ST. LOUIS – Antonio Reeves scored 20 points in the season finale, becoming the first Redbird player to average 20 points for an entire season since Tarise Bryson did it 2000-01, as the Redbirds fell to the top-seeded UNI Panthers by a 78-65 final score.
Reeves' 20 points were a game-high, while Liam McChesney added 13 points as Kendall Lewis, Josiah Strong, and Howard Fleming Jr. each had eight points in the loss. Strong pulled down a team-best six rebounds, with Reeves handing out four assists and blocking three shots for the most on the squad.
ISU and UNI went back-and-forth early in the contest, with ISU leading by as many as three points early, and led by one at 19-18 with 11:02 to play in the first half after a Josiah Strong three-pointer. UNI followed with a 7-0 run to push ahead to a six-point lead, and would not trail again in the contest. The Panthers' advantage grew to as many as 12 points in the first half, and the Redbirds went into the locker room with a 10-point, 40-30 deficit.
In the second half Illinois State was only able to get to within eight points in the 13-point Panther victory.
UNI was led by MVC Player of the Year AJ Green who had 17 points, seven assists, and six rebounds, while Noah Carter scored 16 points and Trae Berhow 15.
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