CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The UNI men's basketball team opened the season against Old Dominion in the McLeod Center, defeating the Monarchs 58-53.
The Panthers led the game for all but 32 second on Tuesday night. Strong defense highlighted the game, with just a 26-25 halftime lead the Panthers had made 11 of 32 field goals but were held to just two three pointers on 17 total attempts. The Panther defense forced eight Old Dominion turnovers with freshman recording the lone Panther steal in first half.
The offense picked up midway through the second half when hitting back to back three pointers to give the Panthers a 39-30 lead with 13:34 remaining in the game.