Top-seed Indiana State put its top-ranked offense in the Missouri Valley Conference on display in a 94-72 MVC Tournament semifinal win against Northern Iowa Saturday afternoon at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.
The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team hopes to return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in eight years when it tips off a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament quarterfinal Friday against Belmont.
Panthers are in line for the fourth seed in MVC tournament in St. Louis, and a first-round bye
An up-and-down season for the Northern Iowa men’s basketball team is trending upward again, and at just the right time.
Northern Iowa extended Valparaiso’s losing streak to 11 games with a dominant, 68-54, Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball win at McLeod Center Tuesday night.
A 12-0 run to begin the second half helped Northern Iowa upset Drake at McLeod Center Saturday evening, 91-79.
Inconsistency reared its ugly head once again for Northern Iowa’s men’s basketball team on Wednesday night in an 81-73 loss to Illinois State. Coach Ben Jacobson gave his harshest critique of his team this season after UNI was outrebounded and allowed the Redbirds to shoot 53 percent from the field.
The past year-plus has been quite eventful for AJ Green. Not only has the Cedar Falls native and Northern Iowa product gone from being a two-way player with Milwaukee, he’s also now playing for his fourth different head coach since first signing with the Bucks in 2022.
A rotation change — albeit in a small sample size — has proved productive as UNI has since recorded two double-digit wins. An 86-67 win at Valparaiso last Wednesday and 74-63 win at home against third-place Bradley on Sunday have the Panthers feeling good.
Dominant first half led by from Bown Born, Nate Heise and Landon Wolf leads Panthers to key MVC win
After being picked second in the Missouri Valley Conference’s preseason poll, peak moments for the UNI men’s basketball team continue to be more fleeting than was anticipated this season.
A strong second half sent Northern Iowa past Missouri State in a Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball game at McLeod Center Wednesday night, 72-65
Explaining Saturday’s lopsided home loss to Murray State wasn’t any easier for Northern Iowa men’s basketball coach Ben Jacobson on Monday. The 71-43 loss to the Racers left Jacobson and his players scratching their heads.
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.
Panthers have lost 2 straight, host Murray State on Saturday
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