UNI hosts NW Missouri State Sunday afternoon in the McLeod Center. The Panthers are 4-0 and off to the best start since the 1998-99 season with a pair of wins over Power-Five teams for the first time since the 2017-18 season. NW Missouri State is 3-2 on the season and is coming off a 73-40 win over Nebraska Christian.
• The game is the fourth meeting all-time between the two teams and the first since 1980. The game will count for the Panthers but is an exhibition for the Bearcats.
•Four Panthers scored in double figures led by Kam Finley's career-high 20 points to pick up the dominating 88-66 win over Iowa in the McLeod Center Sunday.