Northern Iowa Panthers @ Illinois State Redbirds
5-11, 4-3 MVC
77
5-11, 4-3 MVC
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 77 | |
ILST | 26 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 88 |
12-6, 5-3 MVC
88
12-6, 5-3 MVC
Northern Iowa Panthers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 27 | 20 | 8-18 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 25 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 20 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | 12 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | 29 | 12-23 | 2-10 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 22 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
77 | 30-68 | 5-25 | 12-15 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 21 | |
44% | 20% | 80% |
Illinois State Redbirds
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 34 | 15 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 7-8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 36 | 26 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 26 | 12 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 34 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | 8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
88 | 30-52 | 9-19 | 19-21 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 19 | |
58% | 47% | 90% |
Game Information
Normal, IL
ESPN+
Referee:Felicia Grinter
Referee:Kristen Bell
Referee:Kristie Watkins-Day
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Missouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray State | 19-1 | - | 31-4 |
| Belmont | 16-4 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Illinois State | 13-7 | 6 | 24-14 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Northern Iowa | 13-7 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Drake | 10-10 | 9 | 12-20 |
| UIC | 9-11 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Southern Illinois | 7-13 | 12 | 10-20 |
| Indiana State | 5-15 | 14 | 10-22 |
| Evansville | 5-15 | 14 | 10-25 |
| Valparaiso | 0-20 | 19 | 0-32 |
Women's College Basketball News
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NCAA tourneys set to expand to 76 teams
The NCAA has initiated the final steps to expand the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments to 76 teams.
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Sources: NCAA basketball tournaments set to move to 76 teams
The NCAA has initiated the final steps to expand the men's and women's basketball tournaments to 76 teams, with sources telling ESPN that clearing the final steps needed is just a formality.
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