3-8, 0-7 Away

Final

	1	2	T
N Illinois NIU	28	32	60
Illinois St ILST	36	45	81

Illinois State RedbirdsIllinois StILST

7-4, 5-1 Home

Northern Illinois Huskies @ Illinois State Redbirds

Game Information

Normal, IL

Referee:Tyler Kumpf

Referee:Gary Maxwell

Referee:Shane Staggs

NCAA Division I

Horizon League	CONF	GB	OVR
Wright State	15-5	-	23-12
Robert Morris	13-7	2	22-11
Green Bay	12-8	3	18-15
Detroit Mercy	12-8	3	17-15
Oakland	12-8	3	16-16
Purdue Fort Wayne	11-9	4	17-15
Northern Kentucky	10-10	5	20-14
Youngstown State	8-12	7	15-17
Milwaukee	8-12	7	12-20
Cleveland State	6-14	9	11-22
IU Indianapolis	3-17	12	7-25

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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The preseason all-stars -- elite returners and young guns -- who will become the faces of men's college hoops.

10h

Men's March Madness 2027 schedule, sites, locations

Everything to know about the 2027 men's NCAA tournament, from Selection Sunday to the Final Four and championship game.

10h

Alabama's Aden Holloway begins 5-game ban following arrest

Alabama guard Aden Holloway will miss three exhibition games and two regular-season games during a five-game suspension following his arrest on a drug charge, coach Nate Oats said Thursday.

18h

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