Illinois State Redbirds at Northern Iowa Panthers
· NCAA Men's BasketballCampbell's 20 lead Northern Iowa over Illinois State 65-63
Campbell also contributed five rebounds for the Panthers (10-9, 6-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Bowen Born scored 11 points.
The Redbirds (8-12, 3-6) were led in scoring by Seneca Knight, who finished with 16 points and seven rebounds. Luke Kasubke added 15 points for Illinois State. Darius Burford had 14 points, six rebounds and two steals.
Campbell put up 14 points in the first half for Northern Iowa, who led 33-30 at the break. Northern Iowa took the lead for good with 4:52 left in the second half on a 3-pointer from Campbell to make it a 57-55 game.
Both teams next play Saturday. Northern Iowa visits UIC while Illinois State hosts Valparaiso.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Luke Kasubke Offensive Rebound. | 63 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Darius Burford missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Luke Kasubke made Layup. | 63 - 65 |
Statistics
ILST |
UNI |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-48 | FG | 22-49 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 12-27 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 12-15 | FT | 9-14 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 7 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Venue: McLeod Center
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 2,935 | Capacity:
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 2,935 | 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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