NCAAB

Illinois State Redbirds at Northern Iowa Panthers

· MVC Tournament - 1st Round
Illinois State Redbirds
7-18, 3-9 Away
Final
60 - 65
Northern Iowa Panthers
10-15, 6-5 Home

Phyfe scores 21 to lift N. Iowa over Illinois St. 65-60

Tenth-seeded Illinois State face No. 2 seed Drake in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Tywhon Pickford had 11 points and nine rebounds for Northern Iowa (10-15). Nate Heise added six rebounds. James Betz had three blocks.

Trae Berhow, whose 13 points per game entering the contest was second on the Panthers, shot only 20 percent for the game (2 of 10).

Dusan Mahorcic had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Redbirds (7-18). He also committed seven turnovers. Antonio Reeves added 10 points. DJ Horne had 10 points and seven rebounds.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 60 - 65
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 58 - 65
2nd 0:01 Emon Washington made Layup. 60 - 65
2nd 0:09 DJ Horne Defensive Rebound. 58 - 65
2nd 0:09 Nate Heise missed Free Throw. 58 - 65

Statistics

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24-58 FG 26-60
41 Field Goal % 43
4-23 3PT 4-21
17 Three Point % 19
8-10 FT 9-14
80 Free Throw % 64
33 Rebounds 38
6 Offensive Rebounds 11
27 Defensive Rebounds 27
12 Assists 17
10 Steals 11
3 Blocks 5
16 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Off Turnovers 20
3 Fast Break Points 0
32 Points in Paint 38
14 Fouls 10
7 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 663 | 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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