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Green scores 21 to power Panthers past Evansville

CEDAR FALLS — AJ Green had 21 points as Northern Iowa extended its home winning streak to 16 games, beating Evansville 84-64 on Wednesday night at the McLeod Center to secure a share of the Missouri Valley Conference’s regular-season title.

Trae Berhow had 16 points and seven rebounds for Northern Iowa (24-5, 13-4), which improved to 16-0 at home. Isaiah Brown added 12 points and Noah Carter had 11 points.

Jawaun Newton had 13 points for the Purple Aces (9-21, 0-17), who have lost 17 games in a row. Evan Kuhlman added 13 points.

The Panthers improve to 2-0 against the Purple Aces on the season. Northern Iowa defeated Evansville 80-68 on Feb. 1. Northern Iowa finishes out the regular season against Drake on the road on Saturday. Evansville finishes out the regular season against Illinois State at home on Saturday.

Northern Iowa has already locked down the top seed in the MVC Tournament.

UNI 84, Evansville 64

At Cedar Falls

EVANSVILLE (9-21) — Kuhlman 5-10 0-0 13, Williams 2-6 0-0 5, Cunliffe 3-9 2-2 9, Newton 6-10 1-1 13, Riley 2-6 3-4 8, Givance 1-4 2-2 4, Frederking 0-0 0-0 0, Labinowicz 2-3 3-3 7, Hall 1-3 0-0 2, Bobe 0-0 0-0 0, Ilegomah 0-1 0-0 0, Straub 1-1 0-0 3. TOTALS 23-53 11-12 64.

N. IOWA (24-5) — Phyfe 5-6 0-0 10, Berhow 7-11 0-0 16, Brown 4-7 2-2 12, Green 8-13 4-5 21, Haldeman 3-5 0-0 7, Carter 4-6 1-1 11, Kimmons 0-1 0-0 0, Pickford 0-0 4-6 4, Dahl 0-0 0-0 0, Conrey 1-1 0-0 3, McDonnell 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 32-51 11-14 84.

Halftime–UNI 46-33. 3-Point Goals–Evansville 7-18 (Kuhlman 3-5, Straub 1-1, Riley 1-2, Williams 1-2, Cunliffe 1-4, Givance 0-1, Newton 0-1, Hall 0-2), UNI 9-19 (Brown 2-2, Berhow 2-4, Carter 2-4, Conrey 1-1, Haldeman 1-3, Green 1-4, McDonnell 0-1). Rebounds–Evansville 17 (Newton 5), UNI 26 (Berhow 7). Assists–Evansville 14 (Kuhlman, Williams 4), UNI 13 (Brown 3). Total Fouls–Evansville 12, UNI 11. A–4,934 (6,650).

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