CEDAR FALLS, IA - The UNI men's basketball team hosted the Valparaiso Crusaders on Wednesday night at the McLeod Center, the Panthers defeated the Crusaders 88-78 to move to 15-2 on the season and 4-1 in the MVC.
The Panthers outrebounded the Crusaders 20-11(5 offensive and 15 defensive) in the first half. While the Panthers struggled taking care of the ball, committing 10 turnovers to the Crusaders 2, UNI found themselves down 42-36 going into halftime.
led UNI in scoring with 9 points while and both finished the first half with 7. The Panthers shot 53 percent (17-32) from the field and 40 percent (6-15) from behind the arc.