Born scores 25, Northern Iowa downs Illinois State 66-60
AP
Dec 31, 2022
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) Bowen Born's 25 points helped Northern Iowa Panthers defeat Illinois State Redbirds 66-60 on Saturday.
Born was 7 of 13 shooting, including 5 for 7 from distance, and went 6 for 8 from the line for the Panthers (6-8, 2-2 Missouri Valley). Tytan Anderson added 16 points while going 6 of 8 and 4 of 7 from the free throw line, and he also had nine rebounds and six steals. Cole Henry recorded eight points and shot 4 of 8 from the field.
Liam McChesney finished with 22 points and four blocks for the Redbirds (6-9, 1-3). Kendall Lewis added eight points for Illinois State. In addition, Malachi Poindexter finished with eight points and five assists.
Born put up 14 points in the first half for Northern Iowa, who led 31-25 at halftime. Born led Northern Iowa with 11 points in the second half.
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Both teams next play Wednesday. Northern Iowa visits Valparaiso and Illinois State hosts Indiana State.
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1st Half
UNI
Panthers
31
ILST
Redbirds
25
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Tytan Anderson vs. Liam McChesney (Redbirds gains possession)
19:38
Liam McChesney turnover (lost ball)
19:23
Harouna Sissoko shooting foul (Tytan Anderson draws the foul)
19:23
Tytan Anderson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:23
Tytan Anderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:23
Harouna Sissoko defensive rebound
19:02
Malachi Poindexter offensive foul
19:02
Malachi Poindexter turnover (offensive foul)
18:48
+2
Tytan Anderson makes two point layup (Michael Duax assists)
2-0
18:21
Harouna Sissoko misses two point jump shot
18:19
Michael Duax defensive rebound
18:10
James Betz misses two point turnaround hook shot
18:08
Liam McChesney defensive rebound
17:59
+2
Liam McChesney makes two point layup
2-2
17:59
Michael Duax shooting foul (Liam McChesney draws the foul)
17:59
+1
Liam McChesney makes regular free throw 1 of 1
2-3
17:46
Harouna Sissoko personal foul
17:40
James Betz misses three point jump shot
17:38
Seneca Knight defensive rebound
17:30
+2
Liam McChesney makes two point layup (Malachi Poindexter assists)
2-5
17:15
+2
Michael Duax makes two point layup
4-5
16:51
+3
Liam McChesney makes three point jump shot (Darius Burford assists)
4-8
16:43
Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot
16:41
Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
16:34
Darius Burford misses three point jump shot
16:32
Tytan Anderson defensive rebound
16:23
+3
Bowen Born makes three point jump shot
7-8
16:10
Darius Burford turnover (bad pass) (Bowen Born steals)
16:01
Bowen Born misses two point jump shot
15:59
Liam McChesney defensive rebound
15:42
+3
Liam McChesney makes three point jump shot (Malachi Poindexter assists)
7-11
15:27
Liam McChesney personal foul
15:27
TV timeout
15:21
Liam McChesney blocks Cole Henry's two point layup
15:19
Kendall Lewis defensive rebound
15:03
Colton Sandage misses three point jump shot
15:01
Tytan Anderson defensive rebound
14:48
Bowen Born turnover (bad pass) (Luke Kasubke steals)
14:35
Seneca Knight misses three point jump shot
14:33
Bowen Born defensive rebound
14:21
Seneca Knight blocks Cole Henry's two point layup
14:19
Liam McChesney defensive rebound
14:11
Kendall Lewis misses two point turnaround hook shot
14:09
Trey Campbell defensive rebound
13:58
+2
Michael Duax makes two point reverse layup
9-11
13:30
Tytan Anderson personal foul (Seneca Knight draws the foul)
13:27
+2
Luke Kasubke makes two point jump shot (Colton Sandage assists)
9-13
13:13
+2
Tytan Anderson makes two point layup
11-13
13:04
Michael Duax personal foul (Seneca Knight draws the foul)
12:50
Kendall Lewis turnover (bad pass) (Drew Daniel steals)
12:40
James Betz misses three point jump shot
12:38
Seneca Knight defensive rebound
12:30
Luke Kasubke misses three point jump shot
12:28
James Betz defensive rebound
12:21
Bowen Born turnover (traveling)
12:04
Colton Sandage turnover (bad pass) (Bowen Born steals)
11:59
Colton Sandage shooting foul (James Betz draws the foul)
11:59
TV timeout
11:59
+1
James Betz makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-13
11:59
James Betz misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:59
Luke Kasubke defensive rebound
11:41
Joe Petrakis misses two point turnaround hook shot
11:39
Panthers defensive rebound
11:25
James Betz misses two point jump shot
11:23
Seneca Knight defensive rebound
11:17
Malachi Poindexter misses two point layup
11:15
Bowen Born defensive rebound
11:01
Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot
10:59
Luke Kasubke defensive rebound
10:37
Drew Daniel shooting foul (Jayden Johnson draws the foul)
10:37
+1
Jayden Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-14
10:37
+1
Jayden Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-15
10:22
Landon Wolf misses three point jump shot
10:20
Liam McChesney defensive rebound
10:04
Jayden Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:02
Cole Henry defensive rebound
9:58
Liam McChesney blocks Tytan Anderson's two point layup
9:56
Redbirds defensive rebound
9:32
Luke Kasubke misses two point layup
9:30
Cole Henry defensive rebound
9:06
Darius Burford shooting foul (Bowen Born draws the foul)
9:06
+1
Bowen Born makes regular free throw 1 of 3
13-15
9:06
+1
Bowen Born makes regular free throw 2 of 3
14-15
9:06
+1
Bowen Born makes regular free throw 3 of 3
15-15
8:51
Cole Henry personal foul
8:45
+3
Alex Kotov makes three point jump shot (Darius Burford assists)
15-18
8:26
+3
Bowen Born makes three point jump shot (Tytan Anderson assists)
18-18
7:57
Liam McChesney misses two point layup
7:55
Panthers defensive rebound
7:56
TV timeout
7:56
Darius Burford turnover (offensive goaltending)
7:44
+2
Tytan Anderson makes two point layup (Cole Henry assists)
20-18
7:19
Liam McChesney turnover (lost ball) (Cole Henry steals)