Northern Iowa Panthers @ Illinois State Redbirds
Northern Iowa Panthers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 25 | 7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 36 | 20 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 33 | 14 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 26 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | 6 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 16 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
75 | 26-55 | 7-19 | 16-21 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 18 | |
47% | 37% | 76% |
Illinois State Redbirds
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 24 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | 25 | 8-17 | 2-5 | 7-9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 33 | 18 | 6-9 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | 7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 33 | 10 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 4-6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 9 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
79 | 25-49 | 15-27 | 14-19 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 | |
51% | 56% | 74% |
Game Information
Normal, IL
Referee:Randy Heimerman
Referee:Jeff Malham
Referee:Roland Simmons
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Missouri Valley ConferenceMissouri 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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