MADISON, Wisconsin - The University of Northern Iowa dropped its exhibition opener at the University of Wisconsin on Wednesday at the Kohl Center, 69-38.
Wisconsin native Juwan McCloud (Germantown, Wis.) led the Panthers with 10 points and tied for team-high honors with four rebounds against the Badgers.
McCloud scored UNI's first 10 points of the game and helped the Panthers jump out to a 10-2 lead with 13:20 left in the first half. But the Badgers answered with a 20-2 run capped by a three-pointer from Kobe King with 6:11 remaining in the first half.