Northern Iowa vs Illinois State Wrap - Northern Iowa Wins 46-44
Northern Iowa vs Illinois State Wrap - Northern Iowa Wins 46-44
Northern Iowa got 13 points from Jake Koch en route to a 46-44 victory over Illinois State on Wednesday at Redbird Arena.
Northern Iowa won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the 3-point spread.
Anthony James had 10 points for Northern Iowa and Kwadzo Ahelegbe chipped in with 8 points. Kwadzo Ahelegbe had 4 assists for them, while Lucas O'Rear was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
Illinois State got 10 points from Blake Mishler in a losing cause and another 9 points from Jon Ekey. Austin Hill contributed 3 assists for them, while Jackie Carmichael had 8 rebounds.
Northern Iowa hit the break leading 23-21 before taking care of business in the second half.
Illinois State won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 38-31.
