CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- The Panthers rallied from down as many as 17 points, but fell short in the final minutes as UNI dropped its regular season finale to the Belmont Bruins on Sunday inside the McLeod Center.
UNI's offense jumped out of the gate in a hurry from three-point range as scored the game's first points. The Panthers were able to draw contact and find themselves in the bonus and at the free throw line just 9 minutes into the game, all while establishing an interior attack with . opened the first half knocking down 4 of his first 8 shots attempts, including three baskets from beyond the arc to lead UNI with 14 first period points, while established an effective mid-range game.