Northern Iowa tops Milwaukee 67-51

CEDAR FALLS - Jake Koch scored 21 points Saturday to lead Northern Iowa to its eighth straight victory, a 67-51 decision over Milwaukee.

Anthony James added 13 points and Johnny Moran 12 for Northern Iowa (9-1), which shot just 37 percent but outrebounded Milwaukee 33-28 and forced 15 turnovers while committing only six.

Kaylon Williams' 16 points led Milwaukee (8-2), whose four-game winning streak ended. Kyle Kelm - who made every shot he took with three 3-pointers, a basket and a free throw - added 12, and James Haarsma scored 10.

Northern Iowa was up 22-18 late in the first half before James scored five to close the half for a 27-18 lead. Then James and Seth Tuttle hit two free throws apiece to make it 31-18 with 18:17 left. Milwaukee could get no closer than six the rest of the way.

Northern Iowa's only loss came Nov. 15 against Saint Mary's, Calif.

MILWAUKEE (8-2)

Williams 6-13 3-4 16, Kelm 4-4 1-1 12, Allen 2-5 4-5 8, Gulley 0-6 0-1 0, Haarsma 4-7 2-2 10, S. Boga 0-0 0-0 0, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Meier 1-5 0-0 2, Richard 1-2 0-0 3, Haggerty 0-0 0-0 0, Wolf 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-42 10-13 51.

N. IOWA (9-1)

Mitchell 2-5 1-2 5, Tuttle 1-5 3-4 5, Moran 3-7 4-4 12, Koch 6-13 6-6 21, James 4-13 2-2 13, Rank 0-1 0-0 0, Morrison 0-1 0-0 0, Sonnen 3-6 1-2 8, Martino 0-0 0-0 0, Pehl 1-3 1-2 3, Lange 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-54 18-22 67.

Halftime_N. Iowa 27-18. 3-Point Goals_Milwaukee 5-19 (Kelm 3-3, Richard 1-1, Williams 1-5, Haarsma 0-1, Allen 0-1, Meier 0-4, Gulley 0-4), N. Iowa 9-19 (James 3-3, Koch 3-6, Moran 2-5, Sonnen 1-3, Rank 0-1, Mitchell 0-1). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Milwaukee 28 (Allen 9), N. Iowa 33 (Moran, Tuttle 6). Assists_Milwaukee 6 (Williams 4), N. Iowa 8 (Koch 3). Total Fouls_Milwaukee 16, N. Iowa 16. Technical_Milwaukee Bench. A_4,067.