The University of Northern Iowa's men's basketball season came to an end Friday. It just took a while to figure out why.
The Missouri Valley Conference canceled the Panthers's conference tournament quarterfinal game against Drake on Friday due to a COVID-19 issue, with little communication about the circumstances that led to the cancellation. It took hours for the conference to release a statement, and the statement was a whopper when it was eventually published.
What happened to Northern Iowa's season
Basically, a member of the UNI program tested positive for COVID-19 and confusion ensued.
While MVC policy would have allowed the game to play on, the conference was not aware that the St.