Murray State Racers at Northern Iowa Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Iowa earns 75-67 victory against Murray State
Born shot 7 for 14 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 7 of 10 from the free throw line for the Panthers (9-8, 5-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Logan Wolf shot 5 for 8, including 5 for 7 from beyond the arc to add 15 points. Cole Henry shot 6 of 8 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line to finish with 14 points.
Rob Perry finished with 22 points and six rebounds for the Racers (9-8, 4-3). Jamari Smith added 16 points and seven rebounds for Murray State. Jacobi Wood also recorded 13 points.
An 11-0 run in the first half gave Northern Iowa a four-point lead. The teams entered the break with Northern Iowa ahead 28-27, while Born led his club in scoring with 10 points.
Northern Iowa used a 21-2 second-half run to erase a nine-point deficit and take the lead at 72-62 with 49 seconds remaining.
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Both teams play again on Saturday. Northern Iowa visits Belmont and Murray State hosts UIC.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Northern Iowa Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:10 | JaCobi Wood missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Justin Morgan Offensive Rebound. | 67 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Rob Perry missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 75 |
Statistics
 MUR |
 UNI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-59 | FG | 26-61 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 10-28 | 3PT | 10-25 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 9-12 | FT | 13-20 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 10 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 3,201 | 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 |