Viejas Arena · Neutral site · NCAA Tournament
#131UNINorthern Iowa AP #1253final
Final
#9SJUSt John's AP #579▲ winner
Closing lineSJU -10.5✓ SJU covered by 15.5
Closing total133.5Under by 1.5
Season records: Northern Iowa and St John's
UNIThis seasonSJU
22-12Record28-6
19-15ATS20-14
14-20O/U13-21

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model before tip-off: UNI 60–76 SJU · ✓ SJU (92%) won
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Box score

Score by half
1H2HT
UNI282553
SJU473279

1st half: UNI 28, SJU 47 (SJU by 19). The model had SJU by 9.3 and a total of 63.6 (actual 75).

Team stats

UNISJU
22-57 39%Field goals27-57 47%
3-14 21%3-pointers10-29 34%
6-12 50%Free throws15-22 68%
29 6 offRebounds45 12 off
8Assists13
6Steals3
2Blocks6
6Turnovers8
18Fouls12
34Points in paint32
5Fast-break points1

Players

UNIMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Trey Campbell G3714315-131-4
Leon Bond III G3412116-130-1
Tristan Smith F309634-110-0
Max Weisbrod G306302-72-7
Will Hornseth F2510424-80-0
Bench
Ben Schwieger F302811-40-1
RJ Taylor G80000-10-1
Geon Hutchins G20000-00-0
Chase Courbat F10000-00-0
Hunter Jacobson G10000-00-0
Ismael Diouf F10000-00-0
Kyle Pock F10000-00-0

Did not play: Marino Dubravcic, Redek Born, Cade Courbat, Levi Valdo, Jalen Wilson

SJUMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Bryce Hopkins F3413605-92-3
Dylan Darling G336553-100-6
Dillon Mitchell F327913-40-1
Zuby Ejiofor F28141124-101-3
Oziyah Sellers G2511304-113-9
Bench
Joson Sanon G186222-42-4
Ruben Prey F128402-30-0
Ian Jackson G99223-51-2
Lefteris Liotopoulos G75011-11-1
Sadiku Ibine Ayo F10000-00-0
Handje Tamba C10000-00-0

Did not play: Kelvin Odih, Casper Pohto, Fotis Konstantinidis, Imran Suljanovic

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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward SJU
Total
Up 2 since the open
Moneyline
UNI +440 · SJU -600
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened SJU -8.5 · closed SJU -10.5 · moved 2 toward SJUmodel SJU -16
Opened 131.5 · closed 133.5 · moved 2 upmodel 135.5
Openline modelTip-off

Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edgeResult
SpreadSJU -10.5SJU -15.8SJU +5.3W SJU covered
Total133.5135.7Over 2.2L Under
Projected score—UNI 60 · SJU 75.8

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadSJU -9.3SJU -19.0
1H total63.675
1H projected scoreUNI 27.1 · SJU 36.4UNI 28 · SJU 47

Northern Iowa

22-12 overall · 15-9 in conference · Missouri Valley Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Wvs UIC84–69
  • Wvs Bradley73–69
  • Wvs Illinois St74–52
  • Wvs Evansville68–59
  • W@ Drake75–53

A week or more of rest.

St John's

28-6 overall · 21-2 in conference · Big East Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Wvs UConn72–52
  • Wvs Seton Hall78–68
  • Wvs Providence85–72
  • W@ Seton Hall72–65
  • Wvs Georgetown72–69

6 days since their last game.