ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Illinois State men's basketball trimmed a 21-point deficit to just six; however, could not carry the full amount, falling to the Northern Iowa Panthers on Thursday afternoon by a 75-62 final score.
Seneca Knight scored 19 points to lead ISU, while Kendall Lewis scored 18 and Darius Burford 14. Lewis pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season, as the Redbirds out-rebounded Northern Iowa 33-to-31. Malachi Poindexter dished out a career-high six assists as Lewis dished out a career-high four.