Northern Iowa Panthers at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's BasketballCarter lifts Northern Iowa over Illinois State 94-87 in 2OT
Austin Phyfe had 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Northern Iowa (9-15, 7-11 Missouri Valley Conference). Trae Berhow added 14 points and six rebounds.
Phyfe forced overtime with a hook shot in the lane with 1.1 seconds left, and Born had a bank shot roll off at the end of the first overtime. Born made two free throws with 1:05 left in the game for a 93-83 lead.
DJ Horne scored a career-high 34 points for the Redbirds (7-17, 4-14). Dusan Mahorcic scored a season-high 20 points and had nine rebounds, and Josiah Strong had 14 points.
The Panthers improve to 2-0 against the Redbirds on the season. Northern Iowa defeated Illinois State 70-56 last Friday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 | End of Game | 94 - 87 |
| 4th 0:00 | End of 2nd overtime | 94 - 87 |
| 4th 0:05 | Dusan Mahorcic made Layup. | 94 - 87 |
| 4th 0:05 | Dusan Mahorcic Offensive Rebound. | 94 - 85 |
| 4th 0:06 | Josiah Strong missed Three Point Jumper. | 94 - 85 |
Statistics
UNI |
ILST |
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|---|---|---|
| 35-69 | FG | 33-67 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 11-28 | 3PT | 8-29 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 13-22 | FT | 13-16 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 32 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 48 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fouls | 24 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Normal, IL
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 | 23-12 |
| 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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