Northern Iowa Panthers vs Illinois State Redbirds

MVC Tournament - 1st Round

11-21, 6-14 MVC

Final

	1	2	T
Illinois St ILST	28	34	62
Northern Iowa UNI	44	31	75

Northern Iowa PanthersNorthern IowaUNI

14-17, 9-11 MVC

Game Information

St. Louis, MO

Referee:Kipp Kissinger

Referee:Marques Pettigrew

Referee:Randy Hermerman

NCAA Division I

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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RJ Luis Jr., '25 Big East POY, granted injunction to play for LSU

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SEC: Pro athletes should not 'return to college competition'

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