TERRE HAUTE, Ind. --- surpassed 900 career points on Saturday afternoon, but the Panther offense was unable to overcome a second half Indiana State scoring frenzy as UNI fell to the Sycamores, 79-71 at the Hulman Center in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) play.
and got the Panther offense rolling early with a pair of well executed backdoor cuts and reverse layups in the paint as UNI struggled to find open looks from beyond the three-point arc. Indiana State meanwhile shoot 17 three-point shot attempts in the opening half, shooting 41% from beyond the arc. The Panthers built an 8-point advantage and held control of the lead for much of the period before the Sycamores stormed back to take a 6-point lead with just under 3 minutes to play.