Green’s 25 points leads Panthers past Bradley
PEORIA, Ill. — AJ Green had 25 points as the Northern Iowa men’s basketball team topped Bradley 86-71 on Saturday.
Austin Phyfe had 15 points for Northern Iowa (16-2, 5-1 Missouri Valley Conference), which won its fifth consecutive game. Tywhon Pickford added 11 points and six rebounds. Trae Berhow had 10 points.
Danya Kingsby scored a season-high 28 points for the Braves (13-6, 4-2). Darrell Brown added 18 points.
The Panthers improve to 2-0 against the Braves for the season. Northern Iowa defeated Bradley 69-64 on Jan. 4. Northern Iowa plays Southern Illinois on the road on Wednesday. Bradley plays Illinois State at home on Wednesday.
UNI 86, Bradley 71
At Peoria, Ill.
N. IOWA (16-2) — Green 7-15 8-8 25, Berhow 4-9 0-0 10, Haldeman 2-4 0-0 6, I.Brown 2-7 0-0 5, Pickford 4-7 3-4 11, Phyfe 7-8 1-2 15, Dahl 3-6 0-0 6, Carter 3-6 0-0 8, Kimmons 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 32-63 12-14 86.
BRADLEY (13-6) — D.Brown 5-11 6-7 18, Kingsby 11-17 3-3 28, Kennell 2-10 0-0 4, Tahvanainen 1-4 4-4 7, Bar 1-4 0-0 2, J.Henry 3-4 0-2 6, Boya 3-3 0-2 6, Thomas 0-3 0-0 0. TOTALS 26-56 13-18 71.
Halftime–UNI 38-36. 3-Point Goals–UNI 10-28 (Green 3-11, Haldeman 2-3, Berhow 2-5, Carter 2-5, I.Brown 1-4), Bradley 6-17 (Kingsby 3-5, D.Brown 2-3, Tahvanainen 1-3, J.Henry 0-1, Thomas 0-1, Kennell 0-4). Rebounds–UNI 31 (Pickford 6), Bradley 29 (Bar 8). Assists–UNI 15 (Berhow 5), Bradley 11 (Kingsby 5). Total Fouls–UNI 20, Bradley 18. A–6,774 (11,433).