CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Indiana State men's basketball hits the road for a five-day, two-game road trip, kicking off with Northern Iowa on Sunday, January 7. The game tips at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 

Indiana State Men's Basketball at Northern Iowa
Date	Sunday, January 7 | 3 p.m. ET/2p.m. CT
Location // Venue	Cedar Falls, Iowa // McLeod Center
Game Notes	Indiana State Notes // UNI Notes
Live Stats	Live Stats Link
Watch	ESPN+
Social Media	@IndStBasketball // @IndStAthletics

Series History
Sunday will be the 67th matchup between the Sycamores and Panthers, with Indiana State being the victors in the previous two. The home team in the ISU/UNI series have traditionally been on the winning side, holding true in the previous 10 games as the home team is 7-3.

About UNI
Northern Iowa is in their 18th season with Coach Ben Jacobson at the helm. The Panthers currently sit at No. 10 in the MVC with a 1-2 conference record and 7-7 overall. UNI was selected to finish second in the conference in the preseason polls. UNI in the 2022-23 season finished 14-18, 9-11 MVC with a second-round exit of the MVC Tournament, falling to Bradley 72-66 in the Quarterfinal. Three Panthers currently average 10.0+ PPG: Nate Heise (14.4), Bowen Born (14.1), Tytan Anderson (12.2), and Jacob Hutson (10.0).

Last Time Out - Indiana State
Indiana State men's basketball holds the lead in all 40 minutes and gets back on track with a 87-73 win at home versus the Evansville Purple Aces. ISU improved to 12-2, 3-0 MVC with the win while UE fell to 10-4, 1-2 MVC.

Ryan Conwell led the way for the Sycamores with his second double-double, scoring 16 points and grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds. Isaiah Swope and Jayson Kent each scored 18 points. Swope knocked down four triples and recorded five rebounds. Kent converted on 8-of-9 free-throw attempts while tacking on eight rebounds.

Robbie Avila scored 16 points, and Xavier Bledson tied his career-high in three-pointers with four en route to 12 points.

Last Time Out - UNI
UNI men's basketball led for just over three quarters of the night, rallied late and secured its first Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) win of the season on Wednesday night with a 64-62 victory over the Missouri State Bears at Great Southern Bank Arena.

Born finished the night with a team-high 21 points, five rebounds and two assists, while Hutson recorded a season-best 19-point game, shooting 8-of-12 from the floor. Tytan Anderson posted eight points and eight rebounds, as Trey Campbell recorded a game-high nine rebounds to complement a six-point scoring effort. Nate Heise finished with four points and five boards, while Cole Henry, Michael Duax, and RJ Taylor each scored two points.