CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- Five Panthers made their collegiate debuts on Monday night as UNI men's basketball rolled to a commanding season opening win in a 105-49 victory over the Wartburg Knights at the McLeod Center. UNI improves to 11-6 in the first game of the season under head coach .
The Panthers led from start to finish and shot 59.7% from the field, hitting 40-of-67 shot attempts, while also shooting 40.6% from beyond the arc with 13 made three-point field goals. A strong presence in the paint, plus 27 points of 22 Wartburg turnovers helped give the Panthers a fast start and cruise to victory, its seventh consecutive over the Knights and fifth .