Northern Iowa vs Southern Illinois — College Basketball, Jan 28, 2026

Southern Illinois beat Northern Iowa 65–50 at home on Jan 28, 2026.

FinalWed, Jan 28Conference game

Northern Iowa Panthers

22-12 · 10-7 on the road

50

Southern Illinois Salukis

15-16 · 7-8 at home

65

RecapPropsStatsHead to head

Line score◷History

Team	1st	2nd	Final
UNI	19	31	50
SIU	27	38	65

Top performersiEach team's three leading scorers in this game, with rebounds and assists. The full box score is below.◷History

Northern Iowa Panthers

• Will HornsethF

  14 pts · 3 reb
  5-7 FG
• Ben SchwiegerF

  10 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
  4-8 FG

  1-2 3PT
• Trey CampbellG

  7 pts · 3 reb · 3 stl
  3-5 FG

  1-3 3PT

Southern Illinois Salukis

• Rolyns AligbeF

  21 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast · Double-double
  8-10 FG

  4-4 3PT
• Quel'Ron HouseG

  17 pts · 2 reb · 5 ast
  7-15 FG

  1-3 3PT
• Drew SteffeG

  9 pts · 5 reb · 3 ast
  4-8 FG

  1-3 3PT

Box score◷History

every player+

UNI	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Max Weisbrod	34	3	2	4	0	0	3	1-8	1-6	0-0	—
Leon Bond III	32	4	3	0	0	0	3	2-8	0-2	0-0	—
Will Hornseth	29	14	3	0	2	0	2	5-7	0-0	4-6	—
Ben Schwieger	29	10	7	2	0	1	2	4-8	1-2	1-2	—
Trey Campbell	18	7	3	0	3	1	3	3-5	1-3	0-0	—
RJ Taylor	21	5	2	1	1	0	0	2-3	1-1	0-0	—
Geon Hutchins	11	4	3	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	2-3	—
Ismael Diouf	11	3	2	1	0	0	3	1-1	0-0	1-2	—
Kyle Pock	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	—
Chase Courbat	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Hunter Jacobson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	—
Totals		50	27	8	6	2	16	19-47	4-17	8-13

SIU	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Drew Steffe	37	9	5	3	2	1	1	4-8	1-3	0-2	—
Rolyns Aligbe	31	21	10	1	2	0	2	8-10	4-4	1-2	—
Jalen Haynes	28	2	2	3	4	0	1	0-6	0-2	2-4	—
Prince Aligbe	25	6	6	1	0	0	2	1-3	0-0	4-7	—
Damien Mayo Jr.	21	2	2	1	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	—
Quel'Ron House	30	17	2	5	1	0	3	7-15	1-3	2-4	—
Davion Sykes	18	8	2	1	1	1	1	4-7	0-1	0-0	—
Jaheem Webber	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	—
Max Pikaar	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	—
Totals		65	31	15	10	2	10	25-53	6-15	9-19

Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.

Team statsiTeam stats: green marks the better side; a longer bar is a bigger number, not always a better one.◷History

UNISIU

40.4%

Field goals?Made-attempted: away 19-47, home 25-53.

47.2%

23.5%

Three-pointers?Made-attempted: away 4-17, home 6-15.

40.0%

61.5%

Free throws?Made-attempted: away 8-13, home 9-19.

47.4%

29

Rebounds

36

3

Offensive rebounds

8

8

Assists

15

17

Turnovers?Fewer is better.

10

6

Steals

10

2

Blocks

2

26

Points in the paint

26

2

Fast-break points

3

14

Fouls?Fewer is better.

12

This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).

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Going into the game · matchup numbers, form, rest+

Offense vs defense: the four factorsiEach offense's league rank against the defense it faces in shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws; longer = better.◷History

ranks betterranks worseStronger72+ places apartleague middleLonger bar = better rank of 361 (#1 = best)

UNI offensevsSIU defense

UNI offense ranks better in 1 of 4 matchups · SIU defense in 3 (2 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

54.2%

#66slight

49.0%

#69

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

13.3%

#79

16.3%

slight#69

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

22.0%

#352

27.3%

Stronger#49

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

17.9%

#359

21.8%

Stronger#67

SIU offensevsUNI defense

SIU offense ranks better in 0 of 4 matchups · UNI defense in 4 (4 by a clear margin)

Shooting · effective FG%?Field-goal percentage with threes counted at 1.5; the defense's number is what it allows.

49.2%

#283

47.2%

Stronger#23

Turnovers · per 100 plays?Turnovers the offense commits (fewer is better) and the turnovers the defense forces.

14.8%

#203

16.0%

Stronger#83

Offensive rebounding %?Share of its own misses the offense rebounds; the defense's number is what it allows.

30.9%

#166

26.3%

Stronger#23

Free throw rate?Free throws made per field-goal attempt; the defense's number is what it allows.

21.3%

#308

21.1%

Stronger#49

Season box-score numbers; ranks of 361 teams. A defense ranks well for allowing less and forcing more turnovers.

Key numbers and mismatchesiHeadline ratings, then the biggest mismatches between one team's offense and the other's defense.◷History

UNISIU

+11.0 48thNet rating?Points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions124th +3.2

109.0 187thOffensive rating?Points scored per 100 possessions289th 103.9

97.9 10thDefensive rating?Points allowed per 100 possessions (rank 1 = allows least)24th 100.7

63.4 357thPace?Possessions per game (rank 1 = fastest)84th 69.9

Expected pace: about 67 possessions a team (the two teams' average). Rank among 361 teams, 1st = best.

Where one side has the better of it

• 
  UNI 2-point shooting

  UNI offense 55.3% (51st) vs SIU defense allowing 51.5% (161st)
  +110 spots

ContextiEach team's last ten days going into this game (filled = home, outline = road; travel distance is not tracked)◷History

last 10 days

MTWTFSSMTGame

UNI

ILST

MUR

SIU

3 days rest

MTWTFSSMTGame

SIU

VAL

UNI

6 days rest

homeroadday offthis gameFrom the schedule; travel distance is not tracked.

UNI · last 10

22-12 · 3 days rest

• Jan 24 vs MURW 81–76
• Jan 21 @ ILSTL 54–59
• Jan 17 @ VALL 44–54
• Jan 13 vs UICL 61–69
• Jan 10 @ BRADL 69–75
• Jan 7 vs BELL 65–78
• Jan 4 @ EVANW 62–48
• Jan 1 vs INSTW 75–66
• Dec 29 vs VALW 58–48
• Dec 22 @ SMCL 58–63

4-6 in these

SIU · last 10

15-16 · 6 days rest

• Jan 21 @ VALL 63–69
• Jan 17 vs BELL 68–73
• Jan 14 vs DRKEL 73–76
• Jan 7 @ UICL 57–70
• Jan 4 @ BELW 68–67
• Jan 1 vs VALW 75–70
• Dec 29 @ MURL 81–84
• Dec 21 @ BRADL 69–73
• Dec 18 vs ILSTL 68–75
• Dec 13 @ RICHL 84–93

2-8 in these

From box scores. Ratings are per 100 possessions (possessions estimated from box scores). Prop lines from DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM and Caesars; hit rates are past games against a number, not a forecast or a pick. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.