Des Moines Register · Feb 4, 2016
UNI men hold off Evansville for third straight win
(Photo: UNI)CEDAR FALLS, Ia. — The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team protected its home court Wednesday against Evansville in the final minute.
The Panthers defeated the Purple Aces, 57-53, winning their third consecutive game.
UNI (13-11, 5-6 Missouri Valley Conference) led for nearly 30 minutes, but Evansville (18-6, 7-4) rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit and led by one point with just one minute left to play.
Wes Washpun scored the go-ahead basket with 27 seconds remaining as the Panthers held on the rest of the way. He led the team with 14 points and sank 6-of-7 from the charity stripe. Matt Bohannon added 13 points and Jeremy Morgan with 12.