University of Northern Iowa Athletics
University of Northern Iowa
Hawaii Pacific
Panthers Improve to 9-1 After 81-47 Rout of Hawaii Pacific
12/22/2005 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 22, 2005
Las Vegas, Nev. - Senior guard Ben Jacobson (Sioux City, Iowa) scored 19 points to lead the University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team to an 81-47 win over Hawaii Pacific today in the Las Vegas Holiday Invitational.
Jacobson hit 6-of-10 shots from the field and was 6-of-7 from the free throw line, while adding three assists and three steals. He was joined in double figure scoring by Erik Crawford (Oakdale, Minn.) and Grant Stout (New Sharon, Iowa) who each had 11 points. Stout had six rebounds and tied his career-high six blocked shots.
In addition, Stout became UNI's career leader in blocked shots in the first half. The 6-8 junior now has 121 career rejections, moving past Sean Hawkins who had 118 from 1995-98.
UNI never trailed in the game, jumping to a 15-0 lead in the first five minutes. Hawaii Pacific slowly crept back into the game, however, pulling to within seven at intermission, 36-29. Jacobson had 14 of his points in the first half.
The Panthers put the game away early in the second half, going on a 15-4 run over the first five minutes to open a 51-33 lead. UNI's lead got as large as 35 points, and only allowed Hawaii Pacific to make five field goals in the second half, outscoring the Sea Warriors 45-18 after intermission. All 13 UNI players got into the game, with 11 of them scoring.
The Panthers connected on 56.8 percent of their field goal attempts (25-for-44), including 65 percent (13-for-20) in the second half. UNI held Hawaii Pacific to just 29.3 percent shooting (17-for-58), just 2-for-15 on three-point shots.
UNI, winners of six straight, improves to 9-1 on the season, while Hawaii Pacific falls to 1-8. The Panthers will face Dayton tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. (PST) in their final game in the Las Vegas Holiday Invitational.
