Northern Iowa men's basketball lost its Missouri Valley Conference tournament semifinal against Loyola, 66-43. The Ramblers advance to face the winner of Drake-Missouri State in Sunday's championship.
Both teams started out defensive, scoring just two points each in the first three minutes. It was a low scoring game for UNI and Loyola, but the Ramblers were able to create enough distance in the first half to outlast the Panthers.
Loyola enters the title game as last season's defending MVC Champion.
AJ Green led UNI with 13 points. Trae Berhow led the Panthers with eight rebounds.
UNI has other options than AJ Green and Noah Carter, but they need to use them more
AJ Green was named the Missouri Valley Player of the Year for a reason.