CEDAR FALLS, Ia. — Wes Washpun scored 16 points and Matt Bohannon tallied 14 to lead Northern Iowa past Indiana State 66-44 on Wednesday night for a convincing win in the Panthers’ home finale.
Northern Iowa (18-12, 10-7) forced a tie for fifth place in the Missouri Valley Conference with Southern Illinois (10-7), which lost 73-50 to Illinois State.
Khristian Smith’s early 3 gave the Sycamores its last lead of the game at 8-7. From there, Northern Iowa seized control and went on a 21-7 run. Washpun’s two free throws made it 28-14, and the Panthers proceeded to take a 34-19 lead at the break.