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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Northern Iowa · #129 · MVC · 0–0Illinois St. · #116 · MVC · 0–0Wed, Feb 3 · 12:00 AM ETCEFCU Arena · Normal, IL
Model line
Illinois St. −10.8
Win probability
Illinois St. 87%
Projected tempo
69.3
possessions
Site
Illinois St. home
13%Win probability87%

The model makes Illinois St. a 10.8-point favorite, winning about 87 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 Illinois St. defense

Northern Iowa OStatIllinois St. D
63.4#362Tempo#21467.7
53.8#74eFG%#8549.6
14.4#39TOV%#20016.3
21.8#358ORB%#1025.1
25.6#362FT rate#11732.6
8.3#80Block%#3396.1
56.6#77Assist%#15951.6
54.9#612P%#7849.5
34.7#1393P%#12533.1
69.2#293FT%—
39.1#1893PA rate#32134.9

Illinois St. offense vs Northern Iowa defense

Illinois St. OStatNorthern Iowa D
67.7#214Tempo#36263.4
53.6#80eFG%#3347.5
16.5#164TOV%#9718.0
28.3#254ORB%#2526.5
31.7#261FT rate#5229.6
8.6#110Block%#1519.8
51.1#215Assist%#9249.2
54.5#722P%#10750.2
34.9#1273P%#329.1
70.8#245FT%—
42.9#1163PA 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

Illinois St.

Thu, Apr 2NAuburn27L 66–88
Wed, Mar 25ADayton67W 61–55
Sun, Mar 22AWake Forest82W 78–75
Wed, Mar 18HKent St.126W 79–58
Fri, Mar 6NNorthern Iowa129L 52–74