How to watch Northern Iowa vs. Missouri State basketball game
Who’s Playing
Missouri State Bears @ N. Iowa Panthers
Current Records: Missouri State 7-12, N. Iowa 11-8
How To Watch
- When: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET
- Where: McLeod Center — Cedar Falls, Iowa
- TV: ESPN Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
What to Know
N. Iowa is 8-2 against Missouri State since January of 2020, and they’ll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. Both will face off in a Missouri Valley battle at 8:00 p.m. ET at McLeod Center. The Panthers are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 75.7 points per game this season.
The experts predicted N. Iowa would be headed in after a victory, but S. Illinois made sure that didn’t happen. N. Iowa fell victim to a painful 73-49 loss at the hands of S. Illinois on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that’s the biggest defeat the Panthers have suffered since February 3, 2024.
Meanwhile, Missouri State’s recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their seventh straight loss. They fell 74-68 to Illinois State. The Bears got off to an early lead (up 13 with 8:39 left in the first quarter), but sadly they weren’t able to maintain that momentum.
The loss doesn’t tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Dez White, who went 7 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in field goal percentage (66.7%). Another player making a difference was Vincent Brady II, who earned 13 points plus two steals.
Missouri State struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were smoked by their opponents in that department as Illinois State pulled down 12.
N. Iowa’s defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Missouri State, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
N. Iowa was able to grind out a solid win over Missouri State when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 72-65. Does N. Iowa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Missouri State turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
Series History
N. Iowa has won 8 out of their last 10 games against Missouri State.
- Feb 07, 2024 – N. Iowa 72 vs. Missouri State 65
- Jan 03, 2024 – N. Iowa 64 vs. Missouri State 62
- Feb 18, 2023 – N. Iowa 69 vs. Missouri State 66
- Dec 28, 2022 – Missouri State 79 vs. N. Iowa 67
- Feb 20, 2022 – N. Iowa 95 vs. Missouri State 75
- Jan 08, 2022 – N. Iowa 85 vs. Missouri State 84
- Dec 28, 2020 – N. Iowa 85 vs. Missouri State 75
- Dec 27, 2020 – Missouri State 79 vs. N. Iowa 59
- Jan 29, 2020 – N. Iowa 95 vs. Missouri State 66
- Jan 11, 2020 – N. Iowa 80 vs. Missouri State 57
