TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men's basketball plays the Panthers of Northern Iowa on Wednesday night inside Hulman Center for the team's second-to-last regular-season home game.

 

Indiana State Men's Basketball vs Northern Iowa
Date	Wednesday, February 18 // 7 p.m. ET
Location // Venue	Terre Haute, Ind. // Hulman Center
Game Notes	Indiana State Notes // UNI Notes
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Last Time Out
Indiana State men's basketball dropped their Sunday afternoon matchup at Valparaiso, 76-75. Valpo hit a game-winner with under 10 seconds left in the game to secure the win.
 
The Sycamores finished with five in double-digit scoring, led by Sterling Young with 16 on 6-for-11 shooting, adding in four rebounds. Xavier Hall scored 14 on 5-of-9 shooting, adding five assists and no turnovers in 34 minutes of action. Ian Scott finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, and five assists.
 
Series History
This will be the 72nd meeting between the two teams and the second of the season. Indiana State opened 2026 in Cedar Falls with a 75-66 defeat. Despite the nine-point deficit, the Sycamores were with a possession with just over two minutes remaining in the game.
 
Northern Iowa has won the last three games by an average margin of 14.33. Overall, the Sycamores hold a slight lead, 37-34, and in Terre Haute own a 22-10 record.
 
Quick Hits

• From Last Game:
  • Indiana State shot 54.4% from the field (31-for-57), the sixth-best effort this season and the best percentage in a loss. The 64.3% (27-for-42) two-point percentage is the best since making 66.7% at UIC on January 27.
  • The Sycamores scored 54 points in the paint Sunday afternoon, the best effort all season against Division I opponents (60 against Illinois Tech). It's the most in a game for the Sycamores since last season when the team played at Valparaiso, scoring 56 in the paint on January 8 in a 98-95 overtime loss.
  • Thursday's game was only Camp Wagner's third time with 15+ points in 2026 (12 games). From the start of this season through 12/31, he did s eight times in 14 games.
  • Xavier Hall with 14 points recorded back-to-back double-digit games; hasn't done so since a streak of four straight from December 7-21 (four games). Hall now has five assists in four-straight games, and five assists in five of the six games. In the last six games, he is shooting 20-for-38 (52.8%) from the field, better than his season average entering the game (42.7%).
  • With six rebounds in today's game, Enel St. Bernard has eight games in the last 10 with six or more rebounds. He has 6+ in each of the last five games.
• The Sycamores in conference play moved to 3-13. In conference games alone, the average margin in -4.1.
• Following the Valparaiso game, INS is 8-1 when giving up 73 points or less & 2-16 when allowing 74+ points.

 
Gameday Promotion

• Blue Out
• Indiana State Faculty/Staff Night

 
Up Next
Indiana State plays two games on the road, first heading to Nashville on Saturday for an 8 p.m. ET tip at Belmont.

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