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    MVC Tournament - 1st Round
    ILST
    Illinois State RedbirdsIllinois StILST
    11-21, 6-14 MVC
    62
    11-21, 6-14 MVC
    Final
    12T
    Illinois St
    ILST
    283462
    Northern Iowa
    UNI
    443175
    UNI
    Northern Iowa PanthersNorthern IowaUNI
    14-17, 9-11 MVC
    75
    14-17, 9-11 MVC

    Northern Iowa Panthers vs Illinois State Redbirds

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    Game Leaders

    ILSTUNI
    Points
    Seneca Knight
    19
    S. Knight#3
    6/10 FG, 4/6 FT
    19
    Points
    Bowen Born
    23
    B. Born#13
    7/19 FG, 5/5 FT
    23
    Rebounds
    Kendall Lewis
    10
    K. Lewis#22
    6 DREB, 4 OREB
    10
    Rebounds
    Michael Duax
    5
    M. Duax#15
    4 DREB, 1 OREB
    5
    Assists
    Malachi Poindexter
    6
    M. Poindexter#1
    2 TO, 31 MIN
    6
    Assists
    Bowen Born
    5
    B. Born#13
    2 TO, 32 MIN
    5
    Full Box Score

    Team Stats

    ILST
    UNI

    42% (23-55)

    Field Goal %

    47% (27-58)

    33% (7-21)

    Three Point %

    32% (9-28)

    69% (9-13)

    Free Throw %

    92% (12-13)

    17

    Turnovers

    11

    33

    Rebounds

    31

    3

    Largest Lead

    21

    Full Team Stats

    Game Information

    St. Louis, MO

    ESPN+

    Referee:Kipp Kissinger

    Referee:Marques Pettigrew

    Referee:Randy Hermerman

    Video Highlights

    Northern Iowa wins MVC Tournament opener 75-62

    — Bowen Born had 23 points in Northern Iowa's 75-62 victory over Illinois State on Thursday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournamentfalse Championship
    Mar 2, 2023, 06:16 pm - Data Skrive

    Probabilities & Game Flow

    Illinois State Redbirds logo
    ILST
    0%

    According to ESPN Analytics

    Data is currently unavailable.

    2026-27 Standings

    NCAA Division I
    Missouri Valley ConferenceMissouri Valley ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    UIC0-0-3-0
    Belmont0-0-2-0
    Drake0-0-2-0
    Evansville0-0-2-0
    Murray State0-0-2-0
    Valparaiso0-0-2-0
    Bradley0-0-1-1
    Indiana State0-0-1-1
    Northern Iowa0-0-1-1
    Southern Illinois0-0-1-1
    Illinois State0-0-1-2
    Full Standings

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    2h

    NCAA Bracketology: Predicting the 2027 men's March Madness field

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    5h

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