James leads Northern Iowa over Providence 79-62

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - Anthony James scored 22 points to lead Northern Iowa to a 79-62 victory against Providence in the South Padre Island Invitational on Saturday night.

Seth Tuttle had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Jake Koch 13 points for the Panthers (5-1), who won their fourth straight game.

Vincent Council scored 26 points, LaDontae Henton 16 and Gerard Coleman 13 for the Friars (4-2). Henton had nine rebounds.

The Panthers, who defeated a Big East school for the first time in 10 tries, led 40-34 with 15:21 remaining. An 11-2 run over the next 1:44, in which Koch scored six points, gave them control of the game for good.

Northern Iowa and Iowa State were both 4-0 at the South Padre Invitational. The teams play at Iowa State on Wednesday.

N. IOWA (5-1)

Tuttle 6-10 1-6 13, Koch 3-6 5-5 13, Mitchell 3-5 1-1 7, Moran 2-7 1-4 6, James 6-11 7-10 22, Rank 2-4 1-1 6, Singleton 0-0 0-0 0, Morrison 2-5 0-0 6, Sonnen 2-6 0-0 4, Martino 0-1 0-0 0, Pehl 1-2 0-1 2, Lange 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-57 16-28 79.

PROVIDENCE (4-2)

Kofane 0-2 0-0 0, Goldsbrough 1-1 2-3 4, Henton 7-9 0-2 16, Cotton 0-3 0-1 0, Council 11-22 3-5 26, Coleman 5-14 3-5 13, Giplaye 0-2 0-0 0, Carter 0-0 0-0 0, Dixon 1-2 1-1 3, Bancroft 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-56 9-17 62.

Halftime_N. Iowa 33-23. 3-Point Goals_N. Iowa 9-21 (James 3-3, Morrison 2-2, Koch 2-5, Rank 1-3, Moran 1-5, Mitchell 0-1, Sonnen 0-2), Providence 3-10 (Henton 2-3, Council 1-5, Bancroft 0-1, Coleman 0-1). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_N. Iowa 35 (Tuttle 11), Providence 39 (Henton 9). Assists_N. Iowa 15 (James, Koch, Mitchell, Moran 3), Providence 8 (Council 3). Total Fouls_N. Iowa 16, Providence 22. A_700.