University of Northern Iowa Athletics
University of Northern Iowa
UNC Pembroke (Exh.)
Panthers Top UNC-Pembroke 79-44 in Exhibition Finale
11/7/2009 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 7, 2009
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - The University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team posted a 79-44 exhibition victory over the UNC-Pembroke Braves on Saturday in the McLeod Center.
Senior Jordan Eglseder led the Panthers with 15 points on 7-for-8 shooting. Ali Farokhmanesh added 10 points and Adam Rodenberg scored 10 points off the bench with 5-of-6 shooting from the field.
UNI led 30-23 at halftime after committing nine turnovers in the opening half. The Panthers' biggest margin of the half came at 30-21after Farokhmanesh made a jumper with 1:03 left.
UNI shot 12-of-27 in the first half, while the Braves shot 9-of-25.
An offensive outburst to open the second half sent the Panthers on a 13-1 run that was capped by three-pointers from Kwadzo Ahelegbe and Farokhmanesh. A 16-4 run put UNI up 61-32 with 12:06 left in the game.
UNI opened the second half shooting 13-of-14 from the field and finished 20-of-29. The Panthers' 69 percent shooting in the second half proved to be the difference against UNC-Pembroke's 35.7 field goal percentage for the game. UNI outscored the Braves 49-21 over the final 20 minutes.
Redshirt freshman Jake Koch led the Panthers with five rebounds and he tied Ahelegbe for the team lead with three assists in 21 minutes.
UNI will be back in action Nov. 13 with the opening game of the regular season, taking on the Denver Pioneers at 8:30 p.m. in Denver, Colo.
