Northern Iowa Panthers @ Illinois State Redbirds
14-1, 5-0 MVC
59
14-1, 5-0 MVC
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 27 | 59 | |
ILST | 20 | 24 | 44 |
12-4, 3-2 MVC
44
12-4, 3-2 MVC
Northern Iowa Panthers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 24 | 15 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | 16 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 31 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | 13 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 6-8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 11 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
59 | 21-47 | 4-15 | 13-16 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 8 | |
45% | 27% | 81% |
Illinois State Redbirds
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 22 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | 10 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 35 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | 13 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | 10 | 4-14 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
44 | 18-48 | 7-16 | 1-6 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 14 | |
38% | 44% | 17% |
Game Information
Normal, IL
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Missouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| 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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