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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Northern Iowa · #129 · MVC · 0–0Southern Illinois · #172 · MVC · 0–0Fri, Dec 18 · 8:00 PM ETESPN+Banterra Center · Carbondale, IL
Model line
Southern Illinois −4.8
Win probability
Southern Illinois 69%
Projected tempo
70.3
possessions
Site
Southern Illinois home
31%Win probability69%

The model makes Southern Illinois a 4.8-point favorite, winning about 69 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Northern Iowa offense vs Southern Illinois defense

Northern Iowa OStatSouthern Illinois D
63.4#362Tempo#10669.7
53.8#74eFG%#6949.0
14.4#39TOV%#7518.5
21.8#358ORB%#4727.3
25.6#362FT rate#9431.4
8.3#80Block%#13810.0
56.6#77Assist%#17352.1
54.9#612P%#16751.5
34.7#1393P%#1830.4
69.2#293FT%—
39.1#1893PA rate#11141.5

Southern Illinois offense vs Northern Iowa defense

Southern Illinois OStatNorthern Iowa D
69.7#106Tempo#36263.4
49.2#285eFG%#3347.5
17.0#205TOV%#9718.0
30.9#170ORB%#2526.5
31.3#274FT rate#5229.6
8.5#104Block%#1519.8
48.6#274Assist%#9249.2
52.2#1652P%#10750.2
27.8#3633P%#329.1
68.3#319FT%—
29.2#3553PA rate#9941.8

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Northern Iowa

Fri, Mar 20NSt. John's25L 53–79
Sun, Mar 8NIllinois Chicago105W 84–69
Sat, Mar 7NBradley183W 73–69
Fri, Mar 6NIllinois St.116W 74–52
Thu, Mar 5NEvansville273W 68–59

Southern Illinois

Thu, Mar 5NDrake137L 63–67
Sun, Mar 1AEvansville273W 81–67
Wed, Feb 25HIndiana St.212W 66–55
Sat, Feb 21ANorthern Iowa129W 59–57
Wed, Feb 18ADrake137W 66–61