NCAAB MATCHUP REPORT

January 21, 2026, 9:00 | CEFCU Arena

Northern Iowa Panthers (12-6) VS Illinois State Redbirds (12-6)

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RECENT FORM

NameRecord ATSOffense DefenseDiff ATS HomeATS Away OU RecordOU Home OU Away
Northern Iowa 12-6 9-8 69.11 60.06 9.06 4-6 4-1 6-11 4-6 2-3
Illinois State 12-6 10-7 78.78 67.33 11.44 5-2 2-4 7-10 2-5 3-3

POWER STATS

Assists Turnovers

NameAssists TurnoversRatio
NIOWA 15.5 9.22 1.68
ILST 14 10.88 1.29

Rebounding

NameOffense DefenseTotal
NIOWA 7.11 26.11 33.22
ILST 10.59 26.76 37.35

ShootingPercentage

NameOffense DefenseTotal
NIOWA 45.75 39.98 5.77
ILST 47.8 41.15 6.65

SMART CHART

NIOWA
NAME
ILST
69.11
OFFENSE
78.18
60.06
DEFENSE
65.76
9.05
DIFFERENTIAL
12.42
7.11
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
10.59
26.11
DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS
26.76
45.75
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
47.80
68.63
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
67.26
8.00
THREE POINTERS
8.53
7.22
STEALS
6.24

TEAM RECORDS

Northern Iowa Panthers

NameRecord HomeAway ATSATS Home ATS AwayOffense DefenseDiff
Overall 12-6 8-4 4-2 9-8 4-7 5-1 69.11 60.06 9.06
Last 10 5-5 3-3 2-2 5-5 2-4 3-1 65.20 63.80 1.40
vs Conf 4-3 2-2 2-1 3-4 1-3 2-1 64.29 62.57 1.71

Illinois State Redbirds

NameRecord HomeAway ATSATS Home ATS AwayOffense DefenseDiff
Overall 12-6 9-1 3-5 10-7 7-2 3-5 78.78 67.33 11.44
Last 10 6-4 4-1 2-3 6-4 3-2 3-2 78.70 68.40 10.30
vs Conf 4-3 2-1 2-2 4-3 2-1 2-2 75.00 67.14 7.86

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 69.11 321 65.76 23
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 65.17 303 59.50 13
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed 33.83 192 32.50 156
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 78.18 156 60.06 2
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 81.50 182 60.00 1
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed 40.20 107 38.33 267

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord ATSO/U AVGAVG 1/2 FG%REB 3PTSTEALS
Northern Iowa 9-1 5-5 3-7 72.60 34.20 46.80 31.50 75/239 8.10
Illinois State 1-9 5-5 3-7 67.40 31.90 43.25 33.00 82/240 6.60

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine ATSTotal O/UFG% Edge Reb Edge3PT Edge Away Half ScoreHome Half Score Away FG%Home FG% Away ReboundsHome Rebounds Away Three PointersHome Three Pointers Away StealsHome Steals
Feb 8, 2025 ILST NIOWA 65 68 -5.5 ILST 138.5 U NIOWA ILST ILST 36 32 43.1 50 33 32 11/27 5/19 8 5
Jan 11, 2025 NIOWA ILST 85 84 -1 NIOWA 137 O NIOWA ILST NIOWA 36 43 56.6 46.3 26 30 14/31 12/24 7 9
Feb 21, 2024 NIOWA ILST 73 81 1.5 ILST 132 O ILST ILST ILST 34 37 42.9 52.9 29 38 4/20 8/18 9 3
Mar 2, 2023 ILST NIOWA 62 75 -4 NIOWA 133 O NIOWA ILST NIOWA 28 44 41.8 46.6 33 31 7/21 9/28 8 8
Jan 18, 2023 ILST NIOWA 63 65 -8.5 ILST 134.5 U ILST NIOWA NIOWA 30 33 47.9 44.9 28 29 5/20 12/27 6 6
Dec 31, 2022 NIOWA ILST 66 60 -1 NIOWA 134.5 U NIOWA ILST ILST 31 25 42.3 37 33 35 5/19 9/26 15 4
Mar 4, 2022 ILST NIOWA 65 78 -8.5 NIOWA 145.5 U NIOWA ILST ILST 30 40 40 47.5 34 33 11/31 8/24 8 6
Feb 15, 2022 NIOWA ILST 72 70 4 ILST 143.5 U NIOWA ILST ILST 32 33 45.8 44.1 28 40 6/25 7/23 7 4
Jan 29, 2022 ILST NIOWA 64 79 -9.5 NIOWA 148.5 U NIOWA NIOWA Push 28 30 38.8 49.1 26 36 8/27 8/25 6 7
Mar 4, 2021 ILST NIOWA 60 65 -6 ILST 139.5 U NIOWA NIOWA Push 29 30 41.4 43.3 33 38 4/23 4/21 10 11

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Illinois State Redbirds

Northern Iowa Panthers

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Northern Iowa Panthers

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal ATS ResultField Goal Percentage Free Throw PercentageThree Pointers Location
Jan 13, 2026 UIC 61-69 L -6.5 128.5 L/O 39.29 87.50 3 H
Jan 10, 2026 BRAD 69-75 L 4.5 131.5 L/O 42.37 61.11 8 A
Jan 7, 2026 BELM 65-78 L -2.5 137 L/O 38.98 70.00 12 H
Jan 4, 2026 EVANS 62-48 W -5.5 131 W/U 45.83 63.64 11 A
Jan 1, 2026 INST 75-66 W -10.5 135.5 L/O 54.39 66.67 3 H

Illinois State Redbirds

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal ATS ResultField Goal Percentage Free Throw PercentageThree Pointers Location
Jan 14, 2026 INST 89-94 L -6.5 149 L/O 55.36 75.00 9 A
Jan 10, 2026 UIC 59-63 L -10.5 141.5 L/U 27.42 77.27 8 H
Jan 7, 2026 VALPO 71-77 L -6.5 138.5 L/O 41.94 60.87 5 A
Jan 1, 2026 EVANS 73-47 W -12 144.5 W/U 46.55 63.16 7 H
Dec 29, 2025 DRAKE 73-56 W -4 145.5 W/U 63.41 66.67 13 A