Scores

Final

Northern Iowa 68

(14-11, 7-6 MVC)

Bradley 65

(14-11, 6-7 MVC)

Coverage: ESPN3

3:00 PM ET, February 10, 2013

Carver Arena, Peoria, IL

1 2 T
UNI 37 3168
BRAD 18 4765

Top Performers

Northern Iowa: J. Koch 14 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk

Bradley: D. Simms-Edwards 32 Pts, 2 Stl

N. Iowa 68, Bradley 65

Associated Press

PEORIA, Ill. -- Marc Sonnen scored 15 points and Northern Iowa held on to beat Bradley 68-65 on Sunday.

Matt Bohannon and Jake Koch scored 14 points apiece and Anthony James added 10 points for the Panthers (14-11, 7-6 Missouri Valley).

Northern Iowa led 37-18 at halftime. Bradley shot 66 percent in the second half but couldn't overtake Northern Iowa. The Braves came within 66-65 with 15 seconds to play, but Koch made two free throws to complete the scoring.

Dyricus Simms-Edwards scored a career-high 32 points for the Braves (14-11, 6-7), hitting his five 3-pointers in the second half. Walt Lemon Jr. had 18 points and nine rebounds for Bradley.

Northern Iowa shot 42 percent for the game while Bradley made 46 percent of its shots.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UNI
BRAD
Points 68 65
FG Made-Attempted 20-48 (.417) 26-56 (.464)
3P Made-Attempted 11-26 (.423) 7-15 (.467)
FT Made-Attempted 17-18 (.944) 6-9 (.667)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 11 (0/0) 18 (1/0)
Largest Lead 19 0

Game Leaders

 
UNI
BRAD
PointsM. Sonnen 15D. Simms-Edwards 32
ReboundsJ. Koch 7W. Lemon Jr. 9
AssistsD. Mitchell 5W. Lemon Jr. 3
StealsM. Bohannon 2W. Lemon Jr. 2
BlocksS. Tuttle 1W. Egolf 2
Team Stats: Northern Iowa | Bradley

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 12, 2013 @UNI 84, BRAD 53Recap
» Feb 10, 2013 UNI 68, @BRAD 65Recap

Next 5 Games

UNI
BRAD
02/13 CREI 8:00pm
02/16 @DRKE 8:00pm
02/19 @MOSU 8:00pm
02/23 DEN 8:00pm
02/27 @SIU 8:00pm
 02/13 @ILST 8:00pm
02/16 INST 2:00pm
02/20 @DRKE 8:05pm
02/23 @UIC 4:00pm
02/27 CREI 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Northern Iowa | Bradley

Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#13 Creighton13-527-7
#22 Wichita State12-626-8
Northern Iowa11-718-14
Evansville10-818-14
Indiana State9-918-14
Illinois State8-1018-15
Bradley7-1116-16
Drake7-1115-17
Southern Illinois6-1214-17
Missouri State7-1111-22
View expanded standings »