Northern Iowa Panthers at Illinois State Redbirds
· NCAA Men's BasketballIllinois State defeats Northern Iowa 59-54
Skunberg also had eight rebounds for the Redbirds (14-6, 6-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Ty'Reek Coleman scored eight points while going 2 of 3 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. Chase Walker had seven points and shot 1 of 5 from the field and 5 for 5 from the foul line.
Ben Schwieger led the Panthers (12-8, 4-5) in scoring, finishing with 15 points. Northern Iowa also got 10 points, seven rebounds and two blocks from Will Hornseth. Leon Bond III also had 10 points and six rebounds.
Illinois State went into the half ahead of Northern Iowa 24-16. Skunberg put up eight points in the half. Skunberg scored Illinois State's last six points as the Redbirds finished off a five-point victory.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Boden Skunberg Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Leon Bond III misses 29-foot three point jumper | 54 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Mason Klabo makes free throw 2 of 2 | 54 - 59 |
Statistics
UNI |
ILST |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-57 | FG | 18-48 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 3-18 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 11-14 | FT | 16-18 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 89 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 4 | Assists | 6 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 5 | Percent Led | 76 |
Game Information
Venue: CEFCU Arena
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 4,312 | Capacity:
Location: Normal, IL
Attendance: 4,312 | Capacity:
2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 9-2 | - | 19-3 |
| Murray State | 8-3 | 1 | 16-6 |
| Illinois State | 7-4 | 2 | 15-7 |
| Bradley | 7-4 | 2 | 14-8 |
| UIC | 7-4 | 2 | 12-10 |
| Drake | 6-5 | 3 | 12-10 |
| Northern Iowa | 5-6 | 4 | 13-9 |
| Valparaiso | 4-6 | 4.5 | 10-11 |
| Southern Illinois | 3-7 | 5.5 | 9-12 |
| Indiana State | 2-9 | 7 | 9-13 |
| Evansville | 1-9 | 7.5 | 5-16 |


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