National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northern Iowa 58, Loyola-Chicago 39
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Where: Joseph J. Gentile Center, Chicago, Illinois
Officials: # Brad Ferrie, # Bert Smith, # Terry Wymer
Attendance: 1725

No. 11 Northern Iowa 58, Loyola-Chicago 39: Seth Tuttle had 10 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals as the visiting Panthers won their 14th straight game.

Nate Buss added 10 points and six rebounds off the bench for Northern Iowa (25-2, 14-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Matt Bohannon contributed eight points and two of the Panthers’ nine steals, and starting guards Deon Mitchell and Jeremy Morgan finished with seven points apiece.

Christian Thomas, Ben Richardson and Devon Turk scored six points apiece to lead Loyola (16-11, 6-9), which saw its two-game win streak snapped. Donte Ingram led the reserves with five points for the Ramblers.

The Panthers forced four turnovers in the first 5 1/2 minutes while building an 11-3 lead and Buss, who came in averaging 6.6 points, converted jumpers on three straight possessions as Northern Iowa extended the lead into double figures just before the midway point of the first half. The Panthers made one field goal during a stretch of nearly six minutes, allowing Loyola to trim the deficit to five, but an 8-0 run capped by Buss’s 3-pointer put Northern Iowa back up by 13 with 3:49 left before halftime.

Both teams combined for five points the rest of the opening half and the Panthers took a 12-point lead into the break. Loyola scored baskets on its first two possessions of the second half to pull back within nine, but Bohannon hit a 3-pointer on the other end to put Loyola behind by double figures for good.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The 14-game winning streak for Northern Iowa is one shy of the program record set during the 2009-10 season. … The Panthers have won seven straight on the road, which ties a school record set the same season. …. Loyola leading scorer Milton Doyle missed his ninth straight game with an ankle injury but is expected to return next week.
Top Game Performances
 
Northern Iowa   Loyola-Chicago
Nate Buss 10 Scoring Ben Richardson 6
Seth Tuttle 5 Assists Joe Crisman 3
Seth Tuttle 7 Rebounds Christian Thomas 6
Jeremy Morgan 2 Free Throws Made Montel James 1
Seth Tuttle 3 Steals Joe Crisman 4
Seth Tuttle 1 Blocks Julius Rajala 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Northern Iowa 58 45.8 9-23 5-9 17 27 2 9 13
Loyola-Chicago 39 39.0 6-17 1-2 11 20 2 8 15