Shockers Score 80-66 Triumph Over Panthers

Sunday, January 8

Cedar Falls, Iowa

3 p.m.

University of Northern Iowa

5-10, 0-4MVC

Wichita State (wear PURPLE)

14-3, 4-0MVC

Wichita State

UNI

Shockers Score 80-66 Triumph Over Panthers

1/8/2017 5:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - The Wichita State Shockers won their sixth straight game and gave the University of Northern Iowa Panthers their sixth consecutive loss on Sunday in the McLeod Center, 80-66.

The Shockers (14-3, 4-0 MVC) got 17 points from Landry Shamet and a pair of players scored double-figures off the bench in Rauno Nurger (13 points) and Conner Frankamp (11 points). The Shockers enjoyed a 38-17 scoring advantage in bench points.

The Panthers (5-10, 0-4 MVC) saw Jeremy Morgan top the scoring ledger with 15 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the floor. Klint Carlson registered his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Jordan Ashton added 12 points and redshirt freshman Spencer Haldeman knocked in 10 points off the bench.

UNI led by four in the opening half after a Morgan triple gave UNI an 18-14 advantage. Wichita State then went on an 8-0 run to take a 22-18 lead with 9:49 left in the half. UNI trimmed the WSU lead to one at 33-32 with 1:37 remaining in the half, only to see the Shockers get back-to-back three-pointers from Austin Reaves and Frankamp to close the first-half scoring.

The Shockers pushed the lead to 11 at 47-36 with 16:39 left in the game. But the Panthers refused to yield and responded with an 11-2 run to trim the Shocker lead to 49-47 with 12:25 on the clock. Another Frankamp triple with 7:10 left gave the Shockers an 11-point bulge at 63-52. Wichita State would lead by as many as 18 points down the stretch and secured an 80-66 win over the Panthers.

UNI will be back in action on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Peoria, Ill., against the Bradley Braves.

NOTES: UNI's six-game losing streak is the longest for the program since a 10-game losing streak in 2000-01 under then head coach Sam Weaver ... it is UNI's first 0-4 start to MVC play since 2000-01 season when the Panthers started 0-7 in league action ... UNI is 5-1 when scoring 70 or more, but the Panthers are 0-9 when scoring less than 70 ... UNI leads the all-time series vs. Wichita State, 28-27 ... UNI has made at least one 3-pointer in 546 straight games - the longest active streak in the MVC.