National Basketball Association
Northern Iowa 66, Indiana St. 60
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Where: McLeod Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Officials:
# Randy Heimerman, # Terry Oglesby, # Kelly Self
Attendance:
6205
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No. 19 Northern Iowa 66, Indiana State 60: Matt Bohannon totaled 17 points, including five 3-pointers to tie a season high, to lead the host Panthers past the Sycamores in a Missouri Valley Conference showdown.
Seth Tuttle added 16 points and nine rebounds for Northern Iowa (17-2, 6-1 MVC), which won its sixth straight game after opening conference play with a loss at Evansville. Jeremy Morgan converted 8-of-8 from the free-throw line for the bulk of his 11 points and Deon Mitchell added 10 points, shooting 3-of-3 from 3-point range.
Justin Gant scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds before fouling out to lead Indiana State (9-10, 5-2), which lost its second straight contest following a five-game win streak. Brenton Scott contributed 13 points and Devonte Brown chipped in with 10 for the Sycamores, who couldn't find their collective long-distance stroke, connecting on 6-of-21 beyond the arc.
Northern Iowa jumped out to a 15-5 lead while Indiana State missed eight of its first 10 attempts from the field. After the Panthers drained 3-pointers on three straight possessions, including a pair from Mitchell, the Sycamores answered with seven straight points to close the gap to 26-21 with just under four minutes left in the half before five points from Bohannon in the final 2:18 sent Northern Iowa into halftime with a 31-23 advantage.
The Panthers went cold after the break, missing five of their first six field-goal tries as Indiana State managed to pull to within 38-34 on a three-point play from T.J. Bell. The Sycamores rolled off 11 unanswered points, led by five from Gant, to take a 47-46 lead with just under seven minutes to play before Northern Iowa sank 16-of-19 from the foul line in the final 5:09 to preserve the win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Northern Iowa has won 13 straight home games dating back to last season. ... Indiana State G Khristian Smith, who entered play averaging 11.4 points, finished with four on 2-of-9 shooting, including 0-for-4 from 3-point range. ... Panthers G Wes Washpun was the only Northern Iowa bench player to score, finishing with eight points, while his fellow reserves combined to shoot 0-for-6.
Top Game Performances
| Indiana St. |
|
Northern Iowa |
|
Justin Gant 13 |
Scoring |
Matt Bohannon 17 |
|
Devonte Brown 3 |
Assists |
Deon Mitchell 5 |
|
Justin Gant 7 |
Rebounds |
Seth Tuttle 9 |
|
Brenton Scott 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Seth Tuttle 10 |
|
Brenton Scott 2 |
Steals |
Matt Bohannon 1 |
|
T.J. Bell 1 |
Blocks |
Wes Washpun 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Indiana St.
|
60 |
40.4 |
6-21 |
12-16 |
7 |
27 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
| Northern Iowa
|
66 |
40.9 |
9-18 |
21-29 |
11 |
28 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
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