Indiana State Sycamores at Northern Iowa Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
McCauley's 21 lead Indiana State past Northern Iowa 80-62
McCauley shot 7 for 13, including 5 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Sycamores (18-9, 11-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Julian Larry scored 17 points and added three steals. Cade McKnight was 3 of 3 shooting and 4 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 11 points, while adding seven rebounds.
Tytan Anderson led the way for the Panthers (12-14, 8-8) with 13 points. Trey Campbell added nine points for Northern Iowa. In addition, Michael Duax had eight points and six rebounds.
Indiana State took the lead with 11:58 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 44-29 at halftime, with McCauley racking up 11 points. Indiana State extended its lead to 59-31 during the second half, fueled by a 13-0 scoring run. McCauley scored a team-high 10 points in the second half as his team closed out the win.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 80 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Kailex Stephens Steal. | 80 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Trey Campbell Turnover. | 80 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Kailex Stephens made Free Throw. | 80 - 62 |
Statistics
 INST |
 UNI |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-52 | FG | 23-57 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 6-23 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 23-24 | FT | 10-11 |
| 96 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 14 | Assists | 8 |
| 9 | Steals | 1 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 2 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 28 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Attendance: 4,174 | 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 |