Redbirds Spoil Panther Senior Day, 63-42

Saturday, February 25

Cedar Falls, Iowa

1 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

14-15, 9-9MVC

Illinois State (Senior Day)

25-5, 17-1MVC

Illinois State

UNI

Redbirds Spoil Panther Senior Day, 63-42

2/25/2017 4:09:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - The Illinois State Redbirds claimed a share of the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title with a 63-42 triumph over the University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team on Saturday in the McLeod Center.

Illinois State (25-5 overall, 17-1 MVC) closed the game on a 21-4 run after UNI has closed to within 42-38 with 9:40 left on the clock. The Redbirds were led in scoring by MiKyle McIntosh with 15 points. Paris Lee and Keyshawn Evans each added 14 points. Lee led the Redbirds with eight rebounds.

UNI (14-15 overall, 9-9 MVC) was led in scoring by senior Jordan Ashton with 13 points. Ashton knocked in a career-high four three-pointers against the Redbirds. The Panthers shot 35.6 percent from the floor and were limited to only 17 second-half points.

The Panthers will await the result of the final MVC regular season game tonight between Loyola and Southern Illinois to determine UNI's final seeding for the 2017 State Farm MVC Tournament. A Southern Illinois victory would give UNI the No. 3 seed by virtue of its season sweep of the Salukis. UNI could also be the No. 3 seed by having a better RPI than Loyola when The RPI Report is released Sunday morning from the Collegiate Basketball News.

NOTES: Illinois State snapped a 12-game losing streak in Cedar Falls ... the Redbirds entered the day 0-10 in the McLeod Center and had lost its final two games in the UNI-Dome ... the 21-point point margin is the largest victory for an opposing team in the McLeod Center (the previous worst loss was a 19-point loss to Wichita State in a 74-55 loss on Jan. 20, 2016) ... Ashton has drained 49 three-pointers this season to rank second on the squad.