Northern Iowa Panthers @ Southern Illinois Salukis
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 43 | 73 | |
SIU | 36 | 39 | 75 |
Southern Illinois holds on to edge Northern Iowa 75-73
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Anthony Beane made six 3-pointers and matched a career-best with 32 points, and Southern Illinois held off Northern Iowa's late rally for a 75-73 victory on Saturday night.
Beane made a 3-pointer and Southern Illinois led 70-59 with 1:35 remaining. Klint Carlson, Matt Bohannon and Paul Jesperson each made 3-pointers as part of a 13-3 run that pulled Northern Iowa to 73-72 with 12 seconds to play.
Beane dunked with three seconds left, sealing the fifth-straight win for Southern Illinois (13-2, 2-0 Missouri Valley).
The Salukis led 39-30 before Northern Iowa used a 16-11 spurt to pull to 50-46 with 12 minutes to go. Beane answered with two 3s and Sean O'Brien added four points to stretch Southern Illinois' lead to 60-48.
The Panthers cut the deficit to six points with 4:28 remaining. Carlson sparked the rally at the 1:10-mark.
Wes Washpun led Northern Iowa (9-6, 1-1) with 19 points.
Game Information
Carbondale, IL
Referee:Kelly Self
Referee:Jeff Campbell
Referee:Edward Crenshaw
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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