Northern Iowa Panthers at Indiana State Sycamores
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Bledson scores 20, Indiana State tops Northern Iowa 79-71
Bledson shot 7 for 10 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free throw line for the Sycamores (14-9, 7-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Cameron Henry scored 14 points while going 5 of 9 and 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and added 12 rebounds. Cooper Neese shot 4 for 8 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 14 points. Zach Hobbs was 4 of 5 from distance for 14 points. The Sycamores broke a five-game skid.
Bowen Born led the way for the Panthers (12-10, 8-4) with 20 points and four assists. Michael Duax added 17 points, seven rebounds and two steals for Northern Iowa. In addition, Cole Henry finished with 10 points.
Indiana State took a 37-31 lead in the first half with a 14-2 run. Bledson paced their team in scoring with 10 first-half points as the two sides entered the locker room at halftime tied at 39. Indiana State took the lead for good with 8:57 remaining in the second half on a 3-pointer from Zach Hobbs to make it a 62-60 game.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Julian Larry Steal. | 71 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Trey Campbell Turnover. | 71 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Zach Hobbs Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 79 |
Statistics
 UNI |
 INST |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-57 | FG | 24-51 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 11-26 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 8-10 | FT | 20-25 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Terre Haute, IN
Attendance: 4,419 | 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 |