Kelsey leads Indiana State against Northern Illinois after 22-point game

By Canadian Press on December 2, 2025.

Northern Illinois Huskies (2-5) at Indiana State Sycamores (2-3)

Terre Haute, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Indiana State plays Northern Illinois after Tierney Kelsey scored 22 points in Indiana State’s 81-71 loss to the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars.

The Sycamores are 1-0 in home games. Indiana State is the MVC leader with 12.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Amerie Flowers averaging 2.8.

The Huskies are 1-3 on the road. Northern Illinois has a 1-2 record against teams above .500.

Indiana State scores 72.6 points, 9.9 more per game than the 62.7 Northern Illinois gives up. Northern Illinois averages 3.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 fewer made shots on average than the 4.8 per game Indiana State allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kelsey is scoring 17.6 points per game with 2.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Sycamores. Jayci Allen is averaging 14.0 points and 2.6 rebounds while shooting 51.0%.

Nadechka Laccen is averaging 13.3 points for the Huskies. Nevaeh Wingate is averaging 12.6 points and 6.6 rebounds.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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