Illinois State 54, at Northern Iowa 68

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (Interstat) — The Northern Iowa Panthers used a dominant first quarter and a balanced scoring attack to pull away from the Illinois State Redbirds for a 68-54 victory in a Missouri Valley Conference women’s basketball game Wednesday night at McLeod Center. Northern Iowa (3-4, 1-0 MVC) set the tone early, opening the game on a 13-2 run and outscoring Illinois State 21-7 in the first period. The Panthers never relinquished that lead, weathering a few pushes from the Redbirds to secure their first conference win of the season. Illinois State fell to 4-5 overall and 0-1 in… Read more...