What a season for college basketball in the state of Iowa. The UNI men and Iowa women claimed conference titles this weekend, Iowa State is playing for a women’s title, and the Iowa and ISU men have 20-win seasons with league games left to play.
A seesaw battle of the Missouri Valley Conference’s two hottest teams in a de facto winner-take-all regular-season championship game delivered Saturday night, as Northern Iowa outlasted Loyola-Chicago, 102-96, in overtime before a sellout crowd.
It all comes down to Saturday night. Northern Iowa and Loyola-Chicago meet at McLeod Center with the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball regular-season title on the line.
Tied for first in the Missouri Valley Conference men’s basketball standings with two games left, UNI is embracing conference title talk.
Northern Iowa recaptured first place in the Missouri Valley Conference standings Sunday, producing a season-high in points in a 95-75 win over Missouri State.
UNI men’s basketball has to put a lopsided loss to Loyola Chicago in the rearview as the Panthers head to Illinois State on Tuesday for another MVC matchup.
In a game for first place in the Missouri Valley Conference, Loyola Chicago snapped UNI’s five-game winning streak with an 85-58 whipping.
UNI men’s basketball is playing better defense and finds itself in the mix for the MVC title.
UNI men’s basketball got redemption Saturday night at Knapp Center, slipping past Drake, 74-69, in overtime.
Four teams are within a half-game of each other at the top of the MVC men’s basketball standings. UNI and Drake are two and play Saturday in a rematch of the Bulldogs’ overtime win two weeks ago.
UNI men’s basketball coach Ben Jacobson was impressed with the Panthers’ defensive effort, communication and offense in a 78-65 win over Bradley Wednesday night.
Panther men’s basketball team hosts Bradley tonight and time is running out to make significant changes in how they down the stretch
Leading 30-28 at halftime, UNI men’s basketball adjusted defensively and found its rhythm on offense, going on a 22-3 scoring run to beat Illinois State 79-64.
UNI men’s basketball needs to bounce back quickly after a pair of overtime losses. That road starts Wednesday at Evansville.
The Drake-UNI rivalry has intensified since the end of the Big 4 Classic and games against Iowa and Iowa State went away.
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