Scores

Final OT

Toledo 81

(0-3, 0-3 away)

Northern Iowa 84

(2-0, 2-0 home)

8:00 PM ET, November 14, 2012

McLeod Center, Cedar Falls, IA

1 2 OT T
TOL 38 32 1181
UNI 41 29 1484

Top Performers

Toledo: D. Buckley 19 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl

Northern Iowa: D. Mitchell 27 Pts, 2 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl

N. Iowa 84, Toledo 81

Associated Press

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Deon Mitchell and Seth Tuttle scored a combined 48 points and Northern Iowa held off Toledo 84-81 in overtime Wednesday night.

Mitchell was 8 of 11 from the field with 27 points. Tuttle was 6 of 9 from the field, with 21 points. He also had a team-high 10 rebounds. Marc Sonnen added 11 points for the Panthers (2-0).

Northern Iowa had a 41-38 lead at halftime, but Toledo was not done.

Julius Brown led Toledo with 23 points. Dominique Buckley was 7 of 11 from the field and had 19 points. Rian Pearson added 18 points and led with six rebounds for the Rockets (1-3).

At the end of regulation, the score was tied at 70. Northern Iowa scored 14 points in overtime.

The game was the first-ever meeting between Northern Iowa and Toledo in basketball.

Toledo is a favorite to win the Mid-American Conference's West Division.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
TOL
UNI
Points 81 84
FG Made-Attempted 31-69 (.449) 23-53 (.434)
3P Made-Attempted 9-26 (.346) 6-20 (.300)
FT Made-Attempted 10-14 (.714) 32-39 (.821)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 27 (0/0) 12 (0/0)
Largest Lead 5 7

Game Leaders

 
TOL
UNI
PointsJ. Brown 23D. Mitchell 27
ReboundsR. Pearson 6S. Tuttle 10
AssistsR. Holliday 3D. Mitchell 5
StealsR. Pearson 2J. Koch 2
BlocksM. Smith 1J. Koch 1
Team Stats: Toledo | Northern Iowa

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

TOL
UNI
11/21 @SAM 4:30pm
11/22 @FGCU 7:00pm
11/28 AMCC 7:00pm
12/01 @CLEV 2:00pm
12/05 @DET 7:00pm
 11/17 UND 2:00pm
11/22 @LOU 9:30pm
11/23 STAN 3:30pm
11/24 MEM 1:00pm
12/01 MILW 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Toledo | Northern Iowa