TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State never trailed and raced out to 17-point halftime lead over league-leading Northern Iowa and survived a late Panther rally to win, 67-64 in front of 3,765 fans inside Hulman Center on Thursday evening.
ISU improved to 11-1 this season at home and 15-11 overall with an 8-7 mark in MVC play. Northern Iowa dropped their second consecutive contest to fall to 22-5, 11-4 MVC and are now in a tie for first play in the conference standings with Loyola.
The Sycamores tallied 11 3-pointers in the contest and hit 11-of-26 from behind the arc (42.