Saturday, December 22
Cedar Falls, Iowa
1 p.m.
University of Northern Iowa
5-7
64
vs
62
University of North Dakota
6-7
1
2
F
North Dakota
29
33
62
UNI
32
32
64
Men's Basketball Earns Home Victory
12/22/2018 4:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The UNI men's basketball team got back in the win column on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Fighting Hawks of the University of North Dakota 64-62 in the McLeod Center.
The Panthers made an early run on the Fighting Hawks, leading 14-5 after the first six minutes of play. A game that looked to become a blowout victory quickly flipped scripts.
The Panthers had multiple players in foul trouble in the later parts of the first half, giving North Dakota 20 free throw attempts which they converted into 14 points. While making 12 field goals in the first half, including seven three-pointers, the Panthers only led the Fighting Hawks 32-29 at the half.
The second half was an exciting back and forth. The second half alone saw eight lead changes and tied five times. The excitement only grew in the final minutes.
AJ Green stepped to the line with seven seconds remaining for two shots, the freshman guard made them both put the Panthers up 64-60. North Dakota went right down the court and hit a layup to cut the lead to two, but after the Panthers failed to inbound the ball North Dakota had one final attempt to win the game with less than two seconds remaining. The Fighting Hawks were unable to inbound the ball, instead turning the ball over to Isiah Brown who secured the ball to give the Panthers their first victory in since December 8.
Junior Shandon Goldman had a career night for the Panthers, leading the team in both points (16) and rebounds (11). After stressing the lack of offensive rebounds in the Panthers previous game, Goldman grabbed seven offensive boards, more than doubling his single-game best.
Trae Berhow had another successful night on the court, going four of nine from the field the sophomore guard made a team-leading four three-pointers and grabbed six rebounds.
While AJ Green did not light up the scoreboard, he went four for four from the free throw line and recorded a team-high six assists.
Up Next
The Panthers will get a week off to spend time with loved ones over the holiday break before hosting the 11-3 Stony Brook Seawolves. The Seawolves are off to a great start to the 2018 season behind junior guard Akwasi Yeboah. The 6'6 guard has averaged 20 points per game this session while fellow guards Miles Latimer and Elijah Olaniyi each average over 10 points per game. The two teams will take the court on Saturday, December 29 with tipoff set for 7 pm. Tickets to the event are for sale and can be purchased here.
The Panthers made an early run on the Fighting Hawks, leading 14-5 after the first six minutes of play. A game that looked to become a blowout victory quickly flipped scripts.
The Panthers had multiple players in foul trouble in the later parts of the first half, giving North Dakota 20 free throw attempts which they converted into 14 points. While making 12 field goals in the first half, including seven three-pointers, the Panthers only led the Fighting Hawks 32-29 at the half.
The second half was an exciting back and forth. The second half alone saw eight lead changes and tied five times. The excitement only grew in the final minutes.
AJ Green stepped to the line with seven seconds remaining for two shots, the freshman guard made them both put the Panthers up 64-60. North Dakota went right down the court and hit a layup to cut the lead to two, but after the Panthers failed to inbound the ball North Dakota had one final attempt to win the game with less than two seconds remaining. The Fighting Hawks were unable to inbound the ball, instead turning the ball over to Isiah Brown who secured the ball to give the Panthers their first victory in since December 8.
Junior Shandon Goldman had a career night for the Panthers, leading the team in both points (16) and rebounds (11). After stressing the lack of offensive rebounds in the Panthers previous game, Goldman grabbed seven offensive boards, more than doubling his single-game best.
Trae Berhow had another successful night on the court, going four of nine from the field the sophomore guard made a team-leading four three-pointers and grabbed six rebounds.
While AJ Green did not light up the scoreboard, he went four for four from the free throw line and recorded a team-high six assists.
Up Next
The Panthers will get a week off to spend time with loved ones over the holiday break before hosting the 11-3 Stony Brook Seawolves. The Seawolves are off to a great start to the 2018 season behind junior guard Akwasi Yeboah. The 6'6 guard has averaged 20 points per game this session while fellow guards Miles Latimer and Elijah Olaniyi each average over 10 points per game. The two teams will take the court on Saturday, December 29 with tipoff set for 7 pm. Tickets to the event are for sale and can be purchased here.
Team Stats
UND
UNI
FG%
.500
.382
3FG%
.308
.345
FT%
.615
.632
RB
27
37
TO
14
14
STL
5
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
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