University of Northern Iowa NCAA News

Hard-fought battles were the theme of the ISU women's basketball team's Missouri Valley Conference matchup against Bradley on Sunday.

Three-point baskets were the thorn in the Redbirds' side as Northern Iowa denied ISU men's basketball head coach Tim Jankovich his 100th win with the 'Birds Saturday night at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Seth Tuttle had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Johnny Moran added 16 points - including four 3-pointers - and Northern Iowa rolled to a 78-63 victory over Illinois State on Saturday night.

A new taste to the National Wrestling Coaches Association/Cliff Keen National Duals has a heavy flavor of the University of Iowa and legendary coach Dan Gable.

No. 29 Nebraska vs. Air Force Academy Date: Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 Location: Lincoln, Neb.

WSU's Demetric Williams pounds his heart after hitting a long three pointer against UNI in the 2nd half at Koch Arena Wednesday night.

Joe Ragland scored 19 points, leading four Wichita State players in double figures, and the Shockers beat Northern Iowa, 82-57,A Wednesday night in Wichita, Kan.

I'll give you the madness of March, but there's nothing better than the month of February in college hoops.

UNI has won two in a row, after losing four of five, and comes to Koch Arena on the heels of an upset of Creighton, 65-62 on Saturday.

Considering big expectations follow the sport's marquee position, it only intensifies for the quarterback who is replacing a highly accomplished senior.

It was a tough Saturday for the Creighton Bluejays as they dropped a game in Cedar Falls against the UNI Panthers.

StatSheet's Missouri Valley Player of the Week for February 6th goes to Wichita State's Garrett Stutz.

Anthony James buried a 3 at the buzzer as Northern Iowa upset No. 13 Creighton 65-62 on Saturday, snapping the Bluejays' 11-game winning streak.

Northern Iowa's Jake Koch, right, defends against Creighton's Doug McDermott, left, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb.

Northern Iowa's Anthony James pops the ball away from Creighton's Josh Jones during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb.

Creighton leads Division I in both field-goal percentage and 3-point accuracy, but it was limited to its lowest scoring output of the season in a narrow win over Northern Iowa last month.

Next week the five St. Charles County Patch sites will introduce a new feature where you can nominate and vote for the best local high school athletes in the area.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's and women's track and field teams head to South Bend, Ind., this weekend for the Meyo Invitational hosted by Notre Dame.

What Valley team has the most at stake in February? We will assume Creighton and Wichita State continue on their current paths and both are solidly in the NCAA Tournament come March.

Cedar Falls, IA - Deon Mitchell scored a game-high 17 points as the Northern Iowa Panthers came back to beat the Southern Illinois Salukis 58-49 in Missouri Valley Conference play at McLeod Center.