SPRINGFIELD, Mo. --- UNI men's basketball out-dueled the Missouri State Bears in a wire-to-wire Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) matchup, securing an 85-84 road victory on Saturday night at JQH Arena.
The Panthers have now won three consecutive games since the turn of the calendar to jump into third place in the conference standings with a 3-1 league record.
Missouri State led by as many as 11 points midway through the first half on the backs of 6 made three-point field goals in the opening frame, as well as 16 points by Isiaih Mosley. UNI closed the opening stanza on a 13-4 run in the final 6 minutes, with Austin Phyfe and Trae Berhow each scoring 4 points to send the Panthers into the locker room trailing 34-33 at halftime.