CEDAR FALLS — Marques Townes registered 16 points and eight rebounds as Loyola edged past Northern Iowa 56-55 on Wednesday night.

Aher Uguak’s dunk gave the Ramblers a 55-53 lead with 54 seconds remaining in the second half. Lucas Williamson made the second of two free throws and Loyola led 56-53 with 17 seconds to go. After UNI’s AJ Green cut the deficit to one, Townes had a turnover. Green missed the go-ahead jumper with three seconds left.

Cameron Krutwig had 14 points and three assists for Loyola (18-12, 11-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Williamson added 12 points.

Green had 18 points for the Panthers (14-16, 9-8), whose four-game win streak was snapped. Isaiah Brown added 13 points. Wyatt Lohaus had 10 points.

The Ramblers improved to 2-0 against the Panthers on the season, both victories coming by one point. Loyola defeated Northern Iowa 61-60 on Jan. 30.

Northern Iowa finishes out the regular season against Indiana State on the road on Saturday.

LOYOLA 56, UNI 55

At Cedar Falls

LOYOLA (18-12) — Uguak 1-4 0-0 2, Krutwig 6-10 2-6 14, Townes 6-12 3-6 16, Williamson 4-6 1-2 12, Custer 1-10 0-0 2, Agunanne 1-1 0-0 2, Negron 0-0 0-0 0, Skokna 0-2 0-0 0, Kaifes 3-5 0-0 8. TOTALS 22-50 6-14 56.

N. IOWA (14-16) — McDonnell 1-4 0-0 2, Brown 4-8 3-5 13, Lohaus 2-4 4-4 10, Berhow 0-4 0-0 0, Green 7-12 0-0 18, Goldman 0-1 0-0 0, Dahl 1-2 0-0 2, Pickford 1-2 0-0 2, Haldeman 3-10 0-0 8. TOTALS 19-47 7-9 55.

Halftime–Loyola 32-23. 3-Point Goals–Loyola 6-21 (Williamson 3-5, Kaifes 2-3, Townes 1-4, Skokna 0-2, Custer 0-7), UNI 10-25 (Green 4-7, Brown 2-4, Lohaus 2-4, Haldeman 2-6, Goldman 0-1, McDonnell 0-1, Berhow 0-2). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Loyola 32 (Krutwig, Townes 8), UNI 26 (Pickford 8). Assists–Loyola 8 (Krutwig, Custer 3), UNI 11 (McDonnell, Pickford, Green 3). Total Fouls–Loyola 16, UNI 15. A–5,046 (6,650).