CEDAR FALLS (UNI ) — UNI advanced to the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament with a 77-66 win over North Dakota.

UNI (19-14 overall) used a game-high 24 points from senior guard Anthony James. Marc Sonnen drilled five three-pointers and scored 19 points for the Panthers. Sophomore forward Seth Tuttle also tallied 19 points.

UNI led from start to finish after opeing up a 7-0 lead just 2:04 into the game. UNI pushed the margin to 10-2 after Sonnen’s second 3-pointer of the game wiht 16:35 on the clock. North Dakota cut the lead to 14-13 on a dunk from Huff with 13:07 left in the first half.