Indiana State Sycamores @ Northern Iowa Panthers
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
INST | 19 | 25 | 44 |
| 34 | 32 | 66 |
Northern Iowa subdues Indiana State 66-44
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Wes Washpun scored 16 points and Matt Bohannon tallied 14 points to lead Northern Iowa in convincing fashion past Indiana State 66-44 Wednesday night.
Northern Iowa (18-12, 10-7) forced a tie for fifth place in the Missouri Valley Conference with Southern Illinois (10-7), which lost 73-50 to Illinois State Wednesday night.
Khristian Smith's early 3 gave the Sycamores its last lead of the game at 8-7. From there Northern Iowa seized control and went on a 21-7 run. Washpun's two free throws made it 28-14, and the Panthers proceeded to take a 34-19 lead at the break.
A Bohannon 3 in the second half put Northern Iowa up 45-21 with 16:52 remaining. A Klint Carlson layup made the lead 60-30 with 8:47 to go.
Brenton Scott was the only player in double digits in scoring for Indiana State (13-16, 7-10) with 12.
Game Information
Cedar Falls, IA
Referee:Rick Randall
Referee:Kelly Self
Referee:Kelly Pfeifer
2025-26 Standings
| 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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