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Friday, March 3, 2023

UNI advances at Arch Madness with win over Illinois State

The UNI men’s basketball team advanced to the Quarterfinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament with a 75-62 win over Illinois State on Thursday afternoon. The Panthers jumped out to a nice lead in the first half and led 44-28 at the break. Illinois State would climb back as close as 6 points with just under 8 minutes left but the Panthers responded with a Bowen Born 3 to push the lead back out and seal the win.

Born finished with 23 points to lead all scorers and he added 5 assists. Michael Duax added 19 points and Tytan Anderson poured in 16. UNI improved to 14-17 on the season.

Illinois State was led by 19 points from Seneca Knight and 18 from Kendall Lewis. The Redbirds end the season at 11-21.

UNI advances to face top seeded Bradley on Friday at Noon in the Quarterfinals.

 

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