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Northern Iowa in a rare funk as it visits Bradley for Valley game Wednesday

  • Bradley teammates fire each other up as they huddle on the floor. Bradley fell to Wichita State 85-58 at Carver Arena Sunday afternoon.

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    PEORIA — Hard times have not been a part of the Northern Iowa men’s basketball program for more than a decade.
    UNI hasn’t had a losing season since 2002-03. In the dozen seasons since, the Panthers have reached the NCAA tournament six times, the NIT once and the CIT twice. They’ve won at least 20 games in each of those nine seasons.