Northern Iowa Panthers 69 Valparaiso Beacons 67

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The Panthers (7-8, 3-2 MVC) jumped out to the 10-0 lead only to see Valpo (6-9, 0-4 conf) lock things up at 26 with a little over 6:00 left in the first half. The two teams stayed close to each other for most of the rest of the contest. Tytan Anderson (Eldridge, IA) paced the winners with 16 points and 12 boards. Michael Duax (Dubuque, IA) added 15 points and 12 boards. His 12th board was an offensive rebound that led to his game-winner as time ran out. For the game, the Panthers hit at a 45.2% clip. For Valpo, Ben Krikke (Edmonton, AB) had 20 points, 6 assists, and 4 boards.