The Braves and Panthers met for the second time this season at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls on Saturday afternoon.
The Braves came out ready to face the second place Panthers, who defeated Bradley 83-64 in Peoria. UNI was facing a Bradley team who has made improvement throughout the season, and the Braves were only down by six going into halftime. Two quick threes from the Panthers to start the third quarter caused the Braves to call a timeout, but they would spend the rest of the game fighting from behind. A strong second half from UNI gave them a 76-50 win over Bradley. The Panthers dished out 26 assists compared to Bradley's nine, made 11 threes while the Braves made two, and out-scored BU on the fastbreak 17-4.
Nika Dorsey had a career-high 15 points while grabbing two rebounds and handing out two assists.
Alex Rouse had 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals.
Isis Fitch chipped in nine points and nine rebounds, while
Ruba Abo Hashesh snagged six rebounds.
BRADLEY
| POINTS |
REBOUNDS |
ASSISTS |
| Dorsey - 15 |
Fitch - 9 |
Rouse - 3 |
| Rouse - 11 |
Abo Hashesh - 6 |
Dorsey - 2 |
| Fitch - 9 |
Rouse - 4 |
Four players with 1 |
UNI
| POINTS |
REBOUNDS |
ASSISTS |
| Boffeli - 17 |
Boffeli - 7 |
McDermott/Boffeli - 5 |
| McDermott - 16 |
Wolf - 6 |
Green - 4 |
| Laube - 10 |
Morgan - 5 |
Wharton/Laube - 3 |
WHAT'S NEXT
The Braves head back to Peoria for their final home games against Valparaiso and UIC. You can stream the games on ESPN+, or you can listen to the games on 1290 WIRL.