He took it all too far, but boy could he play guitar. "Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie
Northern Iowa Panthers
65 – 60
FINAL Neutral Conference MVC
Illinois State Redbirds
Missouri Valley Conference · Enterprise Center (Neutral) · March 5, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread UNI -6.5 Away covered
O/U 139.5 Under
Money UNI -225 / ILST +250
Model Predictions
Spread Total UNI win
Actual UNI +5 125 Won
Massey UNI -2.9 (+2.1) — —
Massey Totals — 146.8 (-21.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 67% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 68% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML UNI -2.0 (+3.0) 142.9 (-17.9) 59% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ UNI -2.0 (+3.0) 140.8 (-15.8) 61% ✓
Baseline Plus ML UNI -2.5 (+2.5) 142.3 (-17.3) 61% ✓
Baseline ML UNI -2.1 (+2.9) 144.1 (-19.1) 58% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 7, 2026 UNI 74 – 52 ILST
Feb 26, 2026 ILST 71 – 69 UNI
Jan 22, 2026 ILST 59 – 54 UNI
Feb 8, 2025 UNI 68 – 65 ILST
Jan 12, 2025 UNI 85 – 84 ILST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UNI ILST
Overall 10-15 7-18
Conference 7-11 4-14
Home 6-5 3-8
Away 3-7 3-9
Neutral 1-3 1-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak W3 L3
Avg Pts For 68.3 67.6
Avg Pts Against 72.4 73.4
Massey -1.0 (#183) -3.9 (#233)
Bradley-Terry -0.50 (#213) -1.21 (#266)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.52 (#203) -1.28 (#257)
RPI 0.490 (#183) 0.436 (#285)
Shooting & Four Factors UNI ILST
FG% 43.8% 43.8%
3PT% 32.8% 34.7%
REB / G 35.4 34.4
OREB / G 9.4 8.4
AST / TO 0.96 0.90
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.2% 50.6%
TOV% 19.2% 19.2%
ORB% 26.4% 24.0%
FT Rate 18.1% 15.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.3% 51.9%
Opp TOV% 16.6% 16.6%
DRB% 78.0% 73.8%
Opp FT Rate 20.8% 19.5%

Game Analysis

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