TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Jordan Barnes hit five 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 27 points and Brandon Murphy tipped in Barnes' missed 3 at the buzzer to give Indiana State beat Northern Iowa 69-67 on Wednesday night.
Murphy finished with nine points on 4-of-5 shooting and Brenton Scott scored 13 points for Indiana State (8-9, 3-2 Missouri Valley). Scott, who has 1,561 career points, moved past Eddie Bird into seventh on school's all-time list. He is one point behind David Moss and seven shy of Jake Odum in fifth.
Barnes hit a 3-pointer and converted a 3-point play in a 31-second span during a 14-2 run that gave the Sycamores a 59-52 lead.