Campbell, Panthers top Racers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trey Campbell scored 21 points to lead Northern Iowa to a 74-67 victory over Murray State on Monday night.
Campbell went 7 of 12 from the field (5 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Panthers (18-9, 12-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Tytan Anderson totaled 19 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Ben Schwieger scored 19 on 7-for-10 shooting.
Terence Harcum finished with 19 points to lead the Racers (13-14, 7-9). Nick Ellington added 18 points and Jacobi Wood scored 15.
A 10-0 run in the first half gave Northern Iowa a four-point lead. The teams entered the break with Northern Iowa ahead 37-34 behind 11 points from Campbell. Northern Iowa took the lead for good with 16:04 left in the second half on a 3-pointer from Campbell to make it a 44-41 game.
UNI 74, Murray St. 67
N. IOWA (17-9) — Hutson 1-7 2-4 4, Campbell 7-12 2-2 21, Weisbrod 0-6 4-4 4, Anderson 6-10 7-8 19, Schwieger 7-10 4-6 19, Hornseth 3-5 1-2 7, Pock 0-1 0-0 0, Schmitt 0-2 0-0 0. TOTALS 24-53 20-26 74.
MURRAY ST. (13-13) — Ellington 8-12 2-4 18, Ferguson 3-10 0-0 8, Harcum 6-13 2-2 19, Milton 1-1 0-0 3, Wood 4-14 4-4 15, Applewhite 0-1 0-0 0, Morgan 0-3 0-0 0, Lindsay 2-4 0-2 4. TOTALS 24-58 8-12 67.
Halftime–UNI 37-34. 3-Point Goals–UNI 6-17 (Campbell 5-7, Schwieger 1-2, Pock 0-1, Schmitt 0-1, Hutson 0-2, Weisbrod 0-4), Murray St. 11-26 (Harcum 5-9, Wood 3-7, Ferguson 2-7, Milton 1-1, Morgan 0-2). Rebounds–UNI 33 (Anderson 7), Murray St. 30 (Ferguson 7). Assists–UNI 8 (Schwieger 4), Murray St. 4 (Wood 2). Total Fouls–UNI 14, Murray St. 20.