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UNI men's basketball picks up 84-52 exhibition win over Dubuque

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- Ten Panthers recorded points in the scorebook on Wednesday night as UNI picked up an 84-52 exhibition victory over the Dubuque Spartans at the McLeod Center.

UNI fell behind early but quickly surged past the Spartans by outscoring Dubuque 7-0 on second chance points and from three-point range. made 4-of-5 shot attempts from the field in the first half along with three free throws for 12 points in the opening stanza as the Panthers took a 41-27 lead into the halftime break.

The Panthers' hot shooting continued into the second half with UNI shooting 47% from the floor and holding the Dubuque offense to just 8 made field goals in the period.