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Illinois State at Northern Iowa

Saturday, March 6, 2021

Northern Iowa beat Illinois State 20–⁠10. It was their 18th meeting; after it, Northern Iowa led the series 12–⁠6.

AwayIllinois State1–⁠3 in 2020
10
HomeNorthern Iowa3–⁠4 in 2020
20

Final at UNI-Dome, Cedar FallsIndoorsTV: ESPN+

Official
Rick WarneGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Illinois State0100010
Northern Iowa10001020

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Northern Iowa 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Illinois State–Northern Iowa game

Northern Iowa leads 14–⁠10 in 24 meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Northern Iowa 28, Illinois State 21
2025Illinois State 31, Northern Iowa 16
2024Illinois State 31, Northern Iowa 9
2023Northern Iowa 24, Illinois State 21
2022Illinois State 23, Northern Iowa 21
2021Illinois State 17, Northern Iowa 10

Around this game

Illinois State

Northern Iowa