Illinois State Redbirds vs Northern Iowa Panthers

College Basketball

Illinois St

19-11

71-69

Final

Northern Iowa

18-12

McLeod Center

Lead tracker

ILST leadsBiggest lead ILST 7, UNI 8

UNI leads

Team	1H	2H	T
ILST	28	43	71
UNI	23	46	69

Who won: Illinois St 71-69

The Illinois State Redbirds beat the Northern Iowa Panthers 71-69 on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at McLeod Center. Boden Skunberg led the Illinois St in points (14). Will Hornseth led the Northern Iowa in points (13).

Player of the game

Chase Walker

ILST · 13 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL

7.7

Win probability

100%ILST final

ILSTUNI

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:02
Defensive rebound
Ben Schwieger Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:02
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Johnny Kinziger misses free throw 2 of 2
J. Kinziger · 14 PTS
H2 0:02
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Johnny Kinziger makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Kinziger · 14 PTS
ILST 71 - 69 UNI
H2 0:02
Foul on Leon Bond III
Foul on Leon Bond III.
L. Bond III · 11 PTS
H2 0:03
TO
Bad pass turnover
Will Hornseth bad pass turnover
W. Hornseth · 13 PTS
H2 0:12
+2
Jumper, 12 ft
Johnny Kinziger makes 12-foot jumper
J. Kinziger · 14 PTS
ILST 70 - 69 UNI
H2 0:21UNI
Shorttimeout
Northern Iowa Timeout
H2 0:23
+2
Layup
Will Hornseth makes layup
W. Hornseth · 13 PTS
ILST 68 - 69 UNI
H2 0:31
TO
Out of bounds bad pass turnover
Chase Walker out of bounds bad pass turnover
C. Walker · 13 PTS
H2 1:01
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Leon Bond III makes free throw 2 of 2
L. Bond III · 11 PTS
ILST 68 - 67 UNI
H2 1:01
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Leon Bond III makes free throw 1 of 2
L. Bond III · 11 PTS
ILST 68 - 66 UNI
H2 1:01
Foul on Landon Wolf
Foul on Landon Wolf.
L. Wolf · 7 PTS
H2 1:09
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 1
Chase Walker makes free throw 1 of 1
C. Walker · 13 PTS
ILST 68 - 65 UNI
H2 1:09
Foul on Will Hornseth
Foul on Will Hornseth.
W. Hornseth · 13 PTS
H2 1:09
+2
Layup
Chase Walker makes layup
C. Walker · 13 PTS
ILST 67 - 65 UNI
H2 1:09
Offensive Rebound
Chase Walker Offensive Rebound.
C. Walker · 13 PTS
H2 1:12
Misses 7-foot jumper
Johnny Kinziger misses 7-foot jumper
J. Kinziger · 14 PTS
H2 1:17ILS
Regulartimeout
Illinois State Timeout
H2 1:35
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Trey Campbell makes free throw 2 of 2
T. Campbell · 13 PTS
ILST 65 - 65 UNI
H2 1:35
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Trey Campbell makes free throw 1 of 2
T. Campbell · 13 PTS
ILST 65 - 64 UNI
H2 1:35
Foul on Landon Wolf
Foul on Landon Wolf.
L. Wolf · 7 PTS
H2 1:51
+2
Jumper, 16 ft
Boden Skunberg makes 16-foot jumper
B. Skunberg · 14 PTS
ILST 65 - 63 UNI
H2 2:25
+2
Layup
Will Hornseth makes layup (Trey Campbell assists)
W. Hornseth · 13 PTS · ast T. Campbell
ILST 63 - 63 UNI