TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Jake LaRavia had 18 points and seven rebounds and Tyreke Key had 18 points and six rebounds as Indiana State held off Northern Iowa 67-64 on Thursday night.
Northern Iowa (22-5, 11-4) dropped into a first-place tie with Loyola Chicago in the Missouri Valley Conference with three games remaining.
Christian Williams had 14 points for Indiana State (15-11, 8-7), which made 11 3-pointers.
Northern Iowa used a 19-2 run to get within 61-60 with 1:41 to go but the Sycamores held on with four three throws from Williams and a bucket from La Ravia.