University of Northern Iowa senior Bennett Koch has earned the Missouri Valley Conference's men's basketball player of the week honor.
Koch (Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin) scored a career-high 30 points and led UNI to a 77-68 overtime victory over UNLV. Koch made 10-of-19 field goals and was 10-of-13 from the free throw line against the previously undefeated Runnin' Rebels. UNI trailed by three points with under a minute to play in regulation, when Koch scored in the post with :49.7 left. Koch then sent the game to overtime by making a free throw with :18.4 remaining. Koch's dunk with 1:49 left in overtime gave UNI a 68-63 lead.