-46 FG 24-61
41 Field Goal % 39
7-16 3PT 7-20
44 Three Point % 35
7-14 FT 9-13
50 Free Throw % 69
25 Rebounds 45
3 Offensive Rebounds 17
22 Defensive Rebounds 28
6 Assists 11
8 Steals 6
3 Blocks 3
11 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 13
7 Fast Break Points 11
22 Points in Paint 28
13 Fouls 12
10 Largest Lead 16

Game Information

Venue: McLeod Center

Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 6,497 | 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
Full Standings