CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The UNI women's basketball team fell to Missouri State 63-58 Sunday afternoon in Cedar Falls.
The first half was a battle of two defensive-minded teams. The Panthers held Missouri State to just 10-34 (29.4 percent) from the field in the first half while the Bears forced UNI into 12 turnovers.
The Panthers most of the way, but Missouri State closed the third quarter on a 7-0 run to take a one-point lead with seven seconds to play in the quarter and never trailed again.
The Bears built an eight-point lead with 6:20 to play before UNI went on a 7-2 run to cut the deficit to 59-56 with 2:18 to play.