FAYETTEVILLE — Northern Iowa let if fly from the start against the Arkansas Razorbacks.
The Panthers’ first five baskets in Wednesday night’s game at Walton Arena were three-pointers. By halftime, they had hit 9 of 17.
That exceeded Northern Iowa’s 40-minute average of 7.7 made three-pointers in its first three games.
The No. 16 Razorbacks pulled away late to win 93-80 — after AJ Green’s three-pointer gave Northern Iowa a 78-77 lead with 3:11 left — but the Panthers put themselves in position for an upset by finishing 17 of 37 (45.9%) from beyond the arc.