CEDAR FALLS -- Northern Iowa closed the final 90 seconds with a 7-0 run to soar past Indiana State Sunday for a 59-53 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball win.
The Sycamores (3-13 overall, 1-4 MVC) took a 53-52 lead with 1 minute and 39 seconds left, but the Panthers (8-9, 4-2) scored four straight from the free throw line, and Ellie Howell ht a big jumper with 13 seconds left to put UNI in firm control.
Howell finished with 11 points and 10 boards, while Kennedy Kirkpatrick led all scorers with 16. Megan Maahs added a double-double for the Panthers with 12 points and 13 rebounds.