Illinois State 71, Northern Iowa 69 - Box Score

NET #95

	H1	H2	T
Illinois State	28	43	71
Northern Iowa	23	46	69

Northern Iowa

NET #72

	H1	H2	T
Illinois State	28	43	71
Northern Iowa	23	46	69

Wed, Feb 25, 2026McLeod CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Illinois State

Northern Iowa

40%

60%

✗ MissedMargin: +3.0 predicted → -2 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

53.9%→ 58.5

eFG%

59.4 ←52.9%

14.1%→ 16.0

TO Rate

12.4 ←12.7%

27.3%

ORB%

19.6%

31.0%→ 20.8

FT Rate

39.6 ←25.0%

Illinois State

Predicted Actual

Northern Iowa

Recap

ISU Tops UNI

Illinois State pulls off the upset as the 10-spot lower-ranked Redbirds take down Northern Iowa despite being outshot with a 59.4% opponent eFG%.

The Illinois State Redbirds edged out the Northern Iowa Panthers, 71-69, in a closely contested matchup at the McLeod Center. The two-point margin suggests a game that was decided by a possession or two, with Illinois State ultimately emerging on top. The Redbirds held a slim five-point advantage at...

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Top Performers

Illinois State

Chase WalkerMVP28.0

PTS13REB5AST5STL3

5-7 FG, 3-3 FT

Boden Skunberg20.6

PTS14REB8AST0

6-10 FG, 2-5 3PT

Johnny Kinziger16.4

PTS14REB2AST2

5-13 FG, 3-7 3PT, 1-2 FT

Northern Iowa

Trey Campbell27.0

PTS13REB5AST5STL1

3-8 FG, 2-3 3PT, 5-5 FT

Will Hornseth23.8

PTS13REB9AST3

5-10 FG, 3-6 FT

Ben Schwieger18.6

PTS13REB3AST1STL1

5-6 FG, 3-3 3PT

Hot Players

Jack DaughertyIllinois State+105%

PTS

2.5 avg

REB

1.3 avg

AST

0.1 avg

20% FG 1-5

Boden SkunbergIllinois State+41%

PTS

9.8 avg

REB

4.5 avg

AST

1.3 avg

60% FG 6-10

Will HornsethNorthern Iowa+35%

PTS

11.5 avg

REB

4.7 avg

AST

2.3 avg

50% FG 5-10

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Illinois State71

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Johnny Kinziger	37	14	5-13	3-7	1-2	2	2	0	0	2
Boden Skunberg	36	14	6-10	2-5	0-0	8	0	0	0	2
Landon Wolf	31	7	3-6	1-4	0-0	4	0	0	0	1
Chase Walker	21	13	5-7	0-0	3-3	5	5	3	0	3
Jack Daugherty	18	6	1-5	1-5	3-3	2	0	0	0	0
Ty'Reek Coleman	14	9	3-5	1-2	2-3	3	0	1	0	1
Mason Klabo	13	6	2-4	2-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ty Pence	13	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1
Brandon Lieb	10	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	1
Landon Moore	8	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
Cameron Barnes	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaac Ericksen	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Allen	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ty Blake	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	71	26-53	10-27	9-11	31	7	4	1	11

Northern Iowa69

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Leon Bond III	38	11	4-9	0-3	3-3	3	1	1	0	0
Trey Campbell	37	13	3-8	2-3	5-5	5	5	1	0	1
Ben Schwieger	37	13	5-6	3-3	0-0	3	1	1	0	1
Max Weisbrod	32	9	3-7	3-6	0-0	2	1	0	1	2
Will Hornseth	28	13	5-10	0-0	3-6	9	3	0	0	3
Tristan Smith	13	6	3-6	0-0	0-3	3	2	0	0	1
RJ Taylor	8	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Geon Hutchins	5	1	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Pock	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Redek Born	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Hunter Jacobson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Chase Courbat	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Levi Valdo	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Wilson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Cade Courbat	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Marino Dubravcic	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ismael Diouf	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	69	24-48	9-16	12-19	26	13	3	1	8