Follow The Gazette’s live blog for score updates, highlights and analysis as sixth-seeded Iowa takes on 11th-seeded Murray State in the first round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament on Saturday in Norman, Okla.
The worst half of Northern Iowa’s men’s basketball season became the worst home loss of Coach Ben Jacobson’s 18-year tenure. Murray State routed the Panthers at McLeod Center Saturday afternoon, 71-43, in a Missouri Valley Conference game.
An 18-0 second-half run sent Northern Iowa past Murray State in men’s basketball Tuesday night at McLeod Center, 75-67, extending the Panthers’ winning streak to four games.
In the first league-wide news conference since the additions of Belmont, Illinois-Chicago and Murray State became official on July 1 and the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball coaches showered unanimous praise on second-year commissioner Jeff Jackson.
The Missouri Valley Football Conference announced the addition of Murray State Monday morning as its 12th member.
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